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Bahrain's Interior Ministry has said it has revoked the citizenship of 69 people who supported "Iran's hostile actions." This citizenship revocation was issued for individuals who are not originally Bahraini and includes their families as well. The ministry said that the Bahraini citizenship of these individuals was canceled due to "praising or sympathizing with Iran's hostile actions or connections with foreign parties." @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, announced on Monday in an interview with Fox News that Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for America and other countries is unacceptable. The U.S. Secretary of State, after the program host referenced Iran's proposal regarding negotiations, said: What they mean by the strait being open is that yes, the strait is open, provided you coordinate with Iran, get permission from us, or otherwise we will target you and you must pay us money. Rubio emphasized: This is not reopening the strait. These are international waterways and it cannot be accepted or normalized for a country to determine who has permission to use an international waterway and what amount should be paid for its use. @ VahidOOnLine Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, in an interview with Fox News, said the power structure in Tehran faces a deep and unprecedented rift. Rubio, rejecting traditional distinctions between moderates and hardliners, emphasized that the entire political class ruling Iran falls among hardliners, but there is a fundamental disagreement among them over how the country should survive. He divided this class into two spectrums: first, hardliners who emphasize the necessity of managing the economy and providing for people's livelihoods to prevent collapse, and second, the hardcore power center including the leadership and Revolutionary Guards who, with an ideological and apocalyptic outlook, are indifferent to economic consequences. According to the U.S. Secretary of State, this internal tension has now reached its peak with ambiguity in Mojtaba Khamenei's leadership status and his lack of public presence, confronting the system's credibility with a serious challenge. Rubio announced in this interview that the biggest obstacle to U.S. negotiations with Islamic Republic officials is that American diplomats face not a unified party, but a system that must first reach a conclusion in an internal battle between hardliner realists and apocalyptic ideologues over the possibility and content of any agreement. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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261 members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament) supported Iran's negotiating team headed by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in a statement. Khaneh Mellat Media, affiliated with the Islamic Consultative Assembly, reported by publishing a statement that the decision-making process at various management levels of the country is carried out "with consensus and within the framework of leadership." @VahidOOnLine Iranian media reported that the "team close to Saeed Jalili and the Steadfastness Front" did not sign the statement of 261 parliamentarians supporting the negotiating team headed by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Entekhab news outlet wrote that the names of seven representatives including "Mahmoud Nabavian, Mahmoud Nabavian, Morteza Agha-Tehrani, Amirhossein Sabeti, Hamid Rasaei, Rouhollah Izadkhah and Meysam Zohourian" are not seen in the list published by Khaneh Mellat news agency. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, met with Vladimir Putin, Russia's President, in Saint Petersburg. According to Russian state media reports, Putin said in this meeting that Russia will spare no effort to help ensure peace in the Middle East. The Russian President told Araghchi: "We will do everything we can to help your interests and the interests of the people of the region so that peace can be established as quickly as possible." Based on these reports, Araghchi also said that Iran-Russia relations are a "strategic partnership" that will continue to grow stronger. The Russian President also emphasized that Moscow will continue its "strategic relations" with Iran. @ VahidHeadline Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic, on Monday, April 27th in Saint Petersburg, before meeting with Sergey Lavrov and Vladimir Putin, accused America of "excessive demands" and called Washington's approach the cause of the "failure of the Islamabad negotiations." @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Germany's Chancellor claimed on Monday, April 27th, that the United States has been "humiliated" by Iran and warned that this conflict will not end soon. Friedrich Merz, during a visit to a school in the German city of Marsberg, said: "The Iranians are clearly stronger than expected, and the Americans apparently have no truly convincing strategy in negotiations." He added: "The problem with such conflicts is always that just entering them is not enough - you must also be able to exit them. We saw this painfully in Afghanistan over 20 years. Same thing in Iraq." Merz said: "The United States clearly entered this war without any strategy," and this has made ending the conflict more difficult. According to Germany's Chancellor, "a very complex situation has now emerged and this is very costly for us. This conflict, this war against Iran, has a direct impact on our economic production." @VahidHeadline Friedrich Merz, Germany's Chancellor, spoke on Monday, February 26th about Iran developments, saying the leadership of the Islamic Republic and especially what is called the Revolutionary Guards have humiliated an entire nation. According to Reuters news agency, Merz in a university Q&A session criticized America's military approach in the war with the Islamic Republic, saying: "I don't see (understand) America's strategy for exiting the war with Iran." Merz had said several months ago, after the massacre of thousands during the Iranian national revolution in January 2026, that only a few weeks or months remain of the Islamic Republic's life. Germany's Chancellor in the same session, responding to a question, said: "Iranians negotiate skillfully and are clearly stronger than we thought." Germany's Chancellor, who is considered one of Europe's leaders closest to Donald Trump and has not directly condemned America and Israel's war against the Islamic Republic, called for an immediate end to hostilities in the Middle East due to their impact on Germany's economy. