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Washington, DC [US], August 20 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said he shares a 'good relationship' with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, asserting that their engagement has helped make the United States and its allies safer. 'I do have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un, as you know, you've seen.
US elections: Progressive Democrat scores shock win in Florida Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 08/19/2026 - 21:22 Voters delivered a mixed bag for US President Donald Trump's allies in Republican primaries Democratic US Senate candidate, Florida state Representative Angie Nixon, participates in a worship service during a visit to the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, on 17 August 2026, in Hallandale Beach, Florida (Joe Raedle/ Getty Images North America via AFP) Off Voters headed to the polls in three US states on Tuesday for a series of Democratic and Republican primaries. The verdict in Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming testified to a Democratic Party split along establishment lines and progressives critical of US support for Israel and the war on Iran. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) played a key role in several races.
Washington, DC [US], August 20 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the situation with Iran was 'so good' at present and indicated that negotiations with Tehran could resume 'maybe at some point', while asserting that Iran must not be allowed to possess nuclear weapons.
(260819) -- BAGHDAD, Aug. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (R) meets with visiting Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 19, 2026.
Trump says US to reopen negotiations with Iran ‘maybe at some point’ US President Donald Trump has said that Washington might resume talks with Iran “maybe at some point” in the future. “Right now the situation is so good,” Trump told reporters, adding that the US demands for renewed talks are “so simple: no nuclear weapon”. “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon and they won’t,” he added.
For years, diplomacy between Iran and the United States has largely been conducted through a familiar group of intermediaries.
Baghdad [Iraq], August 19 (ANI): Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf on Wednesday said that the 'resistance is now global' and called for greater cooperation among regional countries during his visit to the memorial site of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad, Iranian news agency Press TV reported.
Israeli plans to build on the area east of Jerusalem - which would divide the occupied West Bank in two - have long been internationally condemned.
Foreign interference is real - but the UK should look beyond the usual culprits Submitted by Mustafa al-Dabbagh on Thu, 08/13/2026 - 13:16 Foreign money and foreign direction should be treated as a problem regardless of which state masterminds it An Extinction Rebellion protest outside 55 Tufton Street on 20 December 2025. Tufton Street houses think tanks and lobby groups that have shaped UK policy (Andrea Domeniconi/SOPA Images via Reuters Connect) On Last month the British government added interference in the democratic process to the National Risk Register , ranking it alongside cyberattack and pandemic as a threat to national security. The framing is consistent, and mostly justified: the National Security Act 2023 , the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, and the Defending Democracy Taskforce target China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, and parliament's committees have documented sustained hostile efforts to shape British politics.
WASHINGTON -- The Caspian Sea is emerging as a potentially important logistics corridor in the expanding military relationship between Russia and Iran as they look to move goods beyond the reach of Western naval power. The corridor opens a route that could allow Moscow and Tehran to exchange large quantities of cargo through an inland sea that Western navies cannot directly enter.
US seeking ‘honourable exit’ as regional influence fades, says Iran Iran’s parliament speaker says foreign powers are losing their grip on the Middle East as a regional order takes shape. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf linked the shift to two commanders assassinated by the United States in January 2020. “Dear Abu Mahdi and Haj Qassem!
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has strongly backed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding signed by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, warning that Iran could face serious problems if the opportunity created by it is lost.
Greece's alliance with Israel is becoming a domestic liability Submitted by Iason Athanasiadis on Wed, 08/19/2026 - 13:45 Athens sees Israel as an important partner, but the relationship is facing mounting anger over arms sales, high rents and Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza Israel issued a rare warning to its citizens in Greece last Sunday ahead of nationwide pro- Palestine protests: avoid advertising your nationality in public. The warning was striking in a country that Israelis have long regarded as a close ally, tourist and investment destination, and even a potential relocation haven. But Israel's relationship with Greece is becoming increasingly complicated.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stressed that foreign powers have no place in the emerging regional order, saying their intervention in relations among regional countries is rapidly declining.
Mecca agreement: Why Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan teamed up at this historical moment Submitted by Ahmed Altuwaijri on Mon, 08/17/2026 - 19:34 The best defence alliance is not one that makes a state dependent on its allies forever, but one that makes it more capable of relying on itself The signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement by Saudi Arabia , Pakistan and Turkey this month was not the product of Riyadh’s reaction to a specific, immediate threat, as many have assumed. A deeper reading reveals a convergence of strategic interests among the three signatory countries, which differ in their geography, their sources of power, and the imminent threats and challenges faced by each. Yet they share a growing realisation that the security order that governed the Middle East and Southwest Asia for decades is no longer capable of providing the same guarantees it once did.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said his visit to Iraq is aimed at strengthening a new regional order without foreign interference and accelerating cooperation among regional countries.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday attended a ceremony marking the 40th day since the funeral and burial of martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, paying tribute to the memory of the late Leader.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry declared two French diplomats stationed at the French Embassy in Tehran persona non grata and banned their entry into the country over activities contrary to international law and the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
Iran's top negotiator says ties with Iraq 'cannot be severed' Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator said that Tehran's relationship with Iraq is a "historical bond that cannot be severed", after talks were held in Baghdad between the two countries. "Our neighbourliness was founded on the basis of brotherhood in the most trying of times, resistance to foreign interventions, and faith in the shared destiny of both countries; and this past, rich with lessons, shall be the beacon for the future," Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a post on X. According to Iranian media, the talks on Wednesday centred on regional developments, the strengthening of strategic cooperation between Tehran and Baghdad and exploring joint solutions to help establish stability and security in the region.
New posts 19:17 Trump: Talks With Iran May Resume 'At Some Point' US President Donald Trump said that negotiations with Iran could possibly resume "at some point" but that he is pleased with the current situation.
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