Talks between the United States and Iran may take place in Islamabad in the coming days, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said following consultations with the top diplomats of Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
U.S.-Israeli strikes have hit the Isfahan University of Technology in Iran, the Fars news agency reports.
Iran could expand the list of US-related targets if Washington attacks Kharg Island, Tehran’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe Amir Hossein Hosseini said.
Pakistan will host Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt for talks on March 29-30 on the Iran war as Islamabad positions itself as a potential venue for U.S.-Iran negotiations on the month-old conflict.
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said the United States is hopeful that there will be meetings with Iran soon.
Russia has noted threats to nuclear safety in the wake of the strikes in the immediate vicinity of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant at closed consultations at the UN Security Council, its Permanent Mission to the world organization said.
The United States will send a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East, CBS News reported citing multiple sources.
Iranian officials believe that any agreement to settle the conflict with the U.S. must include a ceasefire by Israel in Lebanon, Reuters reported, citing sources.
The Pentagon is developing military options for a "final blow" in Iran that could include the use of ground forces and a massive bombing campaign, Axios reported, citing sources.
U.S. buildings and facilities have come under attack in Saudi Arabia, the Press TV broadcaster reported on Thursday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf have been temporarily removed from the U.S. list of Iranian officials to be targeted during Israeli and U.S. strikes, The Wall Street Journal said.
Iran has been laying traps and moving additional military personnel and air defenses to Kharg Island in recent weeks in preparation for a possible U.S. operation to take control of the island, CNN reported citing U.S. intelligence source.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said while there had been no dialogue or negotiation with the United States.
The U.S. administration doesn’t plan to seek congressional authorization for the war in Iran, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Strikes on Iran’s essential infrastructure aimed at exerting military pressure on the country are unacceptable, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the war in Iran is "out of control," cautioning that the world faces the prospect of a far broader confrontation.
Iran’s army claimed Wednesday that it targeted the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier with coastal cruise missiles, according to state media.
The Israeli Air Force recently attacked two key missile production sites in Tehran, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a report.
The United States has no plans to scale down its military operation against Iran during talks with Tehran, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Tehran and Washington aren’t in talks nor have they held talks for the past 25 days, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told the India Today TV channel.
