‘The sky is red and we fear more attacks’: Iranians left stunned by Israeli strikes Everyday people taken by surprise by overnight strikes and left wondering how to prepare for what may come next The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2025
Iran Says Seeking 'Real And Fair' Deal In Nuclear Talks With US Longtime adversaries Iran and the US are set to hold talks on Saturday in Muscat, aimed at reaching a potential nuclear deal. US President Donald Trump last month sent a letter to Khamenei urging negotiations and warning of possible military action if Tehran refuses. Latin Times · Apr 11, 2025
Iran Says Seeks 'Real And Fair' Deal In Nuclear Talks With US Iran is seeking a "real and fair" agreement with the United States on its nuclear programme, a senior aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday, setting the stage for a diplomatic showdown this weekend in Oman. International Business Times · Apr 11, 2025
What to expect after change of Iran’s top security official? Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a senior commander in the IRGC, is the new secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. Al Jazeera · May 23, 2023
Who is Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Iran’s new security chief? Ahmadian is a career military man who has not held any known positions in any presidential administrations. Al Jazeera · May 22, 2023
Iran's president appoints new official in powerful security post, replacing longtime incumbent Iran’s president has appointed a new official to take over the post of the secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, replacing the longtime powerful Ali Shamkhani The Independent UK · May 22, 2023
Iran’s security chief Shamkhani replaced after almost 10 years Shamkhani was the second-longest-serving security chief since the 1979 revolution. Al Jazeera · May 22, 2023
Iran appoints Guards commander as new top security official - state TV Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has appointed Revolutionary Guards commander Ali Akbar Ahmadian as the country's top security official, Iranian state media reported on Monday, replacing Ali Shamkhani. Reuters · May 22, 2023
Iranian Official Executed for Espionage Leaked Information About Fordo Plant Five months after Tehran’s execution of Alireza Akbari on charges of espionage for Britain, the New York Times quoted Israeli and Iranian sources as saying that the former official was an unexpected spy because of his loyalty to the regime. Akbari, the former deputy defense minister of Iran, played an… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 2, 2023
Tehran Urges Moscow to Accelerate Efforts to Reduce Impact of Dollar Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani urged Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special assistant, Igor Levitin, to speed up the path of reducing the influence of the dollar in economic exchanges. Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 10, 2023
US Welcomes Saudi-Iranian Dialogue if it Curbs Tehran’s ‘Destabilizing Activities’ US President Joe Biden's Administration has described the meeting between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Beijing as “an expected step” as part of the agreement between the Kingdom and Iran. “A meeting of Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers is an expected… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 8, 2023
Lavrov, Abdollahian Discuss Opportunities to Revive Nuclear Pact Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will visit Moscow on Wednesday to hold talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on several issues, including faltering efforts to revive the nuclear agreement. Iranian media quoted the Iranian ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, as saying that Abdollahian will follow up on the implementation… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 29, 2023
Tehran: No Limit on Promotion of Ties with Neighbors The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said the country sees no limits to the enhancement of cooperation with the neighboring states. Shamkhani made the remarks in a meeting with Qatar’s Assistant Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi on Monday. “Within the framework of… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2023
Iran Expects its Rial to Improve after ‘Financial Understandings’ with Iraq, UAE Iran has reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to facilitate trade movement between their countries using the Emirati currency, the dirham. In another deal with Baghdad, Tehran agreed to a new mechanism for the settlement of payments related to Iraqi energy arrears to Iran. Agreements with the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 21, 2023
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 19, 2023 Iraq, Iran Sign Deal to Tighten Border Security Iraq and Iran signed a border security agreement on Sunday, a move Iraqi officials said aimed primarily at tightening the frontier with Iraq's Kurdish region, where Tehran says armed Kurdish dissidents pose a threat to its security. The joint security agreement includes coordination in "protecting the common borders between the…
Reuters · Mar 19, 2023 Iraq and Iran sign deal to tighten border security Iraq and Iran signed a border security agreement on Sunday, a move Iraqi officials said aimed primarily at tightening the frontier with Iraq's Kurdish region, where Tehran says armed Kurdish dissidents pose a threat to its security.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 19, 2023 Iranian Foreign Ministry: Riyadh-Tehran Agreement to Foster Region’s Stability Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that the agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran could foster regional stability. He made his remarks hours ahead of top security official Ali Shamkhani’s visit to Iraq, which is his second regional visit since Saudi Arabia and Iran signed an agreement to reestablish…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 18, 2023 Amirabdollahian Denies Differences Over Iran's Foreign Policy Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian denied on Saturday any local differences over Iran’s novel foreign policy, stressing that all parties were in coordination under "the supervision of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi." Amirabdollahian confirmed that the Supreme National Security Council Secretary, Ali Shamkhani, would soon visit Iraq. Earlier, observers questioned the…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 17, 2023 UAE President, Iran National Security Secretary Discuss Issues of Common Interest United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received in Abi Dhabi on Thursday Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Shamkhani. Discussions focused on bilateral relations and ways to bolster cooperation between their countries in various fields to achieve common interests. The officials also…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 17, 2023 Iranian Officials: Khamenei Pushed for Speeding Up Talks with Saudi Arabia Eager to end its political and economic isolation, Iran had been trying for two years to restore ties with Saudi Arabia, the Arab heavyweight and oil powerhouse. Last September, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei lost patience with the slow pace of bilateral talks and summoned his team to discuss ways…
Al Jazeera · Mar 16, 2023 Iran-Saudi Arabia deal not a setback for US, analysts say The China-brokered detente can improve regional stability and benefit US interests in the Middle East, experts say.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2023 Shamkhani Heads to UAE Thursday Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Shamkhani will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday, amid regional rapprochement, Nour News, which is affiliated with the Iranian top security body, reported. His visit to Abu Dhabi comes at a time of growing rapprochement between Iran and Gulf countries.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 11, 2023 Iraq Welcomes Saudi-Iran Agreement, Pro-Tehran Factions Silent The Iraqi government expressed its satisfaction with the signing of the Chinese-sponsored agreement to restore relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received a telephone call from Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, to voice Tehran’s gratitude to Baghdad that had…
Al Jazeera · Mar 11, 2023 What to expect after Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to restore ties The deal could have wide-ranging consequences but building on it, analysts say, will prove the main challenge.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 11, 2023 Iran Reassured with Reestablishment of Ties with Saudi Arabia: An Impetus for Islamic World Iranian officials welcomed the reestablishment of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia after seven years of diplomatic estrangement. Official Iranian media reported on Friday that the agreement between the two countries came after talks that began on Monday in Beijing at the initiative of Chinese President Xi Jinping.