Washington isn't interested in ending the conflict with Tehran as it benefits from turmoil in the Middle East, Moussa Ibrahim has told RT Iran should not repeat the mistakes of Libya, which paid a heavy price for trusting the West, the North African country's former information minister, Moussa Ibra
Meron Rapoport: Why Iran could be the one to finally kill Netanyahu’s career On Tuesday night, Israelis went to sleep under the shadow of an American threat to wipe out Iranian civilisation, only to wake up in the middle of the night to receive the news that the man who made that threat, US President Donald Trump, had agreed to a ceasefire with the Islamic Republic. After Trump's announcement, Iranian outlets published the 10 points on which, according to Iran, it agreed to the ceasefire. Among other points that the US and Iran agreed to enter negotiations on, the reports said, are: the complete stoppage of hostilities between the countries; allowing Tehran to continue uranium enrichment; protection for Iran's allies; reparations for the damage suffered during the US-Israeli attacks; and the imposition of a fee for every ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Official social media accounts for Iranian embassies have engaged in information warfare, but the ones in Africa appear to have taken the lead on the attacks.
(260410) -- ISLAMABAD, April 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2026 shows a view of the Noor Khan Air Base near Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan has stepped up security and logistical preparations as delegations from the United States and Iran are expected to arrive in Islamabad for high-stakes talks aimed at easing tensions in the Middle East following a recently announced two-week ceasefire.
Hezbollah calls on Lebanese government to stop offering 'free concessions' to Israel Naim Qassem, the secretary-general of Hezbollah , has called on the Lebanese government to stop giving "free concessions" to Israel ahead of planned negotiations between the two governments in Washington next week. "We will not accept a return to the previous situation, and we call on officials to stop offering free concessions," Qassem said in a written message broadcast on the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV on Thursday. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam instructed security forces to ban the use weapons in Beirut by non-state groups on Thursday amid ongoing efforts by his government and the US to disarm Hezbollah .
Pakistan's defence minister calls Israel 'curse for humanity' in deleted post Submitted by Daniel Tester on Fri, 04/10/2026 - 11:59 Pakistan is set to mediate talks between the US and Iran from Saturday Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad on 20 October 2025 (Reuters) Off Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif called Israel "evil" and a "curse for humanity" in an X post on Thursday, just hours before US and Iranian delegations were expected to arrive to conduct peace talks mediated by Pakistan in Islamabad. In the post, which has since been deleted, Asif wrote that "while peace talks are underway in Islamabad, genocide is being committed in Lebanon. Innocent citizens are being killed by Israel, first Gaza, then Iran and now Lebanon , bloodletting continues unabated.
Why Iran could be the one to finally kill Netanyahu’s career Submitted by Meron Rapoport on Fri, 04/10/2026 - 11:09 If Tehran and Washington strike a deal, the Israeli prime minister's legacy will be in tatters. That's what now makes him so dangerous Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a news conference in Jerusalem on 19 March 2026 (Ronen Zvulun/AFP) Off On Tuesday night, Israelis went to sleep under the shadow of an American threat to wipe out Iranian civilisation, only to wake up in the middle of the night to receive the news that the man who made that threat, US President Donald Trump, had agreed to a ceasefire with the Islamic Republic. After Trump's announcement, Iranian outlets published the 10 points on which, according to Iran, it agreed to the ceasefire.
Beirut [Lebanon], April 10 (ANI): Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is set to travel to the US capital of Washington DC in the coming days following Israel's request for direct negotiations with Lebanon, a Lebanese government source told CNN on Friday. The development comes amid a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, which continues to hold for now but faces mounting strain.
