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Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Iran: Still a chance for peace talks with US
Iran's foreign ministry has told Sky News there is still a chance for peace talks with the United States. In an interview in Iran's foreign ministry in Tehran, a senior Iranian official said despite the attacks on his country by America and Israel, back-channel efforts are under way to restart the search for a diplomatic solution. The comments will be seen as an olive branch for the administration to seize as it explores a diplomatic way forward. Sky News is one of only a handful of foreign news organisations allowed access to Iran following We also filmed the impact of Israel's attacks on ordinary Iranians in Tehran. In the wake of declared by Donald Trump, Esmaeil Baqaei, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, said the US must show it is genuine in its desire for peace. "Diplomacy must not be abused or used as a tool for deception or for simply a sort of psychological warfare against their adversaries." Iran felt diplomacy had been betrayed, he said. US-Iranian talks were on the verge of reconvening when Israel attacked his country. And America had breached international law in its support of what he called "Zionist aggression". But Mr Baqaei said "diplomacy never ends, there are contacts, indirectly. My minister is talking to Oman, Qatar and others". President Trump says he is ready to talk with Iran, but major stumbling blocks need to be overcome. The US wants Iran to give up nuclear enrichment completely. Iran has long insisted it has the right to carry on. Read more from Sky News: Across town, we witnessed the impact of Israel's attacks in Gisha, an upmarket neighbourhood of Tehran. Israel claims its attacks on Iranian figures were precision-targeted. In reality they appear to have been far from surgical. The airstrike came at 10.30 Friday morning two weeks ago. It ripped a hole through four floors of reinforced concrete in the residential apartment block. The target may have been a nuclear scientist living there, but everyone in the building is now without a home. Engineers say it will almost certainly need to be torn down. The mood in the Iranian capital seems subdued and tense. Iranians fear Israelis will renew their air campaign despite the ceasefire. There is widespread resentment of the leadership after nationwide social unrest and massive economic problems. But the Israeli attacks have rallied many Iranians around their government all the same. They had hoped diplomacy with America could deliver a new deal and an end to sanctions, then Israel began its 12-day aerial onslaught Iranians hope somehow talks can be restarted, but they also know the chances of progress are for now at least not great.
Sky News
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Sky News
Iran: Still a chance for peace talks with US
Iran's foreign ministry has told Sky News there is still a chance for peace talks with the United States. In an interview in Iran's foreign ministry in Tehran, a senior Iranian official said despite the attacks on his country by America and Israel, back-channel efforts are under way to restart the search for a diplomatic solution. The comments will be seen as an olive branch for the Trump administration to seize as it explores a diplomatic way forward. its short and devastating war with Israel. We also filmed the impact of Israel's attacks on ordinary Iranians in Tehran. In the wake of a ceasefire declared by Donald Trump, Esmaeil Baqaei, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, said the US must show it is genuine in its desire for peace. "Diplomacy must not be abused or used as a tool for deception or for simply a sort of psychological warfare against their adversaries." Iran felt diplomacy had been betrayed, he said. US-Iranian talks were on the verge of reconvening when Israel attacked his country. And America had breached international law in its support of what he called "Zionist aggression". But Mr Baqaei said "diplomacy never ends, there are contacts, indirectly. My minister is talking to Oman, Qatar and others". President Trump says he is ready to talk with Iran, but major stumbling blocks need to be overcome. The US wants Iran to give up nuclear enrichment completely. Iran has long insisted it has the right to carry on. Across town, we witnessed the impact of Israel's attacks in Gisha, an upmarket neighbourhood of Tehran. Israel claims its attacks on Iranian figures were precision-targeted. In reality they appear to have been far from surgical. The airstrike came at 10.30 Friday morning two weeks ago. It ripped a hole through four floors of reinforced concrete in the residential apartment block. The target may have been a nuclear scientist living there, but everyone in the building is now without a home. Engineers say it will almost certainly need to be torn down. The mood in the Iranian capital seems subdued and tense. Iranians fear Israelis will renew their air campaign despite the ceasefire. There is widespread resentment of the leadership after nationwide social unrest and massive economic problems. But the Israeli attacks have rallied many Iranians around their government all the same. They had hoped diplomacy with America could deliver a new deal and an end to sanctions, then Israel began its 12-day aerial onslaught and the US joined in. Iranians hope somehow talks can be restarted, but they also know the chances of progress are for now at least not great.
Zawya
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Zawya
Iran Egypt Foreign Ministers hold telephone conversation
Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Badr Abdelatty, the Foreign Minister of Egypt, held a telephone conversation on Monday, to discuss the latest regional developments following the cessation of the Zionist regime's military aggression against Iran. In the conversation, Araghchi pointed to the widespread condemnation of the Zionist regime's aggression against Iran by the international community—especially Islamic countries and key regional organizations. He criticized the failure of two responsible international bodies, namely the UN Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency, to condemn the attacks, and emphasized the Islamic Republic of Iran's firm pursuit of identifying the aggressor and obtaining reparations. The Egyptian Foreign Minister welcomed the end of the Zionist regime's aggression and stressed his country's continued efforts to help de-escalate tensions in the region, including efforts to establish a ceasefire in Gaza. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Islamic Republic of Iran.
The National
15-06-2025
- Politics
- The National
Houthis strike Israel in co-ordination with Iran
Yemen's Houthi rebels said on Sunday they had launched missiles at Israel in co-ordination with Iran, in the first acknowledged military action in support of Tehran by one of its regional proxies since the start of Israeli attacks on Iran on Friday. Houthi troops targeted Tel Aviv with several ballistic missiles in the previous 24 hours, the militia's military spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Saree said in an announcement reported by the rebel-aligned Saba news agency. 'Triumphing for the oppressed Palestinian and Iranian peoples … This operation was co-ordinated with the operations carried out by the Iranian army against the criminal Israeli enemy,' he said. The operation was successful, he said, without offering details. Israel launched its biggest military strike against Iran on Friday, prompting Iran to respond with drones and then salvos of ballistic missiles. The Houthis 'salute Iran, its people, army, and leadership, as they bravely, willfully, resolutely, and faithfully confront the brutal Zionist aggression', Brig Gen Saree said. Israel said on Friday that a missile launched from Yemen fell in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. The Houthis, however, did not claim responsibility for that attack. The region is braced for a protracted conflict after Israel's surprise bombardment of Iran's nuclear and military sites on Friday killed several top generals and nuclear scientists. Iran responded by launching hundreds of ballistic missiles at Iran, and neither side has showed any sign of backing down. The Houthis, along with the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon, began launching drone and missile attacks on Israel after the start of the Gaza war in October 2023. Hezbollah was once considered Iran's first line of defence against Israeli attacks, but Israel's retaliatory strikes against the group last year killed its political and military leaders and largely destroyed its arsenal. Lebanese officials have urged Hezbollah not to respond to the Israeli attacks on Iran and the group has assured them it would not, security sources told The National on Saturday. Iran-backed groups in Iraq, who also launched attacks on Israel over the war in Gaza, have responded to the attacks on Iran by calling for the accelerated the departure of US troops from the country, with the powerful Kataeb Hezbollah warning of 'additional wars in the region'. Israel has carried out a series of retaliatory strikes on Houthi-held areas in Yemen in recent months. The group also faced near-daily US strikes since mid-March, until US President Donald Trump halted the offensive after the Houthis agreed to stop attacks on American ships.
