Iran rejects taking part in 2nd round of peace talks with U.S.

Iran's official news agency IRNA said on Sunday the country has rejected taking part in the second round of the peace talks with the United States.

Iran's absence from the second round of talks "stems from what it called Washington's excessive demands, unrealistic expectations, constant shifts in stance, repeated contradictions, and the ongoing naval blockade, which it considers a breach of the ceasefire," the agency said in a post on its English account on social media platform X.

In another report published in Farsi, IRNA said reports released about the second round of peace talks between Tehran and Washington in Islamabad are "not true."

Spanish PM says to propose to EU to terminate Association Agreement with Israel

Spain will submit a proposal to the European Union (EU) on Tuesday to terminate its Association Agreement with Israel, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday, adding that "those who violate international law and the principles and values of the European Union cannot be partners of the EU."

Sanchez made the remarks at a campaign rally in Gibraleon, in the southern province of Huelva, ahead of regional elections in Andalusia.

"We will do so not because we have anything against the Israeli people, on the contrary, we are a people who are friends of the Israeli people, but because we do not agree with the actions being carried out by its government," he added.

Israeli army says killed senior Hezbollah commander

The Israeli military said Sunday it killed Hezbollah's Bint Jbeil commander, Ali Rida Abbas, along with more than 150 members of the group in "pre-ceasefire strikes" during the 24 hours before a U.S.-mediated truce took effect.

The military said Abbas was the fourth Hezbollah commander for the Bint Jbeil area killed by Israel since October 2023. It described Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon as a key frontline area for Hezbollah attacks.

Abbas was considered one of the most senior officials in Hezbollah's armed wing and had survived Israeli strikes on the group's military leadership in 2024. There was no confirmation from Hezbollah.

Iran says to respond to "armed maritime piracy" by U.S.

Iran's top joint military command said on Monday that Iran will soon respond to "armed maritime piracy" by the U.S. military, according to media reports.

Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters warned Iran will "soon respond" to U.S. "armed maritime piracy" after American forces fired on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman, disabled its navigation system, and boarded it with armed commandos, according to Press TV.■