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⚠️ Lifeless and bloody body - images received of 'young person killed by gunfire in Tehranpars #Tehran, Thursday January 18th' Vahid 📡 @VahidOnline

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CNN reported on Saturday, February 7th, citing an informed source that Iran and the United States agreed to hold the next round of negotiations after consulting with their respective capitals. Donald Trump, the U.S. President, said on Friday aboard the presidential aircraft that the next round of talks would be held "early next week," but Araghchi announced that no date has been set yet for the upcoming negotiations. Meanwhile, Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic, announced that the second round of negotiations will be held soon, and if we see seriousness from the other side, we might reconsider our decision regarding the indirect nature of the talks. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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CNN reported that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's special representative and son-in-law, visited the aircraft carrier "Abraham Lincoln" stationed in the region on Saturday morning. This visit was conducted at the invitation of Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command. An American official told CNN that the purpose of this visit was to express gratitude to American military forces deployed in the region. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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🔸 Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday, February 7th, in an interview with Al Jazeera that in case of a US attack, "We tell the Americans and regional countries that we will target American forces stationed in the region, not the regional countries themselves, and there is a difference between the two." Regarding a question about the possibility of war with America, he also said: "This possibility always exists," but the Islamic Republic is "ready for both peace and war." The Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic, who traveled to Qatar to participate in a conference, emphasized again in another part of his remarks that the Islamic Republic's missile program is "never negotiable" because it is considered a "defensive" matter. He also called uranium enrichment Iran's "inalienable right" "that must continue" and said that even military attacks have not been able to eliminate the country's nuclear capabilities. However, Araghchi added that Tehran is ready to reach a "confidence-building agreement" regarding enrichment. Despite these positions, Donald Trump, the US President, has expressed satisfaction with the results of initial negotiations and said that talks will likely continue "mid-week," although he simultaneously warned that if no agreement is reached, "very bad consequences" await Iran. @ VahidHeadline 🔸 Mohammad Raiszadeh, head of Iran's Medical Organization, has announced that 33 members of this organization were arrested during recent protests. He has said: "So far, 11 of the arrested members have been released in cities including Shiraz, Ardabil, Qazvin, Golestan province and Tehran, and according to the latest statistics, 23 others are still in detention, and we continue to follow up on their situation." During the recent protests, images of security forces attacking hospitals and medical centers were published, with their attack on a hospital in Ilam becoming particularly newsworthy. @ VahidHeadline The head of Iran's Medical Organization announced that during the suppression of protests in January, about 25,000 injured people sought treatment at medical centers. Mohammad Raiszadeh, who also has a history of heading the "Medical Community Basij Organization," in line with the government's narrative of the protests, also claimed that 70% of the wounded he personally treated were not protesters but government forces, claiming they were targeted by "individuals trained for urban warfare." @ VahidHeadline 🔸 The Economy Online website, quoting Mojgan Khanloo, spokesperson for Iran's Budget Staff, wrote that "minimum wages next year will see a 43% growth." In this regard, ISNA news agency wrote on Saturday: "The government in next year's budget bill [1405] intends to increase salaries and wages between 23 to 42 percent, based on which the minimum wage will be 18 million and 659 thousand tomans." According to reports from news agencies in Iran, the purpose of this salary increase method has been to ensure that "people with lower income receive a higher percentage increase." This increase requires approval by law in the open session of parliament and confirmation by the Guardian Council. @ VahidHeadline 🔸 Ghorban Behzadiyannejad, senior advisor to Mir-Hossein Mousavi and another signatory of the 17-person statement that called for forming a constituent assembly and holding a referendum on the constitution, was arrested in Tehran. Ardeshir Amirarjmand, a figure close to Mr. Mousavi who resides in France, confirmed the arrest of Mr. Behzadiyannejad on the X social network. Previously, Abdullah Momeni, Mehdi Mahmoudian, and Vida Rabani, other signatories of this statement, had been arrested. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Trump: Iran "badly" wants to reach a deal, talks to continue from early next week. The US President described talks with the Islamic Republic as good and once again emphasized that a large American fleet will soon be around Iran. He added that talks will continue early next week. Donald Trump, speaking with reporters on Air Force One, said "It seems [the Islamic Republic of] Iran really wants to badly reach a deal. We'll have to see what that deal is. But I think Iran really wants to reach a deal, and of course they should want to." The US President, referring to negotiations before America's attack on the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities, said the Islamic Republic decided last time maybe not to make a deal, "but I think now their opinion has probably changed. We'll see what the deal will be. It will be different from last time. And we have a large fleet, a large naval formation that is moving in that direction. We'll be there soon. So we'll see how it turns out." A reporter, referring to the presence of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as well as Brad Cooper, head of US Central Command, in negotiations with the Islamic Republic in Oman, asked Donald Trump: "It doesn't seem like a deal has been reached yet. How long are you willing to wait?" to which Mr. Trump replied: "You have to maintain your position. We have plenty of time. If you remember Venezuela, we waited for a while. We're in no hurry." He said: "We're having very good talks with Iran. We're having very good talks with Russia and Ukraine too. We're conducting many talks." Referring to "results we had with Iran today," he said "we're scheduled to meet again early next week. They want to reach a deal. Iran, as they should want to, wants to reach a deal. They know the consequences of not reaching a deal. If they don't reach a deal, the consequences will be very severe. So we'll see what happens." The US President said: "We'll see how everything goes." He said negotiations were held with a "high-ranking representative" of the Islamic Republic. Media had previously reported that Abbas Araghchi was participating in the Oman negotiations representing the Islamic Republic. The US President made these statements while the White House, hours after the Oman negotiations, said Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing tariffs on the Islamic Republic's trading partners "to counter the Iranian regime." The US also sanctioned 14 "shadow fleet" vessels and 15 entities related to illegal Iranian oil sales on Friday, February 17. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline