US and Iran to seek de-escalation in nuclear talks in Oman
The US and Iran are due to hold talks in Oman on Friday after Tehran requested a change of venue to limit negotiations to its nuclear program. – Iran wanted…
Priority of Iran talks in Istanbul is to avoid conflict, official says
The priority of talks between Iran and the United States this week in Istanbul is to avoid any conflict and de-escalate tensions between the two sides. – A group of…
Iran examines diplomacy with US, hopes for results in coming days, official says
Details of various diplomatic processes to manage tensions with the US are being examined by Iran, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, adding that Tehran hoped for…
Iran official says IRGC has no plan to hold military exercises in Gulf
The naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have no plan to carry out live-fire exercises in the Strait of Hormuz. – Iran’s state-run Press TV reported on…
US, Iran signal talks to avert military conflict amid tensions in the Gulf
Iran and the United States have confirmed opening lines of communication to work out a deal and avoid military action as tensions rise in the Gulf and regional powers ramp…
Putin meets with top Iranian security chief
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, to the Kremlin on Friday, in an unannounced high-level meeting. – Larijani, a senior adviser…
Iran says ready for ‘fair’ talks with US but not ‘under shadow of threats’
Iran’s foreign minister says the country is ready for “fair and equitable” talks with the United States amid soaring tensions, as US President Donald Trump refused to rule out taking…
Iran’s Araghchi Accuses Europe of Fueling Tensions Instead of Preventing War
Several countries are presently attempting to avert the eruption of all-out war in our region. None of them are European. Europe is instead busy fanning the flames. After pursuing ‘snapback’…
EU labels IRGC ‘terrorist organisation’ as Iran-US tensions roil
The EU has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist organisation” after a meeting of European foreign ministers, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas says. – European Union…
Russia ready to evacuate staff from Iran’s Bushehr plant, says Russian energy official
The head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Alexei Likhachev, has said Moscow is prepared to pull its staff out of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant if need be. – “We…