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Al Jazeera
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Iran is 'relatively geopolitically isolated'
Hamed Mousavi, a political science professor at the University of Tehran, explains how Iran is geopolitically isolated compared to the support Israel receives by the US.
Free Malaysia Today
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Iran says nuclear talks with US ‘meaningless' after Israel attack
Iranian women take to the streets of Tehran to protest against the US and the deadly Israeli airstrikes. (EPA Images pic) CAIRO : Iran said on Friday the dialogue with the US over Tehran's nuclear programme is 'meaningless' after Israel's biggest-ever military strike against its longstanding enemy, accusing Washington of supporting the attack. 'The other side (the US) acted in a way that makes dialogue meaningless. You cannot claim to negotiate and at the same time divide work by allowing the Zionist regime (Israel) to target Iran's territory,' the semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying. He said Israel 'succeeded in influencing' the diplomatic process and the Israeli attack would not have happened without Washington's permission. Iran earlier accused the US of being complicit in Israel's attacks, but Washington denied the allegation and told Tehran at the UN security council that it would be 'wise' to negotiate over its nuclear programme. The sixth round of US-Iran nuclear talks was set to be held on Sunday in Muscat, but it was unclear whether it would go ahead after the Israeli strikes. Iran denies that its uranium enrichment programme is for anything other than civilian purposes, rejecting Israeli allegations that it is secretly developing nuclear weapons. US President Donald Trump told Reuters that he and his team had known the Israeli attacks were coming but they still saw room for an accord.
Fox News
a day ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Iran claims right to nuclear prowess following Israel strikes, but remains silent on negotiations with US
Iran on Friday confirmed it will not end its nuclear programs despite the overnight attacks by Israel on its atomic facilities and apparent continued U.S. efforts to meet with Iranian counterparts on Sunday. In a statement released by the Iranian government, Tehran claimed Israel's attack proved it has a "right to enrichment and nuclear technology and missile capability." "The enemy has caused our victimhood and legitimacy to be proven as to who is the aggressor and which regime threatens the security of the region," the statement said. The comments not only followed Israel's strike that killed seven top officials – including four military commanders, one official allegedly involved in the nuclear talks with the U.S., and two nuclear scientists – but also after the board of governors from the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog on Thursday declared Iran is in breach of its non-proliferation obligations for the first time in nearly 20 years. Despite the formal rebuke over its nuclear violations, including its substantial stockpiles of near-weapons-grade uranium, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed Tehran would continue to enrich uranium – the core hiccup in ongoing U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations. "The cowardly nocturnal operation while the diplomatic process on the nuclear issue of Iran was underway is a sign of this regime's fear of Iran's power of persuasion and defense for the world," Tehran said Friday. Iranian political heads have claimed that the overnight strikes mean Tehran will not continue with nuclear negotiations with Washington, D.C., and that a meeting set with Middle East Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman on Sunday was off. However, the Trump administration has not confirmed these claims and neither has the Iranian regime. Neither the White House nor the State Department immediately responded to Fox News Digital's questions regarding the talks. President Donald Trump is set to hold a security meeting at 11 a.m. on Friday, when the future of the talks is expected to be addressed.
Al Jazeera
a day ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Iranian president promises firm response after Israeli attacks
NewsFeed Iranian president promises firm response after Israeli attacks In a speech to the nation, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Israel's strikes on Tehran and other cities will be met with a 'legitimate and powerful response.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pekin Ibrahim avoids working with actress wife Mona Allen
12 Jun - Although they are both actors, Pekin Ibrahim doesn't think it is a good idea to work with wife Mona Allen in the same project again. As reported on MStar, the 44-year-old actor, who last collaborated with his wife in the movie "Salina", said that he has no qualms cooperating with Mona, but that he would prefer not to. "I'd rather avoid it. For example, if I have to scold her for her acting, it's different than scolding other actors. So, to avoid having that inconvenience, it is better that we do not work on the same project together," he said. At the same time, he admitted that working together would mean that neither of them can look after their two children. "No one can take care of the kids, meanwhile, both of us kept squabbling on set," he said, jokingly. Mona and Pekin, who tied the knot in 2018, are parents to three-year-old Petra and one-year-old Persia. (Photo Source: Mona Allen IG)
