Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei said Iranian negotiators are experienced in formal and informal talks, responding to Donald Trump’s comparison of the conflict to chess.
Baghaei said Tehran and Washington are exchanging messages through intermediaries rather than holding direct negotiations; he said talks could resume if the United States stops violating the agreement.
Baghaei said safe international navigation cannot be guaranteed while the situation continues, adding that maritime services require something in return.
South African police reported 15,798 arrests during nationwide Shanela II operations conducted with other law enforcement agencies and government departments.
Between July 27 and August 2, police said they detained 329 alleged drug dealers and 3,242 people for suspected drug possession.
At OR Tambo International Airport, police seized cocaine estimated at R28 million from cargo arriving from São Paulo, Brazil.
Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment at the exhibition launch in Pretoria.
The Presidency, Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke Institute and participating diplomatic missions are presenting the inaugural International Portraits of Power exhibition.
The exhibition honours women whose leadership and contributions have influenced societies, with participating countries nominating subjects for portraits.
Twenty-two EU leaders requested an emergency videoconference of interior ministers to coordinate the bloc’s response to migrant arrivals in Ceuta.
The signatories said they were seriously concerned and would consider temporary internal border controls among measures to address perceived migration and security risks.
Spain said almost all of roughly 50,000 people who crossed from Morocco into Ceuta on Thursday had been returned.
UEFA said it had lost confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino after the proposed private-investment vehicle was withdrawn.
Carlos Cordeiro resigned as Infantino’s senior adviser over the plan, while FIFA chief operating officer Kevin Lamour made allegations that Infantino deceived employees.
The proposal encountered opposition from UEFA’s 55 associations, CONCACAF’s 41 members and the Asian football confederation; UEFA also threatened a boycott of FIFA events.
European Commission officials rejected Italy’s proposal to suspend Spain from the Schengen free-travel area, emphasizing protection of the EU’s external borders.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni urged extraordinary measures, while Denmark and Finland supported reconsidering Spain’s participation in Schengen.
Spain condemned Italy’s position and summoned its ambassador in Madrid to lodge a formal protest.