How a False Nuclear Claim About Iran Ricocheted From India to Washington
A dubious post that spread on X became the basis of false claims that Iran’s leadership had declared it a nuclear power.
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Iranian VP Proposes Union of Persian-Speaking Countries
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref proposed establishing a “Union of Persian-Speaking Countries and Regions” to strengthen cultural and civilizational cooperation among Persian-speaking communities.
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Gulf nations growing impatient with Trump's diplomatic efforts regarding truce with Iran: Report
Washington, DC [US], August 16 (ANI): Discontent with Washington is mounting across the Persian Gulf region as regional allies are growing weary of the negotiations to secure a peace deal with Iran.
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Emirati academic's barbed tweet on Pakistan exposes UAE unease over Mecca pact
Emirati academic's barbed tweet on Pakistan exposes UAE unease over Mecca pact Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 08/16/2026 - 06:02 Disparaging remarks by Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a former aide to UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, on Pakistan's ‘poverty, illiteracy’ and nuclear arsenal spark online backlash. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks on after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on 7 August 2026 (Handout/Turkish presidency's press office/AFP) Off Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a prominent Emirati political analyst and former aide to UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, has mocked Pakistan for its “poor” economic and social indicators and yet “opportunistically posturing itself to defend a country among the 20 largest economies in the world”. On 15 August, Abdulla wrote on X: “It is one of the paradoxes of time that a country where a quarter of its population is poor, a third of its population is illiterate, its national income is $400 billion, and it has suffered from corrupt military rule since its founding, chronic internal unrest, and wars with its closest neighbors—yet all its qualifications are 170 nuclear bombs—opportunistically postures itself to defend a country among the 20 largest economies in the world.
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Trump Welcomes Saudi, Turkey, Pakistan Defense Pact
New posts 00:06 Trump Welcomes Saudi, Turkey, Pakistan Defense Pact US President Donald Trump said he was pleased by the recent signing of a defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan -- one the participants said was not aimed at Tehran but which comes amid attacks by Iran on Saudi and other Gulf Arab nations.
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Oman negotiations, reopening of Hormuz are two separate issues: Iranian FM Araghchi
Tehran [Iran], August 16 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the ongoing bilateral negotiations between Iran and Oman are 'completely separate' from the issue of reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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Morning recap
Morning recap Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has reiterated that talks with Oman and reopening of Hormuz were “two separate issues” and the two countries “may reach an outcome soon”. “The routes that existed previously are no longer functional, so a new route needs to be defined,” he said. Israel, meanwhile, launched more strikes in southern Lebanon.
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Senior Iranian Authorities Discuss National Developments
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A meeting of the heads of Iran’s three branches of government was held on Saturday to discuss the latest developments in the country.
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Iran Eager to Broaden Economic Ties with Tajikistan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stressed the need to utilize the economic and commercial capacities of Iran and Tajikistan to develop bilateral relations.
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Iran and Oman defining a temporary route for now, Araghchi says
Iran and Oman defining a temporary route for now, Araghchi says Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi has reiterated that talks with Oman and reopening of Hormuz were “two separate issues”. In his comments carried by Shahrara News, he said: “Our negotiations with Oman are ongoing. That is a completely separate matter.
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Qatar denies detaining three Iranian pilots, dubs reports as "misleading"
Doha [Qatar], August 16 (ANI): Qatar on Saturday (local time) categorically denied reports claiming that Iranian pilots were detained, stating that the allegations were misleading and came at a sensitive time amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to de-escalate regional tensions.
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Opinion: How a pragmatic axis could reshape the Middle East
Opinion: How a pragmatic axis could reshape the Middle East Nearly three years after the 7 October Hamas attack shattered the illusion of a manageable status quo - one serving US - Israeli interests, while harming Palestinian rights - and midway through President Donald Trump’s second term, the Middle East no longer maps neatly onto the two axes that have defined it for decades. The region’s fault line long ran between Iran ’s “Axis of Resistance” - comprising Hezbollah, the Houthis, Iraqi armed groups, and a battered but defiant Syria under the Assad regime - and the Israeli-inspired “Pax Americana”: an informal architecture of deterrence, normalisation, and military primacy that Washington and Tel Aviv sought to impose through the Abraham Accords, blatant double standards, international law violations and overwhelming force. Today, a third pole could be emerging: an increasingly institutionalised “Sunni axis” anchored in Riyadh, Ankara and Islamabad - with Doha, Cairo, and to a lesser extent Abu Dhabi at its edges.
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Hamas chief heads to Cairo for talks ahead of Kushner visit
Hamas chief heads to Cairo for talks ahead of Kushner visit Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya is set to travel to Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials, a Hamas source tells AFP, ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner to the region. Hayya, who will be visiting Egypt for the first time since assuming leadership of Hamas in late July, is due to meet with Egypt’s intelligence chief Hassan Rashad this morning, the source says. Kushner will visit Israel and Egypt next week in hopes of bridging gaps on a Gaza plan rejected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and will be accompanied by Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza of Trump’s so-called 'Board of Peace' tasked with implementing the deal.
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Mohsen Rezaei’s son among nine identified in $11-billion Iran oil network
Relatives of some of Iran’s most powerful security figures, including Mohsen Rezaei’s son, were among nine people tied to an oil-sales network that sources say failed to return about $11 billion in proceeds, an Iran International investigation found.
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Musks $100 mn gamble helps mend rift with Trump WSJ
The tech billionaire is reportedly planning to make a generous contribution to help Republicans in the November midterm elections US-based tech billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump have rekindled their friendship after falling out last year, with Musk preparing a major donation to Republ
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Iran invokes Dostoevsky to slam US foreign policy
The literary broadside comes as Tehran and Washington remain deadlocked over efforts to end their months-long conflict Iran has invoked Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky to accuse Washington of basing its foreign policy toward Tehran and the wider Middle East on "lies," as efforts to end the months-long conflict remain stalled.
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Iran says route through Hormuz agreed with Oman, but deal yet to be finalised
Iran says route through Hormuz agreed with Oman, but deal yet to be finalised Iran has reached an agreement with Oman on a shipping route map for the Strait of Hormuz after weeks of technical negotiations, Defa Press reported, citing Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei. “Despite US obstruction, the talks have made positive progress over the past three weeks and an agreement has been reached on the shipping route map. ” Baghaei added that both sides were still negotiating outstanding issues, including a statement to be issued by Tehran and Muscat.
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Iran mocks Trump's Hormuz ambitions as 'fanciful delusions'
The US president has threatened to declare the waterway "a territory" of his country after "defeating" the Islamic Republic The Strait of Hormuz will remain under Tehran's control, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said, calling on Washington to "stop indulging in delusions.
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Iran mocks Trumps Hormuz ambitions as fanciful delusions
The US president has threatened to declare the waterway a territory of his country after defeating the Islamic Republic The Strait of Hormuz will remain under Tehran's control, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said, calling on Washington to "stop indulging in delusions. " The statement comes in response to President Donald Trump saying he would soon declare the sea passage a "territory of the US.
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Iran accuses French diplomats of 'infiltration'
Iran accuses French diplomats of 'infiltration' The Iranian government has accused two French diplomats of conducting an "infiltration and interference" operation inside Iran. Iran's intelligence ministry alleged in a statement that the diplomats were discovered at a secret meeting place, and that documents found there pointed to efforts to establish contacts and build networks elsewhere. It further said that contracts linked to the project carried the signature of a former French ambassador to Iran.
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