Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday he hoped talks with the United States would resume soon, while reiterating Tehran’s red lines and warning against any American attack. Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi looks on as he speaks during the 17th edition of the Al-Jazeera forum in Doha on February 7, 2026. (AFP) According…
Iran’s diplomatic moves, not calling for assistance or reaching out to its allies, seem to be intended to show that Tehran believes everything is going to turn out all right. Iran has faced almost two weeks of protests. Reports indicate that hundreds of protesters may have been killed. However, Tehran has sought to cut off…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a meeting with his Armenian counterpart in Yerevan on March 25, 2025/AFP Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to visit China today to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting, scheduled for July 15 in Tianjin. During the visit, Araghchiwill hold bilateral talks with…
Iran’s foreign minister said Saturday that his country would accept a resumption of nuclear talks with the U.S. if there were assurances of no more attacks against it, state media reported. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a speech to Tehran-based foreign diplomats that Iran has always been ready and will be ready in the…
US President Donald Trump’s declaration on Tuesday that China “can now continue” to buy Iranian oil did not signal a change in Washington’s policy on banning such trade, the White House said. Trump’s earlier comments about the China-Iran oil trade were made to highlight the continuation of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical…
BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — Israel and Iran on Tuesday accepted a ceasefire plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to end their 12-day war that roiled the Middle East, after Tehran launched a retaliatory limited missile attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar. The acceptance of the deal by both sides came after Tehran…
The US will remain focused on containing China in the Indo-Pacific, despite short-term deployment distractions caused by its direct involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, according to analysts. Before the strikes, the United States had repositioned forces for the conflict, including shifting assets away from the Indo-Pacific. Last week, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz cancelled a…
China condemned the United States for its weekend attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, describing them as serious violations of international law. In a brief statement on Sunday night, the Chinese foreign ministry said the bombing of the facilities, which were under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, seriously violated the United Nations Charter…
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The United States struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel’s war aimed at destroying the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe despite fears of a wider regional conflict. Addressing the nation from the White House, President Donald Trump asserted that…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that US intervention in the conflict with Israel would be “very dangerous” for all parties involved. It would be “very regrettable” and “very dangerous for everybody” if US forces were to join the “aggression” against Iran, Araghchi told reporters on Saturday on the sidelines of a meeting of…