Iran and the United States are planning to hold a new round of talks focused on disputes surrounding Tehran’s nuclear program, according to a report. The Monday report by Reuters said the talks will be held in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Friday between Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. The report quoted anonymous officials and diplomats from Iran and the US as saying that representatives from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt will also attend the talks, which they said will include bilateral, trilateral, and other meetings. The reports emerged amid growing concerns about a potential military confrontation between Iran and the US, following Washington’s increased military presence in ...

The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, messaged on X: "The EU Foreign Ministers just took the decisive step of designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization." According to IRNA, the European Union, in a political move, classified the IRGC, which is considered an official Iranian military institution, on the list of so-called terrorist organizations. This hasty action was taken in violation of legal procedures in the European Union. In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics stated that the European Union’s decision to place the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on its so-called terrorist list is a spiteful, hasty, and desperate ...

The Iranian National Security Council announced in a statement on Wednesday that armed terrorist acts in the country were instigated by the US and the Israeli regime after their defeat in the 12-day war in June 2025. The statement stated that the social solidarity and unparalleled unity of the nation were one of the main factors in the victory of Islamic Iran in the imposed 12-day war. The statement continued by stating that after their defeat in the June 2025 war, the US and the Israeli regime hastily turned the recent protests of shopkeepers and businessmen into violent riots and terrorist attacks in the country. It was also stated that the peaceful demands of the protesters were heard by the government and necessary measures were taken to respond to ...