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(MENAFN) Iran is accelerating efforts to strengthen its military capabilities to ensure its armed forces can respond to potential threats “without geographical limits,” Defense Minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi announced Sunday.

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(MENAFN) Iran says it is still trading messages with Washington through mediators and has compressed its seven-stage diplomatic proposal into a version that could be carried out in just two days, officials announced Monday.

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(MENAFN) Donald Trump is leaning toward diplomacy with Iran over military action, resisting a push from Benjamin Netanyahu for renewed strikes right after Tuesday’s US midterm elections, a US news outlet reported Sunday.

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(MENAFN) Tucker Carlson warned late Sunday that Washington may be only days from a nuclear attack on Iran, alleging that Benjamin Netanyahu is lobbying Donald Trump to approve a strike on a suspected nuclear site in central Iran. In a long post on...

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(MENAFN) Israel’s military stayed on its highest state of alert Monday, one day before US midterm voting, as fears mounted that war with Iran could resume, Israeli media reported.

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump is leaning toward continued diplomatic efforts with Iran, despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urging Washington to resume military strikes shortly after Tuesday’s US midterm elections, according to...

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(MENAFN) Israeli Democrats leader Yair Golan cautioned Sunday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could use the possibility of renewed military confrontation with Iran as a means of maintaining his position, amid political uncertainty following...

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump reignited his threat of military action against Iran on Sunday, warning that Washington might have to “give them the hammer” even as diplomacy continued in an effort to head off another escalation. “The only...

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(MENAFN) China’s top diplomat pressed on Monday for talks to halt the escalating Middle East war, warning that the conflict has dragged on and now reaches well beyond the region.

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(MENAFN) Iran has no plans to hold talks with US officials, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday, brushing aside reports to the contrary as baseless.

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(MENAFN) Iran has not taken any formal decision to revise its nuclear doctrine, Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said, despite calls from some citizens and lawmakers to reconsider the country's position in the event of...

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(MENAFN) Iran's military has warned that any renewed US military intervention alongside Israel could trigger a broader regional conflict, cautioning that the consequences would extend far beyond the current areas of confrontation.

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(MENAFN) Iran’s top security official confirmed Saturday that he has read a letter from the U.S. vice president urging a return to peace talks, but said Tehran has yet to reply.

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(MENAFN) An Iranian delegation that includes a deputy to Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Qatar for diplomatic discussions following reported progress in indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iran’s army issued a stark warning to Washington on Saturday, cautioning that any new round of fighting would spread far beyond its current bounds if the United States joins Israel in fresh military action.

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(MENAFN) Iran has not formally decided to revise its nuclear doctrine, Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said, amid calls from some citizens and lawmakers to reconsider the country’s position should military hostilities...

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(MENAFN) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday that Tehran has no immediate intention of entering negotiations with Washington, rejecting reports suggesting that discussions between the two sides were being arranged.

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(MENAFN) Iran has officially classified the United Kingdom's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as "terrorist" organizations, while designating Britain's foreign intelligence service MI6 as a "hostile group," according to an announcement by the...

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(MENAFN) Iran has classified the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as “terrorist” organizations, while designating its foreign intelligence service, MI6, as a “hostile group,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced Sunday.

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(MENAFN) Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared Saturday that Tehran would decide when and under what conditions hostilities would end if its adversaries launched further attacks against the country. “If the enemies once again launch...