Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has told the Financial Times that Iran wants compensation from the US for damages incurred during the 12-Day War and guarantees that it won't be attacked again before resuming nuclear negotiations. "They should explain why they...
US Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Shipping Network, Further Undercutting Chances for Diplomacy
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a series of sanctions on an Iranian shipping network, making the prospect of diplomacy with Iran even less likely. The Treasury Department said the sanctions were targeting more than 50 individuals and entities and that...
US Envoy Barrack Gives Lebanon 90 Days to Disarm Hezbollah, Says Israel Set the Deadline
Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack continued throughout the week to make increasingly conflicting demands and pledges to Lebanon. On Wednesday, he brought back the demand for disarmament of Hezbollah, now insisting that not only does this have to happen within 90 days,...
Iran’s President Says Tehran Is Ready for More Israeli Attacks, Not Optimistic About Ceasefire
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview with Al Jazeera published on Wednesday that Iran is ready for any future Israeli attacks and that he was "not optimistic" about the ceasefire that was reached at the end of the 12-day US-Israeli war on Iran. "We...
Trump Says US Will Bomb Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Again ‘If Necessary’
President Trump said on Truth Social on Monday night that the US will bomb Iran's nuclear facilities again "if necessary," a post that came in response to comments from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Araghchi told Fox News host Brett Baier earlier in the day...
France, UK, and Germany To Re-Impose UN Sanctions on Iran If No Nuclear Deal Reached by End of August
France, the UK, and Germany have agreed to re-impose UN sanctions on Iran if there has been no progress on a nuclear deal by the end of August, as the three Western countries are putting pressure on Tehran following the US-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic....
Khamenei Advisor Says No Nuclear Talks If US Demands Iran Abandon Uranium Enrichment
A senior advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that the US must respect Iran's "red lines" if it wants to resume nuclear negotiations and not demand that Tehran abandon uranium enrichment. "They say Iran must abandon uranium...
Russia Slams Report That Says It Backs Deal for Zero Iranian Nuclear Enrichment
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Sunday criticized a report from Axios that said Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iranian officials that he supports the idea of a nuclear deal that wouldn't allow Iran to enrich uranium. The Axios report also said that Putin...
Pentagon Admits Iranian Missile Hit Dome Used For Communications at US Qatar Base
The Pentagon has admitted that an Iranian missile hit a communications dome at the US's Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar during Iran's attack that came in response to the US bombing Iran's nuclear facilities. The admission from Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell came after...
Iran’s Foreign Minister Says US Must Rebuild Trust for Negotiations to Resume
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reaffirmed Tehran's position on future negotiations with the US, saying his country is open to diplomacy but that the US needs to rebuild trust since it backed Israel's attacks on Iran during previous talks. Writing in the...