UN chief calls on US and Iran to halt new outbreak of fighting
NEW YORK(RAHNUMA): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the United States and Iran Sunday to halt their new outbreak of fighting in the Middle East war and resume talks to end it. Guterres specifically mentioned US attacks on Iran and the latter’s strikes on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and US allies in the Gulf […]
IAEA has lost all knowledge on Iran’s nuclear program: UN political chief
NEW YORK(RAHNUMA): The International Atomic Energy Agency lost continuity of knowledge across all of Iran’s declared nuclear facilities following US and Israeli strikes that began Feb. 28, 2026, which “could not be restored,” a senior UN official told the Security Council on Friday. Rosemary DiCarlo, UN under-secretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs, said the loss […]
Iran using diplomacy to ‘manage crises, gain time,’ Bahrain tells UN Security Council
NEW YORK CITY(RAHNUMA): Bahrain’s UN envoy has accused Iran of using diplomatic agreements to “manage crises and gain time” while attacking Gulf states. Jamal Al-Rowaiei was speaking in the Security Council on Friday as it reviews the latest report on implementation of Resolution 2231, an endorsement of the JCPOA in 2015. The meeting, held under […]
US and Iran enter technical talks to secure peace deal, restart shipping
DOHA/DUBAI(RAHNUMA): The US and Iran held technical talks in Doha on Wednesday as they seek to agree on the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and secure a lasting ceasefire, a source with direct knowledge of the talks and an Iranian official said. US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy […]
Bahrain seeks emergency UN Security Council meeting after Iranian attacks
NEW YORK(RAHNUMA): Bahrain on Wednesday requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council following Iran’s recent attack on the kingdom, Arab News has learned. The meeting is expected to take place on Thursday, with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al-Zayani arriving in New York on Wednesday to participate in the session. The request […]
Iran holds meeting with US, Qatar on Lebanon, frozen funds: state media
TEHRAN(RAHNUMA): Iranian state television said on Sunday that delegations from Iran, Qatar and the United States were holding a meeting in Switzerland to discuss a ceasefire in Lebanon and Iran’s frozen assets. “A tripartite meeting involving Iran, the United States and Qatar on the subjects of a comprehensive ceasefire in Lebanon and Iran’s blocked assets […]
Vance reports progress in Iran talks
Burgenstock (Switzerland), June 21 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that negotiators had already made “great progress” in talks with Iran at a Swiss resort overlooking Lake Lucerne, expressing confidence that further advances could be achieved in the coming hours as senior delegations met to discuss Tehran’s nuclear programme and wider regional security […]
US, Iran to meet Friday at Buergenstock: Swiss Foreign Ministry
Geneva, June 18 (IANS) The United States and Iran still plan to meet on Friday in the Buergenstock mountain resort in Switzerland for initial negotiations on the implementation of their agreement, the Swiss Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. Switzerland welcomes the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran, said the […]
Iran and Israel say they have halted strikes on each other for now
DUBAI/JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Iran and Israel said on Monday they had halted attacks on each other following an appeal from US President Donald Trump that they immediately “stop ‘shooting’,” though Tehran said it would resume strikes if Israel continued to hit Hezbollah in Lebanon. The wave of attacks over the past 24 hours marked the most direct […]
Syria postpones Hajj return flights as Iran, Israel resume fighting
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Syrian authorities postponed all flights scheduled for Monday to transport pilgrims from Madinah in Saudi Arabia to the airports in Aleppo and Damascus due to the resumption of fighting between Iran and Israel. The Ministry of Awqaf announced that two aircraft carrying nearly 700 Syrian pilgrims were diverted to the airport in Amman, Jordan. […]
