The United States has approved the sale of 3,350 air-launched ERAM cruise missiles to Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing two unnamed American officials.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has warned that Israel’s expansionist agenda poses an “existential threat” to the Islamic world and international peace, urging collective action from Muslim countries.
Emam-Ali Habibi, Iran’s first Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling and a three-time world champion, passed away on Sunday at the age of 94 after a long battle with illness, Iranian media reported.
Turkey's First Lady has written to her US counterpart Melania Trump, asking her to show the same concern for Gaza's children as she has shown for those of Ukraine.
Beijing has signalled to EU diplomats that it is prepared to send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, German media outlet Welt has reported, citing anonymous EU sources.
The U.S. has quietly implemented a review process giving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authority to bar Ukrainian long-range attacks inside Russia with American missiles, effectively blocking strikes for months, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
The US Embassy in Baghdad has announced that Washington remains deeply concerned about the continued operations and territorial expansions of the Daesh and al-Qaeda terror groups, stressing that it will continue to prioritize partnerships with allies and regional actors to combat terrorism.
The European Union’s (EU) top diplomat Kaja Kallas has stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “laughing” at US President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani has called on the United Nations chief and the UN Security Council to condemn in the strongest terms possible a recent deadly terrorist attack on police forces in the country’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s preliminary intelligence assessment angered President Donald Trump for reporting that the US air strikes on Iranian nuclear sites in June had inflicted limited damage, according to reports.
US President Donald Trump has once again threatened Russia with “massive sanctions” over the war in Ukraine unless an accord can be reached in about two weeks, swerving back to a tougher stance after an inconclusive meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
Ukraine is ready to discuss its territorial dispute with Russia at direct talks between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior Ukrainian foreign ministry official has said, adding that the current frontline should be the starting point for the negotiations.
Iran’s top security official, Ali Larijani, has reaffirmed Tehran’s commitment to diplomacy while warning that meaningful talks can only progress if the United States and Europe recognize that pressure and threats of war will not intimidate the Islamic Republic.
The head of Iran’s Reformist Front has criticized state broadcaster IRIB for a “biased and one-sided approach,” calling on the organization to grant reformist representatives a platform to present their views, particularly following the group’s recent national reconciliation statement.
A senior Iranian lawmaker has warned that Iran will seriously consider withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if European powers attempt to activate the so-called “snapback” mechanism aimed at reinstating UN sanctions against Iran.
A senior Eurasia affairs analyst has warned against unrealistic expectations of Russian military support for Iran in the event of a future war, noting that Moscow’s stance during the recent 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel showed only political and diplomatic backing, without any sign of security or military assistance.
Iran now ranks as the world’s third most-affected country by land subsidence, a senior official from the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development warned, citing alarming levels of groundwater depletion across the country.
Iran has seen a 48% increase in foreign tourist arrivals this year, signaling strong growth in the country’s tourism sector, Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Seyyed Reza Salehi Amiri said on Saturday.
The chances of a Russia-Ukraine summit faded Friday as US President Donald Trump appeared to tire of peace efforts and Moscow poured cold water on efforts to end the grinding war in Ukraine.
A classified Israeli military database has disclosed the vast majority of Palestinians killed in Gaza are civilians, according to a joint investigation by The Guardian, +972 Magazine, and Local Call.
Iran has accused Afghanistan of failing to comply with the Hirmand River water-sharing treaty, which obligates Kabul to deliver 820 million cubic meters of water to Iran annually.
Iran’s Defense Minister, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, has disclosed new details about the country’s missile advancements and strategic lessons learned from the recent 12-day conflict with the US-Israeli alliance, in which, he revealed, his office was hit by a missile strike.
Former US President Bill Clinton promised Russian President Vladimir Putin that he would consider membership for Russia in NATO, according to newly declassified documents. He also claimed that the military bloc’s expansion would not threaten Moscow, the files show.
The Iranian and Russian foreign ministers have pointed out that the European trio lacks the legal and moral authority to invoke the JCPOA dispute resolution mechanism with the aim of reinstating previously annulled UN Security Council resolutions.
