Category: 2. Middle East

The United States and Iran went into detail about a potential nuclear deal Saturday at their third consecutive round of talks, hoping to strike an accord that would ease regional tensions.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi again led the talks, which this time included a technical-level meeting between experts from both sides.

The discussions via mediators in Muscat, the Omani capital, lasted more than seven hours, according to Iranian officials and…

The United States and Iran were expected to start haggling over details of a potential nuclear deal in Oman on Saturday as they entered their third round of talks in as many weeks.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are again leading the discussions, which this time included a technical-level meeting between experts from both sides.

The talks are aimed at striking a new deal that would stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons — an objective Tehran…

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week that he has to be “good” to the “suffering” residents of the besieged Gaza Strip, Anadolu news agency reported.

Asked if he raised the issue of humanitarian aid deliveries, which Israel has blocked for over seven weeks, Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he told Netanyahu during a Tuesday phone call that “you’ve got to be good…

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and army chief Eyal Zamir on Friday met with the commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), Michael Kurilla.

Katz said on his X account that the meeting with Kurilla focused on “several security and regional issues.”

He hailed the US commander for what he described as his “significant contribution” to Israel’s security and for strengthening the “strategic alliance” between Israel and the US.

The statement,…

Gaza’s government issued a dire warning, Friday, that Palestinians in the besieged enclave are “on the brink of mass death” from widespread famine due to Israel’s nearly two-month aid blockade and the total collapse of essential services, Anadolu Agency reports.

In a statement, the Government Media Office held Israel and its backers responsible for a “genocide documented in sound and image”.

We warn of the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza as…

The Turkish Parliament Speaker will travel to the Vatican to attend Pope Francis’ funeral this weekend, officials announced on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports.

Numan Kurtulmus will represent Turkiye at the funeral, which is set for Saturday.

Numerous world leaders and royals will attend the farewell to the Pontiff.

Figures confirmed to be attending include US President Donald Trump, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, French President Emmanuel Macron, German…

The Israeli army has killed 212 Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of its genocidal war in October 2023, Anadolu Agency reports.

In a statement, the Gaza-based Government Media Office reported that the journalist death toll in Gaza has risen to 212. The latest victim was journalist Saeed Abu Hassanein, who died from wounds sustained in an earlier Israeli air strike in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.

The statement noted that Abu Hassanein was…

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi prepared for fresh nuclear talks with the United States in Oman on Friday after apparent progress in previous rounds.

Araghchi flew into Muscat ahead of Saturday’s meeting with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, their third encounter in as many weeks.

Araghchi will lead Iran’s delegation of diplomats and technical experts in indirect discussions with the US side, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei posted on X.

Iran’s top…