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04.02.2026 12:00 Russian military launched an overnight massive retaliatory strike against enterprises of the defense industry complex of Ukraine and energy facilities used in their interests, as well as storage and assembly sites for long-range drones, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

04.02.2026 12:00 On Tuesday 3 February 2026 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Kyiv, Ukraine for meetings with government leaders, including President Zelenskyy.

04.02.2026 12:00 Foreign troops will appear in Ukraine immediately after the conclusion of a peace agreement, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday.

04.02.2026 12:00 Ali Shamkhani, a senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader has declared that Tehran views the US and Israel as a single military entity.

04.02.2026 12:00 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has once again warned Tehran that the Pentagon is "more than prepared" to take action if Iran refuses to negotiate over its nuclear program.

04.02.2026 12:00 The Foreign Ministry says preparations have been completed for holding talks with the United States in the coming days, with consultations continuing on the location of the negotiations.

04.02.2026 12:00 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says he has instructed the country's foreign minister to pursue negotiations with the United States, provided they take place in a respectful and threat-free environment.

04.02.2026 12:00 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has launched a flurry of high-level diplomatic consultations, holding phone talks with his counterparts in Turkey, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait.

04.02.2026 12:00 The Israeli regime has been pressing US President Donald Trump to authorize a strike on Iran, but Trump has remained reluctant, according to a report citing statements from US officials.

04.02.2026 12:00 Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says Iran has reacted harshly at all levels to the European Union resolution against the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps , arguing that Europe's move was in line with hostile actions and intimidation of the United States and the Israeli regime.

04.02.2026 12:00 Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned ambassadors of European Union member states in protest against a recent EU resolution against the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps .

04.02.2026 12:00 Iran has summoned ambassadors of EU member states in response to the European Union's decision to list the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

04.02.2026 12:00 Hezbollah's secretary general says Iran is capable of defeating the United States and Israel in any potential confrontation amid mounting tensions in the region caused by the US dispatch of its warships.

04.02.2026 12:00 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan has confirmed that Islamabad has been invited to participate in talks between Iran and the US, which are set to take place in Istanbul, Turkiye, later this week.

04.02.2026 12:00 Qatar says it is continuing high-level political consultations with Iran and other regional actors in an effort to prevent further escalation of tensions amid warmongering by the United States.