Tag: Iran-US ceasefire talks

Iran-Israel war LIVE: Rubio meets Qatari PM as U.S. awaits Iran’s response

May 10, 2026 admin

Top U.S. diplomat Marco Rubio met Saturday with the leader of Mideast ally Qatar, the State Department said, highlighting the Gulf state’s role as a key intermediary for Washington as it awaited Tehran’s response on a peace proposal. “The Secretary expressed appreciation for Qatar’s partnership on a range of issues,” State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott…

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Tehran could withstand blockade for four months, CIA report shows, as fighting flares

May 9, 2026 admin

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Efforts to end the war between the U.S. and Iran appeared to stall as the two sides traded fire in ‌the Gulf on Friday (May 8, 2026), while a U.S. intelligence analysis concluded Tehran could withstand a naval blockade for…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says expecting Iran response to latest proposal soon

May 9, 2026 admin

U.S. imposes sanctions on 10 individuals, companies for aiding Iran’s weapons sector The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sanctions against ‌10 individuals and companies, including several in China and ⁠Hong Kong, for aiding efforts by Iran’s military to secure weapons and raw ‌materials used to build Tehran’s Shahed drones. The Treasury move, ‌first reported by…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says Iran deal ‘very possible’ but threatens strikes if talks fail

May 7, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump predicted on ‌Wednesday night that the war ⁠in Iran will be over quickly, as he ‌seeks a deal to ‌end the ‌stalemate ⁠over the Strait of ⁠Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear program. “When you look at ‌the kind of things that are happening, we are doing ‌that for one very important reason:…

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Iran is now a superpower; ties with India are flourishing: Esmail Baghaei

May 6, 2026 admin

Iran, which defended its sovereignty against two nuclear armed countries, is now a superpower, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei has said. In an interview at the Ministry in Tehran, he said the country is currently reviewing United States’ response to its peace proposal. Mr. Baghaei added that Iran’s ties with India are “flourishing”. At a…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says pausing Hormuz operation in push for Iran deal

May 6, 2026 admin

Trump advisers step up their calls on China to help open Strait of Hormuz ahead of Beijing summit White House officials are pressing China to use its influence with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz just days before President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s highly anticipated summit in Beijing. Secretary of State…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Ceasefire on brink as UAE reports attacks

May 5, 2026 admin

Trump launches ‘Project Freedom’ to open Strait of Hormuz, Iran strikes ships, UAE port U.S. President Donald Trump launched a new operation on Monday (May 4, 2026) seeking to open the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, prompting Iran to lash out in an effort to keep control of the critical ‌energy shipping route. A handful…

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Trump ‘not satisfied’ with Iran’s latest proposal to end war with U.S.

May 1, 2026 admin

President Donald Trump waves before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on, May 1, 2026, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday (May 1, 2026) he was “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal in negotiations to end war between the countries, rejecting the…

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Mojtaba Khamenei says Iran will protect its ‘nuclear, missile capabilities’; U.S. suffered ‘disgraceful defeat’

April 30, 2026 admin

A woman holds a picture of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a state-organised rally on April 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s supreme leader said on Thursday (April 30, 2026) that the Islamic Republic will protect its “nuclear and missile capabilities” as a national asset, even as U.S. President Donald Trump…

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi returns to Islamabad as Pakistan races to save talks with U.S.

April 26, 2026 admin

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi had been in Oman, which previously mediated talks and is located on the other side of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad again on Sunday (April 26, 2026) as Pakistan’s political and military leadership scrambled to reignite ceasefire talks…

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