Iran: IRGC rejects Trump’s claim of backchannel talks
Tehran, Aug 17 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that there is a backchannel for talks between Washington and the IRGC. In an interview with the semi-official Tasnim news agency, IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi called Trump’s claim a “delusion,” saying no dialogue is going on between […]
Iran, Oman close in on Hormuz deal
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) Iran and Oman have agreed on shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, but technical discussions continue, and a broader deal governing traffic through the strategic waterway has not yet been finalised. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that negotiations had progressed smoothly over the past three weeks. A joint […]
Iran says it manages Strait of Hormuz after Trump claims US control
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): A senior Iranian official said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz remains under the control of the Islamic republic after President Donald Trump claimed US control over the strategic waterway. “Today, you see that the Strait of Hormuz is under the management and control of the Islamic republic, and our country continues on […]
India, Iran explore civilisational ties for education and research cooperation
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Education, and Masoud Shams‑Bakhsh, Acting Minister of Science, Research and Technology of Iran, on Friday met in Bhubaneswar and discussed the potential arising from civilisational ties between India and Iran. “Masoud Shams‑Bakhsh, Acting Minister of Science, Research and Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran, met […]
Iran, Oman reach understanding on Hormuz Strait reopening deal: Reports
Riyadh, Tehran, Aug 6 (IANS) Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the outlines of an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for 60 days, Saudi-based Al Hadath news channel and Al Arabiya news channel reported Thursday, both citing high-ranking sources. The sources said the agreement, which still needs approval by Iran’s Supreme […]
IRGC warns of harsh response to nations involved with US in attacks against Iran
Tehran, July 30 (IANS) The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Thursday warned of a harsh and firm response to nations involved in the US attacks and crimes against Iran, local media reported. In a statement released on Thursday, the IRGC’s Public Relations warned the US’ accomplices in West Asia and beyond to change their […]
Trump holds talks on Iran, Ukraine
Washington, July 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump held separate White House talks on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the United States confronted two wars and difficult diplomatic choices. Both meetings took place behind closed doors in the Oval Office. The White House did not open either […]
Netanyahu to visit US tomorrow, set to discuss Iran situation with Trump
Jerusalem, July 26 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit Washington on Monday to meet with US President Donald Trump and discuss the situation in Iran. Speaking at a government meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu said that, “Tomorrow I will fly to Washington to meet, at his invitation, with President Trump, and afterwards […]
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 […]
