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‘No talks until Israeli aggression stops’: Iran rejects nuclear dialogue with US after Trump sets deadline; Europe pushes to revive diplomacy

Iran has firmly ruled out any negotiations over its nuclear programme while under attack by Israel, rejecting repeated outreach efforts from the United States, after President Donald Trump gave a two-week deadline for possible dialogue.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday that talks with Washington were off the table “until Israeli aggression stops.”“Americans want […]

Operation Rising Lion: Before strike, Trump called for diplomacy; hours later, Israel hit Iran

Just hours before Israel launched a military strike on Iran, US President Donald Trump called for a peaceful resolution to tensions over Iran’s nuclear program. In a message posted late Thursday on his Truth Social account, Trump wrote, “We remain committed to a Diplomatic Resolution to the Iran Nuclear Issue! My entire Administration has been […]

Mediation or informal diplomacy? Decoding Trump’s claims of brokering India-Pakistan truce | India News

NEW DELHI: In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack and ‘Operation Sindoor’, a major question emerged on the global stage: Did US President Donald Trump mediate a ceasefire between India-Pakistan or was the decision completely bilateral?While Trump made several claims of brokering truce, India made it clear that the decision was bilateral and was […]

Gift diplomacy: How Qatar bought its way into America’s power circles

Qatar gives planes the way other countries give medals. Qatar’s offer to provide a $400 million Boeing 747 to the US government-to be potentially used as Air Force One-has reignited scrutiny of the Gulf monarchy’s decades-long strategy to buy influence across every corner of American power: Military, academia, politics, media, and business.The jet, dubbed “a […]

‘Big B***s’ goes public: Elon Musk’s Gen Z whiz kid Edward Coristine speaks out on fraud, dead people, and fruit jam diplomacy

19-year-old Edward Coristine, better known online as “Big Balls”, made his first public appearance as part of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during a special edition of Watters’ World on Fox News. The teenager, who works in the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, joined his Gen Z colleagues for a roundtable discussion that […]