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Iran's apical information authoritative said Saturday (January 31, 2026) that advancement had been made towards negotiations with the United States, adjacent arsenic the Islamic republic's service main warned Washington against launching subject strikes.
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed the 2 sides were talking, portion keeping the menace of an onslaught successful the foreground.
Washington has deployed warships led by the USS Abraham Lincoln craft bearer disconnected Iran's shores, aft Mr. Trump threatened to intervene successful the aftermath of Tehran's deadly crackdown connected anti-government protests.
"Contrary to the hype of the contrived media war, structural arrangements for negotiations are progressing," said Ali Larijani, caput of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
He was speaking a time aft the Kremlin said helium held talks successful Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday (January 31, 2026) a broader struggle would wounded some Iran and the United States.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has ne'er sought, and successful nary mode seeks, warfare and it is firmly convinced that a warfare would beryllium successful the involvement of neither Iran, nor the United States, nor the region," helium said successful a telephone with Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, according to the Iranian presidency.
Later Saturday (January 31, 2026), Mr. Trump confirmed that determination was a dialog betwixt Washington and Tehran.
"(Iran is) talking to us, and we'll spot if we tin bash something, different we'll spot what happens...We person a large fleet heading retired there," helium told Fox News.
"They are negotiating," helium added.
Qatar's Foreign Ministry said its premier Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who besides serves arsenic Foreign Minister, held talks successful Tehran with Mr. Larijani connected Saturday (January 31, 2026) to effort to "de-escalate tensions successful the region".
Fears of conflict
The accomplishment of the U.S. flotilla has raised fears of a nonstop confrontation with Iran, which has warned it would respond with rocket strikes connected U.S. bases, ships and allies — notably Israel — successful the lawsuit of an attack.
Mr. Trump has said helium believes Iran volition marque a woody implicit its atomic and rocket programmes alternatively than look American subject action.
Tehran has said it is acceptable for atomic talks if its missiles and defence capabilities are not connected the agenda.
Iranian service main Amir Hatami has warned the U.S. and Israel against immoderate attack, saying his forces were "at afloat antiaircraft and subject readiness".
"If the force makes a mistake, without a uncertainty it volition endanger its ain security, the information of the region, and the information of the Zionist regime," Mr. Hatami said, authoritative quality bureau IRNA reported.
Iran's atomic exertion and expertise "cannot beryllium eliminated", helium added.
With tensions heightened, Iranian authorities rushed to contradict that respective incidents connected Saturday (January 31, 2026) were linked to immoderate onslaught oregon sabotage.
They included an detonation successful the confederate Iranian larboard metropolis of Bandar Abbas that section firefighters said was caused by a state leak.
Naval exercise
On Friday (January 30, 2026), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) would behaviour "a two-day live-fire naval exercise" successful the Strait of Hormuz, a cardinal transit hub for planetary vigor supplies.
CENTCOM warned the IRGC against "any unsafe and unprofessional behaviour adjacent U.S. forces", drafting a crisp effect from Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
"The US subject is present attempting to dictate however our Powerful Armed Forces should behaviour people signifier successful their ain turf," helium wrote connected X.
The United States designated the IRGC a violent organisation successful 2019, a determination the European Union followed connected Thursday (January 29, 2026), prompting aggravated reactions from Tehran.
The U.S. carried retired strikes connected cardinal Iranian atomic sites successful June erstwhile it concisely joined Israel's 12-day warfare against its determination foe.
Nationwide protests against the rising outgo of surviving erupted connected December 28, earlier turning into a broader anti-government question that peaked connected January 8 and 9 successful what authorities called "riots" blamed connected the U.S. and Israel.
'Serve the people'
The authoritative decease toll from the authorities stands astatine 3,117.
However, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said it has confirmed 6,563 deaths, including 6,170 protesters and 124 children.
On Saturday (January 31, 2026), Mr. Pezeshkian urged his authorities to heed nationalist grievances and "serve the people".
Some Iranians astatine the Kapikoy borderline constituent separating Iran and Turkey, wherever a small implicit 100 radical crossed connected Saturday (January 31, 2026), said they wanted to beryllium escaped of the clerical leaders successful Tehran.
"They were shooting america successful the back. We were adjacent targeted done our windows," said Shabnan, utilizing a pseudonym. "Everyone has mislaid loved ones, friends, neighbours, acquaintances."
