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According to Axios, Donald Trump, the US President, met with his senior national security team at the White House on Friday to review various scenarios in case negotiations fail and the possibility of launching new attacks against Iran. In this sensitive meeting attended by key officials including J.D. Vance, Vice President, Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, and John Ratcliffe, CIA Director, Trump was briefed on the latest diplomatic developments. Serious signs of the President's weekend schedule changes, including canceling his trip to Bedminster golf club, returning to Washington, and even not attending his son Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding ceremony, indicate an emergency situation at the White House. Sources close to Trump say he has become frustrated with the slow pace of negotiations and is leaning toward the military option, although no final decision has been made to resume war. Meanwhile, Tehran has become the center of "last-minute" diplomatic efforts to prevent the war from reigniting. Asim Munir, Pakistan's Army Chief, as the main mediator, has arrived in Tehran on a sensitive trip and is scheduled to meet with Ahmad Vahidi, one of the key commanders of the Revolutionary Guards. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Axios, citing a source close to Trump, reported that the U.S. President has become increasingly frustrated in recent days and has raised the possibility of conducting a final and extensive military operation; an operation after which he could declare victory and end the war. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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A photo of Asim Munir, Pakistan's Army Chief, who arrived in Tehran today, Friday, May 22, 2026, and was received by Eskandar Momeni, Interior Minister. The Associated Press of Pakistan, citing security sources, has also announced that during this official visit, Asim Munir will discuss "ongoing Iran-US negotiations, regional peace and stability, and other bilateral interests" with Iranian officials. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Iran's negotiating team spokesperson with the US said on Friday that Iran's nuclear file is not currently under negotiation and announced deep disagreements with America. Esmaeil Baghaei said: "The disagreements between Iran and America are so deep and extensive that we cannot say that with a few back-and-forth exchanges or negotiations within a few weeks we must necessarily reach a result." He rejected reports about an imminent agreement with America and declared: "We cannot say that we have necessarily reached a point where an agreement is close." Baghaei once again repeated the Islamic Republic's position on the nuclear program and enriched uranium, saying Iran's positions have been previously announced. @ VahidHeadline Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson confirmed the presence of a Qatari delegation in Tehran. Esmaeil Baghaei, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, confirmed that a delegation from Qatar was in Tehran on Friday and held talks with Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister. Without providing details, he said various countries have held talks with the Foreign Minister in recent days, but emphasized that the main mediator between Iran and America remains Pakistan. Earlier, Reuters reported, citing an informed source, that a Qatari delegation entered Tehran in coordination with America. Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia were the three countries that Trump said on Monday had requested him to temporarily halt another attack on Iran. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Fox News: Tulsi Gabbard has resigned from her position as Director of National Intelligence of the United States. AlArabiya_Fa Trump's post, machine translation: Unfortunately, Tulsi Gabbard, after having performed very well, will leave the government on June 30th. Her wonderful husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer and she, rightfully, wants to be by her husband's side and help him return to health as they go through this difficult battle together. I have no doubt that he will soon be better than ever. Tulsi has done extraordinary work and we will miss her. Her principal and highly respected deputy at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Aaron Lucas, will serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence. President Donald J. Trump realDonaldTrump On the other hand, Reuters, citing a knowledgeable source, wrote that he claimed the White House had put Ms. Gabbard under "pressure" to resign. Earlier, there had been differences of opinion between the US President and his National Security Director, especially regarding Iran. In April, Donald Trump also mentioned that in his view, Tulsi Gabbard had a "softer stance" regarding dismantling Iran's nuclear ambitions. Ms. Gabbard, more than a year ago, on April 5, 2025, told Congress that Iran was not building nuclear weapons. The US Director of National Intelligence, who was present at a Senate hearing along with the CIA Director and FBI Director to present the annual report of US intelligence agencies, emphasized that based on intelligence assessments, Ali Khamenei, the then leader of the Islamic Republic, had not reconsidered the suspension of Iran's nuclear weapons program, which he had ordered in 2003. However, Ms. Gabbard later changed her position on this matter. Tulsi Gabbard, who has had a turbulent political path, was a member of the Democratic Party and Hawaii's representative in the House of Representatives before joining the Republican Party and entering Donald Trump's second administration. Seven years ago, when she was preparing to compete as the Democratic Party's candidate in the presidential election, she said that if she