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01.02.2026 16:32 US Special Envoy Steve Whitcoff said on Saturday that his negotiations with head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev, in Miami were productive.

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01.02.2026 16:32 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday exchanged congratulations with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune over the successful launch of an Algerian remote sensing satellite from Jiuquan in northwest China.

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01.02.2026 16:32 The US Department of Defense has announced the State Department's approval of a $6.67 billion weapons package sale to Israel, encompassing three separate contracts.

01.02.2026 16:32 Iran, Russia, and China are set to conduct a joint naval exercise in the northern Indian Ocean in late February, amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington.

01.02.2026 16:32 The US administration has not shared its goals and plans regarding Iran with its allies in the Persian Gulf, including during consultations with representatives of Saudi Arabia in Washington "aimed at gaining clarity," Fox News reported, citing a high-ranking official from a Gulf Cooperation Council state.

01.02.2026 16:32 President Masoud Pezeshkian has reiterated that resolving disputes through diplomacy remains Iran's priority, but notes that the Islamic Republic cannot be compelled into negotiations through threats or coercion and that war would benefit neither side either.

01.02.2026 16:32 Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the United States has to abandon threats and pressures against Iran for genuine and fruitful negotiations to open, but stressed that the Islamic Republic is fully prepared to deliver a severe and regret-inducing response to any act of aggression.

01.02.2026 16:32 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that Iran is ready for both dialogue and war, and expressed hope that the US would "act in a sense of rationality."

01.02.2026 16:32 Iran possesses sufficient strength for self-defense and is ready for any scenario amid threats from the United States, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday.

01.02.2026 16:32 The chief of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran says the country's defensive power has become indigenous due to sanctions and is indestructible.

01.02.2026 16:32 Iran's top army commander says the country's armed forces are fully prepared for any military confrontation, warning that any misstep by Israel or the US would endanger their own security and destabilize the region.