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Egypt Independent
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Egypt Independent
Mourners gather in Tehran as state funeral for senior figures underway
Large crowds gathered in Tehran waving flags and banners to honor 60 people, including top military figures and nuclear scientists, killed in Iran's 12-day conflict with Israel earlier this month. Iranian state media outlet IRIB played patriotic music over video from the state funeral ceremony, which showed mourners reaching out to touch coffins draped in Iran's red, white and green. President Masoud Pezeshkian was seen in the crowd, alongside security officers. Portraits of several slain military figures were displayed on a stage, including images of Major General Hossein Salami and General Mohammad Bagheri. Some members of the crowd also carried photos of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as demonstrators chanted anti-America and anti-Israel slogans, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Key figures: Hossein Salami was the head of the secretive Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and one the most powerful men in Iran. Mohammad Bagheri had served as the chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, which the UK-based International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated could call on more than 500,000 active personnel. Israel claimed its killing of regime figures such as Salami and Bagheri, as well as several nuclear scientists, were among the key successes of its unprecedented attacks on Iran.
Hindustan Times
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
‘Disrespectful and Unacceptable': Iran condemns Trump's remarks on Supreme Leader Khamenei
Iran on Saturday condemned United States President Donald Trump's remarks on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a day after the latter delivered a victory speech. Trump's remarks on Khamenei came after the latter said that the US President had 'exaggerated events in unusual ways". (IRIB/ AFP Photos) Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi cautioned Trump, saying that if he wishes to reach an understanding with the Supreme Leader, he would need to 'set aside' his tone. 'If President Trump truly wishes to reach an agreement, he should set aside his disrespectful and unacceptable tone towards the Iranian supreme leader, Grand Ayatollah Khamenei, and stop hurting his millions of sincere supporters,' Araghchi said in a post on social media platform X. Trump's remarks on Khamenei came after the latter, in his first speech after the announcement of the ceasefire understanding, said that the US President had 'exaggerated events in unusual ways', while adding that he needed the 'exaggeration' .The Supreme Leader also claimed that the 'the Islamic republic won', and said that this had dealth 'a severe slap to the face of America'. 'I saved him from an ugly and ignominious death' Hours prior to Araghchi's statement, Trump took to Truth Social, saying that he had 'saved' Khamenei from an 'ugly" death. 'I SAVED HIM FROM A VERY UGLY AND IGNOMINIOUS DEATH,' Trump said in the post. The US President questioned Khamenei's declaration of victory in the war against Israel, asking why the Supreme Leader had 'blatantly and foolishly' said that he won the war. "…when he knows his statement is a lie, it is not so. As a man of great faith, he is not supposed to lie,' Trump said. He said that Iran had been 'decimated', adding that the country's three 'evil nuclear sites' had also been 'obliterated. Trump claimed that he had knowledge of 'exactly' where Khamenei was sheltered, further saying that he had not allowed Israel and the US armed forces to take his life. He also alleged that he had convinced Israel to 'bring back a very large group" of aircraft that it had sent towards Tehran for 'the final knockout'. The US President said that if this had happened, 'tremendous damage' would have ensued, and that many Iranians would have lost their lives. He claimed that it would have been 'the biggest attack' of the war between Israel and Iran. 'Was working on possible removal of sanctions against Iran' In his post, Trump also alleged that he had been working on the possible removal of sanctions against Iran during the last few days. He said that this would have given Iran a much better chance "at a full, fast, and complete recovery'. However, Trump said that he had dropped all work on sanction relief and more after being 'hit' by Khamenei's statement of 'anger, hatred, and disgust'. Trump also cautioned that Iran on getting back 'in the World Order flow', saying things would get worse for them otherwise. 'They are always so angry, hostile, and unhappy, and look at what it has gotten them - A burned out, blown up Country, with no future, a decimated Military, a horrible Economy, and DEATH all around them,' Trump said.
