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Iran is seeking to entice US president Donald Trump with potential business opportunities, including investment in its oil and gas sector, as high-stakes nuclear talks resume on Thursday, the Financial Times reported.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Geneva “for a third round of indirect negotiations with US representatives over the Iranian nuclear program,” Iranian state media IRNA said on February 26.
The Oman-mediated discussions take place amid a massive buildup of US warships and aircraft in the Middle East
The incident comes amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, with a large American military force positioned near Iran
Iranian state TV released on Tuesday a video showing the country’s Revolutionary Guard holding a drill that included launching missiles, flying drones and firing guns at targets along its coast, without elaborating on the exact time or place of the exercise.
Washington and Tehran are set to hold a third round of talks in Geneva on Thursday afternoon amid heightened tensions and increasing speculation over the possibility of a US strike on Iranian targets.
Senior advisors to US President Donald Trump would prefer if Israel struck Iran first, believing that such a move would provide better optics and help muster voter support for a US strike, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the discussions.
In his State of the Union address Trump said his preference was to use diplomacy in dealing with Iran. But, he added, “I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror — which they are, by far — to have a nuclear weapon.”
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, durante el discurso del Estado de la Unión ante una sesión conjunta del Congreso, en la Cámara de Representantes, en el Capitolio, Washington, el 24 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
Personas en moto y auto pasan por delante de la catedral de San Sarkis y de un mural del difunto ayatolá Jomenei en el centro de Teherán, Irán, el 25 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
Iran and the United States are talking in Geneva for a third time on Thursday as President Donald Trump seeks to delay Tehran’s nuclear program while threatening it by deploying a massive number of aircraft and warships to the Middle East.
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Commuters drive past Saint Sarkis church and a mural of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
London: Iran has a president who admits he is “a doctor, not a politician” and should not be expected to cure the country’s problems.
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on four commanders of Sudan’s warring paramilitary force suspected of atrocities against civilians that U.N. experts said showed “hallmarks of genocide.”
Australia advises dependants of officials in Israel and Lebanon to leave amid vast US military buildup in the region
Iran and the United States are set to begin a third round of nuclear negotiations in Switzerland, with both sides maintaining their preference for a diplomatic solution, even as Washington imposed sweeping new sanctions and continued to build up its military presence in the Middle East.
With nuclear talks hanging in the balance, and the potential for yet another US war of choice in the Middle East, President Donald Trump escalated the rhetoric Tuesday night, warning that Iran is moving beyond just regional missile capabilities and setting its sights farther west by developing missiles capable of hi…
Dubia/St Kitts and Nevis: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran was attempting to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles as the Trump administration ramped up pressure on the regime over its nuclear program ahead of critical talks in Geneva.
Nuclear talks between the US and Iran resumed in Geneva on Thursday, after Washington doubled down on its accusations that Tehran was rebuilding its nuclear programme.
The June 13-24, 2025, “12-Day War” was a direct escalation of long-standing tensions.
US and Iranian officials are due to meet in Geneva on Thursday for a third round of indirect talks, as President Donald Trump threatens to strike Iran if a nuclear deal is not reached.
US President Donald Trump briefly laid out a case for a possible attack on Iran in his State of the Union speech to Congress, saying he would not allow what he called the world's biggest sponsor of terrorism to obtain a nuclear weapon.
Damon Wilson, the head of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), was interrupted by a member of Congress during a House oversight hearing on Tuesday after revealing that his agency "began supporting the deployment [and] operation of about 200 Starlinks early on" amid the violence which swept through Iran last m…
Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, center, greets the crowd during a military-backed tribes’ rally in the Nile River State of Sudan, on Saturday, July 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Hjaj,File)
Global very large crude carrier (VLCC) rates have jumped to six-year highs due to two recent catalysts: first, a growing war-risk premium tied to the possibility of a US-Iran conflict, and second, ongoing consolidation in fleet ownership that is tightening vessel availability.
It's exceedingly rare to see a Republican and a Democrat sit side by side at the annual State of the Union address delivered by the president in the House chamber.
The Trump administration is demanding that Iran agree to a nuclear deal that would remain in effect indefinitely, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff told a recent private meeting of donors, according to a Wednesday Axios report.
WASHINGTON — US Vice President JD Vance told Iran on Wednesday to take Washington's threats of military action "seriously," a day after President Donald Trump appeared to build the case for war in his State of the Union address.
Iran is loading almost three times the amount of oil it normally does onto tankers in the Persian Gulf in a sign it is anticipating a US attack that could prevent its oil from hitting the market.
As the Trump White House weighs its options against Tehran, Hezbollah is signaling it may not be eager to open another front - at least not immediately, issuing a rare message which seeks to calm the mood in the region.
Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has dismissed claims about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and the number of people killed during recent unrest as “big lies,” saying fabricated narratives are being used to advance a hostile propaganda campaig…
Tehran says deal is possible as long as Washington abides by agreed-on preconditions, but Trump’s view is unclear
People in Iran were able to access more than 1,500 Binance accounts last year, allowing the transfer of $1.7 billion to flow from two accounts to the Islamic regime’s terror proxies in a potential violation of global sanctions, the New York Times reported on Monday, based on company records and documents collected b…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to meet US President Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, in Geneva on Thursday for what has been described as a “decisive” meeting.
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Organizers scramble for new venue after University of Southern Maine cites sanctions over Francesca Albanese’s virtual talk
El secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Scott Bessent, habla en una entrevista después del discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión del presidente Donald Trump ante una sesión conjunta del Congreso en el Capitolio, Washington, el martes 24 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
The enemies that threaten Israel - like Iran - are also threats to the United States, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said at the Israel–US Relations Caucus in the Knesset on Wednesday.
Iran pushed back Wednesday against U.S. President Donald Trump's pressure tactics ahead of critical nuclear talks in Geneva, with Tehran's parliament speaker warning that negotiations may yield an agreement through "honorable diplomacy"—but that an attack would draw a "firm blow" from Iranian forces.
Commuters drive past Saint Sarkis church and a mural of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities have rejected reports that a former president tried to grab power at the height of last month’s nationwide protests and characterised the claims as “purely fictional narratives”.
The US has deployed a squadron of advanced F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets to an Israeli Air Force base in the country’s south, multiple media outlets claimed on Tuesday, citing US officials and flight tracking data. The reported move comes as part of a major US military buildup in the Middle East amid escalating t…
In his State of the Union address Trump said his preference was to use diplomacy in dealing with Iran. But, he added, “I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror — which they are, by far — to have a nuclear weapon.”
Among the most important foreign policy statements of President Trump's during his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives Tuesday night came in discussing his Iran red lines.
The US issued new sanctions against Iran on Wednesday, targeting more than 30 individuals and companies connected to its so-called shadow fleet.
The United States has issued a new wave of sanctions against Iran, targeting ships that it said are selling Iranian oil to help fund the country’s ballistic missile programme.
Several countries have begun withdrawing dependents of diplomatic personnel and non-essential staff from some locations in the Middle East, or advising citizens to defer travel to Iran, amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran.
The upcoming round of diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran may be the last realistic chance for a negotiated outcome before a war breaks out, former Israel Navy commander, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eliezer “Chayni” Marom said during a Wednesday interview with 103FM.