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2026-02-23 21:45
Tehran dismisses US pressure tactics, says 'surrender' not an option as Geneva talks loom
TEHRAN – As Iran and the United States prepare for the third round of indirect nuclear talks in Geneva this week, Tehran is issuing a clear directive that any agreement must guarantee the nation’s established rights, and that pressure tactics will fail.
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2026-02-23 21:40
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Iran 'ready for any scenario' as it heads into third round of nuclear talks with US
Negotiators to draft new text during Thursday discussions in Geneva
TEHRAN – Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi has confirmed that Iran and the United States will hold a third round of nuclear negotiations in Geneva this Thursday—a meeting Tehran hopes will yield a breakthrough, though it remains fully prepared to defend itself should the U.S. repeat its June 2025 attack on diplomacy.
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2026-02-21 22:11
By Faramarz Kouhpayeh
Trump risking US lives and economy to fight a war for Israel
The president’s push for a war against Iran serves Israeli interests, not American voters, and not even himself
TEHRAN - When Donald Trump was vying for a second term in the White House in 2024, he rolled out a series of promises to American voters. He said he would "end inflation," "make America affordable again," and create millions of jobs. He also pledged to "stop all wars" and become a "president of peace."
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2026-02-20 22:46
Iran exists today because of its missiles, says former UN weapons inspector
As Washington once again raises the prospect of confrontation with Tehran, questions about U.S. intentions—and the limits of American power—have returned to the center of debate in West Asia. In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Scott Ritter, a former UN weapons inspector and U.S. Marine intelligence officer, discussed how Washington views talks with Iran, what it hopes to achieve with the country, as well as the growing risk of military escalation.
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2026-02-18 23:22
By Mohammadreza Mohammadi, International Affairs Researcher
How faulty cognitive maps paralyze US strategy towards Iran
Before examining the causes and consequences of decision‑making in the Iran–U.S. standoff, a fundamental question must first be asked: are decision‑makers’ interpretations and analyses of reality themselves correct?
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2026-02-15 22:02
Iranian negotiator says US can have a nuclear deal with Tehran if it lifts sanctions
TEHRAN - Iran is ready to consider compromises to reach a nuclear deal with the U.S. if the Americans are willing to discuss lifting sanctions, a senior Iranian diplomat has told the BBC.
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2026-02-15 22:02
By Xavier Villar
Constraint, recognition and the endgame of coercion in Iran–US negotiations
MADRID – Oedipus, the Greek tragedy written by Sophocles, does not fall because he is weak. He falls because he cannot accept that some truths exist only at the cost of the order that sustains him. He demands transparency where the structure requires discretion. He moves through every warning, convinced that inquiry and will can bend fate. In the end, what he uncovers is not liberation but the shape of inevitability. The ground beneath him was set long before he began to question it.
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2026-02-14 21:58
By Ibrahim Majed
Netanyahu in Washington: The invisible architecture of US-Iran policy
BEIRUT – When Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington, the choreography is familiar: handshakes in the Oval Office, invocations of an “unbreakable alliance,” carefully staged symbolism.
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2026-02-14 21:53
By Faramarz Kouhpayeh
A surrendered Iran is a balloon in Trump’s dreams
US president openly admits his aim is pressure and pain, not a diplomatic solution
TEHRAN – When Iran and the United States began new nuclear negotiations earlier this month, the entire region breathed a sigh of relief. West Asia had come close to being drawn into a conflagration after President Donald Trump said he was considering military action against Iran, framing it as support for CIA-backed riots aimed at toppling the government.
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2026-02-13 22:11
By Sheida Sabzehvari
Tehran reiterates missile red line as Israel pushes to sink nuclear talks
Shamkhani repeats Iran ready for potential war
TEHRAN – Iran will not acquiesce to U.S. demands regarding its missile program, a senior Iranian defense official said, warning that the country is prepared to respond decisively should Washington choose to try out war for a second time.
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2026-02-13 22:10
Top Russian official says Moscow standing by Iran
TEHRAN - Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Council (upper house of parliament) Konstantin Kosachev has held a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali.
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2026-02-09 22:08
Transferring uranium outside Iran not on agenda of Oman talks: nuclear chief
TEHRAN – The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has refuted claims that transferring enriched uranium out of the country was discussed in recent nuclear talks with the United States in Oman, rejecting speculation about the removal of enriched uranium from the country.
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2026-02-09 22:04
FM, military chief brief parliament on nuclear talks, defense capabilities
TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Chairman of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Abdorahim Mousavi attended a closed-door session of Parliament on Monday that focused on the latest developments in the country’s foreign policy domain, especially the trend of talks between Iran and the United States, and the status of Iran’s defense capability.
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2026-02-09 21:46
Pezeshkian says Oman-mediated talks offer fair solution if US shows respect
TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian says the latest indirect talks between Iran and the United States, held in Oman, offer a real opportunity for a just and mutually acceptable resolution of the nuclear issue, provided Washington abandons pressure and excessive demands.
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2026-02-08 22:11
Pezeshkian: Dialogue rooted in Iran’s legal rights, not pressure
TEHRAN — President Masoud Pezeshkian has praised the latest round of indirect nuclear talks between Iran and the United States as a “step forward,” stressing that Tehran’s position stems from rights guaranteed under international law — not concessions made under pressure.
