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🔸 Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic, told BBC World Service that "zero enrichment is no longer relevant" and is not on the negotiating table from the Islamic Republic's perspective. @VahidHeadline Referring to "Tehran's proposal to dilute" 60% enriched uranium, he called it a sign of Iran's readiness for compromise. Takht-Ravanchi told BBC: "If they are ready to discuss sanctions, we are ready to discuss this issue and other matters related to our program." @VahidHeadline 🔸 Reuters reported on recent statements by a senior Islamic Republic Foreign Ministry official, writing that Tehran has threatened to retaliate against any American attack, but this official adopted a "conciliatory tone." Hamid Ghanbari, member of the Islamic Republic's negotiating team and Deputy for Diplomacy at the Foreign Ministry, announced on Sunday, February 26th, at a meeting at Iran's Chamber of Commerce, outlining the negotiation process between Tehran and Washington, that for the "sustainability" of any potential agreement between the two sides, America's economic interests must be taken into account. Hamid Ghanbari said about the prospects for Tehran-Washington negotiations amid America's extensive military presence in the region: "In current talks, mutual interests in oil and gas sectors, joint fields, mining investments, and even aircraft purchases have been included in the negotiation text." @VahidOOnLine 🔸 Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, said on Sunday, February 26th, that Donald Trump, the U.S. President, has clearly stated he prefers that Iran-related issues be resolved through diplomacy and a negotiated agreement. He, who has traveled to Slovakia, reported that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, representatives of the U.S. President, "are traveling to have important meetings and we'll see what the outcome will be." He did not refer to further details. The U.S. Secretary of State said on Sunday about the complexity of negotiations with the Islamic Republic: "We are dealing with radical Shia clerics. We face people who make geopolitical decisions purely based on theological foundations, and this makes it very complicated. So far, no one has achieved a successful agreement with Iran, but we will try." @VahidHeadline 🔸 Anita Anand, Canada's Foreign Minister, said her country wants regime change in Iran, but refused to say whether it would support a potential U.S. military attack. Ms. Anand, who has traveled to Germany to participate in the Munich Security Conference, told the Globe and Mail newspaper: "We will not resume diplomatic relations with Iran until regime change occurs. That's it." @VahidHeadline 🔸 Homayoun Sameyeh Najafabadi, member of the Parliament's Health Commission, said: "The Ministry of Health, in confidential correspondence, has opposed the Tehran Provincial Security Council's request to provide medical documents of protest casualties. This ministry announced that no one has the right to send names or medical files for individuals without going through legal procedures, because patient information is confidential and no one is allowed to publish or give another person's information." This Parliament representative also called protesters "rioters" and claimed: "The direct order from the Ministry of Health has been that all doctors and hospitals are obligated to treat patients free of charge and to treat all casualties without identification and regardless of whether they were rioters or security forces." @hranews 🔸 The President of Iran's Medical System Organization announced the release of several detainees from the health sector and said that out of 33 people who were detained, 11 have been released so far through this organization's follow-ups. @VahidHeadline 🔸 Lindsey Forman, a British citizen imprisoned in Iran along with her husband Craig on charges of "espionage," spoke of "psychological torture" she has experienced in prison during two brief phone calls with ITV television network abroad. @VahidHeadline 🔸 Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, announced on Sunday, February 26th, that based on data, 34% of Iran's population are poor or suffering from absolute poverty. 🔸 Five European countries announced in a statement on Saturday, February 25th, that Alexei Navalny, the opposition politician to Russia's president, was poisoned with a deadly poison that is not naturally found in Russia. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline
