Tehran, July 1 (IANS) Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Iran will not enter negotiations with the United States on a final agreement unless certain paragraphs of a recently signed peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two sides are implemented.Qalibaf, also the head of Iran’s negotiating team, made the remarks in an interview with state-run IRIB TV while elaborating on the latest developments pertaining to the implementation of the peace MoU and talks with the …
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Tehran, June 30 (IANS) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that the recent peace Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States was achieved in full coordination with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and with the support of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).Speaking during a visit to the central Iranian province of Qom, Pezeshkian said, “All stages of negotiations (with the United States) were pursued within the framework of the (Iranian) establishment’s macro…
Tehran, June 29 (IANS) Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that frozen Iranian assets worth 6 billion US dollars currently held in Qatar will be released and returned to the country, according to the official news agency IRNA.He made the remarks during a meeting with a senior cleric in the central province of Qom, while elaborating on the achievements of a recently signed peace Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States, Xinhua news agency reported.Pezeshk…
Jerusalem, June 29 (IANS) The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) said Monday that it has struck three Hezbollah command centres in southern Lebanon in response to Hezbollah violations of the ceasefire agreement.It also said that Israeli forces struck and dismantled a launcher used by Hezbollah.In an earlier statement, the IDF said it had destroyed an underground Hezbollah tunnel in southwestern Lebanon, Xinhua news agency reported.The tunnel, more than 200 metres long and 25 metres deep, contained hund…
Jerusalem, June 28 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the US-mediated framework agreement signed Friday between Israel and Lebanon paves the way to ending the conflict and eventually reaching a peace agreement between the two countries.Speaking at a press conference on Saturday in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said that “this agreement strengthens Israel and Lebanon, and weakens Iran and Hezbollah. This is a sign of things to come.”He added that under the agreement, the United Sta…
Jerusalem, June 27 (IANS) Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced on Saturday that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have instructed the Israeli military to prepare for an extended stay in the “security zone” in southern Lebanon, signalling a prolonged military presence despite international calls for withdrawal. In a video statement released by his office, Katz said the army “will continue to station forces in the security zone in southern Lebanon, including the Shqeif area, and w…
Beirut, June 27 (IANS) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement signed earlier in the day in Washington marked the beginning of the path toward restoring Lebanon’s full sovereignty, vowing to continue working until the process is completed. In a statement issued by the Lebanese Presidency on Friday (local time), Aoun said the agreement represents the first step toward enabling displaced Lebanese to return to their land, stressing that Lebanon would no longe…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) The United States, Israel and Lebanon on Friday signed a trilateral framework agreement that Washington described as the first step towards ending decades of conflict along Israel’s northern border, restoring Lebanese sovereignty and creating a pathway for the disarmament of Hezbollah.The agreement, signed in Washington with US mediation, establishes what Secretary of State Marco Rubio called “a framework for lasting peace and security” and creates a US-facilitated Mil…
Washington, June 25, (IANS) The United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Thursday reaffirmed their strategic partnership, backed the June 17 memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Washington and Tehran, and declared that no tolls or fees should ever be imposed on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The joint declaration followed a ministerial meeting in Manama, co-chaired by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, with…
Washington, June 25 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said America’s Gulf partners remain confident in Washington’s security commitments and pledged that the United States would not pursue any agreement with Iran that undermines the security of its longstanding regional allies. Speaking to reporters at Kuwait International Airport after meetings in the Gulf on Wednesday (local time), Rubio said the US security relationship with Gulf states was built on decades of cooperation and a permane…