Iran reacts to Trump’s ‘ready for meeting’ remark (Image source: AP) Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed the possibility of a meeting between Iran’s supreme leader and US President Donald Trump, describing such speculation as unrealistic amid ongoing tensions between the two countries.His remarks came after US President Donald Trump suggested that a meeting…
US President Donald Trump on Friday said Iran has not yet agreed to a deal with the United States to end the ongoing war because its leaders are “strong” and “proud”, though he maintained that Tehran would eventually have to come to the negotiating table. US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while aboard Air…
Singapore has ordered three social media platforms – YouTube, Facebook and X – to block access to 14 posts that targeted the Indian community and undermined the country’s model of multiculturalism, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Saturday.The police issued disabling directions under the Online Criminal Harms Act requiring the platforms to “take all…
This is the introduction to Checks and Balance, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter bringing exclusive insight from our correspondents in America. Photograph: Reuters Sign up for Checks and Balance In his second inaugural speech, Donald Trump revived an old American theme. The country should, he said, be “a growing nation”, one which “expands our territory”. He…
FIRST CAME the announcement on June 1st from Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, and his defence minister, Israel Katz, that they had ordered the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to “attack terror targets” in Dahiyeh in Beirut, Lebanon’s capital. Then came more threats of attacks and a warning from the IDF telling residents of Dahiyeh, a…
US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Iran’s Supreme Leader is not possible, a close aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has said. Mohsen Rezaei, a senior military adviser to Khamenei, said such a meeting would not happen and accused Trump of bringing the negotiations to a standstill. The US and Iran peace deal is…
Unfreezing of Iranian assets by the United States has been one of the constant demands of Tehran while negotiating a peace deal to end the ongoing war. However, the US’ treasury department seems to have different plans for those assets. Scott Bessent has reportedly asked the treasury department to take a comprehensive measure of the…
Israeli agencies have increased their surveillance on US negotiators working on a peace deal with Iran, recent US intelligence reports have suggested. A New York Times report has said that Israeli has increased espionage against US officials working on Iran peace plan. (AFP) Israel has ramped up its efforts to spy on senior US officials,…
Gaza’s civil defence service reported that Israeli strikes killed nine people on Saturday, with Israel’s military saying one of the dead was a Hamas “terrorist cell commander”. Gaza civil defence reports nine killed in Israeli strikes In Gaza City, a drone strike killed seven people and wounded 15 others in the Jawazat camp for displaced…
A drone strike hit a market in central Sudan on Saturday, killing 11 civilians and wounding dozens more, a rights group said, as escalating aerial attacks deepen the toll of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Drone strike on central Sudan market kills 11: rights group The attack targeted the main market in Abu…