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(MENAFN) Iran has restored gas production at three offshore platforms in the South Pars gas field after operations were interrupted by damage to onshore processing facilities during recent hostilities, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed Sunday that diplomatic channels between Tehran and Washington remain active, with an exchange of messages continuing between the two sides.

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(MENAFN) Iran has stated that communication channels with the United States remain open, with ongoing talks and indirect message exchanges still taking place between the two sides.

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(MENAFN) A senior Iranian official moved swiftly Sunday to quash circulating reports that President Masoud Pezeshkian had stepped down, flatly dismissing the claims as disinformation orchestrated by hostile foreign media outlets.

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(MENAFN) Iranian authorities have firmly denied reports suggesting that President Masoud Pezeshkian had stepped down, dismissing the claims as unfounded and politically motivated.

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(MENAFN) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced in the early hours of Monday that it had launched a retaliatory strike against a US air base it accused of initiating an assault on a telecommunications tower on Sirik Island in...

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump pushed back forcefully Sunday against growing criticism of a proposed agreement with Iran, insisting the framework explicitly prohibits Tehran from developing or acquiring a nuclear weapon.

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(MENAFN) The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed late Sunday that American forces carried out targeted "self-defense strikes" over the weekend against Iranian radar installations and drone command-and-control facilities in Goruk,...

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(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed concern over a growing shortage of antimissile defenses, warning that reduced availability of key systems is increasing Ukraine's vulnerability to Russian missile attacks.

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(MENAFN) Saeed Ajorlou, a member of Iran’s negotiating team’s media committee, announced Saturday that Tehran has not yet endorsed the final draft of a proposed accord with the United States and may withdraw if the other party fails to honor its...

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(MENAFN) Iran’s top military command has stated that its armed forces are exercising full authority over maritime management in the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports from an official news agency.

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(MENAFN) Iran has stated that it will not reach any agreement with the United States unless it produces concrete and verifiable outcomes, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iran's legislature is preparing to vote on landmark legislation that would formally institutionalize the country's authority over the Strait of Hormuz, a senior parliamentary official announced Saturday, in a move with sweeping...

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(MENAFN) The US naval blockade strangling Iranian ports remains firmly in place, an Iranian semi-official news agency reported Saturday — citing Iranian seafarers — even as President Donald Trump signaled its imminent removal, triggering furious...

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(MENAFN) Iran warned Saturday that any military vessel attempting to interfere with operations in the Strait of Hormuz or disrupt maritime traffic could become a target of Iranian armed forces.

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(MENAFN) A member of Iran’s negotiating team’s media committee has said that Tehran has not yet approved the final draft of a proposed agreement with the United States and could withdraw from it if commitments are not upheld, according to reports....

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(MENAFN) Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said on Sunday that Tehran will refuse any agreement with Washington unless it guarantees what he described as “the rights of the Iranian people are secured.” “There...

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(MENAFN) Iran issued a stark military warning Saturday, declaring that any foreign warship attempting to interfere with its control of the Strait of Hormuz would be met with force — a direct challenge to Washington as tensions over the world's...

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(MENAFN) Claims that Iran and the United States have already finalized a draft memorandum remain inaccurate, according to a source familiar with the ongoing negotiations.

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(MENAFN) Iran announced Sunday that its forces destroyed an American military drone operating above its territorial waters, in a development that threatens to further inflame tensions between Tehran and Washington, state media reported.