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Iranian Media Says Tehran Suspends Negotiations via Mediators with US

US and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
US and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Iranian Media Says Tehran Suspends Negotiations via Mediators with US

US and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
US and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Iran was suspending all exchanges with the United States via mediators on Monday, Iranian news agency Tasnim reported, as the two sides remained apart on a deal to end the Middle East war.

"Given the continuing crimes of the Zionist regime (Israel) in Lebanon and considering that Lebanon was one of the preconditions for the ceasefire and that this ceasefire has now been violated on all fronts, including Lebanon, the Iranian negotiating team is suspending dialogues and exchange of texts through mediators," Tasnim reported.

According to Reuters, the agency also said Iran and the Resistance Front, which includes its allies in Yemen, Lebanon and Iraq, have set an agenda to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and activate ‌other fronts, including the ‌Bab El Mandeb Strait, ​in ‌order ⁠to "punish" Israel ​and its ⁠supporters. If the Houthis, Iran's allies in Yemen, open a new front in the conflict, one obvious target would be the Bab El Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen, a key shipping chokepoint and narrow passageway that controls sea traffic towards ⁠the Suez Canal.

"Violation on one front ‌is a violation ‌of the ceasefire on all fronts. ​The US and Israel ‌are responsible for the consequences of any violation," ‌Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on X on Monday, referring to Israeli operations in Lebanon.

The war launched by the US and Israel on February 28 has killed ‌thousands of people, mainly in Iran and Lebanon. It has also caused global ⁠economic pain ⁠by pushing up energy prices since Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global supply route for oil and liquefied natural gas.

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Armenia PM Rejects Russian Pressure for EU Referendum

Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks to the media after a military parade marking Republic Day in Yerevan, Armenia May 28. 2026. (Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via Reuters)
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks to the media after a military parade marking Republic Day in Yerevan, Armenia May 28. 2026. (Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via Reuters)
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Armenia PM Rejects Russian Pressure for EU Referendum

Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks to the media after a military parade marking Republic Day in Yerevan, Armenia May 28. 2026. (Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via Reuters)
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks to the media after a military parade marking Republic Day in Yerevan, Armenia May 28. 2026. (Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via Reuters)

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday rejected Russian leader Vladimir Putin's call for Yerevan to hold a referendum on joining the EU, amid pressure from Moscow a week before a parliamentary vote.

Armenia has in recent years looked for other allies, frustrated that Moscow did not protect it in a dispute with neighboring Azerbaijan. Its attitude has angered the Kremlin.

Putin last week criticized Armenia's rapprochement with the European Union and called for a referendum "as soon as possible", saying membership of both the EU and the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) was impossible to reconcile.

Pashinyan said in a video address on Facebook that "holding a referendum is illogical" until the choice between the two blocs "becomes inevitable, until Armenia has officially applied to the EU for membership or has come close to receiving candidate status."

On Saturday, Moscow recalled its ambassador to Armenia for "consultations" over Yerevan's growing EU ties.

Putin said the previous day that the "Ukrainian scenario" began with Kyiv trying to join the EU, warning Armenia against pivoting toward Brussels.

Pashinyan said Armenian-Russian relations "are in a stage of transformation".

"We are building new relations with Russia, and I am confident we will succeed, including because our relations with Russia are open and sincere," he said.

The Kremlin said Monday that Putin and Pashinyan spoke by phone, saying only that the pair had discussed last week's Eurasian summit in Kazakhstan, where Putin had made the warnings, without giving details.

Moscow also said Putin had passed on birthday wishes to Pashinyan.

Still formally allied with Moscow, Armenia remains a member of the EEU.

But relations have deteriorated sharply since Azerbaijan's 2023 military takeover of the then-disputed Karabakh region, which prompted the exodus of its ethnic Armenian population.

Yerevan has accused Russia of failing to protect Armenia and froze its participation in Moscow-led security arrangements in 2024.

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Iran Foreign Ministry Says Currently No Talks with US over Nuclear Issue

A photo published by the Iranian government website from the press conference of spokesman Ismail Baqaei on Monday morning, May 25, 2026
A photo published by the Iranian government website from the press conference of spokesman Ismail Baqaei on Monday morning, May 25, 2026
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Iran Foreign Ministry Says Currently No Talks with US over Nuclear Issue

A photo published by the Iranian government website from the press conference of spokesman Ismail Baqaei on Monday morning, May 25, 2026
A photo published by the Iranian government website from the press conference of spokesman Ismail Baqaei on Monday morning, May 25, 2026

Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday that there were currently no exchanges with the United States over the details of Tehran's nuclear program.

"We know when it is necessary to act on nuclear matters. No negotiations have taken place on the details of the nuclear file. At this stage, our priority is ending the war," foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said in a weekly press briefing.

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Russian Strikes Kill One, Wound Two Dozen in Ukraine

A resident removes broken glass from a window of an apartment building damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine June 1, 2026. (Reuters)
A resident removes broken glass from a window of an apartment building damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine June 1, 2026. (Reuters)
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Russian Strikes Kill One, Wound Two Dozen in Ukraine

A resident removes broken glass from a window of an apartment building damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine June 1, 2026. (Reuters)
A resident removes broken glass from a window of an apartment building damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine June 1, 2026. (Reuters)

Russian drones killed one person and wounded two dozen others in cities across Ukraine, local authorities announced Monday, as Kyiv and Moscow step up long-range strikes with peace talks stalling.

One person was killed in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson and eight people were wounded in the northern town of Chernigiv, where power was cut to 10,000 people, authorities said.

Emergency services published images from Chernigiv showing teams of firefighters dousing a large blaze in the middle of the night following the attacks.

The Ukrainian air force said Russian forces had launched 265 combat drones in the barrage, and that its air defense units had downed 228 of the unmanned aerial vehicles.

Seven people were wounded in Russian strikes in the Black Sea port city of Odesa, four more in the central city of Kharkiv, one in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia and at least two more were hurt in Kherson.

Moscow launches attacks almost nightly on Ukraine, which has stepped up its retaliatory strikes in recent months, mainly targeting Russian energy infrastructure.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine launched in February 2022 has become the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II, killing hundreds of thousands of people and displacing millions.