Marzia Hussaini
Iran International
Iran International

US Senator Chris Van Hollen urged Iran to engage in nuclear negotiations, saying it must resolve the issue diplomatically as President Trump signals openness to talks to resolve the lingering impasse.

Gaza ceasefire talks advanced largely because Tehran was excluded, Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville told Iran International, urging the Trump administration to focus on reviving Israel normalization deals instead of engaging in negotiations with Iran.

Iran will be held responsible for the actions of armed groups it supports, including Hamas, and should be kept out of ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas, a senior US senator told Iran International on Friday.

US Senator John Hoeven, a Republican from North Dakota, told Iran International that building the Gaza ceasefire into a broader Mideast peace hinges on curbing Iran’s influence and reviving the Abraham Accords it opposes.

Democratic Senator Cory Booker told Iran International in an interview that Tehran and its armed allies in the region posed an enduring threat to the newly clinched Gaza ceasefire and that Washington must remain vigilant.

Threats by Iranian hardliners to leave the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) after a June war are likely headed nowhere because of Tehran's keenness not to irritate Russia and China, Middle East expert Kenneth Pollack told Iran International.

Republican Senator John Cornyn called on European allies to support and intensify sanctions against Iran, calling it a leading state sponsor of terrorism and an aggressor.

Israel’s recent strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar could undermine fragile efforts toward ending a nearly two-year-old war in Gaza, South Dakota Republican Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) told Iran International.

Two US senators sounded the alarm over the violation of NATO-member Poland's airspace on Tuesday by pilotless aircraft from Russia and Belarus, as Moscow steps up fusillades against Ukraine with Iranian-designed drones.

The Islamic Republic will not easily submit to a challenge and will fight to preserve its rule, Republican Congressman Darrell Issa of California said in an interview with Iran International.