Could the Islamabad talks end 48 years of hostility between the US and Iran? Submitted by Seyed Hossein Mousavian on Fri, 04/10/2026 - 07:23 It remains uncertain whether the two-week pause reflects a genuine effort to pursue diplomacy or simply time to replenish weapons stockpiles before renewed military action People look towards a television screen on a local channel as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, 10 April, 2026 (Reuters) On After 40 days of intense military confrontation between Iran on one side and the United States and Israel on the other, the sudden announcement of a two-week ceasefire has raised a central question: what compelled the parties to pause the war at this stage? The ceasefire did not emerge from a single development, but from a combination of military, strategic, political, and economic realities that reshaped the calculations of the actors involved.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - An Iranian deputy foreign minister emphasized that the upcoming negotiations with the United States in Pakistan will be based upon the 10-article plan proposed by Iran.
(260410) -- TEHRAN, April 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jean Arnault (C), the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for the Middle East Conflict and its Consequences, visits a university compound damaged by U. S. and Israeli air strikes in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026.
Mediating a deal at the 11th hour between Iran and the US, Pakistan has emerged as an unexpected negotiator between the two countries and is now preparing to host their delegations for peace talks. Even as the US-Iran ceasefire looked increasingly precarious, amid Israel’s continued bombardment of Lebanon, Pakistani officials insisted the make-or-break peace negotiations would be going ahead over the weekend as planned. The Guardian's South Asia correspondent, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, explains how Pakistan secured what has been called its 'biggest diplomatic win' in years How Pakistan secured ‘biggest diplomatic win in years’ with Iran ceasefire Islamabad prepares to host historic negotiations between Iran and the US Continue reading...
2015 nuclear deal negotiators say cutting off strait of Hormuz has shown Iran how it can ‘balance asymmetry of power’ with US Middle East crisis – live updates Former US envoys who dealt with Iran have said that the US-Israeli attack on Iran and Tehran’s subsequent closure of the strait of Hormuz have given Iran new tools and resolve to resist pressure to shutter its nuclear programme. Two senior negotiators for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Obama-era agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear uranium enrichment in exchange for sanctions relief , said that the Trump administration’s war had handed Iran a coveted weapon by demonstrating its ability to cut off the strait of Hormuz , an economic chokehold that one negotiator said would help Iran “balance the asymmetry of power” with the US. Continue reading...
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Japanese counterpart on Friday to discuss the developments in West Asia and international shipping via the Strait of Hormuz. The call between the leaders lasted for approximately 20 minutes.
John Feeley says US president was ‘flush with victory’ of Maduro capture and could make same mistake in Cuba Donald Trump is “reaping the bitter fruit” of erroneously thinking that the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, offered a blueprint for toppling the Iranian regime, according to one of the US state department’s most respected former Latin America experts. John Feeley, a Marine helicopter pilot who later served as the US ambassador to Panama, believed Trump had been “flush with the victory from Venezuela” when he made the ill-fated decision to attack Iran in February, leaving a trail of destruction across the Middle East and dealing a hammer blow to the global economy. Continue reading...
Democratic representative Yassamin Ansari says the war has only more deeply entrenched the Iranian regime Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Donald Trump is an “evil human being” who “wants to be an emperor” and should be removed from office over the war in Iran, Yassamin Ansari , an Iranian American member of the US Congress , has told the Guardian. Ansari, the daughter of Iranian immigrants who decades ago fled the regime, spoke out after the president threatened to wipe out Iran ’s civilisation before backing down and announcing an uncertain two-week ceasefire . Continue reading...
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Spain calls on Iran to negotiate in 'good faith' Spain's foreign minister said on Friday that he had spoken with his Iranian counterpart and urged him to negotiate in good faith during talks with the United States in Islamabad. "I encourage Iran - this is what I conveyed to the Iranian foreign minister - to take part in those negotiations and to participate in good faith," Jose Manuel Albares told the press, adding that he had spoken with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, "the day before yesterday" and had also asked him to halt "all missile and drone launches". Albares once again slammed Israel for continuing its attacks on Lebanon, where it has been fighting Hezbollah.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi emphasized the urgent need for a serious response and intervention by the European countries to stop the Israeli regime’s ongoing attacks against Lebanon.
