Tehran/Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will convey Iran’s considerations regarding the end of the war with the United States and Israel in his visit to Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Heading a diplomatic delegation, Araghchi is scheduled to visit Pakistan, Oman and Russia, the report said, adding the visits are aimed at ensuring close coordination with Iran’s partners regarding bilateral issues, and holding c…
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Tehran, April 21 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that US “provocative actions” and ceasefire violations are major obstacles to continuing peace negotiations between the two countries.During separate phone calls with his Pakistani and Russian counterparts, Araghchi condemned US actions against Iranian commercial shipping, including the reported seizure of the container vessel Touska and its crew, and cited “contradictory positions and rhetoric of threat” from Washington, …
Tehran, April 20 (IANS) Iran’s official news agency IRNA said that the country has rejected taking part in the second round of the peace talks with the United States, which were reportedly to be held in Pakistan soon. Iran’s absence from the second round of talks “stems from what it called Washington’s excessive demands, unrealistic expectations, constant shifts in stance, repeated contradictions, and the ongoing naval blockade, which it considers a breach of the ceasefire,” the agency said in a…
London, April 11 (IANS) With the US image declining in Pakistan, Chinese infrastructure investment, diplomatic influence, and strategic presence are gaining from the contrast. Recent developments have placed Pakistani leadership into a delicate balancing act, seeking to safeguard ties with the US without fully endorsing them to avoid domestic backlash. According to a report in UK-based newspaper Asian Lite, the longer this balancing act persists and leans towards public sentiment, the more lever…
Tehran, April 4 (IANS) Iran has rejected a US proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Friday.The proposal was delivered to Iran through a “friendly” country on Thursday, Fars quoted an informed source as saying.Washington has stepped up its diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire, particularly after an Iranian strike targeted a US “military forces depot” on Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island, Xinhua news agency reported quoting sources.According to Fars, assessment…
Tehran, April 2 (IANS) Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has called on the Iranian people to plant saplings in honour of those killed in the US-Israeli strikes and as a symbol of prosperity, hope and a national response to the “enemies.”He made the remarks in a Wednesday message to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and ahead of the traditional occasion of “Sizdah Bedar” or “Nature Day,” which marks the end of the Nowruz holidays, falling …
Tehran, April 2 (IANS) Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Iranian people harbour no enmity towards the American people, accusing the US administration of fighting Iran as a “proxy for Israel.”He made the remarks in a letter addressed to the American people while elaborating on Iran’s positions regarding the ongoing war with the United States and Israel, reports Xinhua news agency.”The Iranian people harbour no enmity toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe, or nei…
Los Angeles, March 31 (IANS) Rapper Kanye West is set to top the bill on all three nights of the upcoming edition of the Wireless Festival 2026. The event is set for July 10 to 12 at London’s Finsbury Park, will mark the rapper’s first UK appearance in more than a decade and his first London headline slot since his explosive 2014 Wireless performance, reports ‘Female First UK’.Wireless organisers have said that more acts will be revealed soon. Kanye is hoping the performance will help re…
Tehran, March 30 (IANS) The recent truce plan proposed by the United States contains “very excessive, unrealistic and unreasonable” demands, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. The spokesman made the remarks at a press conference in Tehran while elaborating on the US-proposed 15-point plan delivered to Iran via intermediaries to end the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.Unlike the United States, “which constantly changes its positions, and whose officials make an…
Tehran, March 27 (IANS) Iran has issued an “ultimatum” to hotel owners in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, warning that hosting US military personnel could make their properties legitimate military targets, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.Fars reported that US forces have taken refuge in regional hotels following Iranian missile strikes and joint operations with allied militant groups that targeted American military infrastructure across the Middle East. The warning covers any f…