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Latest News and Views from Iran and the World

Iranian speaker says US, NATO, Israel aligned against Tehran

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that Iran is facing a united front comprising the US, Israel, NATO, and even some regional countries, stressing the need for national unity and strength to counter potential threats.

Iranian daily warns of return to Ahmadinejad-era sanctions

The Jomhouri-e Eslami daily has warned that Iran is edging back toward the period of heavy sanctions experienced during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the nuclear negotiations led by Saeed Jalili.

EU member states ready to deploy military instructors to Ukraine after truce: Top diplomat

European Union defense ministers have nominally agreed to deploy military instructors to Ukraine after a hypothetical future cease in hostilities with Russia, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas has stated.

Israeli soldier killed, several wounded in intense fighting near Gaza City as 4 remain missing: Report

One Israeli soldier was killed and 11 wounded in intense fighting in Gaza City's Al-Zeitoun neighborhood, with four soldiers missing, according to reports.

Germany warns Ukraine war may last for ‘many more months’

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that Russia's war in Ukraine could go on for "many more months" despite recent US-led efforts to bring it to an end.

E3 urges Iran to agree deal to delay UN sanctions

Britain, France and Germany have called on Iran at the United Nations on Friday to meet three requirements so their threat of reimposing U.N. sanctions can be delayed to allow space for talks on an agreement to address their concerns about Tehran's nuclear program.

US give Ukraine weapons that enable it to attack deeper into Russia: envoy to NATO

Washington is supplying Ukraine with weapons that allow it to strike deeper into Russian territory, Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO Matthew Whitaker has stated.

IRGC arrests 8 suspected Mossad agents in northeastern Iran

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced the arrest of eight individuals in Khorasan Razavi province on charges of collaborating with Israel’s spy agency, Mossad.

President Pezeshkian says Iran not seeking war, vows to resist assault

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stressed that Tehran is not seeking war, but if its enemies attempt aggression, Iran will confront them with full strength.

Iranian FM highlights diplomatic efforts amid regional tensions

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the country’s active diplomacy over the past year has helped secure a ceasefire and widespread international condemnation of Israel’s military strikes on Iran in June.

Trump admin. to revoke visas for PLO and PA members ahead of UN General Assembly 2025

The United States could be complicating the planned recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September by denying and revoking existing visas to members of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA).

US federal judge refutes Saudi Arabia’s efforts to dismiss 9/11 lawsuit

The families of 9/11 attack victims will be allowed to sue Saudi Arabia, a US federal judge in New York has ruled, in a move that opens the kingdom up to a potentially embarrassing and costly civil court case.

Former Iranian FM warns parliament against pushing for leaving NPT 

Former Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says any decision regarding leaving the NPT falls solely within Iran leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei’s authority. 

Kayhan editor-in- chief: E3  snapback move continuation of 12-day war

Hossein Shariatmadari, editor-in-chief of Iran’s conservative newspaper Kayhan, slammed the move by the UK, Germany and France to reinstate UN sanctions on Iran

Iran urges EU to stop “selective interpretations” of JCPOA

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has called on the European Union to “end selective interpretations” of the 2015 nuclear agreement (JCPOA) and to act as a “neutral coordinator” in ongoing disputes over the accord.

Iran’s ambassador denies Australia’s anti-Semitism allegations

Iran’s expelled ambassador to Australia, Ahmad Sadeghi, rejected Canberra’s accusations of anti-Semitism against Tehran, calling them “false and baseless” before departing the country for Tehran.

Iranian lawmaker chides European move on JCPOA dispute mechanism

Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of Iran’s Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy, criticized the recent decision by France, Germany, and the UK to trigger the dispute resolution mechanism in the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA), calling the move “illegal” and lacking legal grounds.

Spox: E3 Move Against Iran Follows Orders of JCPOA Violator

The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, described the move by the three European countries to reinstate annulled UN resolutions against Iran as following the orders of the party that violated the JCPOA.

Former Iranian foreign minister Zarif calls for paradigm shift in US relations

Iran's former Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, stated that a "paradigm shift" is necessary for future relations between Iran and the US.

Iran sends letter to UN Security Council after activation of snapback mechanism

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has submitted a formal letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the rotating president of the Security Council, and member states, condemning the European “E3” – France, Germany, and the United Kingdom – for what he described as “distorted and misleading claims” regarding the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA) and UN Security Council Resolution 2231.

Iran Foreign Ministry: E3 UNSC notification null, void, without legal effect

The Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in a statement, categorically rejectd and, in the strongest possible terms, condemnd the "unlawful notification" submitted by France, Germany, and the United Kingdom (E3) to the Security Council in relation to Resolution 2231 (2015).

Iranian parliament initiates urgent plan to withdraw from NPT

The deputy head of Iran’s Parliament Article 90 Commission, announced that lawmakers have begun drafting an urgent plan for the country’s complete withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Iran ties IAEA cooperation to parliamentary law, natl. security council decisions

The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization has declared that the country’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will depend strictly on compliance with parliamentary legislation and the decisions of the Supreme National Security Council.

Iran warns of possible halt to IAEA cooperation if E3 triggers snapback mechanism

A senior Iranian diplomat has warned that any European move to trigger the UN “snapback” mechanism could prompt Tehran to suspend its current level of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

European countries trigger process to reimpose sanctions on Iran

The United Kingdom, France and Germany have triggered a mechanism to reimpose sanctions on Tehran after a series of meetings failed to reach an agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme.