Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani – seemingly the de facto leader of Iran following the liquidation of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Operation Epic Fury – insisted on social media that he will never negotiate with the United States, but there were reports on Sunday that Larijani has quietly reached out through intermediaries in Oman to resume nuclear talks.
The Chinese Defense Ministry on Saturday denounced the United States as a “war addict” for launching strikes on Iran, while more temperate Chinese government organs called for an immediate cease-fire.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed on Thursday that an “understanding” was reached on “most elements of a potential agreement with the U.S.” during talks in Geneva, Switzerland, but no major breakthroughs were announced.
The United States and Iran began the third round of their current cycle of indirect nuclear talks in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday, under the looming threat of U.S. military action and Iran’s belligerent threats to respond with attacks across the Middle East.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) held military drills on Tuesday, reportedly including tests for new weapons, even as top military official Ali Larijani was preparing to deliver Iran’s latest response in negotiations with the United States, and President Donald Trump was preparing to deliver his State of the Union (SOTU) address.
A senior Iranian official said concessions on uranium enrichment could be offered, but only if the U.S. meets Iran’s demands on sanctions.
Iran fired live missiles into the Strait of Hormuz and temporarily disrupted traffic through the strategic oil chokepoint Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s envoys opened high-stakes nuclear talks in Geneva, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei simultaneously warning that American warships could be sent “to the bottom of the sea.”
The Iranian regime seems to be doing everything possible to derail Friday’s scheduled talks between Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, including last-minute demands for a change of venue from Turkey to Oman.
Saudi international relations expert Dr. Salem Alyami told Saudi news network Al Arabiya on Wednesday that the Kingdom’s major diplomatic concern at the moment is containing the Iran-Israel conflict to keep the rest of the Middle East from destabilizing.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday denied reports that Iran has proposed “direct” nuclear talks with the United States, and possibly even a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian.
MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” host and NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell said that the celebration of “Death to Israel Day” in Iran made it “not a great day” for Iran to reach a deal and “be seen shaking
Kentucky Senator and Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul argued the US should keep the interim agreement with Iran in place while negotiating with the country and blasting sanctuary city laws as “inexcusable” on Thursday’s “On the Record” on the Fox News
Secretary of State John Kerry said that “we shouldn’t get up and leave” negotiations with Iran “simply because the clock strikes midnight” while assuring that the talks were “not open-ended” during remarks in Vienna on Thursday. Kerry said, “let me
Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) argued “our red lines to the Iranians seem to be green lights” on Wednesday’s “Wolf” on CNN. Menendez, after hearing a portion of Thomas Friedman’s op-ed where Friedman argues “It keeps feeling as if it’s always
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) said the “mixed bag” deal with Iran will push Iran “considerably” further away from a nuclear weapon but also will give Iran “greater resources…to do its nefarious work throughout the region” on Tuesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced renewed diplomatic ties with the communist regime of Cuba, with the reopening of Cuban embassies in Washington and Havana for the first time in more than 50 years. U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign
