IAEA Chief Confirms Nuclear Inspectors Returning To Iran, No Timeline Given

Iran FM Warns American Bases Are Legitimate Targets, Cites 'No Tangible Progress' In Talks At a moment it's become more than clear that the US and Iran are not anywhere closer to the negotiating table, and after they've shown little progress after a week of clashes - as one Friday morning Bloomberg headline reads, Tehran has again putting US bases in the region on notice, while admitting "no tangible progress" in negotiations on ending the conflict. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in fresh remarks has said that "standing against the world's...

Diplomats speaking with the Financial Times said Saudi Arabia has been discussing developing a mutual defense pact among Gulf Arab states and Iran.  Two Western diplomats told FT that the framework for the pact would resemble the 1970s Helsinki Process. The 1975 agreement reduced tensions in Europe by increasing trade.  The proposal from Riyadh comes […]

Ukrainian Drone Smashes Into Russian Passenger Bus, Killing 8 Civilians The last 48 hours have seen massive, devastating Russian missile and drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital and other cities, which left at 18 dead and over 100 injured. Russia said this was in response to the Starobelsk dormitory attack of last month and other drone attacks targeting Russian territory. But Ukrainian forces have upped the ante once again, this time with a mass casualty event in Russian-control Donetsk region. "A Ukrainian drone strike killed seven people and wounded 11 others in the...