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TEHRAN, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday Iran-Oman negotiations on the designation of a temporary route for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz have reached their final stage.
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned US and Israeli attempts to pressure the UN nuclear chief and pave the way for referring Iran’s nuclear file to the UN Security Council, warning that Tehran will take necessary measures in response to any such move.
French minister calls AfD's victory a grave moment, warning of growing nationalism and its impact on European unity.
UK set to announce ban on trade with Israeli settlements on Tuesday Submitted by Imran Mulla on Mon, 09/07/2026 - 09:51 New measures are expected to prohibit any investment in illegal Israeli settlement businesses Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to the media after attending a preview event for the Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition, at the British Museum in London on 2 September (AFP) Off British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is set to announce a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements on Tuesday, Middle East Eye understands. The ban is expected to bring the UK into compliance with the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion of July 2024, Whitehall sources told MEE. The ICJ ruling declared the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory to be illegal and obligated states - including Britain - to take steps to oppose it.
'Important but not enough': Iran war shows Gulf cannot rely on US for security, Qatar says Spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry, Majed al-Ansari, said the war on Iran had shown that Gulf states could no longer rely on strategic alliances with the United States for their security. Speaking at the Hili Forum in Abu Dhabi, Ansari said the international forces and the US alliance were important but "not enough" to ensure the security of the region. “We need to realise in the Gulf that having international forces in the region, having a strategic alliance with the US is very important but is not enough.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf responded to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s remarks about the US economy and oil prices, highlighting mounting economic and financial pressures facing Washington.
Omar al-Bayoumi has always denied being an extremist and a Saudi spy.
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 7 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Iranian government's downfall is approaching while it struggles for survival, adding that a further objective remains to be fulfilled. During a governmental meeting held for a Rosh Hashanah Toast on Sunday, he made these observations.
Tehran [Iran], September 7 (ANI): Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei has said Tehran will keep the Strait of Hormuz open if the United States stops threatening or attacking Iran.
Tehran [Iran], September 7 (ANI): Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei has rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that the Strait of Hormuz remains open amid the conflict in West Asia, calling it 'a big lie', and said Tehran will soon announce a new 'restricted area' extending beyond the strategic waterway.
New posts 13:34 UAE: Restoring Trust with Iran Could Take Decades A senior advisor to the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has warned that restoring trust between his nation and Iran could take years or even decades.
New posts 13:34 UAE: Restoring Trust With Iran Could Take Decades A senior adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has warned that restoring trust between his nation and Iran could take years or even decades.
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is projected to win a regional election in Saxony-Anhalt.
Recent opinion polls suggest opposition bloc is ahead of PM's coalition.
Germany's far-right, pro-Israel AfD sweeps Saxony-Anhalt in historic electoral breakthrough Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 09/06/2026 - 19:40 The AfD's historic breakthrough in the Germany state cements a party that courts Israel while building its platform on anti-Muslim and anti-Palestine politics The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel gives an interview as she arrives at the AfD's election party following Saxony-Anhalt's state elections in Magdeburg, eastern Germany on September 6, 2026. (Ronny Hartmann/AFP) Off Germany’s far-right and avowedly pro- Israel Alternative for Germany (AfD) has swept the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, bringing the party within reach of governing a German state for the first time since the end of the Nazi period. The AfD secured 44.
How the nation's highest court rules could have major implications in this year’s midterm elections.
Chris Wright tells ABC there ‘may not’ be an agreement that would prevent Iran from having nuclear weapons US energy secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday morning that the US may not be able to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran that would prevent the country from having nuclear weapons. Asked on ABC on Sunday morning about any sign of such a deal, as negotiations appear stalled and the US-Israel war on Iran continues, Wright said: “There may not be a nuclear agreement. ” Continue reading...
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright's comments could signal that US hopes for a nuclear deal are dimming.
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