Iranian President insists on country's nuclear rights, ISNA reports U. S. President Donald Trump has no justification to deprive Iran of its nuclear rights, the Iranian Student News Agency quoted Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian as saying on Sunday, as Washington and Tehran continue to face disagreements over nuclear issues.
Video: Trump says Iran cannot 'blackmail' US over strait of Hormuz US President Donald Trump said Iran cannot “blackmail” the United States over threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions escalated following Tehran’s announcement that it would resume blocking the key shipping route. Trump said Washington was in talks with Iran but insisted it would not be pressured, stating the US was taking a “tough stand” in response to what he described as repeated attempts to use the waterway as leverage. US President Donald Trump said Iran cannot “blackmail” the United States over threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions escalated following Tehran’s announcement that it would resume blocking the key shipping route.
Israel’s UN ambassador questions France, China, Pakistan envoys on Hormuz Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, said he questioned diplomats during a UN General Assembly session about whether payments had been made to Iran for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. “How much money did you pay Iran to move ships safely through the Strait of Hormuz? ” he said he asked the French ambassador.
Tehran says new US proposals under review after Pakistan army commander's visit Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said negotiations with the United States ended without concrete results after Washington raised “new and excessive demands”, despite earlier agreeing to Tehran’s framework. The council said Iran accepted talks in Islamabad with Pakistan as mediator and that discussions lasted 21 hours. “This round ended without concrete results, to be resumed when the enemy abandons its excesses and aligns its demands with battlefield realities,” it said, adding that new proposals from the US are under review.
Video: Hezbollah official rejects Lebanon-Israel talks as 'submission' Senior Hezbollah official Mahmud Qamati has dismissed planned direct talks between Lebanon and Israel, saying the group is not bound by or interested in the negotiations and describing them as a “failure” and “submission” to Israeli desires. Qamati's comments mark continued divisions within Lebanon over the country’s approach to Israel, with the Lebanese government pursuing negotiations under international pressure, while Hezbollah insists it operates independently of state-level diplomatic initiatives Senior Hezbollah official Mahmud Qamati has dismissed planned direct talks between Lebanon and Israel, saying the group is not bound by or interested in the negotiations and describing them as a “failure” and “submission” to Israel. pic.
Trump calls Israel ‘great ally’ that ‘knows how to win’ US President Donald Trump called Israel a “great ally of the United States of America” and said it “knows how to WIN! ” in a post on Truth Social. “Whether people like Israel or not, they have proven to be a GREAT Ally of the United States of America,” he wrote, adding, “They are Courageous, Bold, Loyal, and Smart… Israel fights hard, and knows how to WIN!
New Shin Bet chief ordered agency screens to have Al-Aqsa as background image A report by Channel 12 said that days after taking office, Shin Bet chief David Zini ordered a change in computer backgrounds across the Shin Bet to an image of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, replacing the agency’s logo. Sources cited by the network said the move reflected a more religious direction linked to Zini’s background, though the change was later reversed after staff objections. Employees were told the switch had been accidental after Zini requested the image only for his own screen.
Iran says ‘major differences’ remain with US in talks Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said there are “major differences” between Iran and the United States despite some points of agreement in ongoing negotiations. “The enemy has not achieved its goals through issuing warnings and setting deadlines, and therefore, has begun sending messages through intermediaries,” he said. Ghalibaf said Iran accepted a temporary ceasefire so the US could meet its demands, while US President Donald Trump agreed to it because “we were the victors on the battlefield.
Iran rejects EU call to keep Hormuz open Iran has pushed back against European calls to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, arguing it has the right to act in response to military threats. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei issued the response on X after Kaja Kallas said transit through key waterways “must remain open and free of charge” under international law. “No rule of international law forbids Iran, the coastal State, from taking necessary measures to stop the Strait of Hormuz being used for waging military aggression against Iran,” Baghaei wrote.
Trump says US won't let Iran 'blackmail us' Speaking from the Oval Office a few minutes ago, US President Donald Trump said there were "very good conversations going on" with Iran. He described Iran as acting "a little cute as they have for 47 years". Trump said Iranian leaders wanted to close the Strait of Hormuz, but the US won't let them "blackmail us".
Iran says reviewing 'new proposals' from US Iran's top national security body said that the country was reviewing "new proposals" received from the US, as it warned that its negotiators would cut no compromises with Washington. "In recent days, with the presence of the commander of the Pakistani army in Tehran as an intermediary and mediator in the negotiations, new proposals have been put forward by the Americans, which the Islamic Republic of Iran is currently reviewing and has not yet responded to," the Supreme National Security Council said. It went on to say that Iran's negotiating delegation "will not make even the slightest compromise, retreat or leniency, and will defend with all its strength the interests of the Iranian nation".
