Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid al Ansari confirmed on Tuesday that Witkoff and Kushner were in Doha, but said “they are not here for talks with the Iranians”. “They came there to meet the mediators, the Qatari officials and the talks will be on all regional issues… Of course, talks with Iran, but Lebanon is […]
Iran and the United States agreed Monday to keep the vital Strait of Hormuz open and establish communication lines to end fighting in Lebanon, mediators said, following their first round of talks in Switzerland toward ending the war in the Middle East. Teams led by US Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf […]
White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt said Witkoff and Kushner would visit Pakistan on Saturday “to engage in talks with representatives of the Iranian delegation.” “The Iranians reached out, as the President asked them to do, and asked for this in-person conversation,” Leavitt said, adding that the talks “hopefully will get the ball moving toward […]
The President’s latest ultimatum appears to have resulted from the failure of talks to secure an agreement to end the six-week-old war. Iran’s refusal to give up its nuclear program frustrated the US delegation led by Vice President J.D. Vance, White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. “I have always said, from […]
“If the Iranians are willing to negotiate in good faith, we’re certainly willing to extend an open hand,” Vance said, speaking to reporters before flying to Islamabad. But “if they try to play with us, they will find that the negotiating team is not as receptive,” he said. Official sources say the talks in Islamabad […]
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that it had received messages from the United States through “friendly countries” about a request for talks, but denied any such talks since the beginning of the war. According to the official IRNA news agency, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqai said, “In the past few days, messages have been […]
President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran has a maximum of 15 days to reach a deal over concerns starting with its nuclear program, suggesting the United States would attack if it does not do so. “Either we’re going to make a deal or it’s going to be unfortunate for them,” Trump told reporters aboard […]
Speaking in the Qatari capital Doha, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Iran’s leadership to “really engage in dialogue”, saying there was “a huge fear of military escalation in the region”. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted by Turkish newspapers as saying “So far, I see that the parties want to make room for diplomacy”, […]
Iran is ready to resume talks with the United States but it must be impartial and not involve Iran’s defense capabilities, Iran’s chief diplomat said on Friday, as regional powers work to prevent military conflict between the two foes. US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he planned to talk with Iran, while the US […]
The United States wants to establish a free, open, inclusive, peaceful and secure Indo-Pacific region to reduce China’s influence. To achieve the goal, the US expects an active role from partners such as Bangladesh in the Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS). According to diplomatic sources, it will be important in the defense talks between the two countries […]