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Iran says U.S. military operation ‘impossible’ as Trump mulls peace proposal

May 3, 2026 admin

Negotiations between Iran and U.S. have stalled as the U.S. imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports, while Iran has kept the key Strait of Hormuz largely closed. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday (May 3, 2026) that the United States faced a choice between an “impossible” military operation or a…

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Iran proposes to reopen Strait of Hormuz without nuclear agreement

April 27, 2026 admin

Oil tanker HELGA is moored at one of Iraq’s southern offshore oil terminals near Basra as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on April 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran is offering to end its chokehold on the Strait of…

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Trump says U.S., Iranian officials can talk by phone

April 26, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a press conference after the shooting incident at White House Correspondents’ Dinner, in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump on Sunday (April 26, 2026) said the U.S. and Iranian officials can talk by phone for a peace solution to the conflict. In an interview on…

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Pakistan Minister, U.S. envoy discuss efforts for 2nd round of U.S.-Iran talks

April 23, 2026 admin

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, center, shakes hands with Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, left, as Charge d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad Natalie A. Baker, second left, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, right look on, after arriving for…

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Made lot of progress, ball in Iran’s court, says US Vice President J.D. Vance as West Asia crisis escalates

April 14, 2026 admin

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, on April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said Iran has moved in the direction of the U.S. during the peace talks in Islamabad to end the war and…

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U.S., Iran leave door open to dialogue after tense talks in Pakistan’s Islamabad

April 14, 2026 admin

A screen displays U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, who was leading a U.S. delegation participating in peace talks with Iran, addressing a press briefing in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 12, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters After a sleepless and at times tense night in Islamabad, Iranian and U.S. officials ended their highest-level talks in decades…

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Islamabad talks: U.S. and Iran fail to reach agreement after 21 hours, Vance departs Pakistan

April 12, 2026 admin

U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves as he boards Air Force Two, after peace talks with Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Vice President JD Vance is departing Pakistan on Sunday (April 12, 2026), according to a pool report, soon after saying that talks with Iran failed to…

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Iran has ‘no cards’ beyond Strait of Hormuz control, says Trump ahead of talks in Islamabad

April 10, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump said that Iran was doing a “very poor job” of allowing oil through the waterway. File | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump said on Friday (April 10, 2026) that Iran has “no cards” in upcoming talks with the United States — apart from Tehran’s effective stranglehold on the crucial Strait…

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Iran vows to defend itself but sees diplomatic solution to U.S. standoff

February 22, 2026 admin

Iran’s top diplomat said Sunday (February 22, 2026) that his country would strike back at U.S. interests in West Asia in the event of an attack, though he still saw a chance for a diplomatic resolution. Speaking to U.S. broadcaster CBS, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he expected new talks on the details of a…

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Iran says U.S. has not asked for zero nuclear enrichment

February 20, 2026 admin

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi | Photo Credit: AP Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said U.S. negotiators have not requested Tehran end its nuclear enrichment programme, contradicting statements from American officials. “We have not offered any suspension, and the U.S. side has not asked for zero enrichment,” Mr. Araghchi said in an interview on the…

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