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2026-02-08 22:05
Claudius returns to poison the deal
As diplomatic talks begin in Muscat, Netanyahu rushes to Washington to ensure peace with Iran never materializes
TEHRAN – Shakespeare’s Hamlet shows King Claudius as the main cause of Hamlet’s downfall. Claudius begins by secretly murdering Hamlet’s father and taking the throne, then hides his crime behind the image of a calm and caring king.
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2026-02-07 20:10
TEHRAN PAPERS
Return to the negotiating table
Shargh, in a note, addressed changing the venue of the nuclear talks with the U.S. from Turkey to Oman upon Iran’s insistence. It wrote: Insistence on changing the playing field of negotiations from Istanbul to Muscat has put Washington in a state of 'either-or-nothing' ultimatum. Iran insists that the negotiations be held solely bilaterally so that it can limit the subject of the talks to the nuclear file and avoid discussing its missile capabilities and the resistance groups it supports.
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2026-02-06 20:32
By Xavier Villar
Iran’s strategy under pressure: Deterrence and diplomacy
MADRID – The latest American military build-up in the Persian Gulf was intended to deliver a familiar message: Overwhelming force was presented as a prelude to political submission.
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2026-02-06 20:23
‘Criminal Trump and Netanyahu seeking to drag Iran into chaos,’ says sociologist
TEHRAN - A senior sociologist and political analyst says U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seek to foment turmoil in Iran.
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2026-02-02 21:43
Iran poised for nuclear talks resumption with US, reports say
TEHRAN — Negotiating teams from the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States are reportedly poised to resume high-level discussions in the coming days, with diplomatic momentum building toward a potential meeting in Istanbul as early as Friday.
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2026-02-02 21:41
From the war of the century to the deal of the century
Etemad, in an analytical piece, examined Donald Trump’s current strategy. Trump wants to stand at the edge of the cliff as the deal-maker of the century, but Tehran has reminded him that in the Middle East, the price of any deal is set by blood and oil, not by tweets and tariffs. The international system is experiencing a kind of guided entropy: a moment in which Iran, by leveraging Russia and China as well as its deep regional influence, places the United States in a strategic dead end.
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2026-02-01 20:41
Diplomacy advances despite ‘artificial media war narrative,’ says Iranian security chief
TEHRAN — Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, has countered the prevailing Western rhetoric of inevitable conflict between Iran and the United States.
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2026-02-01 20:40
Qatari FM says Doha backs efforts to ease Tehran-Washington tensions
TEHRAN - The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Qatari Foreign Minister Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani sat down, during his visit to Tehran, with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi and Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani.
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2026-01-11 16:59
Iran thanks Oman for mediation efforts, says bilateral ties will continue to grow
TEHRAN – Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi spent a day in Tehran on Saturday, where he held conversations with top Iranian officials as part of the two countries’ frequent exchanges on bilateral and regional issues.
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2025-12-24 22:21
Iran questions US definition of ‘diplomacy’ after envoy’s ironic remarks at UNSC
TEHRAN – About ten hours after a UNSC session on Iran’s nuclear program concluded on Tuesday, as morning broke in Tehran, Iranian officials began to publicly react to remarks put forth by the U.S. during the meeting. Their reactions signaled that no one in Tehran trusts American pronouncements about diplomacy anymore.
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2025-12-20 21:46
Araghchi to UK FM: Dialogue requires respect, not unilateral pressure
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated the Islamic Republic’s readiness for dialogue, provided it's based on respect for national rights and not unilateral pressure.
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2025-12-02 22:09
By Mona Hojat Ansari
How the Iran-US mediator obsession sidelines what actually matters
The real barrier to diplomacy isn't that Tehran and Washington can't talk —it’s that Washington insists on dictating all terms
TEHRAN – Hopes for a renewed diplomatic breakthrough between Iran and the U.S. have lingered ever since their last round of talks was shattered in June by Israeli and American airstrikes—an unprecedented bombing campaign targeting Iranian nuclear, civilian, and military sites that killed approximately 1,100 people and raised serious questions about Washington’s choice to bomb a country it was negotiating with.
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2025-11-28 22:05
Iran and France don’t see eye to eye in Paris talks, but may meet again
Araghchi returns to Tehran after short stay
TEHRAN – Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister, and his French counterpart displayed no obvious bonhomie during their meeting in Paris this week. In fact, neither side published any footage or photos of the encounter. However, the diplomats are also not loath to repeat the meeting in the future.
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2025-11-19 22:20
By Soheila Zarfam
Why is Trump lying about talks with Iran?
TEHRAN – While speaking to reporters during his Oval Office meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, U.S. President Donald Trump told one lie and one half-truth about Iran. The lie was egregious, and the partial truth carried little persuasive weight.
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2025-11-03 21:34
‘Same results for Israel— only worse’, Iran FM cites greater readiness than 12-day war
TEHRAN – Iran is fully prepared to defend itself against any aggression, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera published on Sunday, asserting that the country’s military, intelligence, and missile capabilities are stronger and more coordinated than ever.