The December 4 and 5 meetings between the delegations of the United States and Ukraine in Florida have not produced any serious breakthrough in the settlement process, Bloomberg has reported.
Coaches of Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand national football teams have shared their initial reactions after being drawn on Friday alongside Iran national football team in Group G of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO’s conventional defence capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials have told diplomats in Washington—a tight deadline that struck some European officials as unrealistic.
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun met with a visiting delegation of UN Security Council ambassadors on Friday, urging them to press Israel to enforce the ceasefire and comply with international resolutions, the presidency has announced.
President Volodymyr Zelenskly's key European backers "harbor profound distrust of" Washington’s attempts to help end the Ukraine conflict, Der Spiegel has reported, citing a transcript of a recent phone call it has obtained.
A former senior adviser at Iran’s Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has been handed a prison sentence and barred from public service after being found guilty of selling government positions, according to the final court ruling.
The Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Pardis, in eastern Tehran, announced the arrest of an armed operational team affiliated with the anti-Iran terrorist group Mojahedin-e Khalq (MKO) by the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC).
New footage has been published from the second day of a large-scale naval exercise conducted by the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy across the Persian Gulf, the Naze'at islands, the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman says the United States must be held accountable for committing crimes against humanity by imposing illegal and inhumane unilateral coercive measures on the peoples of developing countries, including Iran.
In the second phase of the IRGC Navy's "Power" exercise, a multitude of long-range precision ballistic and cruise missiles were launched, destroying their targets.
Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands have announced that they will withdraw from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in protest over Israel’s inclusion in the event.
Iranian Army Commander-in-Chief, Major General Amir Hatami, said the country’s armed forces remain steadfast in defending the Islamic Republic under any circumstances, stressing that even the slightest harm to the Islamic system is viewed as a direct blow to Iran’s independence and territorial integrity.
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, told the UN General Assembly that unilateral coercive measures — including sanctions — blatantly breach international law, the UN Charter, and core principles such as sovereign equality and non-intervention.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baqaei, condemned the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council for persisting with the United Arab Emirates’ baseless and inaccurate assertions regarding the Iranian islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb in the Persian Gulf.
Following the World Karate Championships held in Cairo, Egypt, the World Karate Federation has released its latest global rankings, placing six Iranian athletes among the top ten in their categories.
Moscow will drive Ukrainian soldiers from Donbass and fully liberate the region, whether through military action or diplomatic efforts, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said it has delivered firm warnings to US warships operating off Iran’s southern coasts, instructing them to keep clear of the area where a major naval exercise is currently underway.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has sharply criticized Israel’s conduct in the Gaza war, calling it “fundamentally wrong” and saying there are “strong reasons” to believe Israeli forces have committed war crimes in the Palestinian territory.
Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of a gang in the Gaza Strip that was accused of working with Israel to counter Hamas and of looting humanitarian aid, has been killed, his group has confirmed.
Iraq has retracted a decision to classify Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis as “terrorist organizations”, announcing the listing was “mistakenly” issued.
A delegation representing all members of the UN Security Council arrived in Damascus on Thursday, for the first visit to the Middle Eastern country in 14 years.
Ali Shamkhani, the representative of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei at the Defense Council, has warned the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) against “unconstructive” claims regarding the three Iranian islands and the Arash gas field.
A source familiar with the situation inside the Albanian camp housing members of the anti-Iran Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) terrorist group says that a significant number of women residing there have recently developed cancer, while access to medical services has reportedly been reduced.
