DUBAI/RIYADH: A proposed agreement between Iran and Oman could give Tehran authority over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a senior Iranian source and two regional officials on August 5. The development is being seen as one of the most significant concessions made to Iran so far in ongoing negotiations.
Why the carefully planned White House visit was doomed from the start Another season of the 'win over Donald Trump' game has begun, and this time it was Vladimir Zelensky's turn. Last week, the Ukrainian leader made his first visit to the United States this year, a trip widely billed as potentially decisive.
The US president will gain nothing from bullying, broken promises, and fake news, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said US President Donald Trump should curb his "theater diplomacy" as it will not work with Iran, Tehran's top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said.
The US president will gain nothing from bullying, broken promises, and fake news, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said US President Donald Trump should curb his "theater diplomacy" as it will not work with Iran, Tehran's top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said.
The conflict may have slowed, but not stopped, Iran’s nuclear program, officials and experts said.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran is ready to expand project-based industrial cooperation with BRICS member states in strategic sectors including steel, mining, petrochemicals, machinery, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and knowledge-based industries, an Iranian trade official said.
New posts 23:33 7. 8. 2026 Turkey Says Defense Pact With Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Doesn't Contradict Ankara's NATO Commitments Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is received by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Mecca on August 7.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran and Kyrgyzstan agreed to expand trade and joint investment while strengthening cooperation in industry, mining, energy, transportation and free trade zones to deepen economic ties.
Why is Latin America becoming a breeding ground for 'fanatics of Israel'? Submitted by Joseph Bouchard on Fri, 07/31/2026 - 16:15 Propelled by disinformation, arms deals and surveillance tech, right-wing governments have helped to increase Netanyahu's reach, undermining the region's historical alliance with Palestine Colombian president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella speaks in Bogota on 30 July 2026 (Luis Acosta/AFP) On A split is happening across Latin America. Poll after poll shows the region’s publics turning against Israel , whose three-year assault on Gaza is widely considered a genocide .
Why Israel's opposition no longer wants Palestinian parties in government Submitted by Samah Watad on Thu, 08/06/2026 - 14:31 Anti-Netanyahu leaders who once defended cooperation with Palestinian parties now rule it out, reflecting a broader post-7 October shift in Israeli politics Arab Israeli lawmakers Mansour Abbas (L) and Ayman Odeh (R) at the Knesset in Jerusalem on 29 December 2022 (Amir Cohen/AFP) Off Gadi Eisenkot last week became the latest Israeli politician to pledge to form a "Zionist majority" government if he became Israel's next prime minister. The phrase is widely understood as ruling out a coalition with Palestinian Arab parties to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "I prefer to achieve a Zionist majority of 63-64 seats, and if that doesn't happen, to call on the ultra-Orthodox parties to understand the gravity of the moment," Eisenkot, a former general and leader of the Yashar party, said at a security conference organised by Yedioth Ahronoth and the Institute for National Security Studies.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Mauritania talked about the latest regional developments, diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions and ways to expand bilateral cooperation.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Officials from Iran and China discussed expanding economic ties from conventional trade toward strategic partnerships, joint investment, industrial cooperation and transit development.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf condemned US President Donald Trump’s contradictory statements about a possible attack and negotiations with Iran, saying Washington’s threats, broken promises and “fake news” have failed as a strategy.
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 7 (ANI): Two senior officials of Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad, have been removed after their involvement in developing a failed Iran regime-change strategy, Israeli television reported, as the agency undergoes a broader restructuring.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian UN envoy called for the launch of negotiations at the Conference on Disarmament on a legally binding convention for the complete and verifiable elimination of all nuclear weapons, warning that modernization of nuclear arsenals is undermining global disarmament efforts.
US Senator Fetterman struggles to defend support for Israel as progressives win big The staunchly pro-Israel Democratic Senator John Fetterman has told television host and podcaster Jon Stewart that he would rather lose support in his own party than turn his back on Israel for any reason. The comments are striking because they come at a time when progressive Democrats who are vocal on Palestinian rights are making substantial election gains around the country. On Wednesday, in the key battleground state of Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed beat out a pro-Israel candidate funded by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, moving one step closer to becoming the first Muslim senator in US history.
Israel's Bennet calls Qatar a 'cancer' and an 'enemy' Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett blamed Qatar for the ICC cases against Israeli leaders, and said he expects Israel leaders to call Qatar “an enemy”. “They're killing us. They're killing our soldiers.
The popular journalist envisions a MAGA movement purged of Donald Trumps neocon tendencies Conservative journalist Tucker Carlson has unveiled his 10-point vision for a post-Trump MAGA movement, amid growing speculation that he plans to help launch a third party to take on the US Democrat-Republican duopoly.
Israel’s Mossad chief fires two senior officials over failure to topple Iran’s leadership Israel’s Mossad chief, Roman Gofman, has sacked two top officials over a failed plan to topple Iran’s government, Israeli media reported. According to Israel’s Channel 12 and Haaretz, one of the officials had served since December as the head of Mossad’s intelligence directorate, while the other was the head of the agency’s Iran division. The reports say the two devised to remove Iran’s leadership by mobilising the country’s minority groups to rebel and whip up mass protests to oust the government - a plan which did not transpire.
Saudi, Turkish, Pakistan leaders to hold summit in Jeddah A source close to the Saudi government told AFP that the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey will hold a summit on Friday in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah. The agenda was not given, but the meeting comes as Iran and the US are locked in a showdown on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
