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@ايران اينترنشنال: Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in response to a New York Post report that had indicated the possibility of negotiations taking place on Friday, announced: "

Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, announced that Iran will not participate in negotiations, contradicting earlier reports by the New York Post suggesting potential talks as early as Friday based on information from sources in Islamabad and a response from former President Donald Trump.

Apr 22, 2026

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@Open Source Intel: IRIB: Iran has not announced an official position on President Trump’s ceasefire extension claim, saying reports of Tehran’s formal agreement are inaccurate and no statement has been issued by Iranian

According to IRIB, Iran has not issued an official statement regarding President Trump’s claim of extending the ceasefire, and reports suggesting Tehran's formal agreement are inaccurate. No statement has been released by Iranian officials.

Apr 22, 2026

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@WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧: Senior IRGC officials refused to let Iranian negotiating teams go to talks with the US in Islamabad and considered the content discussed in the first meeting to be unacceptable-AXIOS

Senior IRGC officials blocked Iranian negotiating teams from attending further talks with the US in Islamabad, deeming the content of the initial meeting unacceptable, according to Axios.

Apr 22, 2026

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@Open Source Intel: Before the Lebanon ceasefire took effect, Israeli troops raided the village of Dibbine about 12 km north of the border, striking around 70 Hezbollah targets and killing more than 20 operatives, the ID

Before the Lebanon ceasefire took effect, Israeli troops raided the village of Dibbine, about 12 km north of the border, striking around 70 Hezbollah targets and killing more than 20 operatives, according to the IDF. The operation targeted a Hezbollah compound following intelligence of planned attacks from the area.

Apr 22, 2026

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@اتاق خبر منوتو: Scott Bennett, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, announced that due to requests from a number of countries that would suffer the most damage from an oil shortage following the closure of the Strait of Horm

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bennett announced a 30-day extension of exemptions from maritime oil sanctions on Iran and Russia, responding to requests from finance ministers of about 10 countries concerned about an oil shortage following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Bennett dismissed estimates that Iran would earn more than $14 billion from the exemptions as "myth."

Apr 22, 2026

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@ايران اينترنشنال: Mahmoud Karimi, a eulogist affiliated with the office of the Leader of the Islamic Republic, stated in a video interview, referencing a memory of his presence at a meeting with Ali Khamenei, that Kham

Mahmoud Karimi, a eulogist affiliated with the office of the Leader of the Islamic Republic, recalled in a video interview that during a meeting with Ali Khamenei, the leader fed both Karimi and Qasem Soleimani a spoonful of qeymeh.

Apr 22, 2026

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@ايران اينترنشنال: Fars News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, denied news reports quoting Ismail Baghaei, spokesman for the Islamic Republic's Foreign Ministry, regarding Tehran's acceptanc

Fars News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, denied reports quoting Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei about Tehran accepting a Pakistan-mediated ceasefire proposal. Earlier, Mohseni Eje'i, head of the judiciary, responded to the U.S.-extended ceasefire by stating, "The enemy is not in a position to set timelines for us."

Apr 22, 2026

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@WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧: Iranian gunboats are attacking ships without warning around the strait of Hormuz today, they ever attacked a ship which was not even making the crossing and was anchored in the Gulf Of Oman-WSJ

Iranian gunboats attacked ships without warning around the Strait of Hormuz today, including an incident where they targeted a vessel that was anchored in the Gulf of Oman, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Apr 22, 2026

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@Open Source Intel: Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on the Iran war: "This war did not have to be fought. The greatest duty of a president is to look into the eyes of parents of young people you're sending t

Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stated that the war against Iran "did not have to be fought" and criticized the current administration for failing to provide clear purpose and defined goals to those sent into battle.

Apr 22, 2026

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@Visegrád 24: Russia has notified Germany that it will halt oil deliveries from Kazakhstan via the Druzhba pipeline starting May 1 The suspension is expected to increase uncertainty in Germany’s energy supply, esp

Russia has notified Germany that it will halt oil deliveries from Kazakhstan via the Druzhba pipeline starting May 1, which is expected to reduce crude throughput by roughly 17% at the PCK Schwedt refinery. In 2025, Kazakhstan’s oil exports to Germany through the Druzhba pipeline amounted to about 2.146 million metric tons, a 44% increase from 2024, with 730,000 tons shipped in the first quarter of 2026.

Apr 22, 2026

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@ايران اينترنشنال: Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic, stated in a phone call with Antonio Tajani, Italy's Foreign Minister, that the Islamic Republic, as the coastal state of the Strait of Hor

Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, told Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani in a phone call that Iran has taken measures in accordance with international law to protect its national security in the Strait of Hormuz, blaming the United States and Israel for the consequences of the current situation on the global economy. Araghchi also stated that the United States' military assault on an independent UN member state is responsible for the current tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.

Apr 22, 2026

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@ايران اينترنشنال: Just one hour after the ceasefire extension, Reuters news agency and the British Maritime Trade Operations Center reported that at least three container ships in the Strait of Hormuz had come under gu

Reuters and the British Maritime Trade Operations Center reported that at least three container ships in the Strait of Hormuz came under gunfire just one hour after a ceasefire extension was announced.

Apr 22, 2026