New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Iran's Petroleum Minister Mohsen Paknejad on Thursday met with Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, and the two leaders discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector. The Iranian Minister is in India to participate in the 11th BRICS Energy Ministerial meeting.
Ghalibaf rejects US claim that Iran's unfrozen assets will be spent on US goods Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that US claims that Iran will spend its unfrozen assets to buy US agricultural products were false. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent echoed President Donald Trump on Wednesday and insisted that a large percentage of Iran's unfrozen assets would be used to buy US foods and medicine, even as Iran said it would determine its spending. "America falsely claims our unfrozen assets will buy their agriculture.
MP urges UK government to take action on English football ties to Israeli occupation Submitted by Imran Mulla on Thu, 06/25/2026 - 11:36 Iqbal Mohamed MP says he is concerned that the country's football institutions are 'sportswashing Israel's atrocities' A Pro-palestinian supporter holds a placard as she demonstrates outside Hampden Park stadium, in Glasgow, Scotland, on 31 May 2024 prior to the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 League B Group 2 qualifying football match between Scotland and Israel (Andy Buchanan/AFP) Off Independent British MP Iqbal Mohamed has called for government action over what he says are English football's extensive links to Israel's occupation and war crimes against Palestinians. In a letter sent on Wednesday to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, Mohamed called on the government to address sponsorship links between English football and companies accused of complicity in "Israel's illegal occupation, apartheid, and genocide of the Palestinian people". He argued that the Premier League (EPL), its clubs and the Football Association (FA) should not be associated with firms linked to alleged violations of Palestinian rights.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf rejected US claims regarding the use of Iran’s unfrozen assets, saying Washington has “exported decades of mistrust and broken promises” in response to recent remarks about Tehran’s procurement policies.
The military bloc chief is in Washington to woo US President Donald Trump but faces deepening division under his watch The Italian Defense Ministry has rejected NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte's remarks praising its alleged contribution to the US war against Iran.
The country's military has rejected NATO chief Mark Rutte's praise of its contribution to Operation Epic Fury The Italian Defense Ministry has rejected NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte's remarks praising its alleged contribution to the US war against Iran.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Italy’s foreign minister firmly denied claims that US military operations against Iran involved the use of Italian military bases, following remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte suggesting otherwise.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Quds Force Brigadier General Esmaeil Qaani warned the Zionist regime to withdraw from Lebanon, stressing that continued occupation would end in defeat and humiliation.
Daily electricity and water outages disrupted life across Iran as summer began, with residents blaming years of underinvestment and deteriorating infrastructure despite officials citing rising demand and shrinking water supplies.
The new warning complicated efforts to revive use of the critical waterway as Washington sought regional support for its framework peace agreement with Iran.
Two people killed in Israeli drone strike on car in South Lebanon An Israeli drone strike on a car in southern Lebanon killed two people on Thursday, medical and security sources said. It is the second consecutive day such an event occurred, after a similar strike on Wednesday killed at least two people despite a ceasefire, Lebanese security and medical sources told Reuters.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Oman stressed continued coordination over maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and related 60-day temporary arrangements following the conclusion of a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US.
Drones and decomposing babies: What's in UN report on Israel's genocide of Palestinian children Submitted by Sondos Asem on Thu, 06/25/2026 - 12:55 Israel has killed over 20,000 Palestinian children since 7 October 2023. The UN has detailed instances of torture, rape and murder in a landmark report Wounded children wait for medical care at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on 25 May 2026 (AFP) Off Israeli forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children as a central element of their genocide in Gaza , the UN's top investigative body on Palestine and Israel concluded this week. The finding comes in an 88-page report examining the full scope of harm inflicted on children since 7 October 2023, from precision shootings by snipers and drones to torture in detention, reproductive violence and the destruction of schools and hospitals.
Iran’s negotiators have opened a renewable 60-day clock. Its factories may not have that long. The Chamber of Commerce’s own PMI survey shows warehouses emptying, orders drying up and production lines at risk of stoppage within months.
Rubio says Europe’s refusal of military bases weakens transatlantic alliance with US US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticised Europe for not allowing the use of their military bases, saying it undermined the alliance between Europe and the United States. Rubio also said Iran posed a greater threat to Europe than to the United States.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry expressed sympathy and solidarity with Venezuela following twin powerful earthquakes that struck the country and announced Tehran’s readiness to provide assistance for rescue and relief operations.
Nearly four months after the U. S. airstrike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, which killed more than 150 people, including 120 children, Amnesty International USA’s National Director for Government Relations & Advocacy, Amanda Klasing, said: “It’s been four months since the deadliest U.
Crimson Thread: The new Israeli separation wall that cuts through the 'breadbasket of Palestine' Submitted by Muhammad Ateeq on Tue, 06/23/2026 - 16:45 Israel's latest wall in the northern Jordan Valley is cutting Palestinian farmers off from their land, destroying crops and accelerating displacement Palestinian farmers in the Jordan Valley have been forced to flee their lands, known as the 'breadbasket of Palestine' as Israel accelerates construction of another separation wall (Muhammad Ateeq/MEE) Off Khairallah Bani Odeh feels as if he's living in a giant prison. Forced to leave his lands in the village of Atouf in the northern Jordan Valley, he relocated to the town of Tammoun, south of Tubas, after a combination of settler attacks, water shortages and sweeping Israeli land grabs made life unbearable. Like many Palestinians in the northern Jordan Valley, Bani Odeh relied on sheepherding and farming for his livelihood.
As long as Israel continues its attacks on Lebanon, any deal between the US and Iran will be at risk On 18 June, JD Vance stood in the White House press briefing room and tore into Israeli critics of the Iran deal that his boss, Donald Trump, had signed the previous day. The vice-president argued that Trump was the only world leader who was still sympathetic to Israel after nearly three years of wars and destruction across the Middle East. “If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government,” Vance said, “I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world.
The 15-member Security Council unanimously adopted a draft resolution on Thursday renewing the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) for six months.
