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Report: US Plans To Divert Frozen Iranian Assets

June 7, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
The White House plans to transfer seized Iranian assets to Gulf states for repairing damage caused by Iran's retaliatory strikes, CBS News reported on 7 June, citing sources familiar with the matter. On Saturday, a source told CBS that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has instructed a team to assess costs for damage inflicted on Washington's Gulf allies by Iran. Assets that could be used include Iranian cash in frozen bank accounts or hard assets such as seized oil tankers. The White House will consider using frozen Iranian assets to repair past as well as future destruction caused by Iran in the Gulf states.

Iran Stops Exchange Of Messages With United States

June 2, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Iran's negotiating team is stopping exchanges of messages with the ​US due to Israel's ongoing bombardment and invasion of Lebanon, Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported on 1 June. “The immediate cessation ​of the ⁠Zionist regime's aggressive and brutal army operations in Gaza and Lebanon and the necessity of the regime's complete withdrawal from the occupied areas in ⁠Lebanon ​have been emphasized by Iranian officials and ​negotiators, and there will be no talks until Iran and the resistance's views on this ​matter are met,” Tasnim added.

Iran Expresses ‘Total Solidarity’ With Oman

May 30, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi vowed “solidarity” and support for the Sultanate of Oman on 29 May, after US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb the Gulf country if it teams up with Tehran to manage the Strait of Hormuz. The comments came during a phone call between Araghchi and Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidy. “In very productive call with Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidy, I expressed Iran's solidarity with Oman in face of any threat,” Araghchi said in a statement on X. “We discussed Hormuz and its future administration in line with our sovereign responsibilities and international law. We welcome consultation with all neighboring states,” he added.

Do US War Crimes Doom The World To Endless War?

May 28, 2026 Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, Scheer Post. , , , ,
Iran rejected President Trump’s latest fake peace deal, confirming that he had misrepresented what Iran had agreed to and that the two sides are still very far apart, on nuclear enrichment, on control of the Strait of Hormuz, on peace in Palestine and Lebanon, and on lifting US sanctions, paying war reparations and Iran’s $100 billion in frozen assets. Iran’s conditions for a peace agreement are necessarily uncompromising, in response to the US record of using negotiations as cover for sneak attacks, and the charade of one-sided “ceasefires with Israeli characteristics,” in which the US and Israel routinely ignore and violate every ceasefire they agree to, including the present ones in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.

United States Violates Truce, Bombs Iranian Port

May 26, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
The US military renewed its violations of the so-called ceasefire with the Islamic Republic of Iran late on 25 May, launching fresh airstrikes on areas in the country’s south. After Iranian media reported large explosions in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas overnight, as well as similar sounds around Sirik and Jask along the Persian Gulf coast, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced its new violations. CENTCOM claimed early Tuesday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, allegedly targeting IRGC naval boats attempting to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

United States ‘Obstructs’ Iran Talks

May 24, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
US “obstruction” is delaying the finalization of a potential agreement between Washington and Tehran, Iranian media reported on 24 May, hours after US President Donald Trump claimed a “peace” deal was close. “Dispute between Iran and the US over one or two clauses of the possible memorandum of understanding continues, and due to American obstruction, the matter has not yet been finalized,” sources told Tasnim News Agency.  "Iran emphasizes the realization of the rights of its people, and this issue has been communicated to the Pakistani mediator, and if the US continues to obstruct, there is no possibility of finalizing the memorandum of understanding,” the sources added.

Iranian FM Says ‘No Trust’ In Talks With US, Declares Hormuz Open

May 16, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
On 15 May, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Strait of Hormuz remains open to vessels except those “at war” with Tehran, and stressed that Iran has “no trust” in the US regarding negotiations. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi during a BRICS foreign ministers meeting, Araghchi said Tehran would only negotiate with Washington if it proves “serious.”  He described the situation in the Strait of Hormuz as “very complicated,” as both the US and Iran enforce competing restrictions on maritime traffic, with each side allowing or blocking vessels based on their ties to the opposing side. 

Washington Post Assassination Orders, Iran Refuses Negotiations And UAE Complicity

April 25, 2026 Mnar Adley, Mintpress News. , , , ,
In the latest episode of MintCast, MintPress director and host speaks with Dr. Seyed Mohammad Marandi, professor at the University of Tehran and a prominent voice in Western media debates, to unpack the latest developments in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran — and why Tehran is increasingly dismissive of Washington’s calls for negotiations. The interview comes amid a dramatic shift in rhetoric from Donald Trump, who moved from threatening to “annihilate” Iran to calling for renewed talks. According to Marandi, who was present during recent backchannel negotiations in Pakistan, the U.S. approach has been inconsistent and ultimately unconvincing to Iranian officials.

