US Vice President JD Vance Confirms Progress In Doha Talks With Iran

US Vice President JD Vance has confirmed that negotiations with Iran in Doha are progressing positively, with technical-level discussions underway and talks on the nuclear issue set to begin shortly. Speaking to CNN after addressing US service members in Virginia, Vance said, “It’s still pretty early, but talks are going well.”He explained that technical negotiators were meeting with Iranian

July 2, 2026
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Qatar Reports Positive Progress In US‑Iran Doha Talks On 14‑Point Memorandum

Qatar have concluded separate meetings with United States and Iranian negotiators in Doha, reporting what they described as “positive progress” on issues linked to the 14‑point Memorandum of Understanding.The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the discussions built upon the outcomes of the Lake Lucerne Summit and would resume after the funeral ceremonies for Iran’s former Supreme

July 2, 2026
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Doha Talks Aim to Unfreeze $6B in Iranian Assets, Challenge US MoU Breaches

Direct diplomatic discussions in Doha have concentrated on the release of a portion of Iran’s frozen US$6 billion in assets, while Tehran has simultaneously raised serious accusations of American violations of the 14‑point Memorandum of Understanding.The trilateral meetings concluded on Wednesday and involved senior Iranian negotiators alongside Qatari and Pakistani mediators. Iran’s Deputy

July 2, 2026
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Iranian President Pezeshkian Affirms Alignment With Khamenei, Defends US Negotiations

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has defended indirect negotiations with the United States, stressing that all diplomatic manoeuvres are fully aligned with Iran’s post‑Khamenei leadership under Mojtaba Khamenei.He rejected hardline criticism, emphasising that the Supreme National Security Council overwhelmingly approved the talks, while mediators in Qatar and Pakistan reported “positive

July 2, 2026
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Iran’s Ghalibaf Declares Nuclear Rights Non‑Negotiable, Warns US To Honour Lebanon Commitments

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has declared that Iran’s nuclear rights and red lines are non‑negotiable, stressing that Tehran will not advance to the next stage of negotiations until key commitments under the 14‑point Memorandum of Understanding with the United States are fulfilled.He emphasised that the end of the war in Lebanon and related implementation measures must be

July 1, 2026
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf Accuses Israel of Sabotaging US‑Iran Ceasefire, Calls Accord A Document of Defeat

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has accused Israel of deliberately sabotaging the newly signed Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between Tehran and Washington, calling it a “document of defeat” for both America and the Zionist regime.His remarks follow intensifying Israeli military operations in Lebanon, which he claims are designed to obstruct the ceasefire’s

July 1, 2026
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Iran’s Pezeshkian Briefs PM Modi West Asia Peace, Hormuz Security, And BRICS Engagement

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held their third conversation since the outbreak of the West Asia conflict, with Modi welcoming progress in negotiations and stressing dialogue, diplomacy, and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.The talks also touched on the recent Iran–US memorandum of understanding, funeral arrangements for Ayatollah Khamenei, and

July 1, 2026
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India To Expand Strategic Fuel Reserves After Gulf Crisis

India is moving to dramatically expand its strategic fuel reserves after the Persian Gulf crisis, aiming to cover up to a month of domestic demand with crude, LPG, and LNG.Current reserves cover only about eight days of imports, but new underground caverns and gas storage projects are planned to raise capacity to at least 120 million barrels of crude and introduce long-term LPG and LNG

June 30, 2026
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Hormuz Shipping Recovers As Super Tankers Resume Gulf Voyages Ahead of Peace Talks

Supertankers are once again navigating the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical oil transit route, after days of disruption caused by the recent Iran conflict.Their return marks a significant development for global energy markets, as shipping data shows a sharp increase in commodity vessel traffic, including crude oil tankers and liquefied natural gas carriers.Bloomberg, citing Kpler

June 30, 2026
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