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Iran still waiting for official US response to proposal after initial Trump reaction, Araghchi says

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Iran still waiting for official US response to proposal after initial Trump reaction, Araghchi says

Iran was waiting for the mediators to convey the definitive US position and would make a decision based on it, Araghchi added.

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Morning recap

Morning recap Good morning Middle East Eye readers, If you're just joining us, here are key developments from across the region: • Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that Tehran had seen an initial reaction from US President Donald Trump to its proposal but had yet to receive an official response through mediators. • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Iran no longer trusts negotiations with the United States after previous rounds of talks were followed by attack

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US ships in Indian Ocean will be hit if US launches new attacks, IRGC says

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US ships in Indian Ocean will be hit if US launches new attacks, IRGC says

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned it will attack US warships, even those in the Indian Ocean, if Washington launches new attacks against Iran, Iranian media reported. “If Trump considers the Strait of Hormuz his strait, then why aren’t his ships and vessels here?” Ali Mohammadi, the IRGC Navy’s deputy for political affairs, said, according to the Fars news agency.

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US thanks Turkey, Oman, UAE for supporting sanctions against Iran

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has thanked the governments of the United Kingdom, Turkey, Oman and the UAE for supporting Washington’s "Operation Economic Outcast", a harsh economic campaign against Iran. "At my direction, teams were dispatched across the globe to engage with countries and demand action against the Iranian regime," he said on X.

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Pezeshkian says Iran no longer trusts negotiations with the US

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told Al Jazeera that Iran no longer trusts negotiations with the United States after previous rounds of talks were followed by attacks and sanctions. "The day after the US president's speech, it was our turn to speak.

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Pezeshkian says US and Israel are trying to pit countries against each other

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Pezeshkian says US and Israel are trying to pit countries against each other

Iranian President Pezeshkian said that Muslim countries should “wake up” and not fight with each other, adding that the US and Israel “are trying to pit us against each other," Iran’s IRNA news agency reported. Pezeshkian said that attending the UN General Assembly was “an opportunity to state that those who violate international law and talk about trust are the most destructive and untrustworthy in the world”.

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At UN, Saudi FM warns world failing to protect Gulf shipping

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At UN, Saudi FM warns world failing to protect Gulf shipping

Saudi Arabia warned UN members Saturday that attempts to block Middle East waterways are a threat to global energy security and demanded the international community do more to defend freedom of navigation. Since the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran in late February, Tehran has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, while its Houthi allies in Yemen have subsequently done the same in the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

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Trump rejects Iranian proposal to open Hormuz and end war

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the Iran war. Iran raised the initiative at the UN General Assembly in New York, saying it had been transmitted to the Americans via Qatari mediators and that it could reopen the strategic waterway and put an end to hostilities in the region within seven days.

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Pezeshkian: 'We will die but we will not bow our heads,' Tehran no longer trusts talks with the US

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Pezeshkian: 'We will die but we will not bow our heads,' Tehran no longer trusts talks with the US

"No one can accuse the Islamic Republic of failing to explore the diplomatic path," Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Iranian state media IRNA on Saturday night.

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center8d ago

Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day roadmap to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Tehran submitted a proposal via Qatar to reopen the strait and resume nuclear talks within a week if Washington agreed.

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Iran moves key defence capabilities underground, Tasnim reports

Iran has relocated part of its army’s strategic capabilities to underground facilities to prevent adversaries from gaining a complete understanding of its defence capabilities and weapons production capacity, the country's defence ministry spokesman, Reza Talaei-Nik, has said, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. Talaei-Nik said the United States had failed to achieve its strategic objectives in the war on Iran, including efforts to weaken Iran’s strategic position in the region.

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Video: Iran will allow UN nuclear inspectors back into country, Pezeshkian says

In an interview with CBS News, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that his country would allow UN nuclear inspectors to return. “If they wish to come in and have inspections, we can reach accords and agreements vis-a-vis that specific topic within the negotiations.

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Pezeshkian says Iran ‘no longer trusts talks with Washington’

In an interview with Al Jazeera, the Iranian president says Qatar and Pakistan are relaying Tehran's messages to the US.

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Trump labels Strait of Hormuz ‘Trump Strait’ in social media post

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center8d ago

Trump labels Strait of Hormuz ‘Trump Strait’ in social media post

US President Donald Trump has posted an image on his Truth Social platform showing the Strait of Hormuz circled and labelled “Trump Strait”, hours after Iran said it had presented a seven-day plan to reopen the strategic waterway. The post came after The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had rejected Iran’s proposal, citing unnamed US officials.

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Iran war squeezes Iraq’s economy as oil revenues fall and prices rise

Disrupted oil exports, costlier imports, and a weaker dinar expose Iraq's economic dependence on oil, foreign goods.

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Oman and Iran discuss Hormuz navigation, regional tensions at UNGA

Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi have discussed regional developments and efforts to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Oman's foreign ministry. In a statement on X, the ministry said the talks were held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York and focused on diplomatic efforts to ease regional tensions, build trust and address outstanding issues.

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Trump rejects Iranian proposal, expects war to continue after midterm elections

In comments to reporters on Saturday, Trump said that he "rejected their deal" and added that Iran should "immediately open the Hormuz Strait. because they have no money coming in.

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Iran's Araghchi dismisses, smiles at reporter's question on regime's execution, torture of Iranians

On Monday, Araghchi denounced other countries for not condemning alleged "atrocities" committed in Iran by the United States and Israel.

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China pushes back against US on Iran and Cuba in UN speech

China pushed back against the United States in its speech at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, saying sovereignty of countries in the Gulf should be respected and urging the "relevant country" to stop threatening Cuba and lift its blockade on it. Vice President Han Zheng did not mention the US by name in his remarks.

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center8d ago

Morning recap

Morning recap Good morning, Middle East Eye readers. If you're just joining us, here are key developments: • Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran had presented the United States with a “concrete” seven-day plan and that the choice now rested with Washington.

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