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Israel prodded US President Donald Trump into attacking Iran by portraying Tehran as within reach of a nuclear weapon, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday

Iran did not attend the Sharm el-Sheikh conference on Gaza because it lacked legitimacy, though the country remains committed to diplomacy, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said in an interview on Tuesday.

Iran’s parliament on Tuesday voted down a bid to stop the government from seeking to join a United Nations convention against terror financing, Tasnim news agency reported.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday criticized US President Donald Trump’s call for dialogue with Tehran, saying his remarks about peace were inconsistent with Washington’s record of sanctions, military strikes and support for Israel.

Toronto’s Iranian-Canadian community celebrated a milestone on Saturday with the official inauguration of “Little Iran,” a new cultural district in Willowdale within the city's North York district.

US President Donald Trump appeared to suggest in a passing remark during a speech before Israel's Knesset on Monday that his son-in-law Jared Kushner could lead US diplomacy with Tehran.

Britain’s MI5 warned members of Parliament that spies from China, Russia and Iran are targeting UK politicians in an effort to influence policy, gather intelligence and undermine democracy, Reuters reported on Monday.

Iran’s top security body warned domestic media against positive coverage of US President Donald Trump’s talk of peace with Iran, calling it part of an enemy psychological war, according to a confidential directive seen by Iran International.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites had dealt a blow to the Middle East's "bully" that convinced them not to restart the program.

Russia is permitted by international law to step up military ties with Iran even after UN sanctions were reimposed last month, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.

Tehran’s decision to skip a Gaza peace summit in Egypt has left many Iranians feeling further cut off from the world—another sign, they say, of leaders who mistake isolation for strength or dignity.

US President Donald Trump on Monday said Iran could not survive sanctions but that Tehran would likely return to negotiations, in the latest conciliatory comments in the wake of diplomatic progress on Gaza.

After Hamas militants in Gaza and other Iranian-armed allies took punishing blows throughout a two-year war regional melee since Oct. 7 2023, analysts say war-torn Sudan could provide an unlikely haven to recoup their power.

Iran will soon face a severe shortage of pediatric specialists, even in major cities, due to declining interest among general physicians in pursuing pediatric training, the head of Iran’s Medical Council warned on Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Donald Trump’s June attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities as a “historical moment” in a speech delivered before the US President addressed the Jewish state’s parliament.

Speaking before the Israeli Knesset on Monday, President Donald Trump said that Iran is tired of war and Washington is ready for peace after US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites in June.

The Islamic Republic decided not to attend the Sharm el-Sheikh peace summit after carefully reviewing the potential benefits and risks, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Monday but insisted the move would not diminish Tehran’s influence in regional or international developments.

The United States’ destruction of Iran’s nuclear facility prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon just months before the Gaza peace deal, US President Donald Trump said Sunday, calling it key to achieving the current ceasefire framework.

Invitation to the Islamic Republic to attend the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit can be seen as one of the most significant signs of a shift in the strategy of the United States and its Arab allies toward Tehran.

Washington remains ready for “serious and direct dialogue” with Tehran, the US state department told Iran International on Sunday, hours after Iranian leaders declined invitations to attend a Gaza peace summit in Egypt chaired by President Donald Trump.

Iran’s judiciary has instructed law enforcement to identify and prosecute those producing and selling dolls deemed offensive to Shiite sanctities, after they appeared on online marketplaces and social media, the judiciary’s news agency reported.