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Esmaïl Baghaï

  • Oct 7

    France summons Iranian ambassador over disinformation campaign on high school protests

    The French foreign ministry summoned Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Amin-Nejad on 7 October 2026, rejecting official Iranian claims regarding nationwide high school demonstrations and police actions.

  • Jul 4

    Iran begins six-day funeral for Ali Khamenei, killed in February US-Israeli strikes, with millions expected to mourn

    Public ceremonies for the former supreme leader, killed in the first day of US-Israeli airstrikes on 28 February, started Saturday in Tehran. Authorities expect between 12 and 20 million mourners over six days of processions across Iran and Iraq.

  • Jun 2

    Iran suspends indirect talks with U.S., threatens to block Bab el-Mandeb Strait as Trump claims ceasefire progress

    Tehran announced it is stopping indirect message exchanges with Washington and may expand its maritime blockade to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, while President Trump contradicted the suspension claim and said Israel and Hezbollah agreed to stop fighting.

  • May 30

    Trump defers 'final decision' on Iran deal as Tehran calls his terms a 'mixture of truth and lies'

    A two-hour White House Situation Room meeting ended without a decision on a potential US-Iran agreement, as Tehran dismissed Donald Trump's public demands as a 'mixture of truth and lies.'

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