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Direct US-Iran talks commenced in Pakistan Saturday, following a fragile ceasefire. US Vice President JD Vance met with Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf to discuss advancing the peace, amidst ongoing Israeli attacks. Regional powers, including China, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, are present to facilitate discussions on critical issues like compensation for war damages.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President hassan rouhani on Thursday met here on the sidelines of the BRICS and SCO summits and discussed issues of bilateral and mutual interests.

Iranian President hassan rouhani, who is on a two-day state visit to Hyderabad, called upon Muslims to shed sectarian differences and remain united against "enemies of Islam".

The ongoing conservation of the magnificent and imposing tombs of the Qutub Shahi kings, the founders of Hyderabad, has received the much needed boost with the visit of Iranian President hassan rouhani on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held "substantive and productive" talks with Iranian President hassan rouhani to boost cooperation in areas of defence and security, trade and investment, and energy. They also deliberated on regional situations in their wide-ranging talks.

"Insulting the prophet is no achievement. It's immoral. It's encouraging violence," Rouhani said in a televised speech during the weekly cabinet meeting. "It's a surprise that this would come from those claiming culture and democracy, that they would somehow, even if unintentionally, encourage violence and bloodshed," he added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held "substantive" talks with Iranian President hassan rouhani to boost cooperation in key areas of security, trade and energy, after which the two sides inked nine pacts, including one on double taxation avoidance.

"The ball is in the US court now. If Washington returns to Iran's 2015 nuclear deal, we will also fully respect our commitments under the pact," Rouhani said in a televised cabinet meeting.

The US is using psychological and economic warfare and questioning the legitimacy of the Islamic Republic to pursue regime change in Iran, Rouhani said in a speech commemorating the beginning of the academic year at Tehran University.

Reaching out to Iranian president-elect hassan rouhani, the government has decided to send Vice-President Hamid Ansari to Tehran to represent India at his swearing in on Sunday

Iranian President hassan rouhani said on Saturday that Tehran was closely following US activities, but would never initiate a conflict in the region. Rouhani's comments, which come at a time of rising tension between Washington and Tehran, were made during a telephone call to Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Iranian state media reported.

India and Iran will discuss regional and international issues of "mutual interest" during a three-day visit of Iranian president hassan rouhani starting on Thursday.

Iran's president hassan rouhani on Saturday estimated as many as 25 million Iranians could have been infected with the coronavirus since the outbreak's beginning, as he urged the public to take the pandemic seriously. Rouhani also said about 30 to 35 million will be infected to the virus in the coming months.

"What we saw in the United States yesterday (Wednesday) evening and today shows above all how fragile and vulnerable Western democracy is," Rouhani said in a speech broadcast by state television. "We saw that unfortunately the ground is fertile for populism, despite the advances in science and industry."

Following the election of US President Joe Biden, Washington, European powers and Tehran are trying to salvage the troubled 2015 nuclear accord, which granted Iran international sanctions relief in return for restrictions on its nuclear programme.

India attaches great importance to its relationship with Iran which is "multi-faceted and mutually beneficial", President Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday while greeting his Iranian counterpart hassan rouhani on the eve of Nouroz day being celebrated tomorrow.

ranian President hassan rouhani said Sunday that he doesn't believe the US will pursue war with his country, because it will harm President Donald Trump's 2020 reelection bid. "I think the Americans aren't after war since they know what harm it could do them," said Rouhani.

The United States should lift sanctions if Washington wants to help Iran to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Iranian President hassan rouhani said on Monday, adding that Iran had no intention of accepting Washington's offer of humanitarian assistance.

Ebrahim Raisi, who heads Iran's judiciary, is the clear favourite from an all-male field of seven candidates to replace President hassan rouhani, a moderate elected on promises of social and cultural reform.

Iran's President hassan rouhani has demanded an apology from the US government for downing an Iranian passenger flight in 1988 after more than three decades.

Addressing a gathering at the historic Mecca Masjid here after the Friday prayers, Rouhani said the opening of Iran's Chabahar port to India will provide a gateway to Afghanistan, Central Asia and Europe.

For Iranian president hassan rouhani's tour of India, Iran's secret security personnel will take complete control of all security arrangements for the president.

Earlier Sunday, Iran's President hassan rouhani had warned Trump not to "play with the lion's tail," saying that conflict with Iran would be the "mother of all wars".