New posts
17:27
Iranian Lawmaker Says Khamenei Opposes Continuing US Negotiations
A member of the National Security Committee of the Iranian parliament said that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei opposes extending negotiations with the United States.
In an interview with Iranian state television on April 23, Ali Khazrian praised Khamenei — who succeeded his father, Ali Khamenei, as Iran’s supreme leader after the ayatollah died in an air strike on February 28 — for commanding the armed forces and running the country,
Our information is that he is strongly opposed to any extension of negotiations under such circumstances, he added. Iran has concluded that participation in negotiations without a clear agenda is merely a tool for the United States to manage energy markets.
The lawmaker also claimed that all US objectives in the war with Iran had failed.
In recent days, reports in several US media outlets have suggested growing disagreements among different factions within Irans ruling establishment over whether to participate in talks with the United States.
US President Donald Trump claimed on April 23 thatinfightingbetween Irans hardline and moderate factions had become completely crazy.
Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since his appointment as supreme leader.
Share
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Email
16:27
Pahlavi Splashed With Red Liquid After Berlin Press Conference
The son of Iran’s last shah, exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi (center), leaves after a press conference in Berlin on April 23.
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah, was splashed with a red liquid in Berlin on April 23 after a press appearance.
Pahlavi appeared unfazed by what happened and later waved to supporters. One man was subsequently detained in connection with the incident.
During his visit to the German capital, Pahlavi urged Western governments to back change in Iran and criticized the German government for not meeting him.
Change is on the way, he said, asking how many Iranians “will lose their lives while the community of Western democracies continue to merely watch.”
He also said Europe was pursuing an attempt of appeasement that had failed over all these years.
Around 1,000 Pahlavi supporters rallied outside the Reichstag Building, while counterdemonstrations were also expected.
With reporting by Reuters and dpa
Share
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Email
15:25
Trump Says Navy Targeting Mine Boats, Claims US Controls Hormuz
US President Donald Trump
In an April 23Truth Social post, US President Donald Trump said he had ordered the US Navy to shoot and kill any boat laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, adding mine sweepers were operating at a tripled up level. He did not elaborate.
In asubsequent post, Trump also said Iran was struggling to choose a leader and claimed the Strait of Hormuz was under US control, with no ship moving without US Navy approval and the waterway Sealed up Tight.
Share
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Email
14:18
US Says Forces Boarded Sanctioned Vessel Transporting Iranian Oil
The US Department of Defense says that US forces overnight carried out a maritime interdiction in the Indian Ocean and boarded a sanctioned, stateless vessel, the M/T Majestic X, which it claims was transporting oil from Iran.
“International waters cannot be used as a shield by sanctioned actors,” the department wrote on X on April 23, saying that US forces would “continue to deny illicit actors and their vessels freedom of maneuver in the maritime domain.”
Since the United States began its naval blockade of Iranian ports on April 13, it has intercepted dozens of vessels.
Share
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Email
13:51
More Than 10 Million Barrels Of Iranian Crude Left Persian Gulf Since Blockade Began
An oil market data analysis firm reported on April 23 that “more than 10 million barrels of Iranian crude left the Persian Gulf” since the US military began its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
Citing an assessment by Vortexa, Reuters wrote that from April 13 to 21, approximately 10.7 million barrels of Iranian crude oil were shipped and exited the Strait of Hormuz.
According to this report, this amount of crude oil was transported by six tankers.
Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam on April 11
The US government announced that it would blockade Iranian ports and prevent the passage of ships to Iran in response to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
However, Vortexa wrote that the US blockade “is not necessarily implemented close to Iranian portsbut flexibly around an area about 300 miles to the west between the Pakistan/Iran border and the westernmost corner of Oman.”
Since the blockade began, Iran-related traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has decreased, reaching “one to two tankers per day,” down from “around two to three per day” in the month before that period, according to Vortexa.
In this regard, theUS military announced on April 23that it had “directed 31 vessels to turn around or return to port” since the beginning of the blockade.
