Iran

Iran said on Saturday it had imposed sanctions on 61 more Americans, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, for backing an Iranian dissident group, as months of talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal are at an impasse.Others…

Rival regional powers Iran and Saudi Arabia resumed talks in the Iraqi capital after they were suspended in March, Iran's semi-official Nour News reported on Saturday. There was no confirmation from Saudi Arabia or Iraq on the resumption…

The Government of National Accord's Foreign Minister Mohammed Siala met with Iranian ambassador to Libya Mohamed Reza Shibani to address pressing issues and joint cooperation between their respective governments.Shibani expressed his…

According to reports by UN experts, Iran is suspected of supplying forces affiliated with the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya with heavy weapons.An analysis of photos of four anti-tank missiles in Libya found that one “had…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday approved the deployment of U.S. forces to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air defenses after an attack on the kingdom’s oil infrastructure that has been blamed on Iran.Speaking at the Pentagon, Defense…

The Pentagon has said US troops are being deployed to Saudi Arabia to defend American interests from "emergent credible threats". The BBC reported.  The move comes amid heightened tensions with Iran over the safety of shipping lanes in…

Iran has announced it will break a limit set on uranium enrichment, in breach of the landmark 2015 deal designed to curb its nuclear ambitions.Iran's Deputy foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said Iran still wanted to salvage the deal but…

US military cyber forces launched a strike against Iranian military computer systems on Thursday as President Donald Trump backed away from plans for a more conventional military strike in response to Iran's downing of a U.S. surveillance…

A US military surveillance drone has been shot down by Iranian forces while flying over the Strait of Hormuz.Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said the drone had violated Iranian airspace. But US military said it had been…

Leaders from Russia, Turkey and Iran have descended on the Black Sea city of Sochi to discuss ways of ending Syria’s near-eight-year civil war.Meanwhile, hostile talk is emerging from a meeting of the US and its allies in Warsaw,…

Japan qualified to the 2019 Asian Cup final thanks to a 3-0 win over Iran, though there was more than a hint of controversy about their victory.Yuya Osako's brace helped Japan beat pre-tournament favourites Iran 3-0 and book…

The United States expects economic sanctions that it is re-imposing on Iran this week to further cripple the Iranian economy and will aggressively enforce the measures, senior U.S. administration officials said on Monday.The so-called…

The European Commission is proposing that EU governments make direct money transfers to Iran’s central bank to avoid U.S. penalties, an EU official said, in what would be the most forthright challenge to Washington’s newly reimposed…

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Tuesday of “severe consequences” for the U.S. should it withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, a step President Donald Trump has indicated he will take if certain changes to the agreement are not made.…

Iranian state TV reported citing aviation official that the crashed aircraft was heading from the city of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Turkey's most populous city of Istanbul.According to the Iranian News Agency Tasnim, a…

Iranian oil tanker catches fire after collision off China's eastern coast, 32 crew members missing f exploding and sinking, Chinese state media reported Monday, as authorities from three countries struggled to find its 32 missing crew…

Iran's supreme leader has accused the country's enemies of stirring days of protests that have claimed at least 22 lives.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was speaking for the first time since clashes between protesters and security forces…

Iran's government has told people to avoid "illegal gatherings" after two days of angry anti-establishment protests in the country.Tens of Iranians have been arrested in protests over corruption and living standards, according to…

Iraq plans to take control of the borders of its autonomous Kurdistan region “in coordination” with Iran and Turkey, the Iraqi Defence Ministry said on Friday.The statement did not give more detail or indicate specifically whether…