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Iran Seeks Lebanon Hostilities Guarantees Before Resuming US Talks in Switzerland
Iran Seeks Lebanon Hostilities Guarantees Before Resuming US Talks in Switzerland RIYADH, June 19 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iran has asked for guarantees that hostilities in Lebanon will end before it resumes talks with the United States in Switzerland, CNN reported, citing a diplomat with knowledge of the matter. “The Iranians have asked for guarantees that hostilities in Lebanon will end, as outlined in the signed agreement,” the diplomat said. The diplomat said mediat
Jun 191 min read
Iran Warns of Reciprocal Response if US Violates Peace Agreement
Iran Warns of Reciprocal Response if US Violates Peace Agreement RIYADH, June 19 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iran’s National Security Council has prepared a plan for a “reciprocal response” if the United States violates the peace agreement, CNN reported, citing Iranian state media. The council said in a statement reported by IRIB news that it would “not rest until the full rights of the Iranian nation have been restored.” The statement warned that if any deviation or viola
Jun 191 min read
Trump Signs US-Iran Agreement at Versailles After G7 Summit
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed US President Donald Trump for a dinner commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States' independence at the Palace of Versailles on Wednesday, June 17. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters VERSAILLES, June 18 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed a copy of a U.S.-Iran agreement during dinner at the Palace of Versailles on Wednesday, after attending the final day of the G7 summit in France, according to reports
Jun 181 min read
Iran Military Headquarters Warns Israel Over Lebanon Campaign
A worker pilots a small excavator to remove the rubble of a destroyed building in the village of Deir Qanoun al-Nahr in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, June 16.Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP/Getty Images TEHRAN, June 16 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iran’s military headquarters warned Israel on Tuesday to end its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, CNN reported. The warning was published by the semi-official Fars News Agency and attributed to Iran’s top joint military command, the Khata
Jun 161 min read
Trump to Send Iran Agreement Text to Congress for Review
A view of the U.S. Capitol building.Kent Nishimura/File/Reuters PARIS, June 16 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he would send the eventual text of his agreement with Iran to Congress for review, CNN reported. Trump told reporters at the Group of Seven summit in France that he had not originally considered sending the agreement to Congress but would do so. “I will send it to Congress,” Trump said. Senator Lindsey Graham, a Trump ally, wrote on Su
Jun 161 min read
Iran Demands Israeli Withdrawal From Lebanon as Part of U.S. Agreement
Iran Demands Israeli Withdrawal From Lebanon as Part of U.S. Agreement PARIS, June 16 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iran is demanding that Israel withdraw from Lebanon as part of the agreement Tehran has reached with the United States, CNN reported. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told ambassadors, foreign diplomatic missions and international organizations in Tehran that Iran views the war in Lebanon as linked to the conflict between Iran and the United States. Arag
Jun 161 min read
Iranian Foreign Minister Urges Halt to Israeli Attacks on Lebanon in Regional Calls
Araqchi, May 15, 2026. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi RIYADH, June 15 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi held separate phone calls with his Saudi, Turkish, Iraqi and Egyptian counterparts, Reuters reported. Araqchi told the ministers that Israeli attacks against Lebanon needed to be completely halted, according to a post on his Telegram account. He also stated that the United States bears responsibility for implementing the framework agreement on endin
Jun 151 min read
Saudi Foreign Minister Welcomes Iran-U.S. Agreement in Call With Iranian Counterpart
Saudi Foreign Minister Welcomes Iran-U.S. Agreement in Call With Iranian Counterpart | 📷SPA RIYADH, June 15 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, during which he welcomed the agreement reached between Iran and the United States to end military operations and begin detailed negotiations toward a permanent agreement. Prince Faisal expressed Saudi Arabia’s aspiration for
Jun 151 min read
Iran Says U.S. Memorandum Text Finalized, Signing Set for Friday in Switzerland
Iran Says U.S. Memorandum Text Finalized, Signing Set for Friday in Switzerland RIYADH, June 15 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs announced that the text of a memorandum of understanding with the United States has been finalized and will be formally signed on Friday in Switzerland. Kazem Gharibabadi told Iranian state media that the official signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding would take place in
Jun 151 min read
Pakistan Announces U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Reached, Signing Set for June 19
Pakistan Announces U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Reached, Signing Set for June 19 RIYADH, June 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Sunday that a peace agreement between the United States and Iran had been reached, with an official signing ceremony scheduled for June 19 in Switzerland. Sharif wrote on social media that both sides had declared the immediate and permanent end of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon. He
Jun 151 min read
Iran Security Official Warns Against Breach of Red Lines Over Lebanon
