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12.07.2026 - 04:34 [ Al Jazeera ]

UKMTO issues warning after report of fire on board container ship

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) says it has received a report of an incident some nine nautical miles (about 17km) east of the Omani coast.

“Military authorities have reported that a container ship has sustained damage to the rear of the vessel, which has caused a fire on board,” it said.

“Vessels are advised to transit with caution,” it added.

The alert came moments after CENTCOM announced the start of a third round of strikes on Iran, citing an Iranian attack on a Cyprus-flagged ship in the strait.

10.07.2026 - 11:10 [ CNN ]

US pauses Iran strikes after tit-for-tat attacks threaten truce

Multiple officials told CNN there were preparations for potential US strikes if needed, but they are currently letting diplomacy take the lead.

10.07.2026 - 11:05 [ ABC News ]

Iran live updates: US, Iran continue technical talks after 2 days of strikes, US official says

The U.S. and Iran continue to engage in technical negotiations on nuclear issues, a U.S. official said Thursday, following two days of retaliatory strikes against Tehran this week.

„The United States is still committed to finding a resolution, and technical talks continue. Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon, the official said.

29.06.2026 - 12:07 [ CNN ]

US and Iran will ‘stand down for now’ and talks ‘on track,’ Trump officials say after strikes exchanged

Exchange of fire: The US and Iran will “stand down for now,” and talks remain “on track”, two US officials have said, after both sides traded fire near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s position is on the matter is currently unclear.

28.06.2026 - 22:35 [ Antiwar.com ]

Vance Says Iran Agreed To Establish a Direct Line Between the IRGC and the US Military

(June 25, 2026)

Vance told Sohrab Ahmari, the US editor for UnHerd, that one of the things the US wanted to “come out” of the talks with was a “channel on the Iranian side” for reducing conflict.

“Which we did. They were like, ‘OK, fine, we’ll send somebody from the IRGC to go hang out in Doha with somebody from CENTCOM,’ and that’s how we’re going to settle a lot of these disputes,” the US vice president said during an interview conducted aboard Air Force Two on the flight home from Switzerland.

14.06.2026 - 17:36 [ Donald J. Trump / Social Truth ]

This morning’s attack on Beirut should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran.

Israel has the right to defend itself against threats, but the attack it was responding to was very small and meaningless, nobody was hurt, injured, or killed, and should not disrupt this important process. We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down. There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon, but there should also be no more attacks by any other party, including Hezbollah, against Israel. This could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace — Let’s not blow it! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

14.06.2026 - 16:44 [ Daily Pakistan ]

Qatari delegation in Tehran to push US–Iran peace deal amid resistance

TEHRAN – A Qatari delegation has reportedly arrived in Tehran amid high-level diplomatic activity linked to ongoing efforts for “message exchange” between the US and Iran, as Tehran shows resistance over signing date.

The visiting delegation is headed by advisor to Qatar’s Foreign Minister. The visit is said to aim at continuing indirect communication and transmission of messages between Tehran and Washington. This is second visit by the Qatari delegation to Tehran within just a few days amid intensified behind-the-scenes diplomacy.

A potential peace agreement between Iran and US could be signed digitally as early as today.

19.05.2026 - 00:12 [ Masoud Pezeshkian / X ]

گفت‌وگو به معنای تسلیم نیست. جمهوری اسلامی ایران با عزت، اقتدار و حفظ حقوق ملت وارد گفت‌وگو می‌شود و به هیچ عنوان از حقوق قانونی مردم و کشور عقب‌نشینی نمی‌کند. ما با منطق و با تمام توان، تا پای جان، در خدمت مردم و حافظ منافع و عزت ایران خواهیم بود.

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19.05.2026 - 00:12 [ Al Jazeera ]

‘Dialogue does not mean surrender’: Iran’s president

Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran “enters into dialogue with dignity, authority, and the preservation of the nation’s rights”.

“And under no circumstances will it retreat from the legal rights of the people and the country,” the Iranian president wrote on X.

“We will serve the people with logic and with all our might, to the end, and safeguard the interests and honour of Iran.”

19.05.2026 - 00:04 [ Al Jazeera ]

Trump says will hold off planned Iran attack after request from Qatari, Saudi and UAE leaders

(3h ago (19:00 GMT)

The US president says he was asked by Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan “to hold off on our planned Military attack” on Iran, “which was scheduled for tomorrow”.

Trump said the Gulf leaders had noted “that serious negotiations are now taking place, and that, in their opinion, as Great Leaders and Allies, a Deal will be made, which will be very acceptable to the United States of America, as well as all Countries in the Middle East, and beyond”.

“This Deal will include, importantly, NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN!” he wrote on his Truth Social platform.

