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Pezeshkian at the UN General Assembly, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Segar NEW YORK, September 23, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran did not seek a nuclear bomb but would not accept limits on its access to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. “We say it clearly, no nuclear weapons and no limitations to peaceful nuclear technology,” Pezeshkian said in remarks reported by Reuters. He said nuclear technology should not be r

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan September 1, 2026. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS DUBAI, September 1, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran will immediately take reciprocal steps if the United States resumes compliance with an interim agreement signed in June, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Iran Warns Bulgaria Against Supporting US and Israeli Military Operations RIYADH, August 24 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran warned NATO member Bulgaria against allowing its territory to support American or Israeli military operations against the Islamic Republic, saying it reserved the right to strike the source of any attack. Bulgaria’s parliamentary Defense Committee last month approved a government proposal allowing the temporary deployment of US aerial refueling tanke

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a press conference in the capital Tehran, on August 8, 2026.Iranian Presidential Office/AFP/Getty Images RIYADH, August 23 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran “cannot continue with war forever,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday while defending the memorandum reached with the United States in June. “One day, a decision must be made to save the country from the state of ‘neither war nor peace’,” Pezeshkian said during one of

Iran Seeks Qatar’s Help Over Missing Pilots; Doha Denies Holding Them RIYADH, August 22 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran has asked Qatar to help move four Iranian pilots from an unspecified location at sea to land and medical care, while Doha denies holding them. The pilots have been missing since their aircraft were downed earlier this year, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency. “The location for holding the Iranian pilots on the water is not suitable,” Ir

UAE Halts Trade and Financial Transactions With Iran Until Further Notice ABU DHABI, August 19 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — The United Arab Emirates has halted all trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Iran until further notice, according to Afra Al Hameli, Director of the Strategic Communications Department at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al Hameli linked the decision to regional escalations that she said were undermining regional and internat

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on November 27, 2024.Majid Asgaripour/WANA/Reuters RIYADH, August 18 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran’s parliament speaker and lead negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will travel to Iraq on Wednesday at the head of a “high level parliamentary delegation,” Iranian state media reported. The visit follows the expiration on Monday of the framework diplomatic agreement between

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Monday.Reuters RIYADH, August 18 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf presented four steps he said the United States must take before the Strait of Hormuz can reopen, according to Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency. IRNA said the conditions were the removal of the US blockade on Iranian ports, the release of Iran’s frozen assets, the lifting of sanctions

Iran’s Chief Negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Says US, Israel Failed to Meet War Goals RIYADH, Aug 17 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran’s chief negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the United States and Israel had “failed to achieve” the objectives they established at the beginning of their war with Iran. Ghalibaf did not identify the objectives he believed had been prevented or explain how Iran had blocked them. The Trump administration had pr

Iranian Commander Accuses Qatar of Delaying Probe Into Fate of Three Pilots RIYADH, August 16 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — An Iranian military commander accused Qatar of delaying an investigation into the fate of three pilots Tehran says have been held there for months, while Doha has denied holding them. Seyed Mohammad Bagherzadeh, who leads the Iranian armed forces’ missing persons search committee, said a team of Iranian air force experts had been waiting for months to e

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visits the Imam Ali shrine in Iraq's holy city of Najaf on August 3.Qassem Al-Kaabi/AFP/Getty Images RIYADH, August 15 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran has not decided whether to resume negotiations with the United States, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said early Saturday. Araghchi said Qatar and Pakistan had exchanged messages between the two sides but stressed that those interactions did not constitute negotiations. US Pre

A catering truck is parked on the other side of Air Force One, before US President Donald Trump's departure from Ankara en route to Washington after his participation in the NATO leaders' summit, at Ankara Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8.Reuters WASHINGTON, August 12 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent remained aboard the larger presidential aircraft after President Donald Trump switched planes

Iran Says It Has No Negotiations With US RIYADH, August 9 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran is not holding negotiations with the United States and will not restart discussions until Washington addresses alleged breaches of an interim agreement signed in June, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday. “We currently have no negotiations with America,” Araghchi said while in Oman for bilateral negotiations. He said Iran continued to exchange messages with the Uni

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during an interview with with Fox News in New York on September 25, 2025.John Lamparski/Getty Images RIYADH, August 5 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Hamas political bureau chief Khalil al-Hayya that Iran would support decisions taken by Palestinian leaders during negotiations over a possible Gaza peace deal, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported on Wednesday. IRIB quoted Pezeshkian as saying

US planning possible new strikes on Iran this weekend, officials say WASHINGTON, August 1 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — The United States is preparing for possible new strikes against Iran as early as this weekend, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the plans. The officials said the scale and targets had not been finalised and cautioned that the attacks could still be cancelled. President Donald Trump signalled a return to heavy strikes during a Cabinet meeting on

Iran warns Cyprus, Bulgaria over possible US use of military bases PARIS, July 30 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran warned Cyprus and Bulgaria that permitting military bases on their territory to support potential U.S. attacks would amount to participation in aggression against the Islamic Republic. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi raised the issue in separate telephone calls with Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava P

krainian Foreign Minister Andrii SybihaVladislav Culiomza/Reuters KYIV, July 28, Saudi Arabia Breaking News — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged Iran to avoid further escalation after Tehran accused Ukraine of striking an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea. Sybiha said he held a “frank” call with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday as Iranian officials intensified threats against Kyiv over the incident. Ukraine said its drones struck two R