https://www.scmp.com/rss/524446/feed The latest news and updates on Ali Shamkhani, a distinguished Iranian military officer and politician. Born in 1955, he rose through the ranks of both the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the regular military, holding the rank of Rear Admiral. He served as Minister of Revolutionary Guards and notably as the longest-serving Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics. From 2013 to 2023, he was a key figure in Iran’s security apparatus. Currently, he is a member of the Expediency... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters Ali Shamkhani, who taunted Israel after ⁠being pulled alive from the rubble of his Tehran home ⁠following a strike in June 2025, has survived at the centre of Iranian policymaking during ⁠its most testing military confrontations and diplomatic endeavours. The 70-year-old former Revolutionary Guard commander is a trusted adviser to Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a high-stakes stand-off with the US that could determine whether the Islamic Republic, born from revolution in 1979, survives... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3344639/who-ali-shamkhani-face-irans-wartime-resistance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3344639/who-ali-shamkhani-face-irans-wartime-resistance?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:14:14 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump held talks with Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to discuss renewed US nuclear talks with Iran, and said he told the Israeli prime minister that negotiations with Tehran would continue to see if a deal could be reached. Netanyahu had been expected to push for Trump to ‌widen talks with Iran beyond its nuclear programme to include limits on Tehran’s missile arsenal and other security threats. In their seventh meeting since Trump returned to office last year, Netanyahu –... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3343238/trump-insists-netanyahu-he-will-continue-talks-iran-seek-nuclear-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3343238/trump-insists-netanyahu-he-will-continue-talks-iran-seek-nuclear-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:59:20 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Oman over Tehran’s nuclear programme on Friday, months after America bombed Iran’s uranium enrichment sites and just weeks following nationwide protests that convulsed the Islamic Republic. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the talks as “a very good start” even as the parties met Oman’s top diplomat at different times at a palace on the outskirts of the country’s capital, Muscat. Both Araghchi and the Omanis described the talks... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3342722/oman-mediates-iran-us-nuclear-talks-amid-tensions-and-trumps-threats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3342722/oman-mediates-iran-us-nuclear-talks-amid-tensions-and-trumps-threats?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:17:59 +0000 Reuters Reuters US ‌President Donald Trump urged Iran on Wednesday to come to the table and make a deal on nuclear weapons or the next US ‍attack would be far worse. Tehran responded with a threat to strike back against the United States, Israel and those who support them. “Hopefully Iran will quickly ‘Come to the Table’ and negotiate a fair and equitable deal – NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS – one that is good for all parties. Time is running out, it is truly of the essence!” Trump wrote on social media. Amid a build-up... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3341600/trump-warns-iran-make-nuclear-deal-or-next-attack-will-be-far-worse?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3341600/trump-warns-iran-make-nuclear-deal-or-next-attack-will-be-far-worse?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:07:10 +0000