Iran is using migrant smuggling routes into Britain to move covert operatives into the country, the Telegraph reported on Saturday, citing unnamed Iranian officials, people smugglers and analysts.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi held the US responsible for the current insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz, saying Washington's breach of commitments and attacks on Iran have undermined regional stability.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated Moscow's condemnation of the US-Israeli military aggression against Iran, stressing the need for a regional security framework based on cooperation among regional states.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi condemned the US attacks on Iran's vital infrastructure, reaffirming Tehran's resolve to defend its sovereignty and national interests during talks with his Pakistani counterpart.
Morning recap Good morning Middle East Eye readers, US president Donald Trump has said the Iranians are in talks with the United States, and that he is willing to listen, but emphasised that Tehran cannot have a nuclear weapon. He added that he has not taken a decision on whether to go ahead with the large-scale military campaign he had warned of earlier. Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has said that “the existing insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz and the region is exclusively caused by the US breach of the agreement”.
UN chief arrives in Syria, likely to back post-Assad transition United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Syria on Saturday on the first visit by a chief of the global body since before the country's civil war erupted, state media reported. During the three-day visit, Guterres is set to reaffirm support for Syria's transition, more than a year and a half after the new authorities led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa overthrew longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad after more than 13 years of war. Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani received Guterres "and his accompanying delegation at Damascus international airport", state news agency SANA reported.
Washington DC [US], July 25 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that he believes Iran 'would love to make a deal' with the United States to end the renewed conflict in West Asia but suggested that Tehran is 'not ready' yet. He reiterated that his administration would not allow the Islamic Republic to acquire a nuclear weapon.
Trump says Iran ‘talking to us right now’ but can’t have nuclear weapon US President Donald Trump said that the Iranians are in talks with the United States, and that he is willing to listen, but emphasised that Tehran cannot have a nuclear weapon. “They are talking to us right now; they’d love to make a deal. I don’t think they’re ready to.
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], July 25 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reaffirmed that Tehran will refuse to cave to American pressure or intimidation, asserting that the country will not submit to coercion or force.
Araghchi blames US breach of Islamabad MoU for Hormuz flare-up Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has said that “the existing insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz and the region is exclusively caused by the US breach of the agreement”, IRNA reported. During a meeting with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi in Kazakhstan, Araghchi condemned the “brutal attacks” on Iran’s vital infrastructure and the “war crimes” committed by the US, the report said. Araghchi said the recent escalation was caused by Washington’s “disruption of the process of implementing Iran’s commitments in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of the Islamabad Agreement”.
Iran’s government has publicly accused the state broadcaster of censoring President Pezeshkian’s remarks in which he said the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei privately ordered officials to negotiate with the United States despite publicly ruling out talks with Washington.
Washington, DC [US], July 25 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) praised House Republican leadership following the passage of the Budget Resolution, which unlocks 'Reconciliation 3. 0,' the framework for the upcoming SAVE and Protect America Act, ramping up the pressure on the Senate to adopt it before the August Break.
Washington says Khan’s removal won’t impact plans to dismantle ICC The United States has said the removal of Karim Khan as the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court will have no impact on Washington’s plans to dismantle the institution. “Karim Khan is a quintessential example of the ICC's corruption and abuse of its supposed authority. It is good that he is gone, but he is only one small cog in this irredeemably corrupt institution,” State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said on X.
Venezuela will withdraw from International Criminal Court, foreign minister says Venezuela will withdraw from the International Criminal Court over the tribunal's perceived bias, the nation's foreign minister, Felix Plasencia, has said. The announcement comes amid an ongoing ICC investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed under ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro's government. Interim leader Delcy Rodriguez, who took over after US forces ousted Maduro in January, had instructed the move, he added.
Washington, DC [US], July 25 (ANI): US President Donald Trump stated Friday that Washington is currently engaged in talks with Tehran while evaluating dual exit strategies from the Iran conflict, either escalating military strikes, dismantling capabilities faster or securing a negotiated diplomatic settlement.
Trump says he won't proceed with nuclear deal unless Saudis join Abraham Accords President Donald Trump on Friday said he would not go forward with a civil nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia unless the Saudis agreed to a normalisation of relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords.
Washington, DC [US], July 25 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) reiterated that Saudi Arabia must join the Abraham Accords as a firm condition for finalising a bilateral civil nuclear arrangement, declaring that Riyadh no longer faces the threat of a dominant regional power in Iran to justify holding back.
Israeli UN envoy tells Mamdani to "take note" after ICC prosecutor's removal Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, told New York mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday to "take note" after members of the International Criminal Court voted in New York City to dismiss the chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, over misconduct claims. In a post on X, Danon accused Khan of pursuing a political witch hunt against Israel and using the arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant as a distraction from sexual misconduct allegations made against Khan. "NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, take note: using Israel as a political weapon will not shield you from accountability," he said.
(260724) -- CHOLPON-ATA, July 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States in Kyrgyzstan, July 24, 2026.
Trump says Iranians getting 'very serious' in talks US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had not decided on whether to launch major strikes on Iran as Tehran was now getting "very serious" in talks with Washington. "No, I haven't," Trump told journalists in the Oval Office when asked if he had made a decision, following reports that he was meeting advisors to discuss a large-scale operation. "Look, we're talking to them right now.
