Israel's far-right minister Itamar Ben Gvir has called for using "full force" in Gaza, after false claims that Hamas decided on the latest US ceasefire proposal for the strip which meant “the perpetuation of occupation”.

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says it has reached a framework agreement with the US special envoy to West Asia.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT, May 26, 2025.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has left Tehran for the Italian capital of Rome to participate in the 5th round of indirect negotiations with the United States over the country’s peaceful nuclear program.

An informed political source has told the Press TV  correspondent that the US is "politically" following the same goal as Israel which is threatening the Islamic Republic with military strikes over its nuclear program.   

Iranian lawmakers have reiterated that the Islamic Republic will not relinquish its nuclear rights under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

The Iranian foreign minister tells US that Tehran will continue its enrichment program.

Hamas says US special envoy Witkoff promised that the US would pressure Israel to end the Gaza blockade and permit humanitarian access within two days of freeing American-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed as “fabricated and baseless” recent media reports that it has proposed direct talks with Washington and that a meeting between the presidents of the two countries is to happen soon.

Iran will only accept concrete guarantees in indirect nuclear talks with the US as repeated American betrayals have shown that US signatures hold no weight, says a senior Iranian lawmaker.