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Yesterday 23:06
By Seyed Mehrdad BaniHashemi Kahangi
Trump 0.2 in Riyadh: Oil, arms, and a shadow over Iran
Donald Trump’s recent visit to Riyadh may have been described as a business trip, but in the world of West Asia politics, symbolism often speaks louder than press releases. For many in the region, his presence in Saudi Arabia felt like the opening act of a broader geopolitical maneuver—one with potential consequences that extend far beyond the Persian Gulf.
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2025/05/19
By Xavier Villar
Marco Rubio and the threat to diplomacy in the Iranian nuclear conflict
MADRID – In recent weeks, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has made a series of strong statements about Iran’s nuclear program that go beyond reaffirming a traditional stance within the American establishment.
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Yesterday 22:45
Enrichment to continue with or without a deal: Iran FM
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reaffirmed Iran’s firm position on its rights under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), emphasizing that Tehran would not accept any compromise on a hard-earned scientific achievement.
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2025-05-18 22:30
WHO looks ahead to life without US
Hundreds of officials from the World Health Organization will join donors and diplomats in Geneva from Monday with one question dominating their thoughts - how to cope with crises from mpox to cholera without their main funder, the United States.
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2025-05-18 22:10
Araghchi warns 'unrealistic' demands from U.S. could derail nuclear talks
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned on Sunday that unrealistic expectations could derail ongoing indirect negotiations with the United States, emphasizing that uranium enrichment is a non-negotiable right of the Iranian people.
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2025-05-18 17:13
By Kourosh Ahmadi
President Trump and the name Persian Gulf
TEHRAN - As we noted during his stay in the region, President Trump forwent wisely tinkering with geographical names and discarded the ostensible preliminary idea of using a different name for the Persian Gulf. A report by the AP pointing to this eventuality has stirred emotional reactions among the Iranians from all different walks of life.
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2025-05-17 22:11
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Will Washington relinquish control over Lebanon to Riyadh?
SOUTH LEBANON—Analysts are monitoring the repercussions of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to the Persian Gulf on the situation in Lebanon. Washington appears to be moving toward clearing the way for Saudi Arabia to impose its guardianship over Lebanon, especially after Trump announced he would lift sanctions on Syria “at Riyadh’s request.”
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2025-05-17 21:58
Exclusive: Any nuclear consortium must involve enrichment to happen in Iran
TEHRAN – Iran is open to exploring a nuclear consortium with regional countries, provided that it continues to enrich uranium domestically, according to information obtained by the Tehran Times. However, concrete plans for such a consortium are yet to be developed.
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2025-05-15 08:56
'You think you can get a deal by attempting to scare us?'
Pezeshkian responds to Trump's latest anti-Iran remarks
TEHRAN- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian broke with his usual positive and calm demeanor as he addressed his American counterpart during a gathering in Western Iran, saying that Donald Trump would never manage to get his way with Iran through threats and lies.
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2025-05-14 21:08
Iran will only accept a fair agreement in nuclear talks with US., lawmakers say
TEHRAN – Iranian parliamentarians have reaffirmed that the nation will only accept an equitable agreement concerning its peaceful nuclear activities and the removal of illegitimate American sanctions.
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2025-05-14 14:25
Trump meets Syria’s al-Sharaa in Riyadh
United States President Donald Trump says Washington is considering the normalization of ties with Damascus after he met Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the first such encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years.
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2025-05-13 21:53
By Soheila Zarfam
Iran will not walk back its principles in nuclear talks with US, says Pezeshkian
TEHRAN – Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said his country will stoutly defend its rights and maintain its red lines during nuclear talks with the United States, as the two sides approach a fifth round of the indirect negotiations under the mediation of Oman.
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2025-05-12 22:08
China and US agree to ease tariffs for 90 days as trade war talks extended
China and the United States have agreed to suspend some of the heavy trade tariffs imposed against one another as they prepare to extend negotiations aimed at lowering trade war tensions, Al Jazeera reported.
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2025-05-12 22:08
By Xavier Villar
Washington’s self-sabotage: Why US media tactics threaten Iran deal prospects
MADRID – The fourth round of nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran, held in Muscat on Sunday, May 11, concluded on a surprisingly constructive note.
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2025-05-12 22:07
Iran, Egypt discuss nuclear talks and Gaza ceasefire efforts
TEHRAN – A high-level conversation took place Monday between Iranian and Egyptian diplomats, focusing on the indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington as well as the situation in Gaza.
