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13.04.2026 12:10 Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Sunday it was "natural" that no agreement was reached with the US in a single day of talks in Islamabad, citing a deep atmosphere of mistrust following a recent conflict, Anadolu Agency reports.

13.04.2026 12:10 Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has issued a warning to Americans to "enjoy" today's gas prices, adding that they will soon be "nostalgic" for $4-$5 per gallon fuel as the United States threatens to impose a naval blockade on Iranian ports.

13.04.2026 12:10 Iran's foreign minister said the United States' "maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade" derailed what was just inches away from becoming the "Islamabad MoU," as high-level talks between the two countries failed to produce a breakthrough after 21 hours of intensive negotiations.

13.04.2026 12:10 Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday that the Iranian nation has proved it does not bend to US threats, warning that the country was prepared to "teach a greater lesson" if confronted again.

13.04.2026 12:10 A high-ranking Iranian delegation that attended an intense day of negotiations with American negotiators in Pakistan to permanently end a US-Israeli aggression against the country has left the capital, Islamabad.

13.04.2026 12:10 Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani says the Islamic Republic has turned the enemy's "regime change" dream into a "change in Iran's governing regime over the Strait of Hormuz."

13.04.2026 12:10 Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref says Tehran will stand firm on defending national rights from the Strait of Hormuz to pursuing compensation for the damage caused by the US-Israeli war against the country.

13.04.2026 12:10 The speaker of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has expressed deep gratitude to Pakistan for its role in facilitating negotiations, calling it a friendly and brotherly country. He extended his regards to the people of Pakistan for their support.

13.04.2026 12:10 Iran aims to overhaul a majority of its oil refining and distribution facilities -- which have suffered damage in US-Israeli strikes since February 28 -- within the next two months, a senior industry official was quoted as saying.

13.04.2026 12:10 Iran has launched reconstruction efforts at oil infrastructure sites immediately following strikes by the US and Israel, says a senior energy official.

13.04.2026 12:10 Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a conversation with the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, emphasized Russia's readiness to assist in finding a political-diplomatic resolution to the conflict surrounding Iran, the Kremlin's press service reported.

13.04.2026 12:10 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have held a phone call hours after Pakistan-mediated negotiations between Iran and the United States ended without an agreement to permanently end the US-Israeli aggression on Iran.

13.04.2026 12:10 Pakistan has urged both Iran and the US to continue respecting the ceasefire, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said.

13.04.2026 12:10 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on the United States and Iran "to find a way through" after high-level talks between the two countries failed despite marathon negotiations.

13.04.2026 12:10 U.S. Central Command forces will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10 a.m. ET, in accordance with the President's proclamation.