won the election, she would return the United States to the nuclear agreement with Iran. Ms. Gabbard at that time warned in an interview with Fox News that the United States was on the brink of war with Iran. Tulsi Gabbard is not the first and only senior security or military official of Donald Trump's administration to resign or be forced to resign. In the final days of 2025, Joseph Kent, the then director of the US National Security Agency's counterterrorism center, who had been directly appointed by Donald Trump and worked under Tulsi Gabbard's supervision, resigned in open opposition to the Iran war. @VahidHeadline News from a month and a half ago: Trump intended to fire Gabbard According to a report by Axios website, Donald Trump had come to the verge of firing Tulsi Gabbard, the US Director of National Intelligence, but last-minute intervention by Roger Stone, his longtime close advisor, prevented this from happening. The reason for Trump's anger goes back to Gabbard's recent testimony in Congress; where she, contrary to expectations, did not provide full support for war with Iran. According to knowledgeable sources, Trump was extremely displeased that Gabbard had stated in her remarks that Iran's nuclear program had been "destroyed" before the start of the war (a position that weakened Trump's justifications for attack). Also, the protest resignation of Joe Kent, Gabbard's assistant who had called the war unnecessary, added fuel to Trump's anger. While Trump was polling his advisors for Gabbard's replacement and questioning her loyalty, Roger Stone defended her in a phone call. A source close to Axios said: "Roger sealed the deal and saved Tulsi." Stone also later confirmed on social network X: "Fortunately, I acted in time." With this mediation, Gabbard has been retained in her position for now. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Trump's post about not attending his son's wedding ceremony - Machine translation: Even though I would have loved to be alongside my son, Don Junior, and the newest member of the Trump family, his future wife Bettina, circumstances related to the government and my love for the United States of America do not allow me to do so. I feel it's important that during this critical time period, I remain in Washington D.C. and at the White House. Congratulations to Don and Bettina! President Donald J. Trump realDonaldTrump Yesterday: Trump, referring to his intense workload, said: "I told my son this isn't good timing for me right now; I have something called Iran and other issues to deal with. This is one of those cases where if I attend the wedding, I get slaughtered by the fake news media, and if I don't attend, they kill me anyway!" @VahidOOnLine American media have reported that Donald Trump Jr., 48, is set to marry Bettina Anderson, a 39-year-old model and social figure, this weekend on a private island in the Bahamas. According to reports, the couple initially considered holding the wedding ceremony at the White House, but later decided to hold a smaller ceremony. The reason for this change has been cited as concern over public reaction to holding a lavish ceremony at a time when America is facing tensions related to Iran. afintl 📡 @VahidOnline

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🔴 The Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation has recorded 655 executions in 2026 so far, with 34 cases carried out since the beginning of May. The actual numbers are likely much higher than this figure. The Islamic Republic is carrying out these executions behind closed doors while the country's internet has been cut off for 83 days. By cutting off society's communication since February 28, 2025, the regime has severely suppressed the voices of prisoners, families, and eyewitnesses, making independent monitoring of human rights conditions particularly difficult. 🔸 Since the judiciary always officially announces only a small portion of its death sentences, the internet blackout has severely limited current data to Iranian government sources. Therefore, the decrease in recorded statistics only reflects information suppression, not a reduction in killings. #NoToExecution @IranRights

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According to Pakistani state media reports, Field Marshal Asim Munir, the country's army commander, has traveled to Tehran. Pakistan's Associated Press news agency, citing security sources, has reported that during this official visit, Field Marshal Asim Munir will discuss "ongoing Iran-US negotiations and regional peace and stability, along with other bilateral interests" with Iranian officials. The Pakistani army commander was also in Tehran forty days ago, where he met and held discussions with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and members of the Iran-US negotiating team. This comes as Pakistan's Interior Minister has also traveled to Tehran for the second time in recent weeks and is currently in talks with Iranian officials. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, spoke on the sidelines of the NATO summit about ongoing negotiations with the Islamic Republic, saying that Washington is awaiting the results of the talks currently underway; talks that, according to him, have shown signs of progress. He added: "We are waiting for the results of these talks, which show signs of progress. I don't want to exaggerate about this; there has been limited movement and this is positive, but the fundamental principles have not changed." The US Secretary of State emphasized that Iran's government must never acquire nuclear weapons and said: "To achieve this goal, we must address the issue of enrichment and also the matter of highly enriched uranium, and beyond that, we must also consider the Strait of Hormuz." @VahidOOnLine Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, said on Friday, May 22nd, on the sidelines of the NATO summit