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2025-05-11 22:43
By staff writer
Red Sea truce and Israel’s dilemma between Sanaa’s calculations and Trump’s priorities
LONDON - On May 7, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire agreement with the Sanaa government, mediated by the Sultanate of Oman, aimed at securing navigation in the Red Sea.
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2025-05-11 22:42
Prospects of Saudi ties to Israel elusive as Trump seeks $1 trillion bonanza
When U.S. President Donald Trump lands in Riyadh on Tuesday, he will be greeted with opulent ceremonies, gilded palaces and the prospect of $1 trillion in investments. But, the raging war in Gaza has denied him one goal he has long craved: Saudi-Israel normalization.
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2025-05-11 22:35
By Sondoss Al Asaad
What is Washington's interest in drying up Lebanon's cash economy?
BEIRUT — Ahead of May 2026 parliamentary elections, Washington is counting on the impact of a series of punitive measures against the Shiite duo, Hezbollah and the Amal Movement.
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2025-05-11 22:33
By Sahar Dadjoo
Trump’s delivery of advanced arms to Israel without scrutiny
TEHRAN - During Donald Trump’s second presidency, the U.S.-Israel relationship has entered a new phase marked by intensified military, political, and diplomatic support.
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2025-05-10 23:06
China, US hold talks on tariffs in first bid to de-escalate trade war
China’s trade envoy He Lifeng has met United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Switzerland for talks aimed at easing a trade war between the superpowers that is roiling global markets.
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2025/05/10
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Witkoff dims prospects for nuclear agreement as he demands concessions on Iran’s red lines
TEHRAN – President Donald Trump’s special West Asia envoy Steve Witkoff dampened hopes for a potential breakthrough in indirect nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington ahead of a fourth round of the discussions, as he told a U.S. news outlet that Iran should “dismantle” its uranium enrichment facilities and ship the material “far away”.
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2025/05/09
By Jafar Yaghoubi
Narrative warfare: How Trump uses preemptive optimism to pressure Iran
TEHRAN – In a world increasingly shaped by narratives, optimism can be used in a preemptive strike. While recent rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump and his confidantes oscillates between threats of dismantlement and a sense of measured optimism regarding a potential deal with Iran, Iran’s strategic patience must be translated to strategic caution at this stage. Iranian policymakers know better than to be drawn into the illusion of goodwill.
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2025-05-09 22:22
‘Enrichment is our right,’ Iran’s academics rally behind nuclear negotiators
A coalition of prominent Iranian professors, scholars, and professionals has issued a public statement endorsing the Islamic Republic’s diplomatic efforts in nuclear negotiations and advocating for peaceful engagement with the United States and Western nations.
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2025-05-09 22:11
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lessons Lebanon can learn from what is happening in Syria
BEIRUT — By intensifying its attacks on “New Syria”—under the pretext of protecting the Druze—the Israeli enemy is trying to make anyone who dares to challenge the HTS-led regime’s positions understand that they are forbidden from objecting to Israel’s known conspiracy to expand, destabilize, and subjugate West Asia’s peoples.
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2025-05-07 22:51
Next round of Iran-U.S. talks pending Omani coordination, says Tehran
TEHRAN – Iran says the date and venue of the next round of indirect negotiations with the United States will be announced by Oman once finalized.
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2025-05-07 22:48
US, China to hold ice-breaker trade talks in Geneva on Saturday
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer will meet China's economic tsar He Lifeng, in Switzerland this weekend for talks that could be the first step toward resolving a trade war disrupting the global economy, Reuters reported.
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2025-05-07 22:44
By Wesam Bahrani
Yemen warns Israelis to stay in shelters
TEHRAN – Yemen has warned the Israeli regime of a painful response while revealing that America had called for a ceasefire.
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2025-05-07 02:35
Oman says it mediated US-Yemen ‘ceasefire’
In a statement late on Tuesday night, Oman announced it had conducted “recent discussions and contacts” with the United States and “relevant authorities” in the Ansarallah-controlled Yemen.
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2025-05-06 22:41
Netanyahu seeking to drag it into another disaster: Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry Abbas Araghchi has sharply criticized the destructive role of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in exacerbating regional instability and undermining diplomatic efforts between Iran and the United States.
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2025-05-06 22:36
By Soheila Zarfam
Iran says ‘swift’ response will follow any US-Israeli aggression
TEHRAN – Recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who have threatened unwarranted action against Tehran based on unsubstantiated claims of involvement in Yemeni resistance against Israeli aggression, have drawn a firm response from Iran, with the country’s Ambassador to the United Nations promising a “swift” response to any illegal aggression by Washington or Tel Aviv.