06.05.2026 - 19:12 [ PressTV.ir ]

‘Negotiation does not mean coercion’: Iran says it is reviewing US proposal

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Wednesday that genuine negotiation requires good faith, not dictation or extortion.

In an interview with ISNA news agency, Baghaei said, “The US proposal is still being reviewed by Iran, and once Tehran finalizes its views, it will convey them to the Pakistani side.”

06.05.2026 - 19:08 [ CNN ]

US and Iran closing in on memorandum aimed at ending war, source says

The United States and Iran are moving closer to an agreement on a short memorandum ⁠to end the Iran war, a regional source familiar with the negotiations said, although Trump administration officials cautioned that talks had previously fallen apart at the last minute.

21.04.2026 - 05:33 [ CNN ]

A deal to end the Iran war seemed close. Then Trump started posting on social media

One recent proposal from the Iranian side would involve a 10-year pause on enrichment, followed by another decade where Iran would agree to only enrich to levels well below weapons grade, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Meanwhile, Trump has told reporters that he wants no enrichment indefinitely and is against even the 20-year pause.

The Trump administration is also considering unfreezing $20 billion in Iranian assets as part of ongoing negotiations with Tehran, CNN previously reported. The step would come in exchange for Iran turning over its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.

How flexible each side is on their terms will ultimately dictate whether a deal can be reached.

18.04.2026 - 17:26 [ NDTV.com ]

„Iran Can‘t Blackmail Us: Trump After Tehran‘s Flip-Flop On Strait Of Hormuz

Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said, „We‘re talking to them. They wanted to close up the strait again — you know, as they‘ve been doing for years — and they can‘t blackmail us.“

18.04.2026 - 17:23 [ Al Jazeera ]

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade of its ports

Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, calling the decision a response to a continued blockade of its ports by the United States.

15.04.2026 - 22:40 [ Daily Pakistan ]

White House confirms Islamabad as Venue for Second Round of US–Iran negotiations

Pakistan suddenly emerged as critical diplomatic epicenter in the escalating crisis. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s simultaneous visit to Saudi Arabia and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s arrival in Iran have drawn global attention, with analysts interpreting the timing as part of a coordinated two-pronged diplomatic push aimed at defusing tensions and reviving stalled U.S.–Iran engagement.

14.04.2026 - 18:17 [ CNN ]

Trump hints US-Iran talks could resume over next two days

Meanwhile, Rubio says he‘s hopeful for progress at high-stakes direct talks between Israel and Lebanon underway in DC.

27.06.2025 - 04:28 [ NPR.org ]

Forget ‚total obliteration‘ — experts say Iran and U.S. need to negotiate

Iran has limited its interaction with IAEA inspectors for several years, although they were still allowed to monitor declared nuclear sites. On Wednesday, Iran‘s parliament recommended a bill that effectively suspended cooperation with the agency. On Thursday, the country‘s Guardian Council fully approved it.

Iran has made clear that the suspension does not mean it will pull out of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, but it will prevent IAEA inspections of Iran‘s bombed nuclear facilities.

„The Iranian regime has invested decades in its nuclear program and also an unparalleled amount of resources,“ says Stroul, of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. „So to think that after less than two weeks, they are just going to take a knee and abandon their entire nuclear ambitions is likely a short sighted approach.“

15.06.2025 - 19:37 [ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ]

A nuclear consortium in the Persian Gulf as a basis for a new nuclear deal between the United States and Iran

(June 2, 2025)

Concerns about uranium-enrichment and related potential nuclear-weapons ambitions of both Iran and Saudi Arabia could be dealt with by a regional nuclear consortium within which enrichment-related activities would be spread across and shared among states, rather than be national nuclear programs.

We sketch here a possible regional multinational nuclear consortium whose initial core partners are Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

12.06.2025 - 00:07 [ ChinaDailyAsia.com ]

Iran says 6th round of indirect talks with US set for Sunday in Oman

The sixth round of indirect nuclear talks between Teheran and Washington will take place in the Omani capital Muscat on Sunday, said Iran‘s Foreign Ministry early Tuesday.

12.06.2025 - 00:02 [ Axios ]

Trump told Netanyahu he still wants to defuse Iran crisis with talks, not bombs

President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their Monday phone call that he believes there‘s a chance of reaching a nuclear deal with Iran and he therefore opposes military action at this time, an Israeli official and a U.S. official tell Axios.

Why it matters: The call between Trump and Netanyahu took place several days before the expiration of the two-month deadline Trump gave Iran for reaching a deal.