that the Islamic Republic is seeking to create a dedicated system for collecting tolls in an international waterway and is trying to persuade Oman to join this mechanism as well. Rubio emphasized that this action is "unacceptable." He added: "No country in the world should accept such a thing. I don't know of any country that supports this except Iran." Rubio, referring to diplomatic movements at the United Nations, said a resolution proposed by Bahrain has been presented to the Security Council in which the US has played an active role and, according to him, has the highest number of co-sponsors in the history of the Security Council. He warned that several countries are considering vetoing this resolution and added: "This would be unfortunate." The US Secretary of State emphasized that Washington is trying to achieve global consensus to prevent the implementation of such a plan and said: "We must see whether the United Nations remains effective or not. We are trying to achieve results through this path." He stated that if toll collection in the Strait of Hormuz is implemented, it might be repeated in other important waterways around the world and added: "This is not acceptable and cannot happen." Rubio, referring to the importance of the Strait of Hormuz, said this waterway is vital for the countries present at the summit and also for other countries, especially in the Indo-Pacific region. He concluded by expressing hope about the results of the NATO summit, saying this meeting will set the stage for the leaders' summit in about six weeks and added that there is much work ahead until then. @VahidOOnLine Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, after the NATO summit in Sweden, spoke about negotiations with Tehran: "We all want to see an agreement with Iran where the straits are open and Iran abandons its nuclear ambitions." He added: "This is what we all hope for and will continue to work toward, and even as I speak with you now, work and negotiations in this area continue." The US Secretary of State, noting that there must also be an "alternative plan," said the alternative plan should be implemented if Iran's government refuses to open the Strait of Hormuz. He said: "So we must think about it from now. I raised this issue today. I saw many supportive reactions. But we still don't have anything to officially announce about a specific action being taken." The US Secretary of State, regarding the alternative plan in case the Islamic Republic refuses to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, added: "I don't know if this could necessarily be a NATO mission or not, but certainly NATO member countries could participate in it." @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The documentary film "Exercises for a Revolution," directed by Pegah Ahangarani, won the "Golden Eye" award at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. The "L'Œil d'or" or Golden Eye is the most important award in the documentary section of the Cannes Film Festival. Pegah Ahangarani dedicated her award to the people of Iran and said: "(The people of Iran) despite all the repression they have endured over these years, have never stopped fighting for their rights, their freedom, and their dreams, and I'm certain they will never surrender. I'm certain and I have a wish that I want to express here: that one day my little daughter Lily and all the children of Iran will live in the near future in a free and democratic Iran." According to Ms. Ahangarani, she has reexamined more than 40 years of Iran's history using personal archives, home videos, images from street protests, newspapers, and recorded voices. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region have asked the international community to reject the Islamic Republic's plan for managing the Strait of Hormuz. According to Bloomberg, amid diplomatic negotiations between the International Maritime Organization with Iran and Oman regarding the restoration of freedom of passage and complete security of shipping in this strategic waterway, Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region have warned against the Islamic Republic's plan known as the "Persian Gulf Waterway Management Authority" through letters to members of this UN subsidiary body. Five countries - Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar - stated in their letter that recognizing the Islamic Republic's proposed route could create a "dangerous precedent." Iran's ambassador to France confirmed yesterday that Tehran is negotiating with Oman about permanently imposing transit fees. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The international organization monitoring internet conditions, NetBlocks, announced Friday morning, June 1st, that the widespread internet shutdown in Iran has entered its eighty-fourth day, and it has been more than 1,992 hours since users' access to international networks in Iran remains cut off. This internet monitoring organization wrote that with the continuation of this situation, social and economic gaps are deepening, and each hour of internet shutdown makes communication with the outside world increasingly dependent on one's position, cooperation with the government, and enjoying privileges. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The Supreme Court of the country overturned the death sentences of Mohammad Reza Majidi-Asl and his wife Bita Hemmati, who were among those arrested during the January 2025 protests. HRANA reported that the case of these two defendants has been referred to a parallel branch for re-examination. These two, along with Behrouz Zamani-Nejad and Kourosh Zamani-Nejad, had previously been sentenced to death by Judge Iman Afshari, head of Branch 26 of Tehran's Revolutionary Court, on charges of "operational action for the hostile United States government and hostile groups." @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline