As talks expected later this week faltered over venue and format,tensions in the Persian Gulf continued to rise.
On Tuesday, US forces shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone approaching a US aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, while armed Iranian…
Category: 1. Iran
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Tehran arrests Oscar-nominated Iranian screenwriter
TEHRAN, Iran: Just weeks before the Academy Awards, an Iranian screenwriter, nominated for an Oscar for the Iranian drama “It Was Just an Accident,” has been arrested in Tehran.
Representatives for the film said over the weekend that Mehdi…
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Trumps Board of Peace Is a Dystopia in Motion
While the sheer pomposity, Trumpian megalomania, and painfully paradoxical context surrounding the so-called Board of Peace (BoP) might tempt some to dismiss it as mere spectacle or farce, its criminal, inhumane, and hegemonic nature makes it far…
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Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2230 GMT, Feb. 4
CAIRO — Iran and the United States are set to hold talks in Oman’s capital Muscat on Friday, officials confirmed on Wednesday, capping days of public disagreement over the venue and agenda that laid bare the profound discord between the two…
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Roundup: Iran, U.S. to meet Friday in Oman amid deep divisions, military posturing
CAIRO, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Iran and the United States are set to hold talks in Oman’s capital Muscat on Friday, officials confirmed on Wednesday, capping days of public disagreement over the venue and agenda that laid bare the profound discord…
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Rights groups call for probe into alleged chemical use in Iran protests
The group, calling itself the “People’s Red Lion and Sun Groups of Iran,” issued its founding statement on Tuesday, nearly a month after demonstrations erupted across the country and the subsequent violence that has left more than 36,500…
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Iran unveils new underground missile base amid tensions with U.S.
TEHRAN, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday unveiled a new underground missile base amid tensions with the United States, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
The base was unveiled during a visit…
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U.S.-Iran nuclear talks reconfirmed to be held in Oman: report
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (Xinhua)– The Trump administration has changed its mind and agreed on Wednesday afternoon to hold nuclear talks with Iran in Oman on Friday, according to the latest report from U.S. media outlet Axios.
Earlier on Wednesday,…
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2nd LD Writethru: Iranian FM says nuke talks with U.S. to be held in Muscat on Friday
TEHRAN, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Iran’s nuclear talks with the United States will be held in Oman’s Muscat on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday.
He said on social media platform X that the talks will take place at…
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Iran, US to hold nuclear talks in Muscat on Friday: FM
Iran’s foreign minister says nuclear negotiations between the country and the United States are scheduled to take place in the Omani capital Muscat on Friday morning.
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