Four Senate Republicans sided with Democrats in a 50-to-48 vote calling for President Trump to end the war in Iran or seek congressional authorization to continue it. The House passed the same measure a few weeks earlier.
Trump says Iran has told US no tolls being sought at Strait of Hormuz US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran has told the US that no tolls were being sought from ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz. "If this is false information, negotiations would end, immediately! " Trump wrote in a post on social media.
Nuclear access to be discussed only in final deal with US, Iranian official says Iran will address matters related to access to nuclear sites that have been attacked and to Iranian nuclear materials only in the framework of a final agreement with the US and after practical steps are taken to lift US sanctions, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Wednesday. The head of the UN nuclear watchdog director had said earlier on Wednesday that he expects inspections in Iran soon under an interim understanding, although details are yet to be finalised. "Media noise cannot be used to impose facts on the ground," Gharibabadi said in a post on X.
Qatar PM visits Oman for talks on Strait of Hormuz Qatar's prime minister visited Muscat on Wednesday for talks with Oman on setting up negotiations involving Iran, Iraq and Gulf states on the reopening and future operation of the Strait of Hormuz, a diplomat briefed on the talks told Reuters. The discussions are separate from US-Iran peace talks and de-mining arrangements, and Gulf states are expected to push for no transit fees while Iran could propose environmental, navigation and security fees, the diplomat said.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi made it clear that there is currently no plan to grant access to nuclear facilities targeted in recent US-Israeli attacks or to related nuclear materials, rejecting reports about an agreement for inspections.
Pakistan says US-Iran technical talks to resume next week Mediator Pakistan has said that technical talks between the US and Iran were set to restart next week. "Talks will resume next week, I presume on Tuesday," Pakistan's foreign ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi told journalists in Islamabad, adding that next Monday or Wednesday were also possible start dates. Andrabi did not provide details on the location of discussions.
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon poses a threat to U. S. -Iran negotiations to permanently end the war in Iran.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was scheduled to meet with leaders in Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Bahrain, which were targeted by Iranian attacks during the war.
Likud minister says Turkey and Syria 'far more concerning than Iran' Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 06/24/2026 - 09:39 Amichai Chikli, Israeli minister of diaspora affairs, claims Turkey, Syria and Qatar forming a new 'Muslim Brotherhood axis' Amichai Chikli (R) sits beside Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, as he attends a conference on antisemitism that he organised in Jerusalem on 27 March 2025 (AFP) Off An Israeli minister from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party said that Turkey and Syria are "far more concerning than Iran," claiming that there is a "Muslim Brotherhood axis". Speaking at the JNS International Policy Summit in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli said: "Turkiye of Erdogan and Syria of al-Sharaa are now far more concerning than Iran. " He added that "the era of Shiite empire of Iran, Assad's Syria and Hezbollah is over".
IAEA chief says Iran nuclear inspections will go ahead soon The UN nuclear watchdog will carry out inspections in Iran soon following an interim peace accord between the United States and Iran, but specifics have yet to be finalised, the agency's chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday. The interim accord paved the way for 60 days of talks aimed at a wider agreement, including on issues related to Iran's nuclear programme. "The inspections will indeed take place," International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi told a press conference in Japan, an audio recording of which the IAEA posted online.
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday that IAEA inspectors would visit Iranian enrichment sites under a memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington.
JERUSALEM, June 24 (Xinhua) -- U. S. Air Force refueling aircraft remain parked at Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, occupying space and resources and complicating the airport's return to normal operations.
Iran’s Ghalibaf calls US deal an ‘American declaration of defeat’ Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf has described the agreement reached with the United States to end the regional war as an “American declaration of defeat”. Speaking at a conference in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, on Wednesday, Ghalibaf said the Islamabad understanding, finalised through Pakistani mediation, was not achieved through “pressure and coercion”, but through the “resistance and authority” of the Iranian people. Ghalibaf, who also serves as Iran’s parliament speaker, said Tehran viewed the withdrawal of foreign military forces from the Middle East as a strategic objective, arguing that their presence was a source of instability rather than lasting security.
How the world views of Jared Kushner and the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran can help explain the issue at the heart of the negotiations.
Qatar’s prime minister said a hotline between the US and Iran was essential to stop rogue actors from disrupting the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said the Islamabad memorandum of understanding demonstrated the failure of US pressure policies, stressing that Iran has proven the era of imposing will on independent nations is over.
Government supporters are showing off new ties with alleged former dissidents in a bid to show that they can withstand enemies at home as well as abroad.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said the Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) can serve as an opportunity to reinforce solidarity and cohesion among Islamic countries amid current regional developments.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has visited Baku to attend the 20th Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC), saying the gathering provides an opportunity to discuss recent regional developments.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The president of Iran praised Pakistan’s sustained diplomatic efforts to promote regional peace and stability and credited Islamabad with playing a constructive role in advancing negotiations that helped bring an end to the recent US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran.
