Kazem Gharibabadi

Move seen as symbolic as Russia, China poised to block new sanctions on Iran

Move seen as symbolic as Russia, China poised to block new sanctions on Iran

The top diplomats of the two countries met to discuss managing commercial shipping traffic in the vital waterway, which remains largely shut down nearly six months after the Iran war began

Iran under mounting US economic squeeze as Gulf trade and travel face uncertainty

Trump has been pressing his threat to claim sovereignty over the crucial energy waterway as the nearly six-month-old Iran war grinds on with little sign of resolution

Repeated warnings without action raise questions over US leverage amid Hormuz standoff

Iran Rejects 60-Day Deadline Interpretation

A senior Iranian lawmaker appeared to issue a warning to US President Donald Trump on Saturday while ridiculing the recent security precaution in which the American president was moved between aircraft in a catering vehicle following assassination concerns

Six months into war, reopening Hormuz and keeping energy prices down are now key US goals

Iran has fired back, dubbing Trump’s threats as “nonsense” as the memorandum of understanding signed between the two in June expires on Sunday

Iran called on the US to accept defeat while president Donald Trump blasted Tehran as “very ‌evil” and told Americans to brace for continued high fuel prices as a result of the war

The news injected fresh uncertainty into negotiations that President Donald Trump previously described positively

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US Central Command reported its first troop deaths due to Iranian fire when two service members were killed and an another missing in an attack on a base in Jordan

Thousands gathered to mourn Khamenei, with several waving regime’s flag and chanting ‘Death to America’

Speaking to American military personnel stationed at a local naval air station, Vance highlighted current intelligence metrics regarding the state of Tehran's capabilities

One proudly holds several baby sharks tangled in his nets

In 2015, President Obama reached a deal with Iran, offering sanctions relief in exchange for restrictions on the Iranian nuclear program

Clause 5 ambiguity fuels Iran–US clash over control of Hormuz shipping lanes

Fresh uncertainty surrounds U.S.-Iran diplomacy after Iran ruled out any meetings with American officials in the coming days, despite Washington dispatching special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner to Doha for discussions with Qatari mediators

Hormuz is a narrow stretch of water separating Iran and Oman that is only about 30 kilometres (18 miles) wide

The United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) has suspended plans to evacuate more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz after a cargo ship transiting the waterway was struck by a projectile

President Donald Trump's memorandum of understanding with Iran remains unpublished days after he announced it, fueling bipartisan criticism and confusion

World leaders welcomed news of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal as negotiators work through key issues before Friday's signing

The memorandum was virtually signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, according to reports

The memorandum was virtually signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, according to reports

The memorandum was virtually signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, according to reports

The Indian rupee appreciated sharply by 58 paise to 94.60 against the US dollar in early Monday trade, supported by a steep fall in global crude oil prices following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a peace agreement between the United States and Iran

MU stock gained 8% in the premarket, while the Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) advanced 6%

Taking center stage is the state of play between the U.S. and Iran and the first Federal Reserve meeting with Chairman Kevin Warsh in charge

The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a U.S.-backed resolution on Wednesday telling Iran to declare its remaining enriched uranium stocks and ‌let inspectors verify them, which could complicate Washington's talks with Tehran

Hezbollah did not immediately claim responsibility for firing at Israel

People check destroyed apartments that where hit by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut

Hezbollah did not immediately claim responsibility for firing at Israel

Hezbollah has released new footage claiming to show an Ababil drone striking an Israeli Merkava tank in southern Lebanon, days after rejecting a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal

This comes as the U.S. sanctions waiver for India's operations at the port officially expired on April 26, 2026, which means that New Delhi's 10-year development agreement with Iran no longer has formal legal protection against American secondary penalties

Iran's deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, on Wednesday stated that, despite ongoing talks with the United States, it appears Washington is interested in “dictation” rather than negotiations with Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, on Wednesday stated that, despite ongoing talks with the United States, it appears Washington is interested in “dictation” rather than negotiations with Tehran

Quite apart from Donald Trump’s gratuitous insults and shocking threats (particularly to take Greenland), they are rightly incensed that the United States, together with Israel, launched the latest campaign against Iran without consultation or forewarning

Iran sends reply to American ceasefire plan

Negotiators are still working toward what officials describe as a preliminary framework agreement — effectively a one-page starting point for broader talks centered on Iran’s nuclear program and potential sanctions relief

Trump Weighs Iranian Peace Offer Without Ruling Out More Strikes

US Redirects 48 Vessels Amid Iran Port Blockade

Trump: Iran’s civilisation will die tonight

The dramatic rhetoric came with roughly 12 hours remaining before Trump's self-imposed 8 p.m. EDT deadline for Iran to reopen the vital waterway, through which roughly one-fifth of global oil supplies pass

There’s nothing in the military’s 1,200-page Law of War Manual about whether it’s legal to end a civilization, perhaps because nobody could have imagined an American president would make such an apocalyptic threat

Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Steve Anderson on Tuesday slammed President Donald Trump as “an absolutely terrible commander in chief” and predicted Nuremberg-style trials if he follows through with his staggering threat against Iranian civilians amid his ongoing war

India's Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi issued a stark warning against the use of nuclear weapons, and even rhetoric to that effect, on Tuesday, as the United States military conflict with Iran entered a dangerous new phase ahead of President Donald Trump's new threats just hour before his “deadline” for Iran to reopen key oil route Strait of Hormuz

United States President Donald Trump has threatened to blow up Iran’s bridges and power plants if Tehran does not agree to open up the Strait of Hormuz by early morning local time on Wednesday, in a profanity-laced post on his Truth Social platform

Investors are also eyeing Friday's US non-farm payrolls report for economic signals and a possible path to Federal Reserve ​interest rates