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27.08.2026 - 19:03 [ Daily Pakistan ]

Pakistan works with Regional Allies to defuse US-Iran Tensions, Foreign Office says

Foreign Office spokesperson revealed that Dar held three telephone conversations with the Turkish foreign minister on August 17, 19 and 25, with the discussions centred on regional developments and the need to advance dialogue and diplomacy.

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The diplomatic push gained further momentum with Field Marshal Asim Munir’s visit to Tehran on August 24. Andrabi said Pakistan had played a sincere role between Washington and Tehran and noted that the Iranian leadership had appreciated Islamabad’s efforts.

25.08.2026 - 22:37 [ theGuardian.com ]

Israel is a rogue nation. It should be removed from the United Nations

(October 15, 2024)

Over the past year, Israel has launched attacks on multiple countries and occupied territories: the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran.

Yet countries and territories aside, Israel has also targeted one specific organization with a series of unprecedented rhetorical and violent attacks.

Yes, the United Nations. We have all witnessed Israel, in effect, declare war on the UN.

25.08.2026 - 20:52 [ TKP.at ]

CIA-Direktor in Moskau

Ratcliffe hatte im März 2026 bereits ein Telefongespräch mit dem Chef des russischen Auslandsnachrichtendienstes SWR, Sergei Naryschkin, geführt. Das war der erste Kontakt auf diesem Level seit über zwei Jahren.

Ob es um die Ukraine, den Iran, Geheimdienstfragen oder einen möglichen Gefangenenaustausch geht, bleibt offen. Weder die CIA noch die Regierungen in Washington und Moskau kommentierten den Zweck.

25.08.2026 - 20:44 [ Euronews.com ]

Greece moves Patriot system to Crete over reported Iran threats to US bases

The battery was moved from the eastern island of Karpathos to Crete, where there is a major US base at Souda, the reports said.

The aim is to bolster air defence around Souda‘s strategically important naval and air facilities, which serve both the Greek Armed Forces and the United States and NATO.

The Souda base plays a pivotal role in supporting allied operations across the wider region, making its protection particularly critical under the current security conditions.

25.08.2026 - 00:51 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

Der Iran wird zu einem Verlierer des Westasienkrieges

(July 19, 2026)

Für den einigermaßen wachen Beobachter erscheint es, als ob Mossad, CIA, MI6 und BND in Teheran an der Macht wären und sich einen ihren üblichen grausamen Scherze erlauben.

24.08.2026 - 23:42 [ Reuters ]

Oman foreign minister to visit Tehran on Tuesday, Iranian foreign ministry says

Oman‘s Foreign Minister ​Sayyid Badr Albusaidi ‌will visit Tehran on Tuesday ​to continue ​talks between Iran and ⁠Oman on ​the Strait of ​Hormuz, Iran‘s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei ​said on ​Monday.

24.08.2026 - 23:32 [ theNationalNews.com ]

US-Oman ties face strain as Muscat walks tightrope between Washington and Tehran

(August 21, 2026)

Mr Trump himself agreed in a signed document that Oman would “conduct dialogue” with Iran to define the future administration and maritime services in the strait.

“Oman’s negotiations with Iran over a mechanism to manage the Strait of Hormuz appear to have been a bilateral Iran-Oman effort, though it’s true that the memorandum of understanding from June endorsed a 60-day Iranian-Omani mechanism,” Marc Sievers, former US ambassador to Oman, told The National. “It is also true that the US and Iran understood this point differently, which led to the collapse of the MoU.”

23.08.2026 - 19:17 [ Daily Pakistan ]

Field Marshal Asim Munir to visit Tehran as US-Iran Conflict threatens wider Regional War

Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir is set to visit Iran on Monday, with high-level meetings expected during his stay. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed the visit, saying it is aimed at further strengthening bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Iran.

23.08.2026 - 19:06 [ Wall Street Journal ]

Iran’s Top Politicians Urge an End to the War

DUBAI—Iran’s top politicians said the country needs to focus on ending the war and shoring up its crippled economy, pushing back publicly against hardliners who are taking a more defiant approach in the six-month-old conflict.