Russia ready to help with removal of enriched uranium from Iran The head of Russia's state atomic energy company, Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev, said on Saturday that Rosatom is ready to help with the removal of enriched uranium from Iran. Likhachev added that the company was closely following the progress of US-Iran talks. Trump on Friday also claimed that Washington would work with Tehran to bring enriched uranium to the US.
Egypt minister: Hopes for Iran-US peace deal 'in the coming days' Egypt and Pakistan are working "very hard" as mediators to bring about "a final agreement between the United States and Iran", Egypt's foreign minister said Saturday as he attended an Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey. "We hope to do so (reach an agreement) in the coming days," Badr Abdelatty said, noting that "not only us in the region, but the whole world is suffering from the continuation of this war". "We are pushing very hard in order to move forward," he said.
Egypt working with Pakistan on lasting US-Iran peace plan, minister says Egypt is working closely with Pakistan on a framework aimed at securing a lasting peace between the US and Iran, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Saturday. He said Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were coordinating a broader regional effort focused on preventing renewed escalation and laying the groundwork for a post-war security arrangement, stressing the importance of protecting Gulf states and stabilising energy markets, supply chains and food security.
Canada stands in ‘full solidarity’ with Gulf partners, PM says Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada stands in “full solidarity” with Gulf partners and welcomed a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, as well as the announcement that Iran will be reopening the Strait of Hormuz. “Canada stands in full solidarity with Gulf partners who have faced recent retaliatory attacks and economic pressure,” Carney said in a post on X. His statement followed a call with Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer, and said Canada “welcomes France and the UK’s efforts to advance coordinated diplomatic and planning initiatives to restore safe and reliable passage through this essential corridor”.
Iran says its enriched uranium ‘not going to be transferred anywhere’ Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told state TV on Friday that the country’s stockpile of enriched uranium would not be transferred “anywhere”, denying an earlier claim by US President Donald Trump that the Islamic Republic had agreed to hand it over. Earlier on Friday, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, “The USA will get all Nuclear’ Dust,’ created by our great B2 Bombers,” referring to nuclear material buried as a result of US airstrikes last year. “As important and sacred as Iranian soil is to us, this issue is also important to us.
Erdogan urges dialogue as Turkey convenes regional talks Turkey hosted a diplomatic forum bringing together regional leaders as efforts to end the Middle East war intensified, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying “the shortest cut to peace is constructive dialogue and diplomacy”. Speaking at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Erdogan said, “I believe the window of opportunity opened by the ceasefire should be used in the most effective way to establish lasting peace,” adding, “No matter how deep the disagreements may be, we must not allow words to be replaced again by weapons. ” Foreign ministers from Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt held talks on the sidelines of the forum hours after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial shipping.
Trump says ‘things going very well’ as Iran rejects uranium transfer US President Donald Trump said “things seem to be going very well with Iran” after receiving what he described as “pretty good news twenty minutes ago,” adding he “maybe won’t extend the ceasefire if no deal by Wednesday, but will keep the US blockade of Iranian ports. ” Trump also said Chinese President Xi Jinping is “very happy that the Strait of Hormuz is open and/or rapidly opening,” and said his upcoming meeting with Xi would be “a special one and, potentially, Historic”. While Trump has claimed that Iran has agreed to hand over its enriched uranium, Ebrahim Rezaei said Tehran will not accept enriched uranium being transferred out of Iran and denied that any commitments to do so had been made, rejecting US claims to the contrary.
Iran says it did not agree to halt uranium enrichment indefinitely A senior Iranian official said Iran did not agree to halt uranium enrichment indefinitely and “will not accept being an exception to international law,” CNN reported. “The issue of enrichment remains one of the most prominent points of contention with Washington,” the official said, adding that “Trump's boastful statements could derail the ongoing negotiations” with the United States. “We may conclude that while Iran is committed to diplomacy to achieve results, Washington is using diplomacy to exhaust it and planning a new aggression, to which we are prepared to respond forcefully,” the official said.
Ghalibaf says Trump’s 'false' claims won’t help in negotiations Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said all recent claims by US President Donald Trump were “false,” adding that “they did not win the war with these lies, and they will certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either. ” Writing on X, Ghalibaf listed several of Trump’s statements from the past hour and dismissed them. “With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open,” Ghalibaf said, adding that passage would be conducted based on a “designated route” and with “Iranian authorisation.
