As Geneva talks open, US faces narrow path between diplomacy, force
“In this round of negotiations, we will attend with a full team; a political, legal, economic, and technical team,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei noted.
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Australia’s ISIS camp dilemma exposes Syria’s growing post SDF chaos - analysis
Albanese says won't help Australians in Syrian camp holding families of suspected IS terrorists
Morocco, Albania, Greece expected to join International Stabilization Force in Gaza
If Iran regime survives, Hamas will rearm, become threat to Israel again, Graham tells 'Post'
The Abraham Accords will fall apart if the Islamic Regime survives, and trust in the US will fall apart, worse than the withdrawal from Afghanistan, Senator Lindsey Graham said on Monday.
Weaponizing influencers: How Iran is using access diplomacy to cement its narrative
Western media personalities who visited Iran this week have parroted the regime’s claims that foreign-backed rioters are behind the recent unrest.
Weddings resume in Gaza, although on smaller scale, due to post-war challenges
Since the destruction of roughly 93 percent of hotels and wedding halls, celebrations are now held at private homes or modest venues.
Does the US have enough bunker busters to end Iran's nuclear program? - analysis
The question of whether the US can destroy the Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility will partly be an intelligence race of who can outwit whom, matching offensive and defensive capabilities.
Why Syria's FM is changing his messaging to Israel - and why it matters - analysis
Syria’s foreign minister is hinting that Damascus and Jerusalem may be able to come to more arrangements in the future, in the wake of talks held in Paris in January.
Thirty-four Australians released from a camp holding families of suspected ISIS terrorists in Syria
Hukmiya Mohamed, a co-director of Roj camp, told Reuters that the 34 Australians had been released to their families, who had come to Syria for the release.
Iranian director unveils film confronting Tehran's Evin prison torture
Her film Roya tells the story of a fictional teacher detained in Evin, but it is also deeply personal for Mohammadi, who has been arrested multiple times in Iran on charges of propaganda.
Iran's IRGC Navy launches maritime drill in Strait of Hormuz, one day before US nuclear talks
The drill, named "Smart Control of Hormuz Strait," aimed at testing the readiness of operational forces in the face of "possible security and military threats," Tasnim reported.
Araghchi, IAEA chief talk uranium enrichment as Rubio says making deal with US will be 'difficult'
Making a deal with Iran will be difficult, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a visit to Budapest.
Lebanese Sunni leader Saad Hariri signals political comeback ahead of Lebanon elections - analysis
Hariri is angling to return to politics as he marks the 21st anniversary of the assassination of his father, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
