Wire

Sign in to baba News

One account across the web, iPhone and Android — your subscription follows it.

or use an email code

News Plus

Welcome, one more step

The cross-newsroom layer: who covered a story, who didn’t, and how each one worded it. Plus your own news, on every device.

Follow your news

  • Unlimited follows
  • Alerts for what you follow (in the app)
  • Story alerts (in the app)
  • Hide read stories
  • The daily brief by email

See the coverage

  • Headlines side by side
  • Who reported first
  • Every newsroom clip, from every platform
  • Every newsroom photo on a story

Go deeper

  • The whole archive
  • Your reading diet
  • Duki without the daily limit
  • The Desk: the news, spoken every hour
  • Catch Me Up, and what changed since you read it
  • The Wire

Free stays free: the live wire, Not Everywhere, the brief, five follows and five Duki questions a day.

Search stories

Type at least two characters. Results come from every newsroom baba reads.

↑↓ to move · ↵ to open · esc to close

Sign in to baba News

Sign in to keep asking. News Plus removes the daily limit.

or use an email code

News Plus · Ask Duki

Keep asking Duki

A free account gets five questions a day. News Plus lifts the daily limit.

Also in News Plus

  • The whole archive
  • Headlines side by side
  • Who reported first
  • The Desk, every hour
Al-ShamsSecurity

Iran, US, Israel Exchange Threats Amid Diplomatic Stalemate

Translated & summarized from Al-Shams by baba

CommunityCharged tone

Arabic · Sole source

Mutual threats persist between Iran, the U.S., and Israel as diplomatic efforts to end the ongoing conflict stall due to political and security challenges. U.S. officials have outlined conditions for an agreement, while Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has issued stern warnings against any aggression. Domestically, Iran has also enacted new regulations restricting interviews with media outlets deemed "hostile."

The story in 6 lines · by baba

  • Iran, the U.S., and Israel are exchanging threats amid a diplomatic stalemate over the ongoing conflict.
  • U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance linked ending the war to Iran reducing uranium enrichment.
  • President Donald Trump expressed uncertainty about Iran's leadership structure.
  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps warned of a severe response to any miscalculation or aggression.
  • The IRGC views the 'Al-Aqsa Flood' as a turning point and vows continued resistance.
  • Iran has banned citizens from interviewing media outlets designated as 'hostile' by the state.

Mutual threats continue between Tehran, Washington, and Tel Aviv as diplomatic efforts to de-escalate and reach a ceasefire agreement face political and security obstacles. After 221 days of conflict and 112 days since a memorandum of understanding was signed, political and military developments are unfolding on multiple fronts, with diplomatic negotiations struggling to achieve a breakthrough.

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance stated that ending the conflict requires Iran to reduce its uranium enrichment capabilities, while Washington continues to present its conditions for an agreement. Concurrently, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed concern over not knowing who governs Iran, noting that "the second group of their leaders has left." These statements come as Qatar leads diplomatic efforts to mediate between Tehran and Washington.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) escalated its rhetoric against the U.S. and Israel, warning in a statement that any "miscalculation" or new aggression would be met with a "harsh and devastating" response. The IRGC asserted that Washington and Tel Aviv have failed to weaken, break, or divide Iran, claiming that regional dynamics have shifted in favor of the "axis of resistance," which it described as more unified and capable.

The IRGC also characterized the "Al-Aqsa Flood" operation as a pivotal moment, reaffirming the continuation of resistance until the liberation of Jerusalem and Palestine and the elimination of Israel. Domestically, Iranian authorities have implemented new measures, with the Ministry of Intelligence planning to list certain media outlets as "hostile." The Islamic Consultative Assembly approved a bill prohibiting Iranian citizens from interviewing media outlets designated as "hostile" by the authorities, with 174 lawmakers voting in favor.

Al-ShamsArab · Nazareth

Sign in to baba News

Sign in to follow newsrooms, topics and people.

or use an email code

News Plus · Follows

You’ve used your five follows

News Plus follows as many newsrooms, topics and people as you like, with alerts for each in the app.

Your follows5 of 5 on the free plan
Or swap one out in Following

Also in News Plus

  • Alerts for what you follow
  • Hide read stories
  • The daily brief by email
  • Your reading diet

Sign in to baba News

Sign in to follow newsrooms, topics and people.

or use an email code

News Plus · Follows

You’ve used your five follows

News Plus follows as many newsrooms, topics and people as you like, with alerts for each in the app.

Your follows5 of 5 on the free plan
Or swap one out in Following

Also in News Plus

  • Alerts for what you follow
  • Hide read stories
  • The daily brief by email
  • Your reading diet

Mentioned

Related stories · 2

Not the same event — other stories that share this one’s people, places, or theme: background, reactions, and follow-ups.

Open the Wire