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Witkoff's stances show US is under Netanyahu's influence - Iran state TV

May 11, 2025, 07:41 GMT+1

White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s call for the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear facilities and the end of its enrichment program “validate the Iranian nation's suspicion that the US is addicted to its maximum-pressure policies,” Iran's state-run Press TV reported, citing a senior Iranian official.

Witkoff's remarks “not only expose the inconsistency and unreliability of American decision-makers but also reinforce the suspicion that the American side is ‘under the influence and temptation of neoconservatives and Netanyahu’.”

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Military action depends on how seriously Iran takes Trump, envoy says

May 11, 2025, 07:38 GMT+1

"Military action depends on them [Iran], in whether or not they believe in taking President Trump seriously," Israel's Channel 12 reported citing US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee.

In the Saturday interview, Huckabee emphasized that there will not be nuclear weapons in Iran.

"There won't be a deal that involves Iran with nuclear capacity."

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Iranian official tells CNN that US uses nuclear talks as 'trap'

May 11, 2025, 07:32 GMT+1

An Iranian official told CNN that the talks with the US on Tehran’s nuclear program and sanctions relief were “not genuine” and likely a “trap to draw the situation toward tension.”

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the pauses and delays—opposed by Tehran—as a “political and media game” by Washington and said Iran is preparing for failed negotiations.

A US official told CNN Saturday that “President Trump is completely sincere in his desire to reach a deal with Iran and is completely committed to getting one.”

“The United States will ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon, but also wishes for lasting peace in the Middle East, a new relationship with Iran, and for the Iranian people to reach their nation’s full potential,” said the US official.

Indian TV personality’s slur against Araghchi angers Iran

May 10, 2025, 23:59 GMT+1

Famous Indian TV host and former army officer Gaurav Arya sparked a brief diplomatic stir between Tehran and New Delhi and drew widespread reactions on social media after calling Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi a “son of a pig” on air.

Arya was criticizing Araghchi for visiting Pakistan before traveling to India for talks aimed at deescalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, following the Pahalgam attack in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.

The clip quickly circulated online, prompting a public response from the Iranian embassy in New Delhi. In a statement, the embassy said: "Respect for guests is a long-standing tradition in Iranian culture. We Iranians consider our guests 'beloved of God. What about you?"

Following the Iranian reaction, the Indian embassy in Tehran issued its own clarification, writing: "The Embassy of India in Iran wishes to clarify that the person in this video is a private Indian citizen."

"His comments do not reflect the official position of the Indian government, which finds the disrespectful language used in the video inappropriate," the Indian embassy added.

Major Gaurav Arya is a very popular Indian personality with nearly two million followers on X including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His program "Chankaya Dialogue" also has over four million subscribers on YouTube.

Military action depends on how seriously Iran takes Trump, envoy says

May 10, 2025, 19:53 GMT+1

"Military action depends on them [Iran], in whether or not they believe in taking President Trump seriously," Israel's Channel 12 reported citing US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee.

In the Saturday interview, Huckabee emphasized that there will not be nuclear weapons in Iran.

"There won't be a deal that involves Iran with nuclear capacity."

No deal in sight if Iran is not allowed to enrich uranium, Araghchi says

May 10, 2025, 18:29 GMT+1

"Iran insists on its right to use peaceful nuclear energy and that includes uranium enrichment," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said one day before the fourth round of talks with the US in Oman.

"We will not back down from the Iranian nation's nuclear rights. If the goal is to prevent Iran from accessing its legitimate right to peaceful nuclear energy, that will never happen," he said.

Araghchi, who was addressing an event held in Doha, said "Iran, in its indirect talks with the United States, emphasizes its right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy and clearly states that it is not seeking nuclear weapons."

"Iran continues the negotiations in good faith, and if the goal of these talks is to ensure non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, an agreement is possible. However, if the aim is to restrict Iran’s nuclear rights, Iran will never back down from its rights."

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