Security high alert in Islamabad ahead of likely second round of US, Iran talks
- 16-Apr-2026
ISLAMABAD: Security high alert has been declared in federal capital city ahead of likely second round of talks between the United States and Iran, sources said on Thursday. According to sources, security arrangements have been finalized at Islamabad’s red zone and at various sensitive areas of the capital city. “Additional contingents have been summoned from […]
US, Iran may resume talks this week despite port blockade
- 14-Apr-2026
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/DUBAI: Negotiating teams from the U.S. and Iran could return to Islamabad this week to resume talks to end the war, sources told Reuters on Tuesday, after the collapse of weekend negotiations prompted Washington to impose a blockade on Iranian ports. While the U.S. blockade drew angry rhetoric from Tehran, signs that diplomatic engagement might […]
Oil edges lower on US tariff uncertainty and US-Iran talks
- 23-Feb-2026
LONDON: Oil prices moved slightly lower on Monday as the U.S. and Iran prepared for a third round of nuclear talks, easing fears of potential conflict, while President Donald Trump’s latest tariff measures created uncertainty for global growth and fuel demand. Brent crude futures were down 45 cents, or 0.6%, at $71.31 a barrel by […]
Trump says US talks with Iran ‘very good,’ more negotiations expected
- 07-Feb-2026
ABOAD AIR FORCE ONE, Undefined: US President Donald Trump said Friday Washington held “very good talks” on Iran after the two sides held an indirect dialogue in Oman. Iran for its part said it expected to hold more negotiations with the United States, hailing a “positive atmosphere” during a day of talks in the Gulf […]
Iran says nuclear talks with US ‘meaningless’ after Israel attack
- 14-Jun-2025
Iran said the dialogue with the U.S. over Tehran’s nuclear programme is “meaningless” after Israel’s military strike against its longstanding enemy, accusing Washington of supporting the attack. “The other side (the U.S.) acted in a way that makes dialogue meaningless. You cannot claim to negotiate and at the same time divide work by allowing the Zionist […]
Iran proposes meeting with Europeans before next US talks, diplomats say
- 29-Apr-2025
Iran has proposed meeting the European parties to a 2015 nuclear deal possibly in Rome this Friday if talks resume with the United States, four diplomats said on Monday, cautioning that there has yet to be a response from the Europeans to the idea. Iran is looking to build on the momentum of nuclear negotiations with the […]
Iran’s Khamenei sends letter to Putin ahead of talks with US
- 17-Apr-2025
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei sent his foreign minister to Moscow on Thursday with a letter for President Vladimir Putin to brief the Kremlin about nuclear negotiations with the U.S., which has threatened to bomb the Islamic Republic. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened Iran with bombing and to extend tariffs to third countries […]
US, Iran to hold high-stakes nuclear talks
- 12-Apr-2025
MUSCAT, Oman: The United States and Iran begin high-stakes talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme on Saturday, with US President Donald Trump threatening military action should they fail to produce a new deal. They will be the highest-level discussions since an international agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme crumbled with Trump pulling out in 2018 during his […]
Iran’s Khamenei rules out talks with US
- 03-Nov-2019
"Those who see negotiations with the US as the solution to every problem are certainly mistaken," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said during a speech to mark the anniversary, according to his official website.