This handout photo released by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)'s official website Sepanews on February 17, 2026, shows boats manoeuvering around a tanker vessel during a military exercise by members of the IRGC and navy in the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP)

Iran signals progress in US talks after Strait of Hormuz military drill | 10 key points

Iran and the US reached an understanding on the main “guiding principles” during talks aimed at resolving their long-running nuclear dispute, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday, cautioning that an agreement was not imminent. This handout photo released by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)’s official website Sepanews on February 17, 2026, shows boats…

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‘Their military deployment does not scare us’: Iran foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on US moves (File photos)

‘Ball in America’s court’: Iran open to ‘compromise’ after Trump’s ‘very traumatic’ warning

Iran is prepared to consider “compromises” to revive a nuclear deal with the United States, but only if Washington is willing to talk about lifting sanctions, deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi told the BBC in an interview in Tehran. ‘Their military deployment does not scare us’: Iran foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on US moves (File…

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A person with a covered face and green headband with visible text raises two flags. A monument and large crowd are in the background.

Iran Holds Mass Rallies For Revolution Anniversary

new video loaded: Iran Holds Mass Rallies For Revolution Anniversary transcript Back transcript Iran Holds Mass Rallies For Revolution Anniversary The Iranian government has commemorated the anniversary of the revolution that brought the current regime into power with a show of defiance during precarious nuclear negotiations with Washington. “As you know, we have a massive…

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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)

Iran foreign minister says talks with US ‘good start’ but there is ‘long way to go’ to build trust

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…

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An Aframax-sized oil tanker is seen in Bushehr coast, Iran, June 8, 2022 (credit: SADRA COMPANY/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY)/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

Iran’s IRGC seizes two vessels in Persian Gulf, official threatens US with ‘massacre and hell’

The IRGC Navy’s Public Relations Department alleged that more than one million liters of smuggled fuel were found on the ships. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy claims it seized two vessels near Farsi Island that were carrying smuggled fuel, Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported on Thursday. The IRGC Navy’s Public Relations Department…

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