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No Meeting Set Yet Between Iran and U.S. Over Nuclear Talks After War with Israel
TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Iran has said there’s currently no scheduled meeting with the United States to resume stalled nuclear talks, following the recent 12-day war with Israel that disrupted ongoing negotiations. Foreign...

Calls grow in Iran for restricting Germany’s trade activity in Hormuz Strait
Calls have grown in Iran for the government to reduce its trade dealings with Germany and to restrict its cargo transport activity in the Persian Gulf after Berlin offered unconditional support for Israel’s recent aggression against Iranian...

Civilians bore brunt of Israeli aggression against Iran: Red Crescent
Iranian civilians, rather than combatants, suffered the most casualties during Israel’s aggression against the country, according to the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS). “The greatest harm has been inflicted on civilians. Among the...

After Iran, U.S. ‘Bunker Buster’ Missiles Could Threaten Russia As Trump Mulls Arming Ukraine With Tomahawks: Reports
The Donald Trump administration has made a major U-turn in policy, moving from a brief pause in arms delivery to resuming and expanding weapons support for Ukraine. There is speculation that the new support package could include some long-range...

Iran slams Israeli attack on Syria's Sweida, UNSC inaction
In a statement on Tuesday, Esmail Baghaei, spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressed deep concern over the clashes that occurred in the Sweida region in southern Syria, which have resulted in the deaths of dozens of...

Israel bidding to ‘complete colonial genocide project’ against Palestinians: Iran
Iran has sharply denounced the Israeli regime for trying to “complete its colonial genocide project” against Palestinians through ever more lethal and devastating assaults. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei delivered the remarks on...

FBI seeks info on three Iranian intelligence officers
1 of 3 | The FBI on Tuesday issued a poster seeking information on Reza Amiri Moghadam. Image Courtesy of the FBI July 15 (UPI) -- The FBI is seeking information on three Iranian intelligence officers accused of abducting retired FBI special agent...

Iran’s oil exports at all-time records in May
Figures by Kpler, a major energy analytics firm, cited in a Sunday report by Fars news agency showed that Iran had exported nearly 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in May, on par with figures seen in September last year and one of...

Iraq moves to ward off US sanctions over Iran oil smuggling
An oil tanker in the Persian Gulf near Bushehr in southern Iran on 29 April 2024. [Getty] Iraqi officials are trying to stop the US from slapping sanctions on its critical oil sector over suspicions that Iran is smuggling crude through the...

World News | India Advises Citizens to Avoid Non-essential Travel to Iran
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Indian Embassy in Iran issued a travel advisory on Wednesday, urging Indian nationals to avoid non-essential travel to Iran. The advisory comes amid rising security concerns in the region over the past several...

Iran talks tough on Israel
In a meeting with Iraq’s Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari in Tehran, Pezeshkian said, “The Zionist regime is trying to break up the region and steal its resources.” He stressed the need for unity. “We must support each other and avoid...
Roundup: Mideast countries condemn Israeli military intervention in Syria's clashes
CAIRO, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Several Middle Eastern countries on Tuesday condemned Israel's military intervention in the clashes in Syria's southern province of Sweida among local Druze armed factions, Bedouin tribes, and the interim government's...

Israel’s principal goal in Persian Gulf region is ‘regime change’ in Iran: Ex-CIA officer
By Syed Zafar Mehdi The Israeli aggression against Iran was “definitely intended” to sabotage diplomacy as its principal objective in the Persian Gulf region is “to bring regime change in Iran,” says an American analyst. In an interview with the...

Israel military says intercepted missile fired from Yemen
Israel military says intercepted missile fired from Yemen by AFP Staff Writers Jerusalem (AFP) May 22, 2025 Air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem, where AFP journalists reported loud booms overhead, as the Israeli military announced it had...

Iran-Israel war: A clash of missiles, narratives, and digital battlegrounds
TEHRAN – The recent 12-day war between Iran and Israel wasn’t just another flare-up in the volatile West Asia region—it was a seismic shift. While the exchange of missiles and drones lasted less than two weeks, the war exposed deeper truths about...

Five Iranians nabbed at US northern border as terror fears grip small towns
Counterterrorism expert Jonathan Gilliam said Iranian sleeper cells might be hiding "in plain sight" as Iran has issued threats against America. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokesman confirmed...

Jaishankar meets foreign ministers of Russia, Iran in Tianjin
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers Council meeting in China’s Tianjin and reviewed...

Israel struck a notorious Iranian prison. Its inmates are paying a price.
Hours earlier, Israeli airstrikes hit the sprawling compound that holds thousands of detainees, many of them political prisoners. The destruction and damage was so extensive—far more than outside observers initially realized—that the prisoners...

Iran's Parliament approves increased military budget
Monday, July 14th 2025 - 18:39 UTC President Masoud Pezeshkian admitted he sustained minor leg injuries in an Israeli airstrike The Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has approved a bill to increase state military...

Iran Seeks Backing from China and Russia After U.S. Airstrikes
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has urged security coordination from countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which includes China and Russia, at a summit of the group in China. Newsweek has reached out to the U.S. State...