ISTANBUL, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday in Istanbul that, “Iran has no problem with negotiating and wants to negotiate. However, negotiations cannot begin under threat.”
Iran’s currency plunge in late December 2025 sparked nationwide protests that quickly escalated from economic grievances into calls for an end to the Islamic Republic. The crackdown that followed was unusually violent, killing thousands under a…
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The remarks come amid heightened regional tensions, concerns over potential U.S.-Iran confrontation, and growing warnings from Ankara and Tehran about Israel’s hostile actions. Both ministers framed…
A billboard on Enqelab Square, Tehran, pictured in August 2025.
Photo: Atta Kenare (AFP)
A gigantic billboard…
A gigantic billboard threatening a US naval flotilla that is currently nearing the Iranian coast is the latest visual propaganda message that has been rolled out above one Tehran street corner in recent months.
A billboard threatening US naval…
TEHRAN/BAKU, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jeyhun Bayramov, on Thursday exchanged views on tensions in the region in the wake of the U.S. military buildup, according to the…
ISTANBUL/TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Trkiye is prepared to play a facilitating role between Iran and the United States to help ease regional tensions.
Erdogan made the remarks during a…
Pars Today – The presidents of Iran and Turkey emphasized adopting diplomatic, engagement-based, and dialogue-oriented solutions to resolve issues.
“Masoud Pezeshkian,” the President of Iran, and “Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,” the…
ISTANBUL, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday urged Iran and the United States to return immediately to the negotiating table, noting that diplomacy is the only way to prevent further escalation in the region.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Firdan held a press conference in Istanbul on Friday.
Prior to that, the two ministers held a meeting.
The meeting took place amid escalated US tensions in the…