04.06.2025 - 17:23 [ Tehran Times ]

Leader: Iran’s nuclear enrichment is none of America’s business

The United States has been claiming that Iran can import nuclear fuel for its reactors. However, the Leader said the United States is not trustworthy, saying the U.S. refused to sell 20-percent enriched uranium to Iran to power its medical reactor in the 2000s.

“In the 2000s, we experienced firsthand how unreliable the U.S. was when it came to supplying 20% enriched fuel,” Ayatollah Khamenei pointed out, indirectly referring to Iran‘s need to nuclear fuel to power its Tehran medical reactor.

He said, “The core demand of the U.S. is that Iran should not have a nuclear industry and should remain dependent on them. Our response to America’s nonsense is clear: they can’t do a damn thing about it.”

04.06.2025 - 17:21 [ Reuters ]

Iran‘s Khamenei dismisses US nuclear proposal, vows to keep enriching uranium

„The proposal that the Americans have presented is 100% against our interests … The rude and arrogant leaders of America repeatedly demand that we should not have a nuclear programme. Who are you to decide whether Iran should have enrichment?,“ he added.
Tehran says it wants to master nuclear technology for peaceful purposes and has long denied accusations by Western powers that it is seeking to develop nuclear weapons.

01.06.2025 - 05:06 [ Tehran Times ]

‘Politically motivated and unbalanced:’ Iran slams IAEA report fueled by ‘Israeli fabrications’

Iran underscores its extensive cooperation with the IAEA, including hosting Grossi twice and the Deputy Director General for Safeguards twice in recent months.

Yet, it laments that the report fails to reflect this reality, instead relying on “fabricated documents provided by the Zionist regime” to recycle “baseless and malicious accusations” about past activities.

“Iran has repeatedly stated that it has no undeclared nuclear locations or activities,” the statement asserts, emphasizing that Tehran has granted access to alleged sites, allowed sampling, and provided detailed explanations.

The statement also defends Iran’s sovereign rights, such as revoking designations for a handful of IAEA inspectors—a move it deems “entirely consistent” with the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement.

It points out that the report has misrepresented voluntary JCPOA commitments as binding obligations, a distortion unsupported by the IAEA’s foundational documents.

Reiterating Iran’s immutable position, the statement underscored that nuclear weapons „have no place in Iran’s defense doctrine,“ as enshrined in a fatwa of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

01.06.2025 - 04:49 [ Reuters ]

Damning IAEA report spells out past secret nuclear activities in Iran

(Updated 4 hours ago)

It would be the first time in almost 20 years Iran has formally been found in non-compliance.

01.06.2025 - 04:42 [ Newsweek ]

US and Iran Nuclear Deal Could Be Sealed at Next Meeting: Report

(May 29, 2025)

A nuclear deal between the United States and Iran could be finalized as early as the next round of negotiations, according to a Thursday report from CNN. The potential breakthrough follows years of stalled talks and comes with heightened regional concerns, particularly from Israel.

31.05.2025 - 10:53 [ Tehran Times ]

Talks, not headlines will deliver results, Iran FM rejects nuclear deal hype

Araghchi emphasized that progress would not be achieved through “media narratives,” but through “serious negotiations.” He warned against disinformation campaigns aimed at sabotaging diplomacy, directly criticizing Israel for manipulating the Iran issue to target American political opponents. “Using Iran to attack American critics is low, even for Israel,” he wrote. “The path to a deal runs through the negotiating table—not the headlines.”

Iran showed the peaceful nature of its nuclear program to the world by signing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with six world powers in 2015.

The landmark deal was derailed in 2018 by the US, which unilaterally walked out of the accord and launched its so-called campaign of maximum pressure against Iran.

18.05.2025 - 20:20 [ Tehran Times ]

Exclusive: Any nuclear consortium must involve enrichment to happen in Iran

(May 17, 2025)

Reports claiming that the U.S. has asked Iran to cease uranium enrichment for a couple of years are also false, a second source said. „From the outset, the negotiating team tasked with discussing a potential new agreement with the United States has made it clear that a cessation of uranium enrichment is not an option, even temporarily.“ Iran also maintained this position throughout the diplomatic process that led to the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2015, the source added.

18.05.2025 - 20:16 [ thedailynewsonline.com ]

Trump threatens Iran over nuclear offer Tehran calls ‘confusing’

(May 16, 2025)

Iran’s lead negotiator, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, said in a post on X later Friday that the country hasn’t received a written proposal.

“In the meantime, the messaging we — and the world — continue to receive is confusing and contradictory,” he wrote. Earlier, Araghchi had said, “What the parties to the negotiations say in the media is not the same as what they say behind closed doors.”

Araghchi also repeated his insistence that Iran retain some enrichment capacity, which has been a major sticking point. U.S. officials have given conflicting messages on the levels of uranium enrichment they would accept.

