Mohsen Paknejad: Iran oil minister resigns, NIOC Chief appointed acting minister
Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned, with Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), ap...
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi briefed Parliament on the first round of indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington, held in Oman on Saturday. He stated that the next round of talks will take place in Europe.
He noted that Oman will continue to serve as a mediator in the Iran–U.S. talks, which were "limited to nuclear and sanctions-related issues."
According to Takht-e-Ravanchi, the U.S. side stated that it was serious about the negotiations and had no intention of pursuing war. Washington also expressed its readiness to address Iran’s concerns, showed willingness to invest in Iran, and reiterated its commitment to resolving the outstanding issues.
On the outcomes of the meeting in Oman, both the Iranians and the Americans described the negotiations as positive and constructive.
Rafael Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has announced that he will visit Tehran soon.
“Continued engagement and cooperation with the Agency are essential at a time when diplomatic solutions are urgently needed,” Grossi wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. He also noted that he had received the credentials of Iran’s new Ambassador to the IAEA, Reza Najafi.
Meanwhile, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated on Sunday that Grossi is expected to arrive in Tehran on Wednesday.
The co-pilot of Israel bound flydubai flight attempted to carry out a “terrorist attack” with an axe during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday.
Hammam al-Hammami, the Flydubai co-pilot accused of stabbing the captain of an Israel-bound flight on Wednesday in a suspected terrorist attack, was banned from flying by Oman over concerns about his radical views, U.S. media reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Two Iranian nationals have been charged in Britain with preparing a suspected terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community in northern England, police said on Friday (2 October).
Uzbekistan’s grape exports have grown rapidly. In January-August 2025, the country exported 86,200 tonnes of fresh grapes worth $78.3 million to 19 countries but can it turn these crops into a recognisable international product?
A major bridge across the Dnipro river in Kyiv was hit in a Russian air attack on Saturday, the city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko said, as strikes on the capital's infrastructure continue.
A committee overseeing the Mecca defence pact between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will meet in Riyadh on Monday, 5 October, to discuss regional developments and the alliance’s institutionalisation, Türkiye's foreign ministry said.
U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead the administration’s latest effort to shape policy on artificial intelligence (AI), according to the Wall Street Journal.
Brazilians are voting on Sunday (04 October) in the first round of a closely contested general election, following a campaign shaped by corruption scandals, economic concerns and accusations of foreign interference.
The sound of air raid sirens and explosions rang out in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Sunday (4 October) as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived for a visit to show support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid escalating Russian attacks.
An alleged 2024 rape case involving seven former members of Cornell University’s Chi Phi fraternity has been reopened after the alleged victim, known anonymously as Jane Doe in court documents, filed a civil lawsuit accusing the men of drugging and gang-raping her.
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