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IRAN'S FOREIGN Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS) No conclusion will be reached in US-Iran peace negotiations if the US insists on discussing Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told state media outlet Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Friday. “The negotiations are focused on ending the war, and the issues related to the nuclear issue are not going to be discussed in detail at this stage,” Baghaei stated. “Therefore, if we try to go into the details of this issue at this stage, we will not reach a conclusion.” Baghaei claimed that US demands aimed at tempering Iran’s nuclear ambitions were “unreasonable” and “excessive,” blaming the American efforts for causing previous peace negotiations to collapse. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei cl...

FOR IRAN’S Christian community, the postwar crackdown has been particularly severe, with at least 50 members detained by authorities. Here, Iranian Christians take part in the New Year prayer ceremony at a church in Tehran last January. (photo credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters) The  Islamic Republic  has increasingly targeted religious minorities, raiding their facilities and sentencing members to lengthy prison terms on vague charges, an expert from Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) told  The Jerusalem Post . CSW’s Research and Advocacy Officer for the  Middle East  and North Africa, who can only be identified as “Mena” for security reasons, told the  Post  that Iran’s legislation targeting so-called “cults” has enabled the regime “to impose a range of punishments, including prison sentences of between two and five years; deprivation of civil rights, such as voting, for up to 15 years; and heavy monetary fines” for engaging in religiou...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (R) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio give remarks at the NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, on May 22, 2026. (photo credit: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images) The United States has seen some progress in talks with Iran and is in constant communication with the  Pakistani mediators , but there is more work to be done, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday. "There's been some progress. I wouldn't exaggerate it. I wouldn't diminish it," Rubio told reporters after a  NATO ministers meeting  in Sweden. "There's more work to be done," he added. "We're not there yet. I hope we get there." US President Donald Trump  would prefer to do a good deal, Rubio said. The core concern remains that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, and the issue of future uranium enrichment needs to be discussed, as well as reopening the  Strait of Hormuz , he added. Go to the full article...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (R) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio give remarks at the NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, on May 22, 2026. (photo credit: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images) The United States has seen some progress in talks with Iran and is in constant communication with the  Pakistani mediators , but there is more work to be done, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday. "There's been some progress. I wouldn't exaggerate it. I wouldn't diminish it," Rubio told reporters after a  NATO ministers meeting  in Sweden. "There's more work to be done," he added. "We're not there yet. I hope we get there." US President Donald Trump  would prefer to do a good deal, Rubio said. The core concern remains that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, and the issue of future uranium enrichment needs to be discussed, as well as reopening the  Strait of Hormuz , he added. Go to the full article...

Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, attends the preparatory ministerial meeting for emergency Arab-Islamic summit in Doha, Qatar September 14, 2025. (photo credit: Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS) A Qatari negotiating team arrived in Tehran on Friday in coordination with the United States to try to help secure a deal to end the war with Iran and  resolve outstanding issues , a source with knowledge of the matter told  Reuters  on Friday. Doha, which has worked as a mediator in the Gaza war and other areas of international tension, had till now distanced itself from playing a mediation role in the Iran war after it came under attack from Iranian missiles and drones during the  latest conflict . "A Qatari negotiation team is in Tehran on Friday," the source said, adding that the team had traveled in coordination with the United States and was there to help "reach a final...

The IDF killed two terrorists on Thursday who approached troops stationed in southern Lebanon near the border, announced the military. The armed terrorists were spotted near IDF soldiers and were killed by an airstrike when they approached the troops’ position. "IDF soldiers operating in the area subsequently began searches to ensure no additional hostile presence remained in the area," the military said, adding that no suspicious findings were identified. The military also guaranteed that they are "in continuous contact with communities in northern Israel and will provide updates on any developments." Go to the full article > >

I ranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meets with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2026. (photo credit: Iranian Parliament Speaker Office/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS) Iran's foreign minister met Pakistan's interior minister on Friday to discuss proposals to end the  US-Israeli war, Iranian  media reported, with  Tehran  and Washington still at odds over Tehran's uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz. Two days after presenting the Iranians with the latest US message in the negotiations, Syed Mohsin Naqvi held another round of talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Tehran, the semi-official  Tasnim  and ISNA news agencies reported. Naqvi was facilitating communication to try and achieve a framework for ending the war and resolving differences, ISNA reported. Go to the full article > >