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25.06.2026 17:10 The Taiwan High Court on Thursday reduced the prison sentences of three former Democratic Progressive Party staffers convicted of passing classified information to Chinese intelligence agents and acquitted a fourth, overturning a lower court ruling issued last year.

25.06.2026 17:10 As the UN International Maritime Organization released more details of its plan to evacuate more than 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, one mariner caught up in the emergency has described the ever-present fear of coming under attack.

25.06.2026 17:10 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that a new round of US-Iran technical negotiations will resume in Switzerland at the end of June, as he wrapped the second day of a high-stakes Persian Gulf tour aimed at calming regional concerns over Washington's tentative accord with Tehran.

25.06.2026 17:10 US President Donald Trump claimed major progress in talks with Tehran while reviving grievances against European allies over the recent US war against Iran.

25.06.2026 17:10 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sought to reassure Persian Gulf allies that Washington would remain "completely aligned" with regional partners as technical talks continue on a US-Iran memorandum of understanding signed last week and aimed at ending the conflict in the Middle East.

25.06.2026 17:10 "So, I have Iran on the 'ropes,' ready to go down for the fall, willing to give us practically anything... and the U.S. Senate decides to have a poorly timed and meaningless War Powers Act Vote," US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social.

25.06.2026 17:10 Iran has pushed back against US claims that any frozen Iranian assets released under a framework deal would be used to buy American agricultural products but stopped short of ruling it out, as the proposal sparked a sharp backlash from the country's hard-liners.

25.06.2026 17:10 Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said there is currently "no plan" for the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect Iran's nuclear sites, and Tehran would only negotiate issues related to the country's nuclear sites and enriched nuclear material within the framework of a final agreement with the United States.

25.06.2026 17:10 President Masoud Pezeshkian has praised Iran's Armed Forces for their extraordinary display of sacrifice and resistance throughout the latest bout of unprovoked aggression targeting the nation, saying their actions thwarted enemy plans and testified to the country's strength.

25.06.2026 17:10 Iran has strongly rejected US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's interpretation of the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding, insisting that the agreement mandates a comprehensive end to hostilities across the region.

25.06.2026 17:10 Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has called on West Asian and Islamic nations to establish a new regional order based on their own capacities, resources and peoples, declaring that "the root of all misfortunes is the Zionist regime."

25.06.2026 17:10 Iran has firmly ruled out any immediate access for International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to its nuclear facilities and materials damaged in US-Israeli strikes, stating that such matters will only be addressed within the framework of a final agreement and after Washington takes practical steps to lift all sanctions.

25.06.2026 17:10 Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says the Islamabad memorandum of understanding "became a declaration of America's defeat," emphasizing that the agreement was not the result of pressure but of Iran's resistance and dignity.

25.06.2026 17:10 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan have held a phone call to discuss regional developments, as Persian Gulf Arab states recalibrate their approach toward Tehran in the wake of the US-Israeli war that exposed the limits of American power.

25.06.2026 17:10 Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held a phone call with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Araghchi