The comments by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf come as the diplomatic track remains stalled and the Trump administration has shifted to a policy of ratcheting up economic pressure via sanctions and the naval blockade of Iran’s ports.

23.08.2026 - 18:50 [ Al Jazeera ]

World is amazed by Iran’s ‘resistance, solidarity and cohesion’: Pezeshkian

Iran’s president says Washington falsely predicted before the war that the country would fall amid US aggression and become like Venezuela.

“The enemy had assessed that if Iran falls, it will become Venezuela,” he said in a televised speech.

“Not only did it not happen, but it became a power that amazed the world with its resistance, solidarity and cohesion.”

Pezeshkian said Iran’s enemies hope to “create division and rift in society through problems”.

“We will try with all our might to avoid division, rift, conflicts and egos,” he concluded.

23.08.2026 - 18:32 [ PBS.org ]

Iran‘s president says U.S. memorandum is best path out of stalled war, and other Middle East news

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian defended the memorandum of understanding signed in mid-June as the best way for the country to move beyond a situation of „neither war nor peace.“

„There is not a single provision in this agreement that amounts to capitulation,“ Pezeshkian said in a speech published by state-run IRNA early Sunday.

21.08.2026 - 18:09 [ Irna.ir ]

پزشکیان: به جای بیان دردها، برای درمان مشکلات باید چاره کرد/ لازمه حفظ قدرت، وحدت است

پزشکیان با اشاره به آیات قرآن کریم درباره ضرورت حکومت بر مبنای حق، خاطرنشان کرد: خداوند در قرآن کریم خطاب به حضرت داوود می‌فرماید که ما تو را مبعوث کردیم تا بر اساس حق میان مردم، نه گروه و دسته‌ای خاص، حکومت کنی و تابع هوای نفس نشوی؛ کسانی که تابع هوای نفس می‌شوند، گرفتار عذاب علیم خواهند شد.

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رئیس‌جمهور تصریح کرد: البته تمامی این موضوعات به معنای این نیست که اگر آنها بخواهند تعرضی کنند، ما تسلیم شویم. این دو مسئله جدا از هم است. ما به هیچ عنوان در برابر قلدری سر خم نخواهیم کرد و هیچ تردیدی در آن وجود ندارد. تا آخرین نفس مقابل آنها خواهیم ایستاد و پاسخ کوبنده به آنها خواهیم داد.

پزشکیان با بیان اینکه جنگ باید در یک مقطع به پایان برسد، گفت: بهتر است امروز که در قدرت و عزت هستیم و تمام دنیا به پیروزی ما اذعان دارند و تأکید می‌کنند که آمریکا برخلاف تمام مقررات، به مدارس، بیمارستان‌ها و زیرساخت‌های ما حمله کرده و در دنیا منفور است، جنگ را پایان دهیم.

21.08.2026 - 17:47 [ Anadolu ]

Iran’s president says war with US should end while Tehran is in position of ‘power, dignity’

The Iranian president stressed, however, that the agreement did not mean Tehran would submit in the event of another attack.

“We will under no circumstances bow to bullying,” he said. “We will stand against them until our last breath and give them a crushing response.”

21.08.2026 - 17:46 [ KleineZeitung.at ]

„Position der Stärke“: Iran Präsident will Krieg beenden

Früher oder später müsse der Krieg beendet werden, sagte Massoud Pezeshkian laut der staatlichen Nachrichtenagentur IRNA. „Es ist besser, ihn heute zu beenden, da wir in einer Position der Stärke und Würde sind.“ Die USA seien durch den Krieg in der ganzen Welt verhasst, meinte der Präsident, der im Iran das Amt des Regierungschefs ausübt.

21.08.2026 - 17:37 [ France24.com ]

Iran president says time to end war while in position of strength

„The whole world acknowledges our victory and emphasises that America has attacked our schools, hospitals and infrastructure in violation of all regulations and is hated around the world.“

Pezeshkian also defended a memorandum of understanding agreed with the US in June aimed at ending the war, claiming it did not signal a defeat for Tehran.

„They cannot find even a single clause in this agreement that indicates capitulation. All the commitments concern the other side,“ he said.

21.08.2026 - 16:44 [ Middle East Eye ]

Iran’s president calls for war to end ‘today’ from position of strength

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for an end to the war while Tehran remains “in a position of strength and dignity”, warning that Iran would crush any renewed attack.

Pezeshkian described the negotiated agreement as a “major achievement” unanimously approved by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. (…)

“War has to end at some point. It is better to end the war today, while we are in a position of strength and dignity,” he added.

20.08.2026 - 21:40 [ Amnesty International ]

Red lines not red carpets: Why Italy & Germany must support suspending EU-Israel Agreement

(May 11, 2026)

Millions of people around the world are demanding that their leaders act to stop Israel’s violations. Humanity must win.

20.08.2026 - 21:37 [ Amnesty International ]

Deutschland muss Aussetzung des EU-Israel-Abkommens zustimmen

(May 8, 2026)

„Die Aussetzung des EU-Israel Assoziierungsabkommens, gegen dessen Menschenrechtsklausel die israelische Regierung permanent verstößt, ist eine juristische und moralische Verpflichtung. Außenminister Wadephul hat die Wahl, Menschenrechte zum Eckpfeiler europäischer Israel-Politik zu machen – oder mit Doppelstandards weiter die EU zu spalten und internationales Recht auszuhöhlen,“ sagt Julia Duchrow, Generalsekretärin von Amnesty International in Deutschland.

„Deutschland sollte nicht länger dazu beitragen, dass Israels Gräueltaten folgenlos bleiben. Stattdessen sollte sich Außenminister Wadephul der Mehrheit der EU-Staaten anschließen und die überfälligen Schritte mittragen: die Aussetzung des Abkommens, ein Verbot des Handels mit illegalen Siedlungen sowie ein Ende sämtlicher Waffenlieferungen nach Israel“, sagt Philipp Frisch, Direktor von Human Rights Watch Deutschland.

20.08.2026 - 20:40 [ Foreign Ministry of Oman ]

Oman and Japan call for political solutions to ease tensions

The Sultanate of Oman and Japan underlined the importance of reaching a final agreement and a political solution to reduce tensions in the region.

They also called for intensified international efforts to ensure freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz in accordance with international law and to maintain the smooth flow of maritime transport and energy supplies.

This was stated during a joint press conference held at the Foreign Ministry by Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.

20.08.2026 - 20:38 [ Al Jazeera ]

Oman, Japan stress urgent need to open Strait of Hormuz

The Omani and Japanese foreign ministers have emphasised the need to intensify international efforts to ensure the freedom of maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz in accordance with international law.

Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi met Motegi Toshimitsu in Muscat.

20.08.2026 - 14:15 [ TKP.at ]

USA erwägen nuklearen Schlag gegen den Iran

Laut Wilkerson sitzt der eigentliche Treiber dieses Krieges sitzt nicht in Washington, sondern in Jerusalem. Benjamin Netanjahu, so Wilkerson, sei der Einzige, der den Krieg „richtig interpretiert“ habe – nämlich als seine letzte Chance, den Iran endgültig zu erledigen.

Trump, so die Analyse, sei in eine Falle getappt – „komplett fehlinterpretiert“ habe er den Konflikt. Und jetzt sei er gefangen: Netanjahu werde ihn nicht gehen lassen, egal wie sehr Trump einen Rückzug brauche. Schon im März hatte Wilkerson gegenüber Democracy Now gewarnt, Netanjahu sei bereit, eine Atomwaffe einzusetzen, „sollte es so schlimm werden, wie es gerade aussieht“.

Die europäische Dimension: Gekaufte Vasallen

20.08.2026 - 14:06 [ BreakingDefense.com ]

Pentagon wants ‘expanding options’ for nuclear weapons, officials say

(August 7, 2026)

The start of the review was announced by Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby during a keynote speech Wednesday. In his comments, Colby repeatedly emphasized the term “options,” though he stressed that as of right now, he had “no announcement of any kind of change” regarding the Pentagon’s nuclear policy.

