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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized that despite challenges, the country would continue to overcome external pressure through public solidarity.
New posts 20:28 Kuwait Orders Closure Of Iranian-Funded School Kuwait has ordered the closure of an Iranian-funded school in the small Persian Gulf nation, according to state media. Iran has fired thousands of ballistic missiles and combat drones at US allies in the Persian Gulf, including Kuwait, during the five-month war with the United States.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran and Oman are close to finalizing an agreement on a new commercial shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Netanyahu says Israel did not agree to US-backed Gaza plan Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video posted on his social media accounts on Tuesday that Israel did not agree to a US-backed plan for Gaza. US President Donald Trump had announced last Thursday "a major milestone" towards implementing the Gaza peace plan agreed to in October, saying that Hamas would disarm and Israel would withdraw in phases. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video posted on his social media accounts on Tuesday that Israel did not agree to a US-backed plan for Gaza pic.
Tehran [Iran], August 6 (ANI): Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday (local time) said 'hostile powers' had sought to destabilise and topple the Islamic Republic, but the country's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had ensured that Iran remained united and resilient in the face of external pressure.
Las Vegas [US], August 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said the United States was 'doing the same thing' in Iran as it had done in Venezuela, while asserting that Washington would prefer to reach a deal with Tehran but would not allow the country to develop nuclear weapons.
Trump says he would prefer a deal with Iran to further military action US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Washington is holding talks with Tehran and would prefer an agreement over further military action against Iran. Speaking in Las Vegas, Trump said the US had been preparing to launch what he described as “the biggest attack since World War II before Iranian officials asked for negotiations. “I would rather make a deal with Iran because I don’t want to kill people,” he added, while reaffirming his commitment to ensuring Tehran would not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons.
TEHRAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday communication with Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is very "difficult at the moment," but his presence is a "great strength" for the country to continue its path. The United States and Israel killed Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Feb.
Palestinian, Egyptian foreign ministers meet to discuss occupied Jerusalem Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Varsen Aghabekian Shahin met with her Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty on Wednesday to discuss the need to mobilise international action against Israeli policies and measures in occupied Jerusalem. The two ministers met on the sidelines of the Arab Ministerial Committee meeting in Jordan's capital of Amman tasked with mobilising such action. Shahin stressed that the need for Arab countries to take practical steps to influence the US government’s position to contribute to the safeguarding of the Palestinian people’s inalienable legitimate rights, while Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s support for Palestinian statehood.
After Michigan upset, Aipac looks to back Republican candidate against Abdul El-Sayed Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Wed, 08/05/2026 - 15:39 While this was a race where Israel loomed large, the focus was on how the candidates were funded US Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to supporters and the media during a campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan, on 2 August 2026 (Rebecca Cook/Reuters) Off After spending more than $30m on a candidate who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary on Wednesday, the leading pro-Israel lobbying group in the US has now indicated it will pivot to the Republican in that race come November. The move highlights how the one-issue behemoth does not see itself as ideologically bound to one party or the other. "Our members remain determined to ensure that voters reject Dr El-Sayed and his radical anti-Israel agenda," the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) said in a statement.
A foreign ministry spokesman did not give details but said an agreement with the Gulf nation was "in the final stages".
Israel rejects Arab committee’s declaration on occupied Jerusalem Israel’s foreign ministry has hit back after a declaration issued by the Arab Ministerial Committee condemned Israel’s policies and measures in occupied Jerusalem. In a statement posted on X, the foreign ministry said that Jerusalem is “the eternal capital of the State of Israel” and called the Arab committee’s declaration “built on false accusations, historical distortions, and complete disregard for the facts”. The declaration endorsed by the Foreign Ministers of the Arab Ministerial Committee, convened by Jordan, is built on false accusations, historical distortions, and a complete disregard for the facts.
From Michigan to Missouri: Democratic primaries deliver mixed bag on Israel and Gaza Submitted by Victoria Amani Mwaniki Kishoiyian on Wed, 08/05/2026 - 19:06 Besides an upset in Michigan, Democratic candidates endorsed by Aipac defeated progressive challengers Democratic Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez addresses reporters on 26 May 2026 in Longview, Washington. She is one of several incumbents who fended off progressive challengers in primaries (Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images/AFP) Off The US Democratic Party went to the polls across five states on Tuesday. The races in Michigan, Missouri, Kansas, Virginia, and Washington were not all solely focused on foreign policy, but the US-Israeli war on Iran and Israel's genocide in Gaza loomed large.
California [US], August 5 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said 'a lot of progress' had been made and claimed that Iran had reached out seeking talks, adding that the situation would become clearer within the next 48 hours, Fox News reported. 'We're moving along very nicely. We'll find out.
Joint statement is being finalised, but Tehran says deal alone would not guarantee waterway’s security Middle East crisis live – latest updates Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a shipping route through the strait of Hormuz, and a joint announcement is being finalised, provided certain third parties did not interfere, Iran ’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Wednesday. Baghaei added that any such agreement between Iran and Oman would not, by itself, guarantee security in the strategic waterway. Continue reading...
Arab Ministerial Committee discusses occupied East Jerusalem in meeting Foreign ministers from Arab countries participated in a meeting on Wednesday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman to discuss ongoing developments in the occupied Palestinian territories, including the escalation in Jerusalem. The meeting brought together participants of the Arab Ministerial Committee from Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Pakistan and Iraq in the Jordanian capital, tasked with international action to confront Israeli policies and measures in occupied East Jerusalem. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs @MBA_AlThani_ Participates in Jordan's King Meeting with Participants in Meeting of Arab Ministerial Committee on Occupied Jerusalem Amman | August 05, 2026 HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin… pic.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister says no talks with the US held in recent days, Oman route almost finalised Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazen Gharibabdi said on Wednesday that the US returning to its commitments in the Islamabad memorandum of understanding is a necessary condition, but will not be sufficient for Hormuz to reopen, adding that no talks with the US have been held in recent days. In comments carried by Iran’s IRNA news, he said that an agreement is “on the verge of being finalised” with Oman on the negotiated route through the Strait of Hormuz, which could be viable for the next two to four months.
The agreement on an acceptable route for ships to pass through the strait would effectively ratify Tehran’s control over the crucial waterway.
Rubio, Miliband discuss Europe taking greater role in its own security US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband discussed the importance of Europe taking a greater role in its own security during a meeting in Washington on Wednesday, according to the State Department. Miliband was recently appointed to the role by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, a move which the White House called “deeply concerning” due to disagreements over Miliband’s net zero commitments while he served as the UK’s energy minister.
A return to the pre-war status quo between Iran and the United States now appears out of reach for both sides, despite their competing claims of victory.
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