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Iran warns that it could review the civilian use of its nuclear doctrine for Israeli threats

Iran could revise its “nuclear doctrine” – which until now dictated an exclusively civilian use of this energy – if Israel threatens to attack its atomic centers, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard warned on Thursday in the midst of the escalation between the two countries.

“If the false Zionist regime wants to use the threat of attacks against our nuclear centers as a method of pressuring Iran, it is possible for Iran to review its nuclear doctrine and policy and leave previous considerations behind,” warned General Ahmad Haghtalab, commander of the Revolutionary Guard responsible for safeguarding Iranian atomic facilities, the Mehr agency reported.

Iran has so far assured that its nuclear program has an exclusively civilian purpose and even the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, even issued a fatua – religious ruling – that condemns atomic weapons.

The Iranian Foreign Minister, Hosein Amir Abdolahian, assured in New York that his country warned the United States that it would attack Israel in retaliation for the bombing of the consulate, something that Washington has denied.

“We clearly said through messages to the Americans that the decision taken by the Supreme National Security Council headed by the president (Iran) to punish the Zionist regime (Israel) was final and final,” Abdolahian said upon his arrival in New York.

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“After the punitive action, at approximately 2.30 on Sunday, we sent another message to the United States through diplomatic channels in which we affirm that we are not looking for an escalation of tension in the region,” the minister said, according to the Iranian state agency IRNA.

The United States Government denied on Monday that Iran notified it in advance when the attack on Israel was going to take place and the targets it had planned to hit, contradicting the version of the Iranian Government and other neighboring countries.

Iran launched a missile and drone attack against Israel last Saturday, in retaliation for the bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, in which seven members of the Revolutionary Guard were killed.

Israel has stated that they will respond to the Iranian attack, before which Tehran has raised the tone of its warnings and has in turn assured that it will take action against a possible Israeli retaliation.

Abdolahian is in New York to participate in a meeting of the UN Security Council, which will vote on a resolution presented by Algeria to request the membership of Palestine as a full-fledged state of the UN.

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Macron meets Machado, stresses need for democratic transition in Venezuela

Emmanuel Macron met on Monday at the Élysée Palace with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, where they discussed the importance of advancing a democratic transition in Venezuela.

In a message shared on social media, Macron highlighted Machado’s commitment to freedom and stressed the need to achieve a transition that is peaceful and respects the will of the Venezuelan people.

“I received María Corina Machado, Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Together, we discussed her commitment to freedom and the importance of achieving a democratic, peaceful transition in Venezuela that respects the will of its people,” he wrote.

For her part, Machado expressed her “deep gratitude” to Macron and to France for their support of democracy and freedom in Venezuela.

“We have gone through a long and painful journey, and we are now very close to freedom. Venezuela will become a nation of free and equal men and women—prosperous, safe, and united,” she said.

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Trump says Iran seeks new talks after failed negotiations in Pakistan

Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran has reached out to United States to resume negotiations, following the collapse of recent talks held in Islamabad.

“We’ve been contacted by the other side,” Trump told reporters, adding that Iran is eager to reach a deal “at all costs.” Speaking from the Oval Office, he reiterated that his main objective is to prevent the Islamic Republic from acquiring nuclear weapons and warned that he will not allow Iran to “blackmail” the international community.

After negotiations between Washington and Tehran ended without agreement on Sunday, Trump announced that the U.S. would move to block the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global oil trade.

The waterway had already been disrupted by Iran in response to a U.S. and Israeli offensive launched on February 28, causing significant shocks to the global economy.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump further warned that any Iranian vessel attempting to bypass the U.S. naval blockade in the strait would be “eliminated immediately.”

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The renewed tensions have pushed oil prices higher, while global stock markets have reacted negatively to the lack of an agreement in Islamabad.

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Trump orders U.S. control of Strait of Hormuz after failed Iran talks

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the United States will take control of the Strait of Hormuz“effective immediately,” following the collapse of negotiations with Iran held in Islamabad.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he had ordered the U.S. Navy to block vessels attempting to enter or exit the strategic waterway, a key route for global energy trade.

“The meeting went well, agreement was reached on most points, but the only really important one — nuclear weapons — was not approved,” Trump said, referring to the talks with Iranian representatives.

The president also stated that he had instructed authorities to intercept ships in international waters that had paid tolls to Iran to transit the strait, calling such payments “illegal.” He further accused Tehran of hindering an agreement by deploying mines in the area, describing the move as “international extortion.”

Trump added that the United States will undertake efforts to clear mines from the strait and expressed confidence that a future agreement ensuring free navigation could eventually be reached.

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The announcement came after Vice President JD Vance and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner briefed the president on the outcome of the negotiations, considered the highest-level contacts between the two countries since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

While Trump acknowledged that enough progress had been made to maintain a temporary truce, he criticized Iran for remaining unwilling to abandon its nuclear ambitions, calling its position “very inflexible” on the central issue.