“There’s, you know, a review or sort of relook at the employment guidance, which is more about the commander of STRATCOM [Strategic Command] and his responsibilities and [the defense] secretary’s authorities, etcetera,” he said in Omaha, Neb., during the 2026 Deterrence Symposium. Colby also noted that the review will not be released to the general public.

Colby’s comments were not publicly broadcast, but a copy of the audio was shared with Breaking Defense.

20.08.2026 - 13:45 [ Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene / X ]

They are discussing using nuclear weapons on Iran in strategy meetings. Yes you read that correctly. It’s real. I’m not speculating, I know. And it’s pure evil.

The last time a nuclear weapon was used was August 6th and 9th of 1945 on two cities in Japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, immediately killing 110,000 people, vaporizing people at ground zero, and total deaths reached 214,000 by the end of the year from severe burns and trauma.

But the extreme suffering continued for the Japanese people from radiation sickness, skyrocketing cancer rates, and generational birth defects.

Not to mention wiping out all means of their economy.

And the suffering was so great that all of humanity vowed, “never again.”

Trump and his admin were told by our own intelligence that Iran was no where near creating a nuclear weapon, then Israel said the same line it’s repeated for decades, “Iran is only weeks away.”

So we bombed anyways, killed their leaders and innocent little children in a school, and Iran has controlled the Strait of Hormuz ever since and punished the region for their part in it.

And now our government is the one actually discussing lowering the nuclear threshold in order to use nuclear weapons against Iran even though Trump claims he’s won the war like 40 times and says the U.S. controls the SoH.

Trump promised no more foreign wars, but may actually be the one who delivers a nuclear holocaust that would likely drag the entire world into major conflict, economic depression, and mass human suffering we’ve never seen in our lifetimes and maybe throughout history.

People need to speak out and boldly stop this insanity.

America is not untouchable.

If and when that happens, everyone, and I do mean everyone, will hold ALL of those in leadership right now fully responsible for the rest of human history.

Do not use nuclear weapons and stop this war NOW.

20.08.2026 - 13:40 [ Glenn Diesen / Substack ]

Lawrence Wilkerson: U.S. Considers Nuclear Strike Against Iran

Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired Colonel in the US Army and the former Chief of Staff to the US Secretary of State.

17.08.2026 - 22:18 [ Grundgesetz-fuer-Jeden.de ]

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17.08.2026 - 22:03 [ Amnesty International ]

Deutschland muss Aussetzung des EU-Israel-Abkommens zustimmen

(May 8, 2026)

„Die Aussetzung des EU-Israel Assoziierungsabkommens, gegen dessen Menschenrechtsklausel die israelische Regierung permanent verstößt, ist eine juristische und moralische Verpflichtung. Außenminister Wadephul hat die Wahl, Menschenrechte zum Eckpfeiler europäischer Israel-Politik zu machen – oder mit Doppelstandards weiter die EU zu spalten und internationales Recht auszuhöhlen,“ sagt Julia Duchrow, Generalsekretärin von Amnesty International in Deutschland.

„Deutschland sollte nicht länger dazu beitragen, dass Israels Gräueltaten folgenlos bleiben. Stattdessen sollte sich Außenminister Wadephul der Mehrheit der EU-Staaten anschließen und die überfälligen Schritte mittragen: die Aussetzung des Abkommens, ein Verbot des Handels mit illegalen Siedlungen sowie ein Ende sämtlicher Waffenlieferungen nach Israel“, sagt Philipp Frisch, Direktor von Human Rights Watch Deutschland.

17.08.2026 - 20:56 [ CBS News ]

Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it „gets in the way“

President Trump told Fox News on Monday that the U.S. would bomb Oman if the country „gets in the way“ of U.S. efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war with Iran, according to the network‘s Trey Yingst.

„If Oman gets in the way, we‘ll bomb the s*** out of them,“ Trump said, according to Yingst‘s recounting of his conversation with the president.