Share
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Email
13:47
Pentagon Disputes Report Saying Hormuz Mine Clearance Could Take Six Months
The Pentagon has disputed an article by The Washington Post which said that clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz could take six months.
Citing unnamed officials, the newspaperreportedon April 22 that US lawmakers were told Iran may have laid 20 or more advanced mines, some remotely floated using GPS technology to make detection harder.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell rejected the report, saying that the media had been “cherry picking leaked information, much of which is false.”
He added that a prolonged closure of the strait was “an impossibility and completely unacceptable” to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The ongoing disruption of the crucial waterway, which usually accounts for one-fifth of global oil trade, has raised energy prices and hurt shipping confidence.
Britain and France are leading talks with more than 30 countries on a defensive coalition to reopen the strait and conduct mine-clearing operations.
With reporting by AFP
Share
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Email
13:27
Germany Urges Tehran To ‘Seize’ Opportunity Of Cease-Fire To Hold Talks With US
The German government has urged Iran to “seize the opportunity” of the current cease-fire with the United States to continue diplomatic negotiations in Islamabad to prevent renewed fighting in their war.
In an April 23 statement, the government also called on Tehran to halt its military nuclear program, cease threatening Israel and other neighboring states, and ensure the Strait of Hormuz is opened “permanently, reliably, and without restrictions or fees.”
“If a comprehensive agreement is reached, the German government is prepared to gradually ease existing restrictive measures with its partners,” it said. “If, on the other hand, Iran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz, the German government is prepared to discuss additional sanctions.”
Thestatementalso said that once a “lasting” peace has been achieved, Germany and its allies are ready “to contribute to freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz in accordance with international law and national procedures.”
Share
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Email
10:21
Oil Prices Rise 4 Percent Amid Uncertainty Over US-Iran Cease-Fire
Oil prices rose about 4 percent on April 23 as uncertainty over the fate of the cease-fire between Iran and the United States continued.
According to market data, the US West Texas Intermediate crude oil contract rose 4.06 percent to $96.73 per barrel shortly after midnight.
Brent North Sea crude, the global oil price index, also rose 3.62 percent to $105.63 per barrel.
However, prices retreated slightly minutes later.
These fluctuations come as Iran has announced it will not open the Strait of Hormuz as long as the US naval blockade of its ports continues.
Share
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Email
09:59
Iran Says It Has Executed Man For Ties To Banned Opposition Group
Iran’s judiciary announced on April 23 that it had executed a man after he was convicted of being a member of the People’s Mojahedin Organization (MEK), a banned opposition group, and allegedly collaborating with Israeli security forces.
“Soltanali Shirzadi Fakhr was hanged early this morning for membership in the terrorist group” of the MEK and “collaboration with the Israeli regime’s spy service,” reported Mizan Online, the official website of the Iranian judiciary.
Soltan Ali Shirzadi Fakhr (file photo)
Mizan wrote that Fakhr was a “longtime member” of the MEK and had “extensive cooperation in various fields” with the group for years. It also claimed Fakhr had confessed to taking part in two official MEK operations against the Islamic republic.
The details of his arrest were not clear.
Following the violent crackdown on nationwide mass protests in January, Iran has ramped up executions, and it recent week has hanged several political prisoners accused of having ties to the MEK, including Mohammad Taghavi Sangdehi, Akbar Daneshvarkar, Babak Alipour, and Pouya Ghobadi.
Iran has also intensified executions in recent weeks for charges of participating in the mass protests, as well as “collaboration with Israel.”
Iran has one of the highest execution rates in the world, and human rights groups say the Islamic republic uses the death penalty to instill fear in society.
On April 22, US President Donald Trump said Iran had halted alleged plans to execute eight women arrested over pre-war anti-government protests after he urged Tehran to release them.
Iran’s judiciary dismissed the claim as “false news” and said the women were never at risk of execution.
Share
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Email
08:04
Panama Calls Seizure Of Ship In Strait Of Hormuz ‘Illegal’
🚨BREAKING: Watch The Video Clip Here ➤
