Iran is prepared for both war and negotiations but will not accept imposed terms, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said amid continued Washington's military threats against Tehran.

Iran’s Army has condemned the European Union’s move to add the country’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) to its so-called terrorist list as “shameful” and “irresponsible”.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Islamic Republic is open to diplomacy to reduce tensions in the region, stressing that talk must be based on mutual respect and ensure Tehran’s legitimate rights.

Iran rejects threats and coercion and remains committed to dialogue, mutual respect and win-win diplomacy, President Masoud Pezeshkian has said as Washington continues issuing military threats against Tehran.

The United States federal government has entered a partial shutdown despite a last-minute budget agreement passed by the U.S. Senate.

The United States Central Command, known as "CENTCOM," issued a statement calling on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to refrain from what it terms "escalatory behavior at sea."

Greenland has clear “red lines” it will not cross in talks over its future with the US, the island’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, has said.

Leaders of a Canadian group seeking the secession of the oil-rich province of Alberta have met members of the administration of US President Donald Trump at least three times since last April, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

Brigadier General Mohammad Yousofi Khoshghalb has been appointed as Deputy Commander of the Air Defense Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.

The US is handing over to Venezuela an oil tanker it seized earlier this month, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing two American officials speaking on condition of anonymity.

Following a directive from the Commander of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1,000 strategic unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were integrated today into the operational structure of the Army’s four service branches.

Spokesman of Iran's Foreign Ministry confirmed that the top diplomat of the country will visit Turkey on Friday.

A Turkish Foreign Ministry source announced on Thursday that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to Turkey on Friday to hold talks with his counterpart, Hakan Fidan, regarding recent developments in Iran and tensions with the United States.