By Vishu Adhana Tel Aviv [Israel], May 25 (ANI): Israel has conveyed its expectation to India to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organisation. Speaking on the issue, an Israeli official said several countries had already recognised the nature and activities of the IRGC and expressed hope that India would take a similar decision.
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday pushed for several Muslim and Arab nations to join the Abraham Accords as part of a broader regional settlement tied to the potential deal with Tehran, while noting that the negotiations with the Islamic Republic were 'proceeding nicely.
US and Israel 'actively working' to strip Jordan of Al-Aqsa custodianship, sources say Submitted by Faisal Edroos on Mon, 05/25/2026 - 09:45 The plan has sparked fears that regional and international actors are seeking to sideline Jordan's role in Jerusalem in favour of a new arrangement closely aligned with Israeli interests This aerial image taken on 22 March 2023 shows the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque on the compound in Jerusalem's Old City (Ilan Rosenberg/Reuters) On The US and Israel are "actively working" to strip Jordan of its historic custodianship of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, and are pursuing a new arrangement that would see the management of the revered Muslim site closely align with Israeli interests, multiple sources have told Middle East Eye. US, Jordanian and Palestinian officials, as well as western and Gulf Arab sources, told MEE that under the plan, championed by President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and the US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, the authority of the Jordanian-backed Islamic Waqf would abruptly end and a new body created by the Israeli government would declare the Al-Aqsa Mosque a "multi-faith centre". According to the officials, all of whom requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, the "new arrangement" would grant Jews "equal access" to the Muslim site and formally allow large-group Jewish prayer.
What we know so far about the US-Iran deal Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 05/25/2026 - 15:34 Agreement would begin with 60-day ceasefire, during which Strait of Hormuz would open again US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media after returning to the White House in Washington on 15 May 2026 (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images via AFP) Off US President Donald Trump has indicated that a potential deal between the US and Iran is “largely negotiated”. If agreed, it could bring to an end a regional conflict which has lasted almost three months. Markets were upbeat about the prospect of a deal on Monday morning, with Brent crude oil prices dropping nearly 6 percent to $97 a barrel.
President Trump had sought to force Tehran to accept American demands for a peace deal with a mixture of threats and military operations.
Tehran [Iran], May 25 (ANI): Esmail Baghaei, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Iranian government, said that the decision to relocate the base of their squad to the Mexican border city of Tijuana was made in coordination with FIFA and the Mexican Football Federation to prevent any problems for the Iranian national team.
Washington, DC [US], May 25 (ANI): Amid accelerating diplomatic manoeuvres to wind down hostilities with Iran, US President Donald Trump is seemingly leveraging the peace talks to engineer a massive geopolitical reconfiguration across West Asia. Behind closed doors, Trump is shifting his focus from a simple truce toward a much broader ambition--completely reshaping the regional security alignment.
Tehran [Iran], May 25 (ANI): Iran on Monday said that an agreement aimed at a complete solution to the hostilities in West Asia with the United States is 'not imminent' despite progress made on several key issues between the two sides.
Tehran [Iran], May 25 (ANI): The scheduled visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to New York has been called off due to US visa complications encountered during preparations, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency. As a result of these travel issues, the top diplomat will not participate in the high-level United Nations Security Council session.
Trump demands countries to normalise ties with Israel as part of Iran deal US President Donald Trump has urged several Muslim-majority countries to normalise relations with Israel as part of an Iran peace deal. In a social media post, Trump listed countries whose leaders he spoke with on Saturday about efforts to end the war on Iran. "After all the work done by the United States to try and pull this very complex puzzle together, it should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously, sign onto the Abraham Accords.
The twists and turns in this saga are bewildering, but Donald Trump appears to have the cards stacked against him For those following the crisis between the US and Iran, the past few days have been bewildering. On Friday, the six-week-old ceasefire seemed doomed. Donald Trump skipped his son’s wedding to remain in the White House and was reportedly contemplating renewed military strikes on Iran.
Tehran says ‘contradictory statements’ from US and Israeli interference hindering negotiations Iran has poured cold water on suggestions that a deal with the US is imminent, pointing to the confusion in US positions and Israeli interference as key factors in why a complete agreement is proving difficult to secure. Speaking at the weekly foreign ministry press briefing, Esmail Baghaei, the spokesperson for Iran’s negotiating team, also said future management of the strait of Hormuz was a matter for Oman and Iran to reach agreement on, and that it was not tolls that were being proposed but “fees for navigational services”. Continue reading...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi traveled to Qatar on Monday as Doha has taken a more active role in recent days to finalize a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US aimed at ending the US-Israeli war of aggression.
'Failure': Israel reacts with alarm as emerging US-Iran deal draws criticism Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Mon, 05/25/2026 - 12:45 Israeli analysts and hawkish US politicians say proposed agreement falls far short of war aims and signals weakening Israeli influence in Washington A woman reacts as people gather at the Tel Aviv 360, a giant beachfront stage in Tel Aviv on 16 May 2026, to watch the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (Jack Guez/AFP) Off The emerging agreement between the United States and Iran to permanently end the war has been met with scepticism and growing alarm in Israel . Reports over the weekend said the deal centres on a memorandum of understanding establishing a preliminary 60-day ceasefire, which reportedly does not address Iran’s nuclear programme. The initial framework is also said to include ending wars “on all fronts”, including Lebanon.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran will not surrender to pressure or excessive demands, President Masoud Pezeshkian said, stressing that Tehran’s negotiations and foreign interactions are designed to fully secure the rights of the Iranian nation.
Tehran [Iran], May 25 (ANI): Iran on Monday slammed the frequency of changes coming in from Washington's side as peace negotiations remain underway, highlighting that it results in complicating the talks. The remarks were made by Esmaeil Baqaei, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday during a weekly presser.
Tehran [Iran], May 25 (ANI): Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has been elected as Iran's Parliament speaker for the seventh time, according to a report by ISNA. According to the semi-official state-affiliated news outlet, he remained the speaker of the parliament with 235 votes out of 271 votes cast on Monday morning.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that peace talks between the United States and Iran were still ongoing after the Trump administration signaled earlier that an agreement could be imminent.
Huckabee tells Lebanese being bombed to thank Israel for seedless watermelons Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 05/25/2026 - 09:34 The US ambassador to Israel has previously said Israel has the right to take over ‘all' of the Middle East Mike Huckabee visits the Israeli-occupied Palestinian village of Taybeh in the West Bank in July 2025 (AFP) Off Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel and a passionate advocate of its wars in the region, has told the people of Lebanon to be grateful for Israeli contributions to its society. Video of Huckabee speaking at the Atlas Awards in Tel Aviv on 12 May is being shared online after it was picked up by Chris Menahan of the news site Information Liberation. In the speech, Huckabee extolls the various purported Israeli contributions to society, including USB drives, cherry tomatoes and seedless watermelons.
Beijing [China], May 25 (ANI): As peace hangs by the precipice in West Asia and the Gulf region, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed that progress has been made in the ongoing negotiations between Iran and the United States, according to a report by Dawn. The Pakistani media outlet quoted Sharif, who said, 'Things moving in the right direction' in the context of the US-Iran talks.
