Hegseth: U.S. making gains in Iran conflict as key target eliminated
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the United States is making gains in its conflict with Iran after a key I...
Iran will engage in talks with European parties to its nuclear deal on Friday in Istanbul, following a delay of earlier discussions, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi confirmed.
Iran will hold talks in Istanbul on Friday with European parties to the nuclear deal, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said. These discussions follow a previously postponed meeting originally scheduled for May 2.
Araqchi explained that the Iranian deputy foreign minister would meet with diplomats from France, Britain, and Germany to continue dialogue and explore the potential parameters of a new nuclear deal being negotiated between Tehran and Washington.
Araqchi further commented that the fourth round of Iran-U.S. talks on May 11 had been "difficult" due to a focus on the contentious issue of nuclear enrichment. He expressed hope that the U.S. would approach the negotiations with "more realistic positions" after gaining a clearer understanding of Iran’s fundamental stance.
A fifth round of talks will be announced by Oman's foreign ministry, which has acted as a mediator since the start of the discussions on April 12.
Reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks made in Riyadh on Tuesday, where he described Iran as “the most destructive force” in the Middle East, Araqchi countered that it was the U.S. that had hindered Iran’s progress through sanctions. "Unfortunately, this is a deceptive view. It is the U.S. that has prevented Iran's progress through sanctions," Araqchi stated.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. military has enough stockpiled weapons to fight wars "forever"; in a social media post late on Monday. The remarks came hours before conflict in Iran and the Middle East entered its fourth day.
U.S. first lady, Melania Trump chaired a UN Security Council meeting on children and education in conflict on Monday (2 March), a move criticised by Iran as hypocritical following U.S. and Israeli strikes that triggered a UN warning about risks to children.
A torpedo from a U.S. submarine has sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth told reporters. The Sri Lankan navy carried out a rescue operation for dozens of sailors in the wake of the strike.
The U.S. embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones resulting in a limited fire and some material damage, the kingdom's defence ministry said in a post on X on Tuesday, citing an initial assessment.
The U.S.-Iran crisis has entered its third day, with further strikes reported across the Middle East and the death toll rising. Oil prices have surged to levels last seen during the Covid-19 pandemic, raising fears of economic disruption and higher prices worldwide.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the United States is making gains in its conflict with Iran after a key Iranian naval target was destroyed, confirming that the strike was carried out by a U.S. submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka. Rescue efforts are now under way for the ship’s crew.
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Strikes across the Middle East are intensifying, fuelling travel disruption, driving up global energy prices and forcing diplomatic missions to shut their doors.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said the United States has a “virtually unlimited supply” of munitions and is capable of sustaining military action indefinitely, as the conflict with Iran entered its fourth day.
The United Nations has called for an investigation into a deadly attack on a girls’ primary school in Iran, which Iranian officials say has killed more than 100 children. The U.S. has said its forces “would not” deliberately target a school.
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