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(MENAFN) Iran warned Sunday that it may withhold its backing from a Yemen resolution under negotiation at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Baghdad unless the text reflects what Tehran regards as “fairness and balance”. Speaking on...

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(MENAFN) Indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States are continuing with Qatar and Oman acting as mediators, an Iranian lawmaker said on Saturday, amid persistent tensions between Tehran and Washington, according to local reports....

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(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy says a second supertanker has hit a naval mine and caught fire while navigating the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.

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(MENAFN) Iran is prepared to return to negotiations with the United States but insists on receiving “credible guarantees” against further attacks before talks can resume, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday, according to reports....

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(MENAFN) Iran’s parliament confirmed Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi as defense minister on Sunday, a state broadcaster reported, installing a sanctioned missile-industry veteran at the head of the military’s weapons apparatus.

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(MENAFN) Indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States are ongoing through Qatar and Oman, an Iranian lawmaker said on Saturday, even as tensions between Tehran and Washington stay elevated, according to local media.

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(MENAFN) An oil supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude struck a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, setting off a massive explosion and fire, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy of Iran said.

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(MENAFN) US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned on Saturday that Iran must quickly choose between giving up its “nuclear ambitions” in negotiations and facing military action. “Iran’s going to have a choice to make real quick about whether...

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(MENAFN) US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Saturday that Iran must choose between reaching an agreement that ends its “nuclear ambitions” and facing severe military consequences. “Iran’s going to have a choice to make real quick about...

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(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks on bilateral relations and the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Iran on the sidelines of an Asian security summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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(MENAFN) Vice President JD Vance has indicated he may have broken with President Donald Trump over the Iran war, according to an interview broadcast Friday.

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(MENAFN) US Vice President JD Vance indicated that he may have held a different position from President Donald Trump regarding the war with Iran, acknowledging that disagreements over individual issues can arise within political alliances. “Even...

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(MENAFN) A 19-year-old Norwegian man has been handed a 20-year detention sentence for plotting to kill an unidentified target in the UK on behalf of an Iran-linked organized crime group.

New Hampshire Democratic Party

Read key quotes from the press conference below: Mayor Jim Donchess: “Sununu has not only justified the war by referencing its national security objectives, but he’s also claimed that the war has been effective at achieving them.

New Hampshire Democratic Party

Read key quotes from the press conference below: Mayor Jim Donchess: “Sununu has not only justified the war by referencing its national security objectives, but he’s also claimed that the war has been effective at achieving them.

Joint Economic Committee

NEW: Home Heating Oil Costs Hit Record High Amid Trump’s Iran War — a 39% Hike in Northeastern States WASHINGTON – This winter, families will be forced to spend record amounts on home heating oil amid President Trump’s war with Iran, per updated...

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Action Disrupts Iraqi Bank Enabling Iranian Sanctions Evasion and Cuts Off Key Foreign Currency Lifelines WASHINGTON—Today, as part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury disrupted Iran’s efforts to infiltrate the...

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(MENAFN) The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) on Tuesday dismissed assertions by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that Tehran maintains control over the Strait of Hormuz and would target any US Navy warships entering the...

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(MENAFN) President Donald Trump declared late Wednesday that the war with Iran is nearing its end and forecast a steep drop in oil prices once fighting stops.

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(MENAFN) Donald Trump hinted at fresh military action against Iran on Tuesday, telling a campaign rally in Alaska that Tehran should expect something big. “Wait till you see what we do to Iran. We’re going to do a number.