The White House denied the FT report claiming that negotiations on Ukraine were being placed under the control of the CIA Director

The US administration categorically denied Financial Times claims that the Ukraine portfolio is being shifted to the oversight of intelligence agencies and that the influence of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner is waning.

Iran’s security chief dismisses alleged plot against Trump’s son as ‘fabricated propaganda’

Tehran on Thursday rejected reports of an alleged Iranian plot targeting US President Donald Trump’s son, calling the claims “fabricated propaganda,” according to Iran’s ISNA news agency.

Kuwait denies involvement in US attacks on Iran

Kuwait’s ambassador to the US had denied a Wall Street Journal report that claimed the Gulf state had sent fighter jets to attack Iran.

Iran dismisses US claims about new nuclear site as pretext for aggression

 US President Donald Trump’s claims about the presumed existence of another nuclear facility in Iran are baseless and serve as a pretext for more attacks on the Islamic Republic, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said.

Cuba accuses US of building 'fraudulent case' for military action

Cuba's foreign minister has accused the US of building a "fraudulent case" for military intervention, following a report that it had acquired attack drones capable of targeting Florida.

NATO ‘will always defend’ Turkey, Mark Rutte said

NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Wednesday the alliance would do “what’s necessary to defend” its members including Turkey after intercepting four missiles  into Turkish air space over the past weeks.

Iran denies it has agreed to transfer enriched uranium

Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for Iran’s National Security Committee, has said Tehran will not accept enriched uranium being transferred out of the country and denied that any commitments to do so had been made, despite US claims to the contrary.

A senior Iranian military official denied claims that a US vessel crossed the Strait of Hormuz

 The American military vessel was warned it would be targeted within 15 minutes if it continued moving toward the Strait. 

Trump claims Iran has asked US for ceasefire

In a post on his Truth Social platform in the last few minutes, US President Donald Trump said that "Iran's New Regime President, much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!".

Merz says 'grateful' Trump delaying Iran power plant strikes

German Chancellor ​Friedrich Merz said ​that he had spoken to US ​President ‌Donald Trump ⁠on Sunday and expressed ‌his concerns about threatened ⁠attacks on Iran's power plants.

"I am ​grateful that ‌he said today that he is ‌postponing them for another ​five days and is now also opening ​the possibility for ​immediate and ​direct contact with the ​Iranian leadership," said Merz at a press conference in ⁠Berlin on Monday.

 Iran's ⁠Fars ​news agency, ​citing a source, said there are ​no ‌direct ⁠or ‌indirect communications with the ⁠United States, despite US ​President Donald ‌Trump's recent statement about "productive" talks ‌with Tehran.

Fars ​also said Trump backed down on ​targeting ​Iranian power plants ​after Iran ​warned it would target power plants ⁠across West Asia ⁠in ​response.

Iranian military says US, Israel using copycat drones to frame Tehran for regional attacks

Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters has accused the US and Israel of using a replica of the Iranian Shahed drone, the Lucas drone, for regional attacks and attributing these to Iranian forces.

Iran denies information about alleged readiness to discuss ceasefire

Information from the US newspaper The New York Times that after the Israeli and US attack on Iran, Tehran was allegedly ready to discuss a ceasefire and conveyed a signal to the US side through intermediaries, is not true, the Tasnim agency reported, citing sources.

No evidence to support US claim China conducted nuclear blast test

An international monitor said it has seen no evidence to support the claim by a senior United States official who accused China of carrying out a series of clandestine nuclear tests in 2020 and concealing activities that violated nuclear test ban treaties.

Russian diplomat refutes Bloomberg article on Russia's intentions to amend Ukraine plan

The Bloomberg report about Russia's alleged amendments to the US peace plan for Ukraine is fake news, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Trump sues BBC for $10 billion over documentary edit

US President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit seeking at least $10 billion from the BBC over a documentary that edited his 2021 speech to supporters ahead of the US Capitol riot.

West’s baseless accusations no longer taken into account — Dmitry Peskov

 An endless series of unfounded accusations from Western countries has led to a situation where they are no longer regarded seriously, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said, commenting on Denmark and Norway’s claims about alleged Russian drones in their airspace.

Lavrov sends report on Ukrainian war crimes to NBC, no response follows — Russian MFA

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has sent a personal letter to a journalist from the American television channel NBC News containing a report on war crimes committed by the Ukrainian military, but no clear responses were received from the television broadcaster to date, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.

Grossi made IAEA tool for unleashing war against Iran

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has accused IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi of turning the agency into a tool for provoking conflict against Iran.

IAEA Sees No Proof of Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) saw no evidence that Iran has a nuclear weapons program, but the situation is concerning, IAEA Director General Grossi said on Wednesday.

US derails G7 condemnation of Russian strike on Ukrainian troops in Sumy

The US has informed its allies in the G7 that it will veto the statement condemning Russia's attack on the Ukrainian military in Sumy, Bloomberg reported citing sources.