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US wants nuclear deal ‘as soon as possible but it won’t be easy’, says Iran after high-stakes talks begin

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff hold high stakes talks The US is seeking a nuclear accord quickly, according to Iran’s statement following exceptional discussions on Saturday, whilst US President Donald Trump warns of potential military intervention if negotiations fail.The discussions were led by Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, a veteran diplomat […]

Iran, US set for further talks on nuclear programme next week

Iran and the United States will continue negotiations next week over Tehran’s fast-developing nuclear programme, Iranian state television announced on Saturday. This update followed the first face-to-face talks between the two sides since the new Trump administration.Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and US mideast envoy Steve Witkoff exchanged brief words in the presence of Oman’s […]

Ahead of nuclear talks, Germany calls for a ‘diplomatic solution’ between Iran and US

Donald Trump and Ali Khamenei (AP file photo)Donald Trump and Ali Khamenei (AP file photo) Longtime adversaries Iran and the US are set to hold talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme this Saturday, in which Germany has urged for a “diplomatic solution”. In a conference on Friday, German foreign ministry spokesman Christian Wagner stressed the need […]

Long, fraught timeline of tensions between Iran and the US as nuclear negotiations approach | World News

Iran and the United States will hold talks in the sultanate of Oman on Saturday in an attempt to jump-start negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program. President Donald Trump insists they’ll be direct negotiations. However, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says he’ll be speaking indirectly through a mediator to US Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff. […]

‘Result of outside threats’: Kim Jong-un’s sister says North Korea’s nuclear status is permanent

AI generated image of Nuclear bomb test (left), and Kim Yo Jong. (AP image) North Korea’s position as a nuclear weapons state cannot be reversed, no matter how much the United States and its Asian partners demand it, according to a statement by the sister of North Korea’s top leader Kim Jong-un, reported by state […]

MAGA billionaires balk at Donald Trump’s tariff gambit, warn of ‘economic nuclear winter’

TOI correspondent from Washington: Prominent Trump acolytes and business leaders are jumping of the MAGA tariff train as the US President’s gambit — capricious to some and audacious to others — threatens to derail global trade and commerce that he wants to re-order.In the first signs of dissent in the higher MAGAsphere, Elon Musk publicly […]

Billionaire Bill Ackman Warns Trump: Tariffs Could Lead to Economic Nuclear Winter! | World News

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is pleading with President Trump to hit the brakes on sweeping new tariffs, warning that the global economy is teetering on the edge of a “self-induced economic nuclear winter.”In a lengthy post on X Sunday night, Ackman—once a vocal Trump backer—urged the president to call a temporary timeout.“The President […]

Russian spy devices found tracking UK nuclear submarines: Report

Russian spy sensors are being deployed to track the UK’s nuclear submarines, a recent report by The Sunday Times revealed.The Royal Navy found some of the covert devices in waterways surrounding Britain, sparking fears that Moscow is secretly monitoring and potentially plotting sabotage against major parts of UK infrastructure, including the country’s four Vanguard-class submarines, […]

Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Iranian president Pezeshkian rejects direct talks with US, says ‘path for indirect negotiations remains open’

File photo: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (Picture credit: AP) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed on Sunday that Tehran had rejected a proposal for direct negotiations from US President Donald Trump regarding Iran’s advancing nuclear program. This marks the first official acknowledgment of Iran’s response to Trump’s outreach and signals a continuation of tensions between the […]

‘Not to negotiate directly’: Iran responds to Trump’s nuclear talks proposal

Iran on Thursday responded to US President Donald Trump who called for renewed nuclear negotiations and cautioned of potential military action if Tehran decline.Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi announced that the response was conveyed through Oman, a nation which has historically mediated between the two countries.“This official response includes a letter in which our position […]