Kushner, Witkoff Head To Pakistan As Iran Confirms No Talks Planned

April 25, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
White House special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff set off for Islamabad on 25 April to pursue new negotiations with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi, who arrived in the Pakistani capital on Friday. While the US envoys claimed that they would hold an “in-person conversation” with Iranian officials, Araghchi confirmed he has “no plans” to meet US officials, and that Islamabad will act as an intermediary to “convey” Tehran’s proposals. Prominent Pakistani journalist Kamran Khan wrote on social media that prospects for a second round of Iran-US talks are “rapidly fading,” citing informed sources, as Tehran remains steadfast on ending the US naval blockade of its ports.

The Push Toward Total War With Iran

April 23, 2026 Glenn Diesen, Scheer Post. , , ,
The language of peace still lingers in official statements—but on the ground, the machinery of war is accelerating. In this stark and deeply unsettling conversation, retired U.S. Colonel Douglas Macgregor joins Glenn Diesen to dismantle the illusion of diplomacy surrounding the Iran conflict. What’s being sold as negotiation, he argues, is little more than theater—designed to calm markets, not stop bombs. Behind the headlines, a far more dangerous reality is taking shape: a coordinated buildup for what Macgregor describes as a potential “total war” scenario, one that moves beyond military targets and toward the destruction of an entire state’s infrastructure.

The Chris Hedges Report: Is There A Way Out Of The Iran War?

April 21, 2026 The Chris Hedges Report. , , , ,
To dissect the challenges involved in negotiating peace and the potential ramifications of a resumption of the war, Chris Hedges speaks with Professor John Mearsheimer. A fundamental difficulty is whether the United States realizes that Iran has the upper hand in this conflict. Mearsheimer explains that if the US chooses to escalate the situation, this would be to Iran’s advantage as they have the capacity to inflict greater harm on the global economy beyond restricting passage through the Strait of Hormuz, which has already created shortages in critical materials needed for manufacturing and agriculture.

No Iranian Delegation In Islamabad

April 21, 2026 Press TV. , , ,
Contrary to numerous international and regional media reports suggesting an Iranian delegation was set to arrive for talks, IRIB News Agency reported on Tuesday that "to date, no delegation from Iran has gone to Islamabad, Pakistan; neither a main nor a subsidiary delegation; neither primary nor secondary." The report dismissed speculation about scheduled meetings, stating that news circulated since Saturday about the "departure" or "arrival" of an Iranian team, or even specific meeting times, was entirely without basis. This firm stance follows blatant breaches of a two-week-old ceasefire by Washington.

Tehran Vows Response To Washington’s ‘Piracy’ After Attack On Iranian Vessel

April 20, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
Iran’s military vowed in a statement on 20 April that it would retaliate for the US attack targeting one of its commercial vessels in the Sea of Oman, while slamming Washington’s “act of piracy.” “The aggressive US, by violating the ceasefire and engaging in maritime banditry, attacked an Iranian commercial vessel in the waters of the Oman Sea by opening fire at it and disabling its navigation system, and by deploying a number of its armed personnel onto the deck of the vessel, carried out an act of aggression against it,” the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters said.

‘Fundamental Differences Remain’ Between Iran, US

April 19, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Iran and the US have made progress in negotiations but are still a long way from a deal, Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator stated in a speech on 19 April, raising concerns that Washington and Tel Aviv's war on the Islamic Republic may resume when the current ceasefire expires on Wednesday. In a nationally televised address on Saturday night, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said, "If I want to summarize, we have made progress, but our differences are still great. Some fundamental differences remain … We are still far from the final discussion."

The Chris Hedges Report: America’s Suez Crisis

April 12, 2026 Chris Hedges, The Chris Hedges Report. , , , , , ,
The whole world is watching as negotiations begin today in Islamabad, Pakistan between Iran and the United States following an agreement to cease military action for two weeks. The negotiations are based on a ten-point plan outlined by Iran and approved by the United States as a basis for the talks. Israel has not been invited to the negotiations, which are being conducted indirectly and with a great deal of skepticism by the Iranian team. The outcome of these talks will impact the entire global economy and the fate of millions of people in West Asia, six million of whom have already been forcibly displaced by US and Israeli aggression in recent years.
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