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(MENAFN) Iran confirmed Saturday that the signing of a landmark memorandum of understanding with the United States will not proceed as anticipated on Sunday, though officials say the agreement could be formalized within days.

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(MENAFN) Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Friday that Tehran has reached understandings on the majority of issues under negotiation with Washington and is now conducting final internal reviews of a proposed agreement — the...

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(MENAFN) Iran's foreign minister revealed Friday that a proposed memorandum of understanding with Washington would formally terminate hostilities across every active front, including Lebanon, while opening structured negotiations on sanctions,...

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(MENAFN) Global energy markets staged a sharp retreat on Thursday after US President Donald Trump announced he had called off planned military strikes against Iran, following Tehran's agreement to elevate nuclear negotiations to its most senior...

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(MENAFN) Pakistan and Egypt continued high-level diplomatic consultations on Sunday, with the two countries' foreign ministers holding their second conversation in less than 24 hours to discuss regional developments and ongoing efforts toward a...

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(MENAFN) The foreign ministers of Pakistan and Switzerland spoke by telephone for the second time in under 24 hours on Saturday, signaling mounting diplomatic momentum as reports circulated of a possible US-Iran peace agreement being signed in...

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(MENAFN) Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared Saturday that Iran and the United States stand on the cusp of a historic peace agreement, asserting that a final deal could be signed within the next 24 hours.

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(MENAFN) Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar conducted back-to-back telephone calls Saturday with his Saudi and Swiss counterparts, welcoming what diplomats are now describing as the final stretch of US-Iran negotiations.

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(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) released footage that it said shows missiles being launched against American military positions in several Arab countries, describing the operation as a response to recent US military...

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(MENAFN) Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has told the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas that recent US military actions against Iran have effectively collapsed the existing ceasefire framework, according to reports citing Iran’s Foreign...

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(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has released footage showing missile launches it claims were directed at US military-related sites across several countries in the Middle East, describing the operation as retaliation for...

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(MENAFN) At least 408 Afghan nationals held in Iranian prisons have been handed over to Afghanistan, where they will complete their remaining sentences, Afghan prison authorities confirmed Thursday.

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(MENAFN) Iranian football supporters have reportedly been denied access to their national team’s official fan ticket allocation for the upcoming World Cup, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Thursday that it launched a direct missile assault on a Jordanian air base housing American F-35, F-15, and F-16 fighter jets, framing the attack as retaliation for recent US...

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(MENAFN) A young girl was wounded and residential properties across two Bahraini cities sustained damage Thursday after wreckage from intercepted Iranian drones rained down on populated neighborhoods, the kingdom's Interior Ministry announced.

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(MENAFN) Iran announced early Thursday that 18 major American military installations across Kuwait and Bahrain had come under attack, marking a dramatic broadening of hostilities as regional tensions reached a boiling point.

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(MENAFN) A senior Iranian military commander issued a stark warning early Thursday, threatening catastrophic consequences for the United States if it moves to destabilize the Strait of Hormuz.

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(MENAFN) Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced Friday that the United States and Iran have reached agreement on the "final text" of a pact to end their war — and that Islamabad is now working to lock in the closing steps toward a...

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump said Friday he views Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's public remarks about a possible US-Iran agreement as "very positive" — and confirmed he still expects a deal could be signed as early as this weekend...