West’s excessive demands blocked Iran’s diplomatic efforts: FM Araghchi

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has criticized Western countries for rejecting Iran’s diplomatic efforts toward a fair and balanced solution, saying their “excessive and unreasonable demands” have obstructed progress in negotiations.

US ‘peace through power’ means global submission, says Iran’s defense minister

TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, has denounced Washington’s notion of “peace through power,” saying it amounts to “submission to the United States rather than real peace.”

Caracas warns US military buildup seeks to seize Venezuela’s oil and gold

Venezuela condemned a fresh U.S. military strike that killed four people aboard a vessel off its coast, calling the attack an illegal, extrajudicial killing and part of a pattern of coercion by Washington.

Deported nationals from US will receive full legal protection

Iran judiciary says the returnees are entitled to the right as Iranian citizens

TEHRAN – Iran’s Justice Ministry has pledged to defend the rights of 115 nationals recently deported from the United States, stressing that while the move falls under U.S. domestic law, the returnees remain entitled to full protection as Iranian citizens.

US expands sanctions against Iranian defense and nuclear entities

TEHRAN – On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the designation of 21 entities and 17 individuals it accused of aiding Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), including in the fields of missile production and military aviation.

Witkoff failed to appear in meeting: Iran

TEHRAN – The spokesperson for the Iranian government said Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy, failed to appear in a meeting proposed by Iran after Tehran offered direct talks with him in the presence of the foreign ministers of the three European countries and the representative of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

By Salman Parviz

Trump’s delusional statement on Bagram airfield is nightmarish for Americans 

TEHRAN – On the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the foreign ministers of China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran held a meeting on Afghanistan and released a joint statement on September 25.

U.S. federal government shuts down 

Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline, AP reported. 

Iran FM: I came to NY with fair and constructive proposals, but West ignored them 

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that when he arrived in the United States earlier this month to accompany President Masoud Pezeshkian to his address at the UN General Assembly, he had also brought proposals aimed at securing a negotiated settlement of outstanding issues with the West over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

16 Israeli pilots killed in Iran’s missile strikes: top military advisor

TEHRAN – A senior Iranian military advisor says as many as 16 Israeli pilots were killed in Iran’s missile attacks on Israel during the Tel Aviv regime’s military aggression against Iran.

Europe voted against sanction relief following US ‘order’, says former IRGC chief

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaei, former chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump personally called European leaders just 24 hours before a crucial United Nations Security Council vote, instructing them not to support a resolution that would have blocked the re-imposition of sanctions on Iran.

Venezuela weighs emergency decree as Maduro warns of US aggression

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said he is prepared to declare a state of emergency in response to what he called U.S. “aggression,” after deadly American strikes on small boats in international waters off Venezuela’s coast.

Renewed US military presence in Afghanistan endangers regional peace: Tehran

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has blamed two decades of U.S. occupation for Afghanistan’s current crises, warning that any renewed foreign military presence in the country would endanger regional peace and security.

Tony Blair tipped to run Gaza under US-backed transitional scheme

Reports in Haaretz and the Times of Israel reveal that the White House is backing a proposal to install former UK prime minister Tony Blair at the head of a new “Gaza International Transitional Authority” (GITA), which would serve as Gaza’s supreme political and legal authority for as long as five years.

‘Nuclear talks with US won’t serve Iran’s national interests’ 

Leader says negotiations under current circumstances will only bring harm

TEHRAN – In a live address to the Iranian nation on Tuesday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Khamenei focused primarily on the trajectory of Iran's nuclear program.

Ahead of Pezeshkian’s New York arrival, Iranians say security is a right, not a privilege

TEHRAN – In a series of remarks on Tuesday, multiple Iranian officials delivered a firm and unified message to the United States: Iran is open to dialogue on its nuclear program, but will not negotiate its core security interests under threat. 

Tom Barrack: US arms Lebanon to ‘fight its own people’

In an interview with the National released Monday, U.S. special envoy Tom Barrack defended Washington’s push to make the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) the agent of Hezbollah’s disarmament — even as he conceded the U.S. will not equip the army to confront Israel.

Iran FM urges return of looted cultural heritage at New York forum

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday called for the return of cultural artifacts taken during colonialism, war and illegal excavations, urging stronger international cooperation to protect ancient heritage.

Report: Washington to target entire ICC in major sanctions escalation

The United States is weighing sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) that could be announced this week, Reuters reported Monday, escalating its retaliation over probes into Israeli war crimes and U.S. abuses in Afghanistan.

Lawmakers’ letter asking for reconsideration of Iran's nuclear doctrine resurfaces

TEHRAN – After years of fruitless diplomacy surrounding Tehran's nuclear program, and following a full-scale war imposed on Iran in June, the Iranian public and media appear increasingly to favor a shift in the country's nuclear doctrine.