16.08.2026 - 06:27 [ Foreign Ministry of Oman ]

Minister calls for new Gulf security policy

(July 14, 2026)

“One issue demands immediate attention. As widely reported, complex discussions are currently being held with the aim of devising a long-term arrangement for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. As one of the two states with territorial waters in the Strait, Oman has a special responsibility to work with both Iran – which is the other state whose territorial waters include part of the Strait – and the wider international community of Strait users to find a practical, durable and legal arrangement for free navigation. The international community needs a successful outcome from these consultations; free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz is vital for the global economy

16.08.2026 - 06:12 [ Al Jazeera ]

Araghchi says talks with Oman and reopening of Hormuz are ‘two separate issues’

“Our negotiations with Oman are ongoing. That is a completely separate matter. It is a technical issue concerning the designation of maritime routes in the Strait of Hormuz for the passage of ships.”
“The routes that existed previously are no longer functional, so a new route needs to be defined. For now, we are designing a temporary route, which can then, at a later stage, be turned into a final route.”
“We may reach an outcome soon, but I want to emphasise that these negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz are two separate issues. This is a technical negotiation concerning the designation of a maritime route.”

15.08.2026 - 22:41 [ Reuters ]

Oman proposes Hormuz management system with voluntary fees, source says

(July 28, 2026)

Under the Omani proposal, which has regional ​backing and was presented to Iranian officials over the weekend in Tehran, Iran would not ⁠exercise sole control over the strait, the source added.
The proposal is based on the Strait of Malacca, which connects the ​Indian and Pacific Oceans and is jointly managed by the states bordering it: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.

15.08.2026 - 22:36 [ CBS News ]

Strait of Hormuz „will remain Iranian,“ Tehran official says

„This strait will only be closed and opened under Iran‘s command,“ Gharibabadi said.

15.08.2026 - 22:33 [ CBS News ]

Trump says he‘ll declare Strait of Hormuz a „territory of the United States“

President Trump vowed to declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory during a rally in New York as Iran and the U.S. clash over control of the key waterway.

„After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated, pretty soon I‘ll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States,“ the president said.

14.08.2026 - 12:05 [ Fox News / Youtube ]

JD Vance: You stop socialism by improving people’s lives, not using slogans

Vice President JD Vance discusses how the GOP can combat socialist support on ‘The Will Cain Show.

14.08.2026 - 11:56 [ Al-Monitor ]

Vance says low oil prices are top US goal in Iran conflict

Vance‘s comments also underscored the growing reality that the war now centers on control of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has forced to the top of the negotiating agenda.

„I know that oil is down today and it‘s way down from the highs in the early days of the conflict,“ Vance said on Fox News. „That‘s goal number one — keep oil and gas cheap for Americans all over our country.“

„And then obviously goal number two is ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon,“ he added.

The vice president has been among the members of the administration most skeptical of the offensive launched against Iran in late February.

14.08.2026 - 11:38 [ Middle East Monitor ]

US to use military, economic, diplomatic tools to end Iran war: Vance

Asked about the setbacks in negotiations with Iran, Vance cited two factors: “Number one, the Iranians are extraordinarily difficult people. Number two, they have a fractured system.”

“There are people within their system that want the war to be over and there are also people in their system that are crazy radicals who want the war to continue,” he said.

“Our job is to navigate through that and get the best outcome for the American people and for the President of the United States as well.”

14.08.2026 - 11:33 [ Mediaite.com ]

‘How Does This End?’ Fox News Host Grills JD Vance on ‘Seesaw’ Iran War

Fox News host Will Cain pressed Vice President JD Vance on Thursday about the war in Iran, arguing that “frustration” is growing over the “seesaw nature” of the ongoing conflict.

“Let’s talk for a minute about Iran. There is frustration, Mr. Vice President, I think, out there on the seesaw nature of what’s going on in Iran,” Cain began, asking:

14.08.2026 - 10:59 [ NPR.org ]

New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln

The Lincoln originally deployed Nov. 21 from San Diego, and it arrived in the Middle East in January, ahead of the launch of the Iran war on Feb. 28. The Navy conceded that the conflict created a „highly contested environment where traditional supply hubs in the Middle East were disrupted by combat actions.“ That, in turn, led to shortages and loss of mail aboard the aircraft carrier, the Navy said in a statement.

„Leadership prioritized mission-critical supplies: first food, then hygiene items, then mail,“ the statement said, before assuring that sailors aboard the ship now have access to clean water and „healthy meal options.“