Iran US Tension Highlights: Oman to host US-Iran talks in Geneva, confirms Switzerland
US Iran tension Highlights: Switzerland said on Saturday that Oman will host talks between the United States and Iran in Geneva next week, as reported by AFP. Get all the US Iran tension LIVE updates here on Mint.
US Iran tension Highlights: Switzerland said on Saturday that Oman will host talks between the United States and Iran in Geneva next week, with Washington urging Tehran to reach an agreement to curb its nuclear programme, as reported by AFP.
The exiled son of Iran's last shah called on US President Donald Trump on Saturday to help the Iranian people, a day after the American leader said a change of power would be the “best thing”, as reported by AFP.
US-based Reza Pahlavi, who has not returned to Iran since before the 1979 Islamic revolution that ousted the monarchy, added it was "time to end the Islamic republic" while speaking to reporters at the Munich Security Conference.
"It's a matter of time. We are hoping that this attack will expedite the process and the people can be finally back in the streets and take it all the way to the ultimate regime's downfall," said Pahlavi, as reported by AP.
Iran’s leadership is facing mounting pressure, including renewed threats of U.S. military action from Donald Trump, who is pushing Tehran to further limit its nuclear activities.
On Friday, Trump said that a change in Iran’s government “would be the best thing that could happen.”
Iran was also in the spotlight in Munich, where protests took place on the opening day of the annual Munich Security Conference attended by European and global security leaders.
Backers of the People's Mujahedin Organisation of Iran, also known as the Mujahedin-e-Khalq, rallied against Tehran’s violent suppression of nationwide demonstrations last month.
Meanwhile, Reza Pahlavi—the son of Iran’s former shah, who left the country during the 1979 revolution—has spent nearly five decades in exile but is seeking to play a role in Iran’s future.
Speaking at a news conference in Munich on Saturday, he cautioned that more lives could be lost in Iran if democratic nations simply “stand by and watch.”
The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reports that at least 7,005 people were killed during the protests, including 214 members of the security forces.
The group, which has previously provided reliable death tolls during earlier periods of unrest in Iran, bases its figures on information gathered and verified through a network of activists inside the country.
Iranian authorities released their only official figures on Jan. 21, stating that 3,117 people had died. In the past, Iran’s ruling establishment has been accused of minimising or failing to disclose the full number of fatalities during episodes of unrest.
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US Iran tension LIVE updates: Pahlavi pledges to lead democratic transition
US-based Reza Pahlavi, who has not been back to Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that removed the monarchy, told a crowd of roughly 200,000 supporters that he was prepared to oversee a transitional period. "I am here to guarantee a transition to a secular democratic future," he said, as per AFP.
US Iran tension LIVE updates: Exiled Shah’s son offers to lead Iran as diplomatic efforts continue
The exiled son of Iran’s last shah said he was prepared to guide the country toward a "secular democratic future" during a rally in Munich on Saturday, after US President Donald Trump said that a change in leadership would be the "best thing".
The remarks came as Washington maintained diplomatic contacts with Tehran’s government. On Saturday, Switzerland confirmed that Oman would serve as mediator for a new round of negotiations set to take place in Geneva next week.
US Iran tension LIVE updates: Trump backs regime change as tensions with Iran escalate
Trump said that regime change would be the most favourable outcome for Iran, increasing pressure on the Islamic Republic as negotiations continue over its nuclear programme and as the US expands its military presence in the region, as per Bloomberg.
“It seems like that would be the best thing that could happen,” Trump told reporters on Friday after an event at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. However, he avoided directly answering a question about who he would prefer to lead Iran, saying he did not “want to talk about it".
US Iran tension LIVE updates: What did Switzerland say?
Under the protecting power mandate, "Switzerland can either offer to act as a go-between on its own initiative or can fulfil this function at the request of the parties concerned, provided that all those involved agree," the foreign ministry said on its website.
US Iran tension LIVE updates: Why talks collapsed last year
Last year’s negotiations fell apart in June when Israel launched extensive air strikes against Iranian nuclear and military sites, triggering a fierce 12-day conflict that drew in United States strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and ultimately derailed the diplomatic process.
US Iran tension LIVE updates: Trump issues stark warning to Tehran
Following the initial round of talks, Donald Trump cautioned Tehran that failing to secure a deal with his administration would result in severe consequences, describing the outcome as “very traumatic", as per PTI.
US Iran tension LIVE updates: Canada wants Iran government change, increases sanctions
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada wants a change of government in Iran but would not say whether it would support a U.S. military strike, the Globe and Mail reported on Saturday.
“We will not open diplomatic relationships with Iran unless there is a regime change. Period,” Anand told the Globe and Mail in an interview in Germany, where she is attending the Munich Security Conference, Reuters reported.
US Iran tension LIVE updates: Son of Iran's last shah urges US action as supporters rally in Munich
The exiled son of Iran's last shah said he was ready to lead the country to a "secular democratic future" at a rally in Munich on Saturday, after US President Donald Trump said a change of power would be the "best thing". (AFP)
US Iran tension LIVE updates: Iran’s crown prince says survival of Tehran government 'sends a clear signal to every bully'
Some 200,000 people demonstrated Saturday against Iran's government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany, police said, answering a call from Iran ’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for cranked up international pressure on Tehran, AP reported.
US Iran tension LIVE updates: Oman to host US-Iran talks in Geneva, confirms Switzerland
Switzerland confirms Oman will host US-Iran talks in Geneva next week, reported AFP.
US Iran tension LIVE updates: Iran's crown prince says ahead of protests that inaction against Tehran encourages bullies
Supporters of Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi were looking Saturday to world leaders gathered in Munich, Germany, to ratchet up pressure for change on the Iranian government.
Pahlavi called for demonstrations in Munich, Los Angeles and Toronto on what he described as a "global day of action," urging supporters to take to the streets to push for "urgent, practical steps in support of the Iranian people." (AP)
US Iran tension LIVE updates: Iran’s crown prince says survival of Tehran government 'sends a clear signal to every bully'
Supporters of Iran ’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi rallied on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders Germany on Saturday, aiming to crank up international pressure on Tehran, AP reported.
“Change, change, regime change” the crowd chanted, bringing together many thousands of people and waving green-white-and-red flags with lion and sun emblems, which Iran used before its 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the Pahlavi dynasty. (AP)
US Iran tension LIVE updates: About 80,000 join Iran demonstration in Munich
About 80,000 people joined a demonstration against the Iranian government in the German city of Munich on Saturday, police said, as world leaders gathered nearby for a security conference, AFP reported.
US Iran tension LIVE updates: Trump says change in power in Iran 'would be the best thing that could happen'
US President Donald Trump said Friday that a change in power in Iran “would be the best thing that could happen” as the U.S. administration weighs whether to take military action against Tehran.
“It seems like that would be the best thing that could happen,” Trump said in an exchange with reporters when asked about pressing for the ouster of the Islamic clerical rule in Iran. “For 47 years, they’ve been talking and talking and talking.” (AP)
US Iran tension LIVE updates: Son of last shah calls on Trump to 'help' Iranian people
The exiled son of Iran's last shah called on US President Donald Trump on Saturday to help the Iranian people and said it was “time to end the Islamic republic”, as reported by AFP.
"To President Trump... The Iranian people heard you say help is on the way, and they have faith in you. Help them," the US-based Reza Pahlavi told reporters at the Munich Security Conference. (AFP)