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Israel Not Included in Possible US‑Iran Talks, Media Reports
NEW YORK: Israel is not directly participating in the potential negotiations between the United States and Iran announced by US President Donald Trump,...
US-Israeli Strikes Hit Gas Facilities in Isfahan, Khorramshahr: Fars
TEHRAN: Fresh reports from Iranian media indicate that US-Israeli strikes have targeted key elements of Iran’s energy infrastructure, hitting gas facilities in multiple...
Tehran Claims Washington Hiding Real Casualties of War Against Iran
TEHRAN: Iran has accused the United States of concealing the true scale of its military losses in the ongoing conflict, as tensions between...
Iran Refuses to Back Down as Hormuz Crisis Rattles Global Economy
TEHRAN: A day after Iran launched a wave of retaliatory strikes against Israel, President Masoud Pezeshkian said that external “threats and terror” would...
Thousands Gather for Funeral of Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani in Iran
TEHRAN: Iran held large-scale funeral ceremonies for senior officials Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes earlier this week,...
Tehran Issues Warning to Gulf Energy Sector After Israeli Hits on Iranian Facilities
DUBAI: Iran on Wednesday accused Israel of striking its energy infrastructure in the massive South Pars gas field, marking a major escalation in...
UN Reports 36,000 Palestinians Displaced in West Bank Over Past Year
GENEVA: The United Nations has called on Israel to immediately halt its expanding settlement activities in the occupied West Bank, warning that the...
First direct US-Iran contact since conflict began, say media reports
WASHINGTON: Fresh reports suggest a possible backchannel exchange between the United States and Iran, though conflicting accounts have cast doubt over the nature...
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Iran military warns US forces will be attacked if they enter Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN: Iran’s military said on Monday that US forces would be attacked if they entered the Strait of Hormuz, following US President Donald...
Donald Trump claims Iran wants Hormuz Strait reopened soon
Washington: Donald Trump said Iran had informed him it was in a “state of collapse” and was trying to determine its leadership situation,...
Trump Unimpressed by Iran’s New Plan to End Conflict: US Official
Washington: US President Donald Trump is unhappy with the latest Iranian proposal on resolving the two-month war, a US official said, dampening hopes...
