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News18
18-07-2025
- Politics
- News18
Iran Intel: US Seeks Talks to "Prepare for War", Israeli Refinery Takes $200M Hit In Missile Strike
Iran will not enter new negotiations with the US under the previous framework or agenda, according to a senior official. The official said that Iran has learnt lessons and therefore demands any negotiations must be consistent with the security realities of the region.'For now, we think the purpose of the negotiations is to disarm Iran to make up for Israel's weakness in the next war,' the official said, as per Press TV. The official added that any new round of talks must include 'serious and practical guarantees' to ensure the process is not a cover for security The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces has warned that any renewed US-Israeli 'aggression would be met with an even more devastating response.' The remarks come a day after Iran's top military commanders warned they 'are fully prepared to resume combat from exactly where it stopped.' n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION2:22 IRAN WARNS EU ON SNAPBACK SANCTIONS3:28 IRAN'S FORCES 'FULLY PREPARED TO RESUME COMBAT' IF…4:26 ISRAEL'S HAIFA REFINERY SUSTAINS $200 MN DAMAGE IN IRANIAN ATTACK6:02 IRAN BOASTS OF 'INTEL PENETRATION INTO ZIONIST REGIME'8:00 IRAN SLAMS ISRAEL'S 'DANGEROUS AGGRESSION' AGAINST SYRIA
Gulf Insider
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Insider
Sleeper Cells, Assassination, Death To America, & Nukes: Carlson's Full Interview With Iranian President
'I'm of the belief that we could very much, easily resolve the differences and conflicts with the United States through dialogue and talks,' Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Tucker Carlson, based on the full interview (done remotely) released by the Tucker Carlson Network on Monday. Of course, Tehran and Washington were engaged in what were supposed to be several rounds of good-faith talks at the very moment Israel began its surprise attack, utilizing dozens of warplanes, on June 13 – and which followed for nearly two weeks. Pezeshkian described that Iran's aim, prior to the June war starting, was to achieve 'the framework or the basis for a deal in which the rights of all nations, the Iranian nation, would be respected.' Iran has consistently insisted that it be able to keep enrichment, as a matter of national sovereignty and for peace domestic energy purposes. 'We never wanted anything beyond the respect for our rights – rightful rights,' he told Carlson. Carlson asked Pezeshkian if Iran will allow other countries to verify Iran's enrichment activities. Pezeshkian says 'we are ready to hold talks' over monitoring and that 'we stand ready' to accept it. However, the fact that Israel and the US just bombed the Islamic Republic has introduced major complications – not the least of which was Iran just days ago booting UN inspectors from the IAEA out of the country. For this reason President Pezeshkian stressed that monitoring must await Iranian authorities allowing access to nuclear facilities. At least three – Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan – have likely suffered significant damage following the Trump-ordered B-2 raids using large bunker busting ordinance. Sleeper cells in US cities? 'This is what Israel is trying to put into your minds,' the Iranian leader said. 🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 IRAN'S PRESIDENT TO TUCKER: NO SUCH THING AS IRANIAN SLEEPER CELLS IN THE is what Israel is trying to put into your propagating that Iranians might be capable of doing such things, but this is totally untrue, because by nature,… — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 7, 2025 Debate and speculation has been raging ever since over the degree to which the country's core nuclear capabilities have actually been set back. On the question of future diplomacy, Pezeshkian said 'I believe that the United States President can very well guide the region and the world to peace & tranquility. Or on the other hand to lead it to forever wars.' He also said that the Islamic Republic is not seeking nuclear weapons. 'We see no problem in re-entering the negotiations,' he continued, but then qualified: 'How are we going to trust the United States again. We re-enter the negotiations then how can we know for sure that in the middle of the talks the Israeli regime will not be given the permission again to attack us.' This appears to be precisely what happened in June. Axios and others also reported that the US had been secretly conspiring with the Israelis to greenlight the attack even as talks in Oman and Rome were happening. These reports present the nuclear dialogue as a ruse to lull the Iranians into thinking that all was okay, even up to the eve of the Israeli assault. Did IAEA spy on Iran? 🚨🇮🇷 DID IAEA SPY ON IRAN?"They had full access to supervise and monitor our nuclear facilities," Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian tells Tucker Carlson in an explosive 📹 — Sputnik (@SputnikInt) July 7, 2025 'My proposal is that the US administration should refrain from getting involved in a war that is not its war. It is not America's war,' the Iranian leader said. 