Iran Says Trump’s Call for Peace ‘At Odds’ with US Actions 

An Iranian woman walks past a map of Iran in Tehran on October 13, 2025. (AFP)
An Iranian woman walks past a map of Iran in Tehran on October 13, 2025. (AFP)
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Iran Says Trump’s Call for Peace ‘At Odds’ with US Actions 

An Iranian woman walks past a map of Iran in Tehran on October 13, 2025. (AFP)
An Iranian woman walks past a map of Iran in Tehran on October 13, 2025. (AFP)

Iran said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's call for a peace deal with Tehran was inconsistent with Washington's actions, referring to its strikes on Iranian nuclear sites in June.

"The desire for peace and dialogue expressed by the US president is at odds with the hostile and criminal behavior of the United States towards the Iranian people," the foreign ministry said in a statement.

In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign on Iran, striking nuclear and military facilities as well as residential areas and killing more than 1,000 people.

The 12-day war with Israel, during which the US struck the key nuclear facilities in Iran, derailed high-level nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington.

Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks that killed dozens in Israel. A ceasefire between Iran and Israel has been in place since June 24.

During a Monday speech at the Israeli Knesset, Trump said he wanted a peace deal with Iran and that the ball was in Tehran's court for any agreement to come to pass.

In its statement, Iran dismissed the call.

"How can one attack the residential areas and nuclear facilities of a country in the midst of political negotiations, kill more than 1,000 people including innocent women and children, and then demand peace and friendship?" the foreign ministry asked.

Trump also said "nothing would do more good" for the region than for Iran's leaders "to renounce terrorists, stop threatening their neighbors, quit funding their militant proxies, and finally recognize Israel's right to exist".

Tehran struck back, calling the remarks "irresponsible and shameful" and accusing the United States of being "a leading producer of terrorism and a supporter of the terrorist and genocidal Zionist regime".

"The United States... has no moral authority to accuse others," Iran's foreign ministry said.



Taliban Govt Says Pakistan Ceasefire to Hold, Despite Talks Failing

A person stands by a house allegedly damaged by cross-border fire from Pakistan at the Pak-Afghan border in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, 07 November 2025. EPA/QUDRATULLAH RAZWAN
A person stands by a house allegedly damaged by cross-border fire from Pakistan at the Pak-Afghan border in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, 07 November 2025. EPA/QUDRATULLAH RAZWAN
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Taliban Govt Says Pakistan Ceasefire to Hold, Despite Talks Failing

A person stands by a house allegedly damaged by cross-border fire from Pakistan at the Pak-Afghan border in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, 07 November 2025. EPA/QUDRATULLAH RAZWAN
A person stands by a house allegedly damaged by cross-border fire from Pakistan at the Pak-Afghan border in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, 07 November 2025. EPA/QUDRATULLAH RAZWAN

Afghanistan's Taliban government said Saturday its ceasefire with Pakistan would remain even though their latest talks failed, blaming Islamabad's "irresponsible and uncooperative" approach.

The two sides met on Thursday in Türkiye to finalize a truce agreed on October 19 in Qatar, following deadly clashes between the South Asian neighbors.

Both have remained tight-lipped on the content of the discussions, which are known only to have addressed long-standing security issues.

"During the discussions, the Pakistani side attempted to shift all responsibility for its security to the Afghan government, while showing no willingness to take responsibility for either Afghanistan's security or its own," Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid wrote on social media.

"The irresponsible and uncooperative attitude of the Pakistani delegation has not yielded any results," he said.

At a news conference later on, Mujahid stressed that the ceasefire "will hold”
"There is no issue with the ceasefire previously agreed upon with Pakistan, it will hold," he said.

Neither Islamabad nor mediators immediately commented on the announcement that the talks had failed, AFP reported.

Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar had previously hinted that negotiations in Türkiye were falling through, saying that the onus lay on Afghanistan to fulfil pledges to clamp down on terrorism, "which so far they have failed.”

"Pakistan shall continue to exercise all options necessary to safeguard the security of its people and its sovereignty," he wrote.


Fire at Perfume Depot in Northwestern Türkiye Kills 6 People

A woman smells samples of famous perfumes during the exhibition "The Secret Power of Scents", showing the history of scent from antiquity to the present as a sensory experience at the Kunstpalast art museum in Duesseldorf, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
A woman smells samples of famous perfumes during the exhibition "The Secret Power of Scents", showing the history of scent from antiquity to the present as a sensory experience at the Kunstpalast art museum in Duesseldorf, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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Fire at Perfume Depot in Northwestern Türkiye Kills 6 People

A woman smells samples of famous perfumes during the exhibition "The Secret Power of Scents", showing the history of scent from antiquity to the present as a sensory experience at the Kunstpalast art museum in Duesseldorf, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
A woman smells samples of famous perfumes during the exhibition "The Secret Power of Scents", showing the history of scent from antiquity to the present as a sensory experience at the Kunstpalast art museum in Duesseldorf, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

A fire at a perfume depot in northwestern Türkiye on Saturday morning killed six people and left one person injured, officials said.

The cause of the blaze in Kocaeli province was not immediately known.

The fire broke out around 9 a.m. local time, with local media reporting it was preceded by several explosions. Emergency teams and firefighters were immediately dispatched to the site, and the fire was brought under control within an hour.

Speaking with reporters, the province's governor, Ilhami Aktas, said that six had died and one was injured and was receiving treatment. He added that the cause of the fire was yet unknown and was under investigation.


Indonesia Police Find Possible Explosive Powder in Jakarta Mosque Blasts

Members of Indonesian Police bomb squad inspect the mosque where explosions went off at a high school compound in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Members of Indonesian Police bomb squad inspect the mosque where explosions went off at a high school compound in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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Indonesia Police Find Possible Explosive Powder in Jakarta Mosque Blasts

Members of Indonesian Police bomb squad inspect the mosque where explosions went off at a high school compound in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Members of Indonesian Police bomb squad inspect the mosque where explosions went off at a high school compound in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Indonesian police found possible explosive powder as they investigated explosions at a mosque in the capital Jakarta, and the suspected perpetrator is recovering, the police chief said on Saturday.

Explosions that injured dozens of people during Friday prayers could have been an attack, officials said, with a 17-year-old student the suspected perpetrator.

"Several pieces of supporting evidence were found," police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo told a press conference after visiting the victims at a hospital.

"There were written materials and some powder that could have potentially caused an explosion," he said. "We are gathering other records, including examining social media and family members to gather all the information."

The suspected perpetrator, a student at a school next to the mosque, was recovering after undergoing surgery on Friday, Listyo said, according to Reuters.

"The suspect's condition is improving, and hopefully this will make things easier for us when needed," he said.