United News of India
a day ago
- Politics
- United News of India
Iran says no agreement made to resume U.S. talks
Tehran, June 27 (UNI) Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi yesterday said that no arrangement or commitment had been made to resume negotiations with the United States, amid heightened tensions following attacks by Israel and the United States on Iranian territory. In an interview with state broadcaster IRIB, Araghchi said the possibility of restarting talks was under consideration but would depend on whether Tehran's national interests were protected. "Our decisions will be based solely on Iran's interests," he said. "If our interests require a return to negotiations, we will consider it. But at this stage, no agreement or promise has been made and no talks have taken place." Araghchi accused Washington of betraying Iran during previous rounds of negotiations on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal and lifting U.S. sanctions. The Iranian diplomat also confirmed that a law suspending cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog had become binding after being passed by parliament and approved by the Guardian Council, a top constitutional oversight body. "The law is now obligatory and will be implemented. Our cooperation with the IAEA will take a new shape," he said. Araghchi also said the damage caused by the 12-day war with Israel was "serious" and that experts from the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran were conducting a detailed assessment. He said the question of demanding reparations was high on the government's agenda. The conflict began on June 13 when Israel launched airstrikes on multiple targets across Iran, including military and nuclear facilities, killing several senior commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians. The attacks came just days before Iran and the United States were expected to resume indirect nuclear negotiations in Muscat, Oman, on June 15. In response, Iran launched waves of missile and drone strikes on Israel, causing casualties and damage. On June 21, the U.S. Air Force struck three key Iranian nuclear sites. In retaliation, Iran fired missiles at the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on June 23. The 12-day conflict ended with a ceasefire between Iran and Israel on June 24. UNI XINHUA ARN
Saudi Gazette
a day ago
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
Tehran is coming back to life, but its residents are deeply shaken
TEHRAN — In the heart of the Iranian capital, the Boof cafe serves up refreshing cold drinks on a hot summer's day. They must be the most distinctive iced Americano coffees in this city – the cafe sits in a leafy corner of the long-shuttered US embassy. Its high cement walls have been plastered with anti-American murals ever since Washington severed relations with Tehran in the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution and the hostage crisis – which still cast a long shadow over this tortuous relationship. Inside the charming Boof cafe, Amir the barista says he'd like relations to improve between America and Iran. "US sanctions hurt our businesses and make it hard for us to travel around the world," he reflects as he pours another iced coffee behind a jaunty wooden sign — "Keep calm and drink coffee." Only two tables are occupied — one by a woman covered up in a long black veil, another by a woman in blue jeans with long flowing hair, flouting the rules on what women should wear as she cuddles with her boyfriend. It's a small snapshot of this capital as it confronts its deeply uncertain future. A short drive away, at the complex of Iran's state TV station IRIB, a recorded speech by the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was broadcast to the nation on Thursday. "The Americans have been opposing the Islamic Republic of Iran from the very beginning" he declared. "At its core, it has always been about one thing: they want us to surrender," went on the 86-year Ayatollah, said to have taken shelter in a bunker after Israel unleashed its unprecedented wave of strikes targeting Iran's nuclear and missile sites and assassinating senior commanders and scientists. We watched his speech, his first since President Donald Trump suddenly announced a ceasefire on Tuesday, on a small TV in the only office still intact in a vast section of the IRIB compound. All that's left is a charred skeleton of steel. When an Israeli bomb slammed into this complex on 16 June, a raging fire swept through the main studio which would have aired the supreme leader's address. Now it's just ash. You can still taste its acrid smell; all the TV equipment — cameras, lights, tripods — are tangles of twisted metal. A crunching glass carpet covers the ground. Israel said it targeted the propaganda arm of the Islamic Republic, accusing it of concealing a military operation within — a charge its journalists rejected. Its gaping shell seems to symbolize this darkest of times for Iran. You can also see it in the city's hospitals, which are still treating Iranians injured in Israel's 12-day war. "I am scared they might attack again, " Ashraf Barghi tells me when we meet in the emergency department of the Taleghani General hospital where she works as head nurse. "We don't trust this war has ended" she says, in a