Netanyahu and Trump held phone call on Friday, Israeli leader's office says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Donald Trump on Friday, and the two leaders agreed to meet soon in the United States, Netanyahu's office said. The statement did not specify when the meeting would take place.
The bloc is moving from pure economic cooperation to shaping tomorrows security agenda Not long ago, BRICS was largely seen as an economic acronym - a loose coalition of emerging powers united by their ambition to reshape global finance and give the developing world a stronger voice in international economic governance. Today, that image is rapidly becoming outdated.
Saudi deputy foreign minister in Tehran for Khamenei funeral Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed El Khereiji and his delegation paid their respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian media reported. Khamenei was killed on 28 February during an Israeli and US war on the Islamic Republic that prompted Iranian attacks on Gulf states hosting US military bases, including Saudi Arabia.
Tehran [Iran], July 3 (ANI): Iran's top leaders came together at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla on Friday in a solemn moment as the country marks the funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes earlier on February 28 this year. Heads of the three branches of Iran's government were seen paying their respects to the slain leader.
France weighs up resetting Turkey ties as Europe's security landscape shifts Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Fri, 07/03/2026 - 15:30 A possible thaw between Paris and Ankara is being shaped by Russia, Ukraine and defence cooperation, but several longstanding issues remain unresolved France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) shakes hands with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting on the sidelines of the Nato summit in The Hague on 25 June 2025 (Christian Hartmann/AFP) Off When US President Donald Trump lined up regional and European leaders behind him for a press conference on the Gaza peace deal in Cairo in October, two leaders were conspicuously missing. Rather than become a trinket in a display window behind Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron proposed to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that they sit at a table in the audience. Erdogan, 72, liked the idea.
Millions of Iranians gathered in Tehran for the six-day funeral of Ali Khamenei. Top officials attended a ceremony for Khamenei, who was supreme leader of Iran for 36 years. He was killed by US and Israeli strikes in their first attack of the war in February, along with several members of his family.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Foreign delegations from around the world have arrived in Tehran to take part in the farewell and funeral ceremonies of martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, paying tribute at the Grand Musalla alongside Iranian officials and mourners.
Foreign officials, militia members and religious leaders on Friday visited the site where the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is lying in state, beginning nearly a week of events to mourn and bury Iran’s former supreme leader.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The president of Tajikistan praised Iran for its constructive role in promoting regional stability and resilience, stressing the deep historical and cultural bonds between the two nations.
Syrian foreign minister's visit opens cautious channel to Hezbollah amid US pressure Submitted by Adam Chamseddine on Fri, 07/03/2026 - 13:40 Asaad al-Shaibani's meeting with Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri signals that Damascus favours dialogue and border coordination over military intervention in Lebanon Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in Beirut on 2 July 2026 (Mohamed Azakir/Reuters) Off Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani's second official visit to Lebanon carried a significance that went well beyond the formal meetings on his schedule. Unlike his first trip to Beirut following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, this visit included a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, the leader of the Amal Movement and Hezbollah's closest political ally. The meeting came after a series of controversial statements by US President Donald Trump suggesting that Syria could be asked to "take care of" Hezbollah, and amid growing pressure on Damascus to assume a role in confronting the Lebanese group.
Syrian foreign minister's visit to Lebanon opens cautious channel to Hezbollah Submitted by Adam Chamseddine on Fri, 07/03/2026 - 13:40 Asaad al-Shaibani's meeting with Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri signals that Damascus favours dialogue and border coordination over military intervention in Lebanon Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in Beirut on 2 July 2026 (Mohamed Azakir/Reuters) Off Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani's second official visit to Lebanon carried a significance that went well beyond the formal meetings on his schedule. Unlike his first trip to Beirut following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, this visit included a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, the leader of the Amal Movement and Hezbollah's closest political ally. The meeting came after a series of controversial statements by US President Donald Trump suggesting that Syria could be asked to "take care of" Hezbollah, and amid growing pressure on Damascus to assume a role in confronting the Lebanese group.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his Iraqi counterpart Nizar Amidi held talks in Tehran, where both sides emphasized deep-rooted historical and cultural ties and called for expanding bilateral cooperation and accelerating the implementation of mutual agreements.
Washington warned Tehran about Israeli plans to assassinate Mohammad Ghalibaf and Abbas Araghchi, according to the paper The US was concerned that Israel could kill Iran's top negotiators in an attempt to derail the peace negotiations between Washington and Tehran, the New York Times has reported, citing American officials.
Washington warned Tehran about Israeli plans to assassinate Mohammad Ghalibaf and Abbas Araghchi, according to the paper The US was concerned that Israel could kill Iran's top negotiators in an attempt to derail the peace negotiations between Washington and Tehran, the New York Times has reported, c
The body of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was laid in state in Tehran on July 3 as authorities began a week of funeral processions for the slain cleric amid mixed reactions among Iranians over a man whose more than three decades in power was marked by oppression and the death of tens of thousands of Iranians through crackdowns and executions.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said Iran's enemies will never realize their dream of seeing the Iranian nation surrender, stressing that the martyrdom of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution would become a turning point in the victory of Islam.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran is consulting neighboring countries, including Iraq, on the management of the Strait of Hormuz under the recently signed memorandum of understanding with the US, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reaffirmed their commitment to expanding bilateral relations and safeguarding them from external interference during a meeting in Tehran.
WASHINGTON -- As Washington debates whether the recent cease-fire with Iran reflects strategic restraint or strategic drift, retired US Colonel David Des Roches says the broader trajectory of the conflict tells a different story. Des Roches, the former director of Arabian Peninsula Policy at the Pentagon and now a professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies in Washington, D. C.
Iran president pays respects at Khamenei's remains: state TV Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian paid his respects on Friday before the remains of Ali Khamenei, accompanied by government officials including the Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. State television footage showed Masoud Pezeshkian praying before the former Supreme Leader's coffin, upon which a black turban rests.
