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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (center) heads to venue for talks between Iran and the U.S., in Muscat, Oman on February 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s top diplomat insisted on Sunday (February 8, 2026) that Tehran’s strength came from its ability to “say no to the great powers,” striking a maximalist position just…
A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen behind a 3D printed miniature of U.S. President Donald Trump in this illustration. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday (February 4, 2026) said preparations were completed for holding talks with the U.S. in the coming days, hours after the U.S….
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Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, once compared Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Hitler, and warned that if Tehran acquired a nuclear bomb, his kingdom would do the same. For years, rivalry between Saudi Arabia, a Sunni monarchy, and Iran, a Shia theocracy, had been a defining feature of West Asian geopolitics….
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The U.S. imposed sanctions on 10 people and firms from Iran and Venezuela over allegedly contributing to Iran’s drone trade and ballistics programme which the Trump administration says threatens the U.S. and its allies in West Asia. The Treasury Department said the latest measures are intended to support the reimposed United Nations sanctions on Iran…
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