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United News of India
10 hours ago
- Business
- United News of India
Turkiye-Iran air travel partially resumes after 15-day hiatus: Minister
Istanbul, June 28 (UNI) Air travel between Turkiye and Iran partially resumed yesterday after being suspended for 15 days due to the Iran-Israel conflict, Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said. Uraloglu noted that flights from the Iranian eastern city of Mashhad to Istanbul, operated by Iranian carriers, is resuming on June 27. "This marks a partial reopening of air travel between Turkiye and Iran after a 15-day hiatus," he said on social media platform X. Uraloglu added that the airspace in the cities of Tehran and Tabriz, located in western Iran, will remain closed, and the restriction will continue until July 2. The minister noted that talks are ongoing with Iranian authorities to allow Turkish planes stranded in Iran to return with special permits. "Efforts are continuing to fully normalize flights with Iran and bring the grounded planes back to Turkiye as soon as possible," he said. Uraloglu had previously stated that seven Turkish airline planes were stranded in Iran due to the airspace closure. Iran's official news agency IRNA reported that Iran has postponed the full reopening of its airspace until today afternoon. Iran closed its airspace on June 13 as Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran and other areas. Following a 12-day areial conflict, a ceasefire between the two sides was achieved on June 24. UNI XINHUA ARN
Gulf Insider
a day ago
- Politics
- Gulf Insider
Ayatollah: Israel Nearly Collapsed
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday issued his first comments since the Trump-backed ceasefire with Israel took effect, congratulating 'the great nation of Iran' for its 'victory over the fake Zionist regime.' 'Despite all that noise, and with all those claims, the Zionist regime almost collapsed and was crushed under the blows of the Islamic Republic,' he said, according to the national IRNA news agency. He also claimed to have 'delivered a slap to America's face.' At a moment the Trump administration is celebrating to 'obliteration' of the Islamic Republic's core elements and main facilities of its nuclear program, the Ayatollah downplayed the effects of the military campaign. He described that the United States entered the war along Israel's side 'because they felt that if they did not enter, the Zionist regime would be destroyed.' He presented this as a sign of Israeli weakness, echoing prior statements issued during the aerial raids. 'However, the Americans did not gain anything in this war,' he asserted. He went to say that those that attacked Iran suffered a high cost. According to more from state media translation: 'We thank God for aiding our armed forces, who managed to breach their advanced multilayered defense systems and flatten large parts of their military and urban centers with powerful missile and weapons strikes,' he said. Ayatollah Khamenei said it proves to the Zionist regime that aggression against the Islamic Republic comes with a high cost that it will have to pay, crediting both the armed forces and the people of the Islamic Republic for the glorious victory. The last couple days since the ceasefire has held saw throngs of people come out into Tehran streets, to demonstrate in solidarity with the military, and to show defiance and that the 12-days of attacks did not bring the nation to its knees. There have been other signs of symbolic defiance and resistance as well, including public events and a concert by the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, which goes back nearly 100 years. On Wednesday, in the city's popular Azadi Square, reports described: As residents gathered for the performance, the orchestra played 'Ey Iran,' the country's unofficial national anthem that has long been considered a song of national pride and resistance and had once been banned by the Islamic Republic due to its association with anti-government sentiment. Established in 1933, the orchestra has survived multiple regimes, coups, revolution and wars, widely seen as a symbol of resilience. Its hardest days came during the term of hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when the orchestra was disbanded due to sanctions, financial difficulties and negligence. It total over 630 Iranians died and thousands were injured in the strikes, with Israel also claiming to have assassinated at least 14 Iranian nuclear scientists and many more high-ranking military commanders. But Israel, and Tel Aviv especially, had whole building and neighborhoods leveled, and had some of its military command centers hit by Iranian ballistic and hypersonic missiles. On the other side, much of Tehran was destroyed, and the Iranians admit that key nuclear facilities suffered significant damage; however, they have pledged that nuclear energy development will continue as a matter of national sovereignty. Also read: Iran-Israel Conflict: US President Donald Trump Receives Nobel Peace Prize Nomination For Ceasefire Deal
Mint
2 days ago
- Politics
- Mint
Iran shuts down Donald Trump's claim of nuclear negotiations progress, says no deal, no trust, no talks
After ending nearly two weeks of conflict that brought the Middle East to the brink of a broader war, Washington and Tehran are now offering starkly different messages about the prospect of renewed nuclear diplomacy. While President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday (June 25) that talks could resume as early as next week, Iranian leaders flatly denied that any new negotiations were agreed, underscoring the deep distrust and fallout from recent US airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites. Iran's foreign ministry has firmly denied that any agreement has been reached to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States, warning that future discussions will be even more difficult following recent military strikes. Speaking on Iranian state television on Thursday (June 26), Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed reports of an imminent diplomatic breakthrough. 'I would like to state clearly that no agreement, appointment or conversation has been made to start new negotiations,' Araghchi said. Araghchi also suggested that Washington's hopes for resuming negotiations had been set back by recent military operations carried out by the US and Israel. 'The next negotiations won't be any easier for the Americans compared to the previous ones,' he warned. 'Human beings have been killed for it. It's not possible to make an agreement on it as easy as before.' Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei reinforced that Tehran's position on its nuclear program remains unchanged, despite what he described as 'naked force' used against Iran. In an interview published by state-run IRNA on Thursday, Baghaei said: 'We have shown that pressure, intimidation, threats, and even the use of naked force against a sovereign state, in violation of all international standards and norms, cannot undermine our rights. Our rights remain intact.' Baghaei also accused Washington of never intending to negotiate sincerely. He said the scheduled talks in Oman before Israel's attacks were evidence that the US was not acting in good faith. 'All of these cases show that the American side was not serious about the negotiations from the beginning,' he said. 'But this does not diminish the value of the actions of the Islamic Republic of Iran.' He added that Iran's participation in diplomacy had laid bare 'the hypocrisy and lies of the other side.' Responding to suggestions that recent violence had eroded trust, Baghaei insisted Iran had never trusted the United States in the first place. 'First, we never trusted the other side,' he said. 'Sometimes some words are used, such as 'the recent incident caused trust between Iran and America to decrease' or 'to disappear,' while we basically never trusted [them].' He said Iran's skepticism was rooted in the US's record of 'breaking promises.' 'We were talking to the other side in an atmosphere of absolute distrust. The reason for this distrust is their history of breaking promises,' Baghaei said. Despite international calls to de-escalate and return to the table, Tehran has made clear that no timeline exists for fresh negotiations and that any future dialogue.
