https://www.tabnak.ir/en/news/7659/irans-irgc-denies-trumps-claim2026-08-17T18:45:35+03:30Iran's IRGC denies Trump's claimwww.tabnak.irenhttps://www.tabnak.ir/media/2c931260ZTp3ZWJwfGY6MjM3ODQzNS5qcGd8ZnVpOjIxNDE2fGw6ZW58djox.webpIran's IRGC denies Trump's claimTABNAK, Aug. 17 – IRGC denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that Washington is holding backchannel talks with the IRGC officials.https://www.tabnak.ir/en/news/7658/iran-proposes-formation-of-persian-speaking-countries-union2026-08-16T09:17:54+03:30Iran proposes formation of Persian-speaking countries' unionwww.tabnak.irenhttps://www.tabnak.ir/media/78cf5a52ZTp3ZWJwfGY6MjM4Mjk3OC5qcGd8ZnVpOjIxNDE1fGw6ZW58djox.webpIran proposes formation of Persian-speaking countries' unionTABNAK, Aug. 16 – Iran's Vice President proposed the formation of a union of Persian-speaking countries and regions in a meeting with Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan.https://www.tabnak.ir/en/news/7657/iran-urges-icrcs-probe-into-fate-of-3-pilots-held-in-qatar2026-08-16T09:06:39+03:30Iran urges ICRC's probe into fate of 3 pilots held in Qatarwww.tabnak.irenhttps://www.tabnak.ir/media/0f97663dZTp3ZWJwfGY6MjM4Mjk1Ny5qcGd8ZnVpOjIxNDE0fGw6ZW58djox.webpIran urges ICRC's probe into fate of 3 pilots held in QatarTABNAK, Aug. 16 – Iran has for the first time publicly said that three Air Force pilots who went missing after a March 2 strike on a US military base in Qatar were captured alive by Qatari forces, with a military official urging the ICRC to investigate their condition and press for their release.