Iran hopes for nuclear talks without 鈥榩olitical pressure鈥�
Iran said Monday it hoped talks on its nuclear programme would be conducted 鈥榓way from political pressure and considerations鈥� ahead of a UN nuclear agency board meeting this week.
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Iran 鈥榗ategorically鈥� denies envoy鈥檚 meeting with Musk
Iran鈥檚 foreign ministry spokesman on Saturday 鈥榗ategorically鈥� denied The New York Times report on Tehran鈥檚 ambassador to the United Nations meeting with United States tech billionaire Elon Musk, state media reported...
IAEA chief tours sensitive Iran nuclear plants
The UN nuclear chief toured two Iranian uranium enrichment plants that have been the focus of Western concern on Friday after Tehran said it was ready to address 鈥榙oubts鈥� about its ambitions.
Israel hits 30 targets in south Beirut
The Israeli military on Thursday said it struck around 30 targets in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a bastion of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, over the past 48 hours...
Iran won鈥檛 negotiate under 鈥榠ntimidation鈥�
Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that Iran will not negotiate under 鈥榠ntimidation鈥� as he held crunch talks with the UN nuclear chief weeks before US president-elect Donald Trump takes office....
Saudi crown prince asks Israel not to attack Iran
Saudi Arabia鈥檚 de facto ruler on Monday called on Israel to respect Iran鈥檚 sovereignty and refrain from attacking Iranian soil, highlighting warming ties between the Middle East rivals.
Fuel shortage forces Iran to impose power cuts in capital, other provinces
Iran is to impose electricity rationing in Tehran and other provinces from Monday because of a shortage of fuel in power stations, the official IRNA news agency said on Sunday.
US announces charges in Iranian plot to assassinate Trump
US prosecutors announced charges on Friday in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former president Donald Trump and a prominent dissident Iranian-American journalist.
Iran urges Trump to change 鈥榤aximum pressure鈥� policy
Iran on Saturday urged US President-elect Donald Trump to reconsider the 鈥榤aximum pressure鈥� policy he pursued against Tehran during his first term.
Trump win a chance for US to reassess wrong policies: Iran
Iran on Thursday called Donald Trump鈥檚 victory in the US presidential election an opportunity for the United States to reassess past 鈥榳rong policies鈥�.
Point of no return
THE ongoing tit-for-tat conflict between Israel and Iran was triggered by a deliberate Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria on April 1, which left 13 people, including...
Iran slams US deployment of B-52 bombers as 鈥榙estabilising鈥�
Iran鈥檚 foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Monday criticised what he called the United States鈥� 鈥榙estabilising presence鈥� after the deployment of B-52 bombers in the region.
Iran leader vows response to Israel after attacks
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader vowed retaliation on Saturday for attacks by Israel, as an Israeli military official confirmed naval commandos seized a suspected Hezbollah operative in a Lebanon raid.
Iran stages rallies to mark 1979 hostage crisis
Iranian demonstrators gathered on Sunday outside the former US embassy in Tehran to mark the anniversary of the 1979 hostage crisis that has for decades shaped relations between...
Israeli strikes hurt Iran, further escalation possible: analysts
While heeding US calls to steer clear of nuclear or oil infrastructure, Israel in its strikes on Iran inflicted severe damage on Iranian air defences and missile capacities and could yet launch...
Iran issues 鈥榮trong protest鈥� after Berlin decision to close consulates
Iran on Thursday summoned the charge d鈥檃ffaires of the German embassy in Tehran to issue a protest after Berlin said it would close three Iranian consulates in Germany.
Iran moves to triple military budget amid Israel tensions
Iran鈥檚 government has proposed tripling its military spending, an official said Tuesday, as tensions with arch-rival Israel rise following recent tit-for-tat missile strikes.
Iran vows to 鈥榬espond firmly鈥� to Israeli strikes
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that Tehran would 鈥榬espond firmly and effectively鈥� to deadly Israeli strikes on military sites over the weekend...
Oil prices fall, global stocks increase
Oil prices tumbled and global stocks mostly rose Monday on relief that Israel鈥檚 strikes on Iran avoided the country鈥檚 energy infrastructure...
Israel pounds Gaza, Lebanon after Iran strikes
Israel bombarded Hezbollah and Hamas targets in Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, with no respite in the conflict one day after its strikes on Iran raised fears of a broader war...
Bangladesh unequivocally condemns Israeli attacks on Iran
Bangladesh on Sunday unequivocally condemned the recent Israeli military strikes on Iran, viewing these actions as a severe violation of Iran鈥檚 sovereignty and a breach of the United Nations Charter and international law...
10 cops killed in Iran attack
At least 10 police officers were killed in a 鈥榯errorist attack鈥� in an area of southeastern Iran long plagued by unrest, local media reported on Saturday.
Nations call for de-escalation, condemn Israel for Iran strike
The US, Britain and the European Union called for 鈥榙e-escalation鈥� after Israel on Saturday hit military targets across Iran in deadly retaliatory strikes as Muslim countries and Russia blamed...
Two dead in Israeli strikes on military targets: Iran
Iran said an Israeli attack targeted military sites in the Islamic republic on Saturday, killing two soldiers, almost a month after Israel vowed to avenge a missile barrage that raised fears of a full-scale Middle East war...
Israel hits Iran military sites
Israel bombed military targets in Iran on Saturday, killing at least two soldiers, fulfilling a vow to avenge a missile barrage and stirring fears of a full-scale Middle East war.
Four executed in Iran over deadly bootleg alcohol
Iranian authorities executed four people on Wednesday who had been convicted of selling contaminated bootleg alcohol that fatally poisoned 17 people in the past year...
US imposes curbs on firms over support of Pakistan, Iran weapons programmes
The United States added more than two dozen entities to a trade blacklist Monday over alleged support of weapons and drone development programs in Pakistan and Iran, and for other...
Iran says neighbours won鈥檛 allow use of their 鈥榮oil or airspace鈥� for attack
Iran鈥檚 neighbours have pledged they will not allow the use of their 鈥榮oil or airspace鈥� for any attack, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday, as Israel weighs a retaliation for the...
US, Iran in 鈥榯ug of war鈥� over Lebanon, analysts say
With Iran-backed Hezbollah on the defensive after a series of heavy Israeli blows, the United States and Iran are locked in a showdown over Lebanon鈥檚 future, analysts said....