Iran Security Official Warns Against Breach of Red Lines Over Lebanon RIYADH, June 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iran’s top security official warned on Sunday that Lebanon is central to Tehran’s regional security posture and that any breach of the Islamic Republic’s red lines would not be tolerated. Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, wrote on X that the “unity of the fronts” had created a security chain in defense of the regio
Jun 141 min read
Iran Announces Funeral and Burial Dates for Former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
A child plays in front of a banner depicting a portrait of Iran's late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, before a nightly pro-government rally in northern Tehran, Iran, on June 8.Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Getty Images RIYADH, June 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iran announced funeral and burial dates for former Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei, more than three months after he was killed at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war. Iranian state media reported that fune
Jun 141 min read
Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Statement With Oman Expected Soon
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a press conference at the Iranian embassy in New Delhi, India, on May 15.Elke Scholiers/Getty Images RIYADH, June 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that a statement on future control of the Strait of Hormuz is expected soon, as discussions continue around a proposed U.S.-Iran framework agreement. Araghchi told Iranian state television that the statement would be issued jointly wit
Jun 131 min read
Israel Prepares for Several Days of Fighting With Iran
Missiles launched from Iran toward Israel are seen in the sky over the West Bank city of Hebron on Sunday.Wisam Hashlamoun/Anadolu/Getty Images PARIS, June 8 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Israel is preparing for at least several days of fighting with Iran and the possibility of a prolonged campaign, CNN reported, citing an Israeli military official. The Israeli military accused Iran of breaking the April ceasefire by firing ballistic missiles at Israel late Sunday. The Israe
Jun 81 min read
Iran Warns Regional Energy Facilities Could Be Targeted
Iran Warns Regional Energy Facilities Could Be Targeted PARIS, June 8 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran warned that regional energy installations could be targeted if attacks on its energy infrastructure continue, CNN reported, citing Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency. Fars cited an unidentified military source as saying that oil and gas facilities linked to the United States and Israel would be considered targets. The warning followed an attack on the Karoon Petrochemi
Jun 81 min read
Iran Charging Ships Up to $2 Million to Transit Strait of Hormuz
Iran Charging Ships Up to $2 Million to Transit Strait of Hormuz, CNN Reports DUBAI, June 7 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz with Iranian permission are being charged an average fee of between $1.5 million and $2 million, CNN reported, citing a senior member of Iran’s parliament. The fee was disclosed by Mohsen Zangeneh, a member of parliament’s Budget and Planning Commission, in an interview with Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency. Iran
Jun 71 min read
Iran Could Set 30-Day Deadline for Strait of Hormuz Reopening
DUBAI, June 7 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran could issue a 30-day deadline for reopening the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian management, CNN reported, citing comments by a member of Iran’s negotiating team to the semi-official Fars news agency. Majid Shakeri, who took part in recent Islamabad talks, said Tehran could announce that reopening the strait under Iranian administration would be possible only 30 days after threats from the United States and its allies are remove
Jun 71 min read
Iran Supreme Leader Urges Unity Amid War With U.S. and Israel
Women walk past a banner depicting Iran's current supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei along a street Tehran on May 6.AFP/Getty Images PARIS, June 4 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei called on Iranians to face the war with the United States and Israel with national unity, according to a written statement attributed to him. The statement marked the anniversary of the death of the Islamic Republic’s founder. “In confronting these hostile
Jun 41 min read
UAE Calls for Unified Gulf Response After Iranian Attacks
Diplomatic advisor to the United Arab Emirates President Anwar Gargash in Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 15, 2024.Denis Balibouse/Reuters/File DUBAI, June 3 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — The United Arab Emirates has called for a unified response from Gulf nations to ongoing attacks by Iran. Early Wednesday, Iranian missiles and drones targeted Bahrain and Kuwait, which Tehran said was in response to US strikes against coastal installations in Iran. An Iranian strike aimed at
Jun 32 min read
Iran Draft Ceasefire Proposal Still Under Review, Mehr Reports
Iran Draft Ceasefire Proposal Still Under Review, Mehr Reports PARIS, June 2 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran’s final draft proposal for an interim ceasefire agreement with the United States remains under review in Tehran and has not been sent back to mediators, CNN reported, citing Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency. Mehr cited an unidentified informed source as saying no official response had yet been delivered. The source said Iran was approaching the issue with “ext
Jun 21 min read
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