Trump to announce that the U.S. will refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf - AP
Multiple explosions were reported in Zaporizhzhia. City is under attack by Shahed-type drones
7 month ago@POTUS says he will have a "very, very big announcement to make" before he departs for the Middle East: "It'll be one of the most important announcements that has been made in many years about a certain subject."
Israeli Defense Minister: Iran is responsible for every attack launched by the Houthis.
"Without Iran's approval and their long-term support, the Houthis cannot carry out their criminal missile attack on us," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. "Our choice of when to respond, how to respond, and on what targets to respond - this is a consideration we make every time. And this also concerns Iran, the patron of the Houthis - Iran."
Netanyahu: If you hit us once, we will hit you back seven times. This is a message to Iran, the main supporter of the Houthis.
Netanyahu had a phone call with Putin
7 month agoIslamabad: Iran FM Araghchi meets Pakistan Army Chief Munir
7 month agoIran FM, citing the talks with E3 in past year, expressed readiness to continue engagement with European parties, whether in EU or in E3 format. He hoped that the talks would resume "constructively, free from political prejudice"
British Home Secretary: Arrest of Iranian cell members is one of the largest counterterrorism operations in recent years
Trump wants ‘total dismantlement’ of Iran nuke program, but might allow civilian energy
Iranian Defense Minister: If America or Israel attacks our country, we will target the interests, bases, and forces of both countries wherever they are and whenever we deem necessary.
Iran’s Defense Minister: “If Iran is attacked or a war is imposed on us, we will respond with force.”
7 month agoPM @netanyahu promises retaliatory response to Yemen's Houthi missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport. "President Trump is correct. Yemen's attacks are Iranian-sponsored. Israel will respond appropriately to the Houthi attack on Ben Gurion Airport, our main airport. The response will target Iranian terrorist sponsors."
PM Netanyahu: "Israel will respond to the Houthi attack against our main airport AND, at a time and place of our choosing, to their Iranian terror masters
Gantz: Any firing at Israel must be met with a harsh response in Tehran.
"If we engage in negotiations, create calm, and improve our relations, we will achieve very good outcomes — but it's not the case that if the negotiations reach a deadlock, we ourselves will be at a dead end," Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday
Tasnim News Agency: Reports circulating about a power station in Karaj, west of Tehran, being attacked are false.
7 month agoA 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck the city of Mahdasht, west of Tehran Province, at a depth of 8 kilometers, state media reported. Residents of parts of Tehran and Karaj also felt the tremor.
7 month agoReport of massive explosion at a power station in Karaj, in Iran’s Alborz Mountains
According to videos received by Iran International, a cardboard factory in Nazarabad, Karaj, has caught fire.
Videos received by Iran International indicate widespread power outages in areas of Alborz Province.
Araghchi: Contradictory US statements and continued sanctions and threats have exacerbated mistrust and doubt about Washington's seriousness.
Iranian Foreign Minister: Progress on the diplomatic track regarding the nuclear issue requires serious and realistic will from the other side.
US Secretary of State says Iran must completely halt uranium enrichment and grant American inspectors access to nuclear sites. "If you're not building a bomb, you shouldn't be afraid of inspections, including by Americans" — @SecRubio factchecking
Trump: All purchases of Iranian Oil, or Petrochemical products, must stop, NOW! Any Country or person who buys ANY AMOUNT of OIL or PETROCHEMICALS from Iran will be subject to, immediately, Secondary Sanctions. They will not be allowed to do business with the United States of America in any way, shape, or form.
According to a source familiar the U.S. "never confirmed its participation" in the fourth round of talks with Iran on Saturday in Rome. The source said "timing and venue for the next round have yet to be confirmed, but we expect they will take place in the near future"
The fourth round of U.S.-Iran talks which Oman said will take place in Rome this Saturday is likely to be postponed for next week, three sources tell. As a result E3 meeting with Iran planned for Friday in Rome might also be postponed
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 35 km ESE of Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh, Iran
British Foreign Secretary: I discussed Middle East issues with my U.S. counterpart and ensuring that Iran is unable to develop a nuclear weapon.
