Iran says open to indirect nuclear talks with US TEHRAN: Iran said on Monday it was open to indirect talks with the United States, after President Donald Trump had... Updated a day ago
World US must change its approach for any talks: Iran’s top diplomat DUBAI: Talks with the US are impossible unless Washington changes its pressure policy, the Iranian foreign minister... Published 2 days ago
World Iran foreign minister says certain things need to change to enable talks with US DUBAI: Talks with the United States are no longer possible unless certain things change, Iran’s Foreign Minister... Published 3 days ago
World Trump envoy says US trying to win Iran’s trust WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said the US president was trying to head off armed... Updated 22 Mar, 2025 04:24pm
Business & Finance US sanctions ‘Houthi-linked’ China oil refinery WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday sanctioned a China-based oil refinery that purchased Iranian oil worth... Published 21 Mar, 2025 05:42am
World Iranians celebrate fire festival, hoping to remedy ‘all problems’ TEHRAN: Iranians on Tuesday lit bonfires in the streets and jumped over them, carrying on an ancient tradition ahead... Published 20 Mar, 2025 05:30am
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World Iran condemns new round of Israeli attacks on Gaza DUBAI: Iran said on Tuesday it strongly condemned a new round of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. Iran’s Foreign... Published 18 Mar, 2025 04:23pm
World Trump says Iran ‘will be held responsible’ for Houthi attacks WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday declared he will hold Iran directly responsible for any future attacks... Published 17 Mar, 2025 10:08pm
World Iran says official to meet UN nuclear chief on Monday TEHRAN: Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, will meet UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi at the... Published 17 Mar, 2025 02:58pm
Editorials More uncertainty for Gulf region EDITORIAL: As President Donald Trump’s restoration of the “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, used in... Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:12am
World Iran-backed Yemen rebels say attacked US carrier after air strikes SANAA: Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Sunday they attacked a US aircraft carrier group in the Red Sea a day... Published 17 Mar, 2025 12:05am
World White House says ‘multiple’ Houthi leaders killed, Iran ‘on notice’ WASHINGTON: US strikes killed multiple Houthi leaders in Yemen, the White House said Sunday, adding Iran was “put on... Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:11pm
World Donald Trump launches large-scale strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, at least 31 killed Strikes represent the biggest US military operation in the Middle East since Trump took office in January Updated 16 Mar, 2025 10:15pm
World China, Russia back Iran as Trump presses Tehran for nuclear talks BEIJING: China and Russia stood by Iran on Friday after the United States demanded nuclear talks with Tehran, with... Published 15 Mar, 2025 06:28am
World China, Iran, Russia kick off talks in Beijing on Iran’s nuclear issues BEIJING: Senior diplomats from Iran, Russia and China gathered in Beijing on Friday for talks on Tehran’s nuclear... Published 14 Mar, 2025 11:58am
Business & Finance US imposes sanctions on Iranian oil minister, shadow fleet WASHINGTON: The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad and some Hong... Published 14 Mar, 2025 05:34am
World China, Russia, Iran to hold nuclear talks in Beijing on Friday BEIJING: China will hold a meeting on Friday in Beijing with Russia and Iran on the Iranian “nuclear issue”, its... Published 12 Mar, 2025 04:13pm
World Russia, China, Iran ships practice artillery fire in Gulf of Oman, Russian agencies say Russia, Iran and China warships practiced artillery fire and other tasks in the Gulf of Oman as part of annual joint... Published 12 Mar, 2025 11:54am
World Iran says won’t negotiate under ‘intimidation’ as Trump ramps up pressure TEHRAN: Iran said Monday it would not negotiate under “intimidation”, after US President Donald Trump sought to... Published 11 Mar, 2025 05:35am
Print Pakistan to attend as observer: Iran, Russia, China to hold joint military exercises TEHRAN: The navies of Iran, Russia and China will hold military drills off the coast of Iran this week in a bid to... Updated 10 Mar, 2025 08:42am
World US ends waiver for Iraq to buy Iranian electricity BAGHDAD: Washington has declined to renew a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighbouring... Published 09 Mar, 2025 05:13pm
World Khamenei says Tehran will not negotiate under US ‘bully’ pressure DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Tehran will not be bullied into... Published 09 Mar, 2025 05:51am
World Qatar PM warns: ‘Attack on Iran nuclear plant would leave Gulf without water’ DUBAI: Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani has warned that an attack on... Published 09 Mar, 2025 05:47am
World No nuclear talks letter received from Trump: Iran UN mission UNITED NATIONS: Iran’s mission to the United Nations said on Friday that no letter had been received from US... Published 07 Mar, 2025 09:55pm
World Trump says he sent letter to Iran leader to negotiate nuclear deal WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he wants to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and sent a letter to its... Updated 07 Mar, 2025 11:09pm
World Iran court sentences ex-ministers to jail over corruption TEHRAN: An Iranian court has sentenced two former ministers to prison over a multi-billion-dollar corruption case... Published 04 Mar, 2025 07:31pm
World Russian missile experts flew to Iran amid clashes with Israel LONDON: Several senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as the Islamic Republic has... Published 04 Mar, 2025 12:10pm
Opinion The Kurd struggle The Kurds are a people divided between four countries: Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. This reflects the fact that... Updated 04 Mar, 2025 07:09am
World Iran’s former top diplomat Zarif resigns from VP post TEHRAN: Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who negotiated the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with... Published 03 Mar, 2025 01:07pm