Observer
2 days ago
- Politics
- Observer
Iran one step closer to cutting cooperation with IAEA
TEHRAN: Iran has taken one further step towards cutting off its cooperation with the United Nations' atomic watchdog, as Tehran takes stock in the aftermath of its brief war with Israel. The Guardian Council, a key supervisory body, on Thursday approved the temporary suspension of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), state news agency IRNA reported, a day after the measure was passed in parliament. According to the resolution, Iran will not allow IAEA inspectors into the country until the "safety" of its nuclear facilities is guaranteed. Tehran is also asking the IAEA to condemn the attacks by the US and Israel on Iran's nuclear facilities. Without ongoing cooperation with the IAEA, which is mandated to monitor nuclear facilities in countries around the world, there is little prospect of negotiations with the US resuming. US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that there would be new talks with Iran next week - a comment that has not brought any official response from Tehran so far. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that Israel was hit hard by the conflict, in his first public comments since a ceasefire came into force earlier this week. "Despite all the fanfares and claims, the Zionist regime was nearly destroyed and crushed under the blows of the Islamic Republic," Khamenei said in a video message cited by IRNA. An excavator is used to clear the rubble in front of a building recently hit in Israeli strikes in Tehran following a ceasefire with Israel that ended 12 days of fighting. - AFP Iran had also achieved "victory over the American regime," he said, arguing that the US had failed to achieve its objectives. He praised "the extraordinary unity and solidarity of the Iranian people." Iran suffered major attacks on its nuclear and military facilities during the war which began on June 13, as well as losing many top scientists and military leaders in Israeli strikes. The US also intervened on Israel's behalf with a strike on Iranian nuclear sites at the weekend. Some two dozen people were killed in Israel. The Iranian authorities say over 600 people were killed in Iran. The status of Iran's nuclear programme is uncertain after the US strikes. Despite the ceasefire with Israel, Iranian airspace remains largely closed. The closure will be extended until 2 pm (1030 GMT) on Friday, IRNA reported, citing a ministry spokesman. Some exceptions were allowed for the eastern part of the country, but the country's main international hub in the capital remains closed. Authorities warn of continued Israeli activity Iran's intelligence services remain on high alert, despite the ceasefire with Israel, according to official reports. "The cessation of hostile military operations does not mean the end of (Israel's) malicious and hostile actions," the state news agency Tasnim reported. The actions include gathering intelligence about the country, spreading misinformation and weakening national unity, the report said. Suspicious cases must therefore be reported under all circumstances, it added. - dpa
Roya News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Roya News
Khamenei hails Iran's "victory" over 'Israel' in first remarks since ceasefire
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered his first public remarks Thursday since a ceasefire was reached earlier this week, ending nearly two weeks of intense fighting between Iran and 'Israel'. In a statement broadcast on state television and published by the official IRNA news agency, Khamenei claimed Iran had emerged victorious from the war. "I want to congratulate the great Iranian nation... for its victory over the fallacious Zionist regime," Khamenei said, praising what he described as Iran's resilience and strategic strength during the confrontation. The ceasefire, which came into effect on Tuesday, concluded 12 days of open conflict marked by missile exchanges, drone strikes, and high-profile attacks, including damage to key infrastructure on both sides. It was one of the most direct and prolonged confrontations between Iran and 'Israel' in recent history. In his statement, Khamenei accused the United States of not only backing 'Israel' but also actively participating in the war. 'The United States engaged in the war directly, convinced that its refusal to intervene would lead to the complete destruction of the Zionist regime,' he said. 'It has gained nothing from this war,' he added, declaring that 'the Islamic Republic won, and in retaliation dealt a severe slap to the face of America.'
