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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a news conference in Beirut during a visit to Lebanon on June 3. EPA

Iran warns European nations over move to censure it for nuclear 'non-compliance'

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says backing draft resolution at meeting of UN's nuclear watchdog next week would be 'strategic mistake'

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Steve Witkoff must testify about 'secret side deal' with Iran, top Democrat says

Today's cartoonShadi's take on the uncertain prospects for an Iran nuclear deal

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Steve Coogan is among British celebrities who have signed a letter condemning Israel's actions in Gaza. PA

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Demonstrators protest against plans to bar foreign students from Harvard. EPA

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A flag march in Gent, Belgium, in solidarity with Palestinians. AFP

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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on June 03, 2025 shows Elon Musk looks and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025. Tech billionaire Elon Musk on June 3, 2025, hammered the sprawling tax cuts and spending mega-bill that President Trump is trying to muscle through Congress as a "disgusting abomination. " "The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill, it doesn't change his opinion. This is one big, beautiful bill, and he's sticking to it," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on June 3. (Photo by Allison ROBBERT / AFP)

CommentMusk's departure proves no one lasts long in the spotlight beside Trump

The Royal Navy's Merlin helicopter fires flares. Reuters

3D-printed drones made on frontlines offer glimpse of future digital warfare

Palestinian children gather at a hot meal distribution point in Nuseirat on Wednesday. The US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation announced the temporary closure of the facilities this week following a string of deadly incidents. AFP

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Camels eat plastic and rubbish by the roadside in Umm Al Quwain. In 2021, 'The National' shared video footage of a baby camel in Abu Dhabi eating a plastic bag that it mistook for food. Steven McCombe / The National

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, with Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Al Busaidi in Rome last month. Reuters

Araghchi says Iran nuclear programme follows IAEA rules

Phone conversation comes after Oman delivered details of US proposal for nuclear deal to Tehran

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Iran steps up production of highly enriched uranium, UN watchdog says

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Trump says he warned Netanyahu against striking Iran

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Lorry drivers across Iran are unhappy with how unaffordable fuel and insurance have become. Photo: Fatemeh Bahrami / Anadolu

CommentIran's lorry drivers are unhappy. Their strike could cripple the country

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Iran might allow US nuclear inspectors if deal reached

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Robbinhood ransomware: Iranian man pleads guilty to cyber crime that cost US government millions

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Review: Woman and Child, Iran's other Palme d'Or nominee, should not be ignored

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Abbas Araghchi: Firefighter diplomat navigating Iran's political grey zone

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, centre, and his team during the second round of indirect talks with US officials in Rome. EPA

Iran 'won't die of hunger' if US nuclear talks fail, President says

Masoud Pezeshkian's comments follow Foreign Minister's denial that Tehran could freeze enrichment for three years

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Iran criticises France for case filed at UN court over citizens' detention

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Iran spars with France over dissident filmmaker's Cannes triumph

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Oman says progress made in fifth round of Iran-US talks

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US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in the Oval Office. Reuters

'We are going to succeed,' US says of Iran nuclear talks

Negotiations centre on Iran's enrichment levels

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on the US-Iran nuclear talks

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US-Iran nuclear talks to resume on Friday

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Iran 'signalling in every way' that it wants US deal, says Jake Sullivan

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Qatar discussing ideas with Oman 'to bridge gaps' in US-Iran talks

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In Iran, officials tell of 'serious problems' over US nuclear talks

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TOPSHOT - A woman walks past an anti-US mural near the former US embassy in Tehran on May 20, 2025. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on May 20 that nuclear talks with the United States were unlikely to yield any results, amid a diplomatic standoff over the Islamic republic's enrichment activities. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran 'signalling in every way' that it wants US deal, says Jake Sullivan

Former national security adviser further says Trump has chosen Gulf over Israel as entry point to Middle East progress

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Qatar discussing ideas with Oman 'to bridge gaps' in US-Iran talks

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