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TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Swedish counterpart held a telephone conversation with Maria Malmer Stenergard late on Wednesday to discuss bilateral ties, and issues of mutual interest.

MOSCOW, March 19 (Reuters) - Peace talks between the United States, Russia and Ukraine are on pause amid the Iran war, Izvestia reported on Thursday, citing Russian officials. Izvestia said the Kremlin had confirmed the pause and that the Iran war could push Kyiv towards compromise. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev would continue working on investment and economic cooperation but the trilateral talks were on pause. "Kirill Dmitriev continues work. The trilateral group is on pause," Peskov was quoted as saying by Izvestia.

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In Israel to discuss growing defense ties, Margus Tsahkna says that his country firmly backs the war against Iran, praises the spirit of the Israeli people The post Estonia is ready to discuss Hormuz mission with US, foreign minister tells TOI appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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US-Israeli war on Iran 'unjustified and unlawful', French ambassador tells MEE David Hearst on Wed, 03/18/2026 - 15:22 French ambassador to Oman says military operation bypassed UN Security Council, sparking 'disappointment and clear dismay' in Muscat Off France believes the US-Israeli war on Iran is unjustified and unlawful, the French ambassador to Oman has told Middle East Eye in an exclusive interview.  Nabil Hajlaoui was speaking during an episode of The David Hearst Podcast published on Tuesday. “This military operation is outside of international law and we cannot endorse it in any way,” Hajlaoui said. “We don't see any justification, any Security Council resolution, or any situation where it is required to move that quickly to this military operation.” The ambassador said that US-Israeli attacks, launched on 28 February, came at a critical moment when Oman-led talks between Washington and Tehran showed signs of progress. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); “We were briefed by our partners about these discussions, and we did have the impression that several elements were moving in the right direction,” he said.  Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Oman’s foreign minister, said three weeks ago that Iran had agreed during indirect talks with the United States to never stockpile enriched uranium. Busaidi said Iran would degrade its existing stockpiles of nuclear material to “the lowest level possible” converting them into fuel - a process that would be “irreversible”. The US and Israel launched their war a day after his comments. Hajlaoui said he could understand Iran’s anger at being attacked days after talks. “When you discuss and then you are attacked, you are not very happy,” he said. He noted that while Iran had likely made concessions, it was still “very far from the expectations of the Americans”.  The diplomat said that beyond the nuclear file, there were still disagreements about Tehran’s ballistic missile arsenal and its “destabilising role” in the region that remained unresolved. War 'pushed by Israel' Hajlaoui said that Israel “probably pushed” for a military confrontation instead of lengthy negotiations. “I'm really not informed of the way the Israelis and the Americans discussed this preparation and decision to launch military operations, but we can just see that the momentum was pushed by the Israelis,” he stated.  He said that the mood in Muscat was one of “disappointment and clear dismay” when the war began.  'We can just see that the momentum was pushed by the Israelis' - Nabil Hajlaoui, French ambassador to Oman “It was a clear collective failure to prevent a war and to reach a peaceful agreement,” the ambassador noted.  He said Gulf states were being dragged into a conflict they did not seek.  Hajlaoui added that Iran had played a long-standing role in destabilising the region through its allies, but that Gulf states had made efforts to rebuild relations with Tehran in recent years.  Iran's retaliatory attacks on Gulf states, he said, undermined such rapprochement.  “We were collectively mistaken, and we saw how Iran started by striking its neighbours to retaliate.”  US ground invasion 'incredibly risk' Hajlaoui warned that the war was being expanded geographically, with no clear limits to its escalation.  He said that a “huge international economic crisis” was looming if the Strait of Hormuz continued to be closed by Iran.  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow maritime channel, around 33km at its narrowest point, between the Musandam Peninsula in Oman and Iran. By wresting control of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has turned the tables on US Read More » It is described as the most significant oil chokepoint in the world, with around a fifth of global oil output passing through it, and a third of global liquified natural gas (LNG). Hajlaoui said that while France had sent an aircraft carrier to the region as “reassurance” to partners in the region, it did not have any intentions of being involved “in any way in this war”.  Hajlaoui said France was working with allies to come up with a plan to monitor the situation in the strait, but would not actively intervene while military operations were ongoing.   “This administration, from the beginning, said that they won't go to these kinds of lengthy wars, endless wars, that were waged by the previous administration, and they would just reach their goals by very specific interventions,” he said. “So that would be a total shift and in my personal opinion, an incredible political risk from the American administration.” He also said that “multilateralism” was being undermined internationally, driven by the US administration. “We saw it very recently by stopping their contribution to many agencies and organs of the UN, by launching alternative forums in competition with the Security Council and UN,” Hajlaoui said, likely referring to Trump’s so-called Board of Peace.  War on Iran News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Britain's national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, was not part of final talks between the United States and Iran before the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Tehran, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday. Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday that Powell had attended the talks and judged the offer made by Tehran on its nuclear programme significant enough to prevent a rush to war.

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – The foreign minister of Brunei Darussalam has expressed his condolences over the martyrdom of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in the US-Israeli aggression.

Responding to the Israel-US vs Iran War: Indonesia’s Board of Peace Dilemma Intensifies  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

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UN maritime body starts emergency talks on Middle East shipping  Euronews.com

China's top diplomat urges against further casualties in Mideast, vows efforts for ceasefire mediation  Anadolu Ajansı

BEIJING, March 18 (Reuters) - China will continue mediating to push for a ceasefire and an end to fighting in the Middle East, its foreign minister said, adding the war should never have happened and had no reason to continue, according to a foreign ministry statement. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks on Wednesday during a meeting in Beijing with the UAE presidential special envoy to China, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, in which he also voiced support for the UAE in safeguarding its sovereignty and security.

Iran conflict looms large over Takaichi's upcoming summit with Trump, experts say  CNBC

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Negotiators had reached agreement on key issues despite Trump team’s idiosyncratic approach. Two days later, war began In the many bizarre exchanges that occurred in the run-up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, perhaps the most unexpected was an invitation by Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff for the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, to join him and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, for a visit to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group. The idea that Araghchi would leave talks in Oman about the future of Iran’s nuclear programme to tour a ship sent to the Gulf in an effort to dislodge his government seemed idiosyncratic at best. Continue reading...

Iran’s foreign minister is pushing back after the killings of top officials.

Iran’s foreign minister blames the US for regional escalation and says Washington is responsible for all consequences.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi says US-Israeli assassinations will not topple Tehran's 'strong political structure'.