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Tokyo Gas announced that for the first time since 1980, it will increase the fixed portion of gas bills for subscribers. According to the company's announcement, the monthly bill for an average household will increase by approximately 2.6 percent starting in October. Tokyo Gas stated that this increase is to compensate for higher costs of maintaining services, information systems, call centers, and gas equipment safety. The variable portion of gas and electricity bills in Japan is also adjusted monthly based on changes in imported fuel prices. This decision has been announced while Japanese households and businesses are facing rising inflation, and the Middle East war has driven up the costs of gasoline, electricity, and imported energy. The Japanese government has recently increased oil imports from America in an effort to reduce its dependence on Middle Eastern energy. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Naim Qassem, Secretary-General of Hezbollah Lebanon, rejected direct negotiations between this country's government and Israel, saying this action would cause "instability." In statements released from Mr. Qassem on Monday, he rejected Hezbollah's disarmament and warned Lebanese government officials that, according to him, "their performance is neither in Lebanon's interest nor in their own interest." He said in a statement that "the Lebanese government's responsibility is to stop direct negotiations" with Israel and "return to indirect negotiations." Hezbollah entered the war with Israel on March 1st of last year in support of Tehran and also involved Lebanon. On April 16th, a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah Lebanon was implemented with Washington's mediation, but Israeli forces are still stationed in a land strip 5 to 10 kilometers deep along Lebanon's entire border. Since this ceasefire was established, two rounds of ambassador-level negotiations between Israel and Lebanon have been held with the presence of American officials, and Washington representatives have expressed optimism about holding bilateral negotiations aimed at ending the historical conflict between Israel and Lebanon in the coming weeks. @VahidHeadline Ismail Qaani, commander of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, who had no official images or audio released from him since the beginning of the war between America and Israel, announced in statements the strengthening of the "axis of resistance" and support for "Hezbollah Lebanon." Iranian media quoted Ismail Qaani as writing that "resistance areas" stand stronger and more cohesive than before alongside what he called "heroic Hezbollah." @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Iranian domestic news agencies have reported that a large gathering titled "Iran of Imam Reza in Allegiance with Mojtaba Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Republic" will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Tehran. According to these reports, this ceremony, which has been introduced as the fifth annual gathering of "Imam Reza followers," is planned to be held along the route from Imam Hussein Square to Azadi Square, with participation from cultural and social activists, jihadi groups, religious delegations, and popular processions. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The death sentence for Mohammad Abbasi, one of the detained protesters from Malard, and the 25-year prison sentence for his daughter Fatemeh Abbasi have been upheld by the Supreme Court of the country. These two political prisoners are being held in Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj and Evin Prison, respectively. These two citizens were arrested during the January 2025 protests. Branch 15 of Tehran's Revolutionary Court, presided over by Abolghasem Salavati, had sentenced Mohammad Abbasi to death and Fatemeh Abbasi to 25 years in prison. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Axios reported, citing sources within the U.S. government, that the Islamic Republic has presented a new proposal to the United States through Pakistani intermediaries for reaching an agreement on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war, postponing nuclear negotiations to the next phase. According to these sources, based on this proposal, nuclear talks will only begin after the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and lifting of the blockade. Axios also reported that President Donald Trump is expected to review the current deadlock in negotiations with Iran and possible options for the next phases of the war during Monday's meeting in the White House Situation Room. An informed source also said that Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic, informed intermediaries during his travels over the past two days that there is no consensus within Iran's leadership structure regarding how to respond to America's request for long-term suspension of uranium enrichment and transfer of enriched uranium stockpiles out of the country. @VahidOOnLine The news site Axios says that Donald Trump, President of the United States, is scheduled to hold a meeting on Monday in the White House "Situation Room" - which is used for sensitive decision-making - about Iran with senior members of his national security and foreign policy team. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline