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Iran denied any negotiations were taking place with the United States after President Donald Trump said new talks would begin Monday (August 3, 2026) in an effort to end their war, now in its sixth month. Aslo Read: West Asia updates on August 3, 2026 The rebuttal by the Iranian Foreign Ministry follows Mr. Trump…
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington today, as the U.S. administration piles pressure on Baghdad to curb Iranian influence. His visit comes against the backdrop of renewed military escalation between the United States and Iran, Iraq’s main allies. Washington and Tehran’s enmity has long turned Iraq into a…
“We have zero trust on U.S.”: Ghalibaf says Iran is prepared for ‘full-scale defence’ Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stressed that Tehran remains prepared for “full-scale defence” should the U.S. betray the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two countries last month. In an official Telegram post regarding his meeting with the Speaker of…
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Vice President J.D. Vance speaks to reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Md., en route to Switzerland on June 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance was arriving Sunday (June 21, 2026) in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme and building out the fragile…
The story so far: After 40 days of war and more than 60 days of intense negotiations, the U.S. and Iran, on June 15, agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end the war and start more substantive negotiations on contentious issues. The deal has kicked off a geopolitical storm, with Israel opposing it…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said in a recent interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he would not unfreeze Iranian assets or lift any sanctions before a peace deal is reached. West Asia war LIVE updates – June 7, 2026 Mr. Trump said he would…
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Vessels sail through the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 22, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran said on Monday (May 25, 2026) that Tehran and Washington had reached understandings on many issues in exchanges over a deal for ending the war, but warned an agreement was not imminent. “It is correct to say…
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with the Chief of Defence Forces of Pakistan, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Tehran, May 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, said on Sunday (May 24, 2026) that a “positive stride” was taking place, apparently towards a peace deal between his country and…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced hope of progress on ending the war with Iran, as he looked to Pakistani mediators to help advance efforts to strike an agreement. Previous comments by President Donald Trump had suggested weeks of stop-start negotiations to strike a permanent end to the war were teetering on the “borderline”…
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One en route to the U.S. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump issued a veiled warning over rising tensions in the West Asia, posting an AI-generated image and message that read, “It was the calm before the storm,” amid reports that…