remark reflecting the palpable worry we've heard from so many people in this city. When Israel bombed the threshold of the nearby Evin prison on 23 June, the casualties, both soldiers and civilians, were rushed into Nurse Barghi's emergency ward. "The injuries were the worst I've treated in my 32 years as nurse, even worse than what I saw in the Iran-Iraq war in the 80s," she recounts, still visibly distressed. The strike on the notorious prison where Iran detains most of its political prisoners was described by Israel as "symbolic". It seemed to reinforce Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's repeated message to Iranians to "stand up for their freedom". "Israel says it only hit military and nuclear prison but it's all lies," insists Morteza from his hospital bed. He had been at work in the prison's transport department when the missile slammed into the building. He shows us his injuries in both arms and his backside. In the ward next door, soldiers are being cared for, but we're not allowed to enter there. Across this sprawling metropolis, Iranians are counting the cost of this confrontation. In its latest tally, the government's health ministry recorded 627 people killed and nearly 5,000 injured. Tehran is slowly returning to life and resuming its old rhythms, at least on the surface. Its infamous traffic is starting to fill its soaring highways and pretty tree-lined side streets. Shops in its beautiful bazaars are opening again as people return to a city they fled to escape the bombs. Israel's intense 12-day military operation, coupled with the US's attacks on Iran's main nuclear sites, has left so many shaken. "They weren't good days, " says Mina, a young woman who immediately breaks down as she tries to explain her sadness. "It's so heart-breaking, " she tells me through her tears. "We tried so hard to have a better life but we can't see any future these days." We met on the grounds of the soaring white marble Azadi tower, one of Tehran's most iconic landmarks. A large crowd milling on a warm summer's evening swayed to the strains of much-loved patriotic songs in an open air concert of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. It was meant to bring some calm to a city still on edge. Supporters and critics of Iran's clerical rulers mingled, drawn together by shared worry about their country's future. "They have to hear what people say," insists Ali Reza when I ask him what advice he would give to his government. "We want greater freedoms, that's all I will say." Despite rules and restrictions which have long governed their lives, Iranians do speak their minds as they wait for the next steps by their rulers, and leaders in Washington and beyond, which carry such consequences for their lives. — BBC
India Gazette
a day ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
Daily World Briefing, June 27
Iran says no agreement made to resume U.S. talks Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that no arrangement or commitment had been made to resume negotiations with the United States, amid heightened tensions following attacks by Israel and the United States on Iranian territory. In an interview with state broadcaster IRIB, Araghchi said the possibility of restarting talks was under consideration but would depend on whether Tehran's national interests were protected. Araghchi accused Washington of betraying Iran during previous rounds of negotiations on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal and lifting U.S. sanctions. Iran's parliament submits law on suspending IAEA cooperation to gov't: speaker Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Thursday that a law suspending the country's cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog has been submitted to the government for implementation, following approval by the Constitutional Council. The move, which halts Iran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), comes amid heightened regional tensions after recent military exchanges with Israel and the United States. Israel's Netanyahu says strikes on Iran open "window of opportunity" for regional peace deals Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel's recent military campaign against Iran has created a "window of opportunity" to expand regional normalization agreements, days after a fragile ceasefire took effect. His comments came amid unconfirmed reports by Israel's state-owned Kan TV that Israeli and Syrian officials have held indirect talks, via U.S. mediators, on a possible normalization deal between the two countries. The two neighboring countries have officially been in a state of war since 1948. Indian gov't says analysis of crashed Air India plane underway The Indian government said on Thursday that the black box data of crashed Air India Flight AI-171 has been downloaded to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to its crash recently in the western Indian state of Gujarat. According to India's federal civil aviation ministry, the analysis of Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVR) and Flight Data Recorders (FDR) data was underway. The ministry said the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau promptly initiated an investigation and constituted a multidisciplinary team on June 13 in accordance with international norms and protocols.