'It is Netanyahu's war that is having its devilish machinations for the whole region.' Carlson did not particularly challenge these assertions, also given in other recent episodes and interviews he himself has made the same point – that Washington should resist being dragged into Israel's foreign wars and entanglements. At one point in the interview Pezeshkian was asked directly by Carlson whether Israel had attempted to kill him, to which the Iranian leader confirmed it, and added, 'I'm not afraid to sacrifice my life for my country, for my country's freedom. But will it bring security and peace to the region? It will only bring more bloodshed.' He said this was an Israeli operation aimed at regime change: 'It was not the United States that was behind the attempt on my life. It was Israel. I was at a meeting, we were discussing how to move forward, and thanks to the intelligence and spies they had, they tried to bomb the area where the gathering was held. God decides who lives and who dies. We are not afraid to become martyrs.' Watch: attempted assassination of a sitting president… 🚨Iranian President confirms Israel tried to ASSASSINATE him"They did try, yes. But they failed," Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian tells Tucker Carlson in a bombshell 📹 — Sputnik (@SputnikInt) July 7, 2025 At same time he sought to stress that Iran has never sought to assassinate President Trump, despite American media reports and the claims of some of the US administration's own officials. 'I would like to tell you and remind you that this is not Death to the American people or to the officials. Death to crimes and atrocities. To bullying. To the use of force,' Pezeshkian said when pressed about why Iranians commonly chant this in the streets. He also said that Iran hasn't invaded another country in 200 years. However, Iran in just the last could decades has seen the country to its immediate west (Iraq) and the country to its east (Afghanistan), suffer regime change and lengthy occupation by American-led forces. On the question of sensational US headlines of Iranian terror sleeper cells in the United States, Pezeshkian responded that this 'the first time I am hearing' of this concept. 'This is totally untrue because Iranians are pro peace and tranquility.' Historically at least, suicide bombing as a method of terror is more of a reality coming from Sunni radicalism, and not Shi'ism. Watch the full interview: Masoud Pezeshkian, president of Iran.(0:00) How Would Iranian President Pezeshkian Like to See This Conflict End?(0:44) Is Iran Willing to Give Up Their Nuclear Program in Exchange for Peace?(5:19) Was the International Atomic Energy Agency Spying on Iran and Giving… — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) July 7, 2025
The Journal
30-06-2025
- Politics
- The Journal
Iran says it has halted cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog over agency's 'destructive' behaviour
IRANIAN PRESIDENT MASOUD Pezeshkian told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Tehran halted cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog due to agency chief's 'destructive' behaviour towards the Islamic republic. 'The action taken by parliament members… is a natural response to the unjustified, unconstructive, and destructive conduct of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency,' Pezeshkian told Macron in a phone call late yesterday, according to a presidency statement. Today, France, Germany, and Britain condemned what they called 'threats' against the IAEA chief Rafael Grossi after Iran rejected its request to visit nuclear facilities bombed during the war. None specified which threats they were referring to, but Iran's ultra-conservative Kayhan newspaper recently claimed documents showed Grossi was an Israeli spy and should be executed. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi pictured last week Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo Advertisement Cooperation suspension On Wednesday, Iranian lawmakers voted in favour of a bill to suspend cooperation with the IAEA, citing Israel's 13 June attack on the Islamic republic and later strikes by the United States on nuclear facilities. A ceasefire between Iran and Israel took hold on 24 June. Since the start of the war with Israel, Iranian officials have sharply criticised the agency for failing to condemn the strikes. Iran has also criticised the watchdog for passing a resolution on 12 June accusing it of non-compliance with its nuclear obligations. In a post on X yesterday, Macron said he called for 'respect for the ceasefire' and a return to negotiations to address 'ballistic and nuclear issues.' New phone conversation with Iranian President @drpezeshkian today. My messages: → The release of our compatriots Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris. → The protection of our nationals and our facilities in Iran, which must not be subject to any threats.… — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 29, 2025 He further called for 'the swift resumption of the IAEA's work in Iran to ensure full transparency.' Related Reads Supreme Leader Khamenei declares 'victory' over Israel and says Iran will 'never' surrender Iran moves to suspend inspections from nuclear watchdog after US and Israel attacks Israel says 'campaign against Iran not over' after Iranian president announces 'end of 12-day war' Iran has said Grossi's request to visit bombed sites signalled 'malign intent' but insisted that no threats were posed against Grossi or the agency's inspectors. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the Iranian parliament's decision to halt cooperation with the IAEA reflected the 'concern and anger of the Iranian public opinion.' He further criticised the United States and European powers for maintaining what he described as a 'political approach' toward Iran's nuclear programme during his weekly press conference. Baqaei also questioned how the safety of IAEA inspectors could be ensured while the extent of the damage to Iran's nuclear facilities – targeted by Israel and the United States during the 12-day war – remains unknown. 'One aspect of this issue is how to ensure the safety and security of the agency's inspectors, in a situation where there is still no accurate assessment of the severity of the damage,' he said. - © AFP 2025
News18
30-06-2025
- Politics
- News18
CIA Claims Iranian Facility Key to Producing Nukes 'destroyed,' Intercepted Iranian Calls Reveal...
