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July 5, 2026 10:37 AM

Mass grief in Iran at Khamenei funeral after US, Israel war killing

Tens of thousands of Iranians thronged a vast outdoor prayer complex in Tehran on Saturday to view the coffins of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader killed at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, and his family. Dressed in black and draped in the red, white and green flags of the Islamic Republic of Iran, mourners held up portraits of Khamenei and his son and successor, Mojtaba. In a show of public devotion to the Islamic Republic's theocratic state and revolutionary zeal, Iran i...

June 23, 2026 9:36 PM

Trump says Iran agreed to nuclear inspections into ‘infinity’, Tehran denies US claims

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Iran had agreed to nuclear inspections into "infinity", despite Tehran's denials, and that unfrozen Iranian assets would be used to buy humanitarian supplies from the United States. Washington agreed to waive sanctions on Iran for 60 days from Monday after the first round of talks under a nascent peace deal agreed last week on ending more than three months of war. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the talks with Iranian officials in the Swiss mountai...

June 23, 2026 1:45 AM

‘Very productive 36 hours’, says US Vice President Vance as he departs from Switzerland after talks with Iran

US Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that technical talks between the United States and Iran in Switzerland had made significant progress, including agreements on maritime security, regional stability and nuclear oversight, as efforts continued to ease tensions in West Asia. Speaking to reporters after the discussions at Burgenstock, Vance described the negotiations as a "very productive 36 hours" and said both sides had established a mechanism to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains open a...

June 22, 2026 6:30 PM

Vance cites progress in Iran talks, nuclear inspections

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that progress has been made in talks with Iran, with Tehran agreeing to allow nuclear inspectors and establish mechanisms to handle its frozen assets and manage ceasefires. Speaking after talks in Switzerland, Vance also cited a mechanism to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, with technical talks set to continue in the days and weeks to come. Conversations over nuclear inspections in Iran could start as soon as this week, he said. (Reuters)...

June 22, 2026 3:34 AM

Vance says Iran talks making progress as delegations meet in Switzerland

US Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that talks with Iran were making progress, expressing optimism that negotiators could advance discussions further as senior delegations met in Switzerland to address Tehran's nuclear programme and regional security issues. Delegations from the United States and Iran began closed-door talks at the Burgenstock resort overlooking Lake Lucerne, with representatives from Qatar and Pakistan participating as facilitators. Speaking to reporters before the meet...

June 11, 2026 9:49 AM

US Conducts Fresh Strikes on Iran; Tehran Announces Strait of Hormuz Closure

The United States carried out a fresh round of military strikes on Iranian targets on Thursday, while Iran announced the closure of the strategically important Strait of Hormuz and launched retaliatory actions against locations hosting US forces in the region. US Central Command said it had completed a second consecutive day of what it described as "self-defence strikes", targeting Iranian air-defence systems, radar installations, communications infrastructure and surveillance capabilities....

May 9, 2026 9:43 AM

Tehran could withstand blockade for four months, CIA report shows, as fighting flares

Efforts to end the war between the U.S. and Iran appeared to stall as the two sides traded fire in the Gulf on Friday, while a U.S. intelligence analysis concluded Tehran could withstand a naval blockade for months. A CIA assessment indicated that Iran would not suffer severe economic pressure from a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports for about another four months, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter, suggesting that U.S. leverage over Tehran remains limited as the two sides seek ...

April 24, 2026 12:05 PM

Indian Embassy in Tehran advises Indians to avoid travel to Iran

The Embassy of India in Tehran has issued a fresh advisory urging Indian citizens to avoid travelling to Iran amid ongoing regional tensions and uncertainty surrounding flight operations. In a post on X, the Embassy said Indian nationals are “strongly advised not to travel to Iran, whether by air or land,” citing continued airspace restrictions and operational challenges affecting international flights to and from the country. The advisory also reiterated that Indian citizens currently in ...

April 15, 2026 10:24 PM

Trump says Iran war ‘close to over’; Pakistan army chief arrives in Tehran to mediate

U.S. President Donald Trump said the war he launched with Israel on Iran was close to over, as the army chief of mediator Pakistan arrived in Tehran to try to prevent a renewal of the conflict. The diplomatic push came as U.S. and Iranian officials weighed a return to Pakistan for further talks after negotiations there ended on Sunday without a breakthrough. Israel expects a two-week ceasefire agreed last week with the Iranians to be extended, a source told Reuters. Pakistan's military confi...

April 9, 2026 10:10 AM

Trump says US military to stay around Iran; threatens action if Tehran fails to comply with deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday its military ships and aircraft will remain around Iran and threatened that the U.S. will start "shooting" again unless Tehran fully complies with the deal reached with Washington. "All U.S. Ships, Aircraft, and Military Personnel, with additional Ammunition, Weaponry ... will remain in place in, and around, Iran, until such time as the REAL AGREEMENT reached is fully complied with," Trump said on his Truth Social platform. "If for any reason it is...