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Iran says entered talks with US with 'result-oriented approach'
Baghaei says the US “shifting positions and contradictory statements” show a lack of seriousness in talks.

Baghaei says the US “shifting positions and contradictory statements” show a lack of seriousness in talks.

The Iranian foreign minister and the IAEA chief meet in the Swiss city of Geneva ahead of a new round of Iran-US talks.

A video circulating on social media has sparked widespread outrage online after an Israeli soldier unashamedly admitted to committing atrocities in the Gaza Strip.
Outrage has surfaced on the streets of Karachi, where protesters condemned US and Israeli threats against Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, while also mourning victims of the recent deadly blast at a Shia mosque in Islamabad.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 09:00 GMT, on February 16, 2026.
Iran says economic sanctions against Cuba clearly violate the fundamental principles of the UN Charter and international law.

Two children are killed after Palestinian Authority forces open fire on a vehicle carrying their father in the northeastern part of the West Bank.

Iran’s security chief says Tehran will never yield to threats and relies on both negotiations and deterrence.

The Palestinian foreign minister says achieving peace with Israel is ‘not possible’ amid the constant violations of Palestinian rights.

In Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan, interconnected rivers and wetlands, including Hamun, Jazmurian, and Lipar, sustain biodiversity, agriculture, fisheries, and eco-tourism, forming a vital hydrological network that shapes life.

Russia says Western countries are trying to divert attention from the Epstein files with their statements about the alleged poisoning of blogger Alexey Navalny.

Araghchi says he is heading into indirect nuclear negotiations with the US with concrete proposals, while rejecting any pressure-driven concessions.

An Israeli anti-settlement organization warns Trump that Netanyahu is moving ahead with de facto annexation of the occupied West Bank.
Several European governments have echoed a false narrative in demanding UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese's resignation. That claim has now been fully discredited.

Across Indian-administered Kashmir, Muslims are preparing for Ramadan, cleaning and decorating mosques for congregations, while centuries-old drumming traditions continue to mark pre-dawn rituals.

Two years after the raid on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, over 300 medical staff remain imprisoned by Israel amid rising calls for their release.

Thousands of Gaza’s children have lost limbs in Israeli attacks, and with prosthetics blocked and borders sealed, many now face pain, stigma, and shattered futures.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in the Swiss city of Geneva ahead of the second round of indirect negotiations with the United States.