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(MENAFN) Iran is prepared to return to negotiations with the United States but insists on receiving “credible guarantees” against further attacks before talks can resume, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday, according to reports....

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(MENAFN) Indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States are ongoing through Qatar and Oman, an Iranian lawmaker said on Saturday, even as tensions between Tehran and Washington stay elevated, according to local media.

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(MENAFN) Israeli artillery fire struck several locations across southern Lebanon, affecting towns and surrounding areas in the western sector and Bint Jbeil district, according to reports on Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy says a second supertanker has hit a naval mine and caught fire while navigating the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.

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(MENAFN) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday he hopes his nominee for defense minister will “survive,” alleging that the candidate is among individuals targeted on a US “assassination list.” Pezeshkian made the comments in a virtual...

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(MENAFN) Syrian intelligence forces have arrested Ali Kayali, also known as Mihrac Ural, a key suspect in the 2013 Baniyas massacre, as he allegedly attempted to cross the border and flee the country, according to state media reports on Thursday....

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(MENAFN) An oil supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude struck a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, setting off a massive explosion and fire, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy of Iran said.

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian girl died Sunday after Israeli forces fired on a camp for displaced families in central Gaza, the official Palestinian news agency reported.

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(MENAFN) A prayer room and a vehicle were set ablaze, while racist slogans were painted on the site, during an attack by Israeli settlers in Mukhmas, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, early Wednesday, according to reports citing a local official....

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces detained 11 Palestinians, including former prisoners and a woman, during early Thursday raids across the occupied West Bank, confiscating cash, mobile phones, identification documents and a vehicle, according to the...

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian woman was killed and two others, including a girl, were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Gaza City early Wednesday, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iranian exports to Pakistan have been "temporarily" suspended because of banking sanctions, while goods continue to enter Iran from Pakistan, according to reports published Saturday.

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(MENAFN) US Vice President JD Vance indicated that he may have held a different position from President Donald Trump regarding the war with Iran, acknowledging that disagreements over individual issues can arise within political alliances. “Even...

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(MENAFN) Vice President JD Vance has indicated he may have broken with President Donald Trump over the Iran war, according to an interview broadcast Friday.

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(MENAFN) Representatives from more than 10 countries, including Türkiye, left the conference hall on Thursday as Israeli President Isaac Herzog began addressing an Asian security summit in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. The walkout occurred around...

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(MENAFN) The US State Department said on Friday it is “greatly concerned” after photographer Heidi Levine, who works for a major US newspaper, was attacked by Israeli occupiers in the occupied West Bank. “The Department of State is aware of these...

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian girl was killed by Israeli army fire in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday as military attacks continued across the enclave despite a ceasefire that has been in place since October 2025. Medical sources said Misk Hazem...

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(MENAFN) US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned on Saturday that Iran must quickly choose between giving up its “nuclear ambitions” in negotiations and facing military action. “Iran’s going to have a choice to make real quick about whether...

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(MENAFN) US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Saturday that Iran must choose between reaching an agreement that ends its “nuclear ambitions” and facing severe military consequences. “Iran’s going to have a choice to make real quick about...

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(MENAFN) Spain is considering acquiring an additional 15 Hurjet trainer aircraft from Türkiye, following an agreement to purchase 30 of the supersonic jets, according to Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) CEO Mehmet Demiroglu.