Washington DC [US], June 30 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump announced on Monday (local time) that high-stakes diplomatic talks with Iran will take place in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday.
Tehran [Iran], June 30 (ANI): Iran has said that there are no negotiation meetings scheduled with the United States 'in the coming days', dismissing speculation that its delegation's visit to Qatar is linked to any discussions with US officials.
Iran says 'expert delegation' heading to Qatar this week Iran on Monday said a delegation of experts would travel to Doha this week to discuss the implementation of the memorandum of understanding signed with the United States earlier this month. "An expert delegation from the Islamic Republic of Iran will travel to Doha later this week" to discuss the implementation of clauses of the memorandum, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said. "We have not yet entered the stage of negotiating a final agreement," he said, noting that "over the coming days, we will not have any negotiation meetings with the US side at any level.
No Iran-US talks in coming days, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson says No talks between Iran and the United States are scheduled in the coming days, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said in a statement on Monday, adding that an Iranian technical delegation will visit Qatar this week, but has no relation to US officials visiting the country. Tehran has not started negotiations for a final deal as these require the implementation of certain points of the MoU, which is Iran's priority currently, Baghaei added.
UAE allows nationals to travel to Lebanon starting on Monday The United Arab Emirates will allow its nationals to travel to Lebanon starting on Monday, the state news agency WAM reported. UAE citizens planning to visit Lebanon must register through an official service, an emergency and support platform by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before their departure, the agency added. On 30 April, the UAE banned its citizens from travelling to Iran, Lebanon and Iraq, and urged Emiratis in those countries to leave immediately and return home, citing regional developments.
Demining of Strait of Hormuz to be carried out only by Iran, deputy foreign minister says The removal of mines from the Strait of Hormuz is to be carried out solely by Iran, according to the Islamabad MoU between Tehran and Washington, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said in a post on X on Monday, in response to French President Macron's comments on the subject. Macron said on Monday that France and Oman are working together to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East and will cooperate with their partners on clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz. "We fundamentally do not permit any such thing," Gharibabadi said.
Opinion: The morning after the Lebanon 'agreement' There was a 19th-century Orientalist traveller and diplomat by the name of David Urquhart, who said about (Mount) Lebanon that there “never was a country for which God has done so much, nor a people who could do less for themselves”. Such a description was unfair and stereotypical. But Urquhart was writing just as Lebanon was becoming a central node in both European imperialism and the Ottoman attempt to stymie that imperialism.
Tehran believes it should control the shipping route but its neighbour has its own plans for reopening it The strait of Hormuz is Iran’s chief bargaining tool in the negotiations with America and so it was always likely to be the greatest point of contention. Every metre of the 39-kilometre-wide waterway is being contested in a test of wills and patience. For Iran, the continuation of the dispute is not a problem so long as it does not lose control.
When the United States, Israel, and Lebanon signed their trilateral framework agreement in Washington, the reaction in Tehran was swift -- and, across the political spectrum of Iranian state-aligned media -- almost uniformly hostile.
Washington DC [US], June 29 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that Iran had requested a meeting with the US after the recent military escalation between the two sides over the Strait of Hormuz and announced that talks with Tehran would take place in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, despite Iranian officials stating that no technical meetings have been scheduled this week.
Israel finds new breakaway allies in Bosnia's Serbs Submitted by Mersiha Gadzo on Mon, 06/29/2026 - 15:15 Serbia and Bosnia's Republika Srpska are both strengthening ties with Israel, as recent meetings and arms deals show Zeljka Cvijanovic, the Serb member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 22 June 2026 (Social media) Off With Israel ’s international standing severely damaged by the genocide in Gaza , invasion of Lebanon and the war on Iran , it is continuing to develop ties with breakaway regions in search of recognition. The latest of these is Bosnia’s Serb-run breakaway entity, Republika Srpska , with analysts telling Middle East Eye that Israel is hoping to “dilute European unity on the Palestinian issue”. Zeljka Cvijanovic, the Serb member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, recently wrapped up a week-long visit to Israel, where she met with a slew of senior officials, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.
US president posts that meeting will take place on Tuesday in Qatari capital after exchange of fire in strait of Hormuz Donald Trump has claimed that Iran has agreed to hold talks in Doha after the US and Iran traded fire in the strait of Hormuz this weekend threatening the collapse of a ceasefire meant to keep open the strait of Hormuz and pave the way for peace talks. In a terse post on Truth Social, the US president claimed that the meetings would take place in the Qatari capital, as US media reported that the two sides had agreed to halt strikes following tit-for-tat attacks that once again cut off shipping through the crucial waterway. Continue reading...
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Bihar Governor Lieutenant General (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain and Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita will represent India at the funeral ceremony of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei next month, Iranian sources said. Khamenei was killed in the US-Israeli strikes on February 28.
Tehran [Iran], June 29 (ANI): Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has expressed his profound appreciation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his warm greetings on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.
Plans by Iranian authorities to hold funeral ceremonies for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei from July 4 to July 9 have drawn satire over the delayed burial and the absence of his reported successor, alongside objections to efforts to boost turnout.
John Major says Reform are ‘ragbag’ scapegoating Muslims and migrants Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 06/29/2026 - 13:05 Former Conservative prime minister says right wing party have 'nothing good to offer' and are hostile to those they disagree with Britain's former Prime Minister John Major attends the second Proclamation of King Charles III, at the Royal Exchange, in the City of London, on 10 September 2022 (AFP/David Levene) Off John Major, the former Conservative British prime minister, has launched a scathing criticism of right-wing party Reform UK, accusing it of scapegoating Muslims and migrants. He made the comments last week in an interview with The Independent. “What is Reform?
Trump says Iran meeting to be held tomorrow in Doha US President Donald Trump said meeting with Iran would be held Tuesday in Doha, without giving further details. "Iran has requested a meeting. It will take place tomorrow in Doha," Trump wrote in a social media post on Monday.
Iran says technical meetings under MoU not scheduled this week Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Monday that technical working group meetings under the Iran-US memorandum of understanding were not scheduled for this week, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported. Earlier on Monday, Reuters reported that Iranian and US technical teams working on implementing the MoU would be meeting in the coming days, citing a source with knowledge of the talks. Gharibabadi also said consultations between Iran and Qatar regarding the US commitments were continuing as planned, but that technical working group talks in Doha had not been confirmed.
Azerbaijan issues rare rebuke against key ally Israel over Armenian genocide recognition Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Mon, 06/29/2026 - 09:30 Israel's Likud-led government made the a move on Sunday in what is widely seen as a swipe against Turkey Members of the Armenian community in Israel hold banners as well as Armenian and Israeli national flags in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on 6 November 2020 (AFP) Off The Israeli government’s decision on Sunday to formally recognise the Armenian genocide has drawn a rare rebuke from Azerbaijan , a close Israeli ally. In an official statement, Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry said the Israeli decision was a matter of “serious concern". The ministry called the recognition a "distortion of the historical facts" and "the reduction of a complex historical issue to a political decision".
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs has traveled to Oman to take part in the first meeting of the Joint Hormuz Strait Committee, focusing on the future management of the strategic waterway.
