TEHRAN -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday that Iran is ready to continue the path of diplomacy if the U.S. "maximalist" approach stops, according to the official news agency IRNA.
Pezeshkian made the remarks in a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, while stressing that the U.S. "maritime piracy" against Iranian ships must be "explicitly" condemned and brought to an end. (Iran-US-Japan)
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MOSCOW -- A single phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump won't improve a complex international environment, the Kremlin said Thursday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the scale of global conflicts and their impact on the global economy are so serious that "it is very difficult to stop these trends at one moment." (Russia-US-Call)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday that the "bright future" of the Gulf will be one without the U.S. presence and at the service of the progress, comfort, and welfare of the regional nations.
Khamenei made the remarks in a message marking the Persian Gulf National Day, calling the waterway an "unparalleled divine blessing" for Iran and the Muslim states of the region. (Iran-Supreme Leader-US)
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LONDON -- Multiple people were receiving medical treatment on Thursday following reports of a suspected gas leak at Farringdon Station here, the British transport police said.
The station was evacuated after a few passengers reported feeling unwell on Thursday morning. Police said officers were called to the scene at about 9:42 a.m. local time (0842 GMT), with ambulance crews and firefighters also attending. (Britain-Gas Leak-Injured) ■
