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A shopkeeper arranges nuts at his shop at Tajrish traditional bazaar in northern Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) ** FILE **

Iran’s chief negotiator warns of economic failure as U.S. pressure campaign continues

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A small boat sails past cargo ships and other commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

Trump: U.S. not seeking talks with Iran as regional violence reemerges

By Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

People spend time at a beach as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP) ** FILE **

Iranian official: Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until U.S. meets terms of defunct memorandum

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Women sit beneath a banner reading in English, "Kill Trump," during a pro-government rally in Tehran, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran’s chief negotiator chastises U.S. for moving new military equipment to the region

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Pakistan Prime Minister's Office, Iran's parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, left, meets with hand with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Pakistan Prime Minister's Office via AP) ** FILE **

Lead Iran negotiator tells allies Tehran will go to war again if U.S. does not fulfill commitments

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A shopper picks through corn while browsing the vendor booths set up at the Owensboro Regional Farmers' Market in Owensboro, Ky., Aug. 31, 2024. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP, File)

Iranian official trashes talk of buying U.S. farm products, underscoring tensions with Washington

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, early Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump vows to retaliate for downed U.S. chopper as Middle East turmoil imperils peace talks

By Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Pakistan Prime Minister's Office, Iran's parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, left, meets with hand with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Pakistan Prime Minister's Office via AP) ** FILE **

Iranian negotiator says Iran doesn’t get concessions through talk, only ‘with missiles’

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

People walk as Iranian flags hang in the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Ceasefire near collapse amid ‘stupid’ Iran proposal, Trump says, raising specter of new fighting

By Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Pakistan Prime Minister's Office, Iran's parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, left, meets with hand with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Pakistan Prime Minister's Office via AP) ** FILE **

Iran official warns the U.S., says it violated the ceasefire and cannot withstand pain

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A banner shows a graphic depicting Iranian-built drones with a sign in Farsi that reads: "Arash drone is the nightmare for Iran's enemies," as an Iranian flag waves at left, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) **FILE**

Iranian official claims ‘iron unity’ within country, pushing back on White House talk of factions

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Pakistan Prime Minister's Office, Iran's parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, left, meets with hand with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Pakistan Prime Minister's Office via AP) ** FILE **

Status of U.S.-Iran peace talks in Pakistan unknown, as Tehran maintains defiant stance

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Iran raises sticking points even before talks in Pakistan begin

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

People inspect the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike a day earlier in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Iran warns ceasefire violations will meet ‘strong’ response, as Lebanon emerges as sticking point

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 28, 2020 file photo, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, center, is surrounded by lawmakers after being elected as speaker of the parliament, in Tehran, Iran. Qalibaf, Iran's parliament speaker said Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, joining a growing list of top Iranian officials infected in the Middle East's worst outbreak. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran parliament speaker contracts virus as deaths surge

Associated Press

Supporters of Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, a leading hard-line parliamentary election candidate from Tehran constituency, hold posters of Qalibaf, at a campaign meeting in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Iranian authorities have barred thousands of parliamentary candidates from running, mainly reformists and moderates. Friday's elections could strengthen the hand of Iranian hard-liners, who champion confronting the West. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Hard-line former Tehran mayor named Iran parliament speaker

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press