CIA Claims Iranian Facility Key to Producing Nukes 'destroyed,' Intercepted Iranian Calls Reveal... Last Updated: Crux Videos A recent CIA assessment, supported by credible new intelligence, confirms that U.S. strikes destroyed Iran's only metal-conversion facility—critical to bomb-making—and several other nuclear sites, setting back Iran's weapons program by years.00:00 INTRODUCTION02:37 IRAN'S ONLY METAL CONVERSION FACTORY "DESTROYED"03:43 THE HUNT FOR MISSING IRANIAN URANIUM06:12 IRAN WAITING FOR KHAMENEI'S NOD TO RESTART TALKS WITH US? n18oc_crux
India Today
26-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Iran executes 'spies', widens espionage definition to include social media
Following days of conflict with Israel, Iran has turned its attention inward, intensifying a domestic crackdown framed as a response to foreign infiltration. The government has sharply widened its definition of espionage to include even basic social media activity, warning that following, liking, or commenting on accounts linked to Israel could now be treated as a criminal June 25, Iran executed three Kurdish men accused of collaborating with Mossad, just a day after passing a new law expanding the definition of legislation labels collaboration with "hostile governments" like Israel and the US as "corruption on Earth," punishable by death. It also criminalises activities such as cyber warfare, weapons trafficking, and sharing content with foreign media, targeting activists and citizen journalists with harsh now even social media have been added to the directives from the Justice Ministry of Ministry issued a nationwide warning that merely following or interacting with social media accounts "affiliated with the Zionist regime" could be prosecuted as a criminal mass messages to citizens, the ministry threatened legal action against those who follow, like, or comment on such decades, Israel's spy agency has built an extensive espionage network in the Islamic Republic, the depth of which was on display in the recent Israeli offensive on June as Israeli jets bombed Iran at will, precision weapons and armed drones smuggled into the country were used to shoot down Iranian anti-aircraft missiles from inside the Iranian regime uses its action against alleged spies as a cover to crack down on critics and CUT, FREEDOMS CURBED BY IRANIAN REGIMEDuring the war with Israel, the Iranian government cut off internet access nationwide, claiming that Israel was using the network for military to local sources cited by The Guardian, only correspondents affiliated with state-approved foreign media were granted limited domestic messaging apps remain functional, many young Iranians say they don't trust their media also reported that the intelligence services uncovered a group allegedly trying to contact supporters of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last those arrested were civil rights activist and former political prisoner Hamid Dastvaneh and Feizollah Azarnoush, whose teenage son Pedram was killed by security forces during the 2022 arrests were reported in Lorestan, Kermanshah and other provinces, where authorities claimed to have exposed "cyber activists supporting Israel."To enforce the crackdown, militia units have established inspection checkpoints at the entrances and exits of major cities, searching mobile phones for messages, images, or apps deemed CITIZENS AND ACTIVISTS LIVE UNDER FEARadvertisementThe clampdown has drawn sharp criticism from human rights advocates and legal experts, who warn that the law's vague and expansive definitions could lead to the prosecution of ordinary citizens under charges of espionage."The definitions of espionage it provides are very broad," Hussein Raisi, a legal scholar at Carleton University told Iran Wire. "Classifying many of these cases as corruption on Earth is inappropriate from both Islamic and common law perspectives.""There's a great danger that this law will become a tool to prosecute ordinary people at the bottom of society, instead of dealing with actual agents with access to classified information," Raisi fear the regime will use this moment to secure its grip through fear, as it did during the mass executions of the 1980s."We are being extremely cautious right now," said a Tehran-based activist who was jailed during the 2022 protests. "There's a real concern the regime might use this situation as a pretext. Dozens of people I know have already been summoned."As arrests rise and checkpoints multiply, human rights groups warn that even passive online behaviour-liking a post, following a page can now be a matter of life and death.- EndsTune InTrending Reel