03.05.2025 - 14:17 [ Reuters ]

How Trump blindsided Netanyahu with his Iran nuclear gamble

(Updated 21 hours ago)

An initial framework under discussion preserves the core of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action (JCPOA) – scrapped by Trump in 2018 during his first term, eight sources said.

A deal may not look radically different to the former pact, which he called the worst in history, but would extend duration to 25 years, tighten verification, and expand so-called sunset clauses that pause but don‘t completely dismantle aspects of Iran‘s nuclear program, all the sources said.

03.05.2025 - 14:08 [ ModernDiplomacy.eu ]

Prospects for a New US-Iran Deal

(May 2, 2025)

The 2015 JCPOA was formed within a multilateral framework based on necessity but ultimately failed under political pressure from its opponents. However, today’s conditions are different. The bilateral negotiation process presents a more favorable path, influenced by Trump’s ambitions and changing regional dynamics. Although obstacles remain, particularly Israel’s continued hope to persuade the United States to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities and its concern that the United States will focus on East Asia and reduce its military presence in the Middle East after an agreement with Iran, as well as the inclusion of Iran’s missile industry in the agreement, which could lead to a deadlock, the six factors outlined here indicate that diplomacy has once again found an opportunity to achieve a faster and more durable agreement.

12.04.2025 - 22:24 [ Tehran Times ]

A positive Muscat start, but will it end well?

Iran‘s foreign ministry characterized the indirect discussions with the U.S. in Oman as „constructive“ and generally „positive“ in a statement released shortly after the talks concluded. The discussions centered on Iran‘s nuclear program and Washington’s sanctions against the country.

Emphasizing the indirect nature of the talks, the statement noted that the Iranian and American delegations were situated in separate halls for the two-and-a-half-hour negotiation, communicating through written messages. At the end of the session, Iran‘s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and U.S. Special Envoy to West Asia Steve Witkoff had a brief face-to-face encounter and “exchanged greetings out of courtesy” as they departed.

12.04.2025 - 22:22 [ theHill.com ]

Iran, US complete first round of ‘constructive’ nuclear talks in Oman

Middle East envoy Steve Wiktoff, alongside U.S. Ambassador to Oman Ana Escrogima, spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Saturday in a nearly two-and-a-half-hour-long meeting that was mediated by Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidy.

The two sides started talking at about 3:30 p.m. local time and finished at around 5:50 p.m. They were held just outside of Muscat, the capital of Oman.

12.04.2025 - 02:40 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Gespräche über Atomprogramm: Iran und USA wagen einen neuen Anlauf

Im Oman sollen am Samstag Verhandlungen über das iranische Atomprogramm starten. Beide Länder schicken dafür hochrangige Vertreter. Während US-Präsident Donald Trump direkte Gespräche angekündigt hat, spricht der Iran von indirekten Gesprächen.

Immerhin reden die USA und der Iran nun miteinander, irgendwie. Das stand lange infrage.

12.04.2025 - 02:40 [ France24.com ]

Five things to know about the upcoming US-Iran talks in Oman

As tension mounts between the US and Iran, an “indirect” meeting between envoys from Washington and Tehran is taking place in Oman on Saturday. It’s a rare diplomatic exchange between two countries that have been locked in a kind of cold war for almost half a century – and one that will unfold in the shadow of US President Donald Trump’s repeated threats of military force against the Islamic Republic.

18.09.2024 - 00:45 [ Palestinian News and Information Agency – WAFA.ps ]

State of Palestine presents its first resolution as follow-up on ICJ ruling in UNGA session

17/September/2024 07:22 PM

„I have the honor to introduce the draft resolution under consideration in this Emergency Special Session, entitled “Advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legal consequences arising from Israel’s policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and from the illegality of Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”, Palestine ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Masnour said before the 10th special emergency session of the UNGA in New York.

18.09.2024 - 00:18 [ Middle East Monitor ]

Palestine submits draft resolution to UN General Assembly for Israel to end Occupation

September 17, 2024 at 7:20 pm

The Palestinian Permanent Mission to the UN submitted a first draft resolution, Tuesday, to the General Assembly demanding Israel end its presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories within 12 months, Anadolu Agency reports.

10.03.2023 - 08:38 [ Tehran Times ]

Iran dedicated to multilateral nuclear talks, diplomacy: Foreign Ministry

(06.03.2023)

Kanaani was referring to the nuclear negotiations that started in April 2021 to revive the 2015 nuclear deal but the talks came to a standstill in the summer of 2022 as the Biden administration is refusing to lift the sanctions imposed during Donald Trump’s presidency.

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