Trump says Iran wants deal, hails economy
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that Iran “looks like it wants to make a deal very badly,” as he pointed to what he described as progress in talks on Iran, Russia and Ukraine, while also touting economic gains and lower prices at home. “We had very, very good talks today, having […]
Oman mediates indirect US-Iran talks over Tehran’s nuclear program
MUSCAT(RAHNUMA): Oman mediated indirect talks Friday between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program, with convoys for the two countries arriving for meetings separately with the sultanate’s top diplomat. There was no immediate comment from either the Iranian or the American sides. Associated Press journalists saw Iranians at a palace on the outskirts […]
US defends sanctions on Iran, Myanmar at Congress
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) The United States has defended its sanctions-led foreign policy toward Iran and Myanmar, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent telling lawmakers that economic pressure remains a central pillar of Washington’s national security and global financial stability strategy. Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s 2025 annual […]
Trump says US negotiating with Iran ‘right now’
WASHINGTON(RAHNUMA): The US is negotiating with Iran “right now,” President Donald Trump said Tuesday. “They are negotiating,” Trump told reporters at the White House, without providing further details. His remarks came after a US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft […]
Trump weighs Iran strikes to inspire renewed protests, sources say
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): US President Donald Trump is weighing options against Iran that include targeted strikes on security forces and leaders to inspire protesters, multiple sources said, even as Israeli and Arab officials said air power alone would not topple the clerical rulers. Two US sources familiar with the discussions said Trump wanted to create conditions for […]
Iran ready for peace process within international law, president tells Saudi crown prince
Tehran, Jan 28 (IANS) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian voiced Iran’s readiness to welcome any process leading to peace and conflict prevention “within the international law framework while fully safeguarding the rights of the country and its people.” He made the remarks in a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman […]
Trump warns Iran to negotiate as US armada moves closer
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked Iran to move quickly toward negotiations as a large American naval force advanced to the region, raising pressure on Tehran amid heightened Middle East tensions. In a radio interview with WABC host Sid Rosenberg, Trump said, “We have a big armada going over there […]
Iran says it did not request negotiations with US
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said he had not been in contact with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in recent days or requesting negotiations, state media reported on Wednesday. US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday another “armada” is floating toward Iran and that he hopes Tehran would make a deal with Washington. The […]
Iranian Women’s Education in Post-Shah Era
(RAHNUMA) One of the least discussed yet most consequential transformations in Islamic Iran has been the dramatic rise in women’s literacy and educational attainment since the collapse of the Pahlavi monarchy in 1979. Stripped of political slogans and cultural caricatures, the statistics themselves tell a story of structural change—particularly in access to education for women […]
‘Negotiations with Iran have to happen,’ Steve Witkoff tells Arab News
DAVOS(RAHNUMA): Iran must come and sit at the diplomatic table, US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff told Arab News on Wednesday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. “That has to happen. It’s important. If Iran goes, so the region goes, and so we have to get that straight,” […]
