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US says Iran has consistently rejected negotiations

US says Iran has consistently rejected negotiations

Iran has repeatedly turned down talks with the Trump administration while Washington keeps the door open for serious dialogue, a State Department spokesperson told Iran International on Thursday.

Iran's Khamenei denies seeking Saudi mediation with US

Iran's Khamenei denies seeking Saudi mediation with US

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Thursday denied reports that Tehran had sought to enlist Riyadh as an intermediary in talks with Washington, saying outreach to President Donald Trump was beneath Iran's dignity.

 Iran says US preconditions render talks impossible for now

Iran says US preconditions render talks impossible for now

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that Tehran remained open to resuming talks with Washington but US preconditions rendered negotiations impossible for now.

Nuclear Program

  • NPT Withdrawal
  • Calls for Building A-Bomb

Iran rebuilding nuclear program, former Mossad official says - HuffPost

Iran is steadily rebuilding its nuclear program and stalled talks with the United States have increased the likelihood of another direct confrontation with Israel, HuffPost Italy reported citing a former senior Mossad official.

Visiting bombed nuclear sites is dangerous, Iran FM says

Iran rebuilding nuclear program, former Mossad official says - HuffPost

Canada says mere IRGC conscription won’t render Iranians inadmissible

Canada told Iran International on Thursday it does not automatically reject Iranian men’s permanent residency applications solely for compulsory IRGC service, after a conscript said he was ruled inadmissible for his involuntary service.

Canada court upholds immigration bar on Iranian over IRGC conscription

Canada says mere IRGC conscription won’t render Iranians inadmissible

Iran denounces Australia’s terror designation for Revolutionary Guards

Iran on Thursday condemned Australia's listing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a state sponsor of terrorism, calling it a politically motivated and unjustified move.

Australia lists Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as state sponsor of terrorism

Iran denounces Australia’s terror designation for Revolutionary Guards
UAE emerges as hub for Iranian funding of Hezbollah - WSJ

UAE emerges as hub for Iranian funding of Hezbollah - WSJ

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) remains a central conduit for Iranian funds reaching Hezbollah despite international sanctions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Anti-drugs body sees Iran, Syria shifting illicit trade to Yemen - AFP

Anti-drugs body sees Iran, Syria shifting illicit trade to Yemen - AFP

Syrian and Iranian drug manufacturers have shifted their activities to Yemen after the overthrow of the Assad dynasty last year, according to a global anti-drug body and a Yemeni official cited by AFP on Thursday.

Local Iraqi officials blame gas field rocket strike on Iran-backed groups

Local Iraqi officials blame gas field rocket strike on Iran-backed groups

Lebanon rejects Iran’s interference over Hezbollah’s future

  • Who Are Eulogists?
  • Khamenei’s Maddahs
  • Political Symbolism
  • State Mourning

At Khamenei HQ in Iran, religious official taunts Trump with nigh death

At an official ceremony in Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's compound on Thursday, a religious official chanted to congregants that US President Donald Trump's death was nigh and that Iran would vanquish Israel.

At Khamenei HQ in Iran, religious official taunts Trump with nigh death
Iran Guards commanders urge stronger Basij role after June war

Iran Guards commanders urge stronger Basij role after June war

Senior Guards commanders cast the Revolutionary Guard's paramilitary Basij force as central to Iran’s response in June’s 12-day war with Israel and pressed for an expanded role for the force at home and in any future confrontation.

UN envoy says US must compensate Iran for 12-day war

UN envoy says US must compensate Iran for 12-day war

Iran’s UN ambassador demanded full compensation from Washington on Wednesday in a letter to the UN leadership, arguing the United States bears responsibility for damage Iran says resulted from joint US-Israeli strikes during June’s 12-day conflict.

Iran says Tehran sonic booms came from MiG-29 on routine mission

Iran says Tehran sonic booms came from MiG-29 on routine mission

Sonic booms heard over Tehran on Tuesday were from Iranian MiG-29 on a routine training flight, the Air Force said, denying any Israeli incursion into the country's air space.

EXCLUSIVE

Iran sought to surveil Israeli embassies in Africa for potential attacks

The Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) recruited a Ugandan construction worker to surveil Israel's embassies in Uganda and Senegal, materials from a European intelligence source reviewed by Iran International indicate.

Iran sought to surveil Israeli embassies in Africa for potential attacks
INSIGHT

Iran parliament speaker eyes political gain from president's economic woes

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is trying to turn Iran’s mounting economic turmoil into political capital, casting himself as a problem-solver while President Massoud Pezeshkian takes political blows for perceived inaction.

INSIGHT

Pezeshkian’s top team unravels under growing pressure

Iran parliament speaker eyes political gain from president's economic woes
OPINION

With city smog and forest fires, even breathing is a political act in Iran

At eleven o’clock each night, Tehran time, my studio, half a world away, seems to inherit the city’s fatigue. The callers gather like silhouettes behind a scrim of static.

Iran bans public entry to forest zones as wildfire threat persists

With city smog and forest fires, even breathing is a political act in Iran

Water tariffs fill budget gaps, not depleted wells, Iranian lawmaker says

An Iranian lawmaker said price-based water policies risk serving as fiscal stopgaps rather than tackling the country’s chronic shortages, urging non-price reforms and stricter controls on water-intensive industry placement before any tariff overhaul.

ANALYSIS

Mismanagement, not drought, pushes Iran toward water bankruptcy

Water tariffs fill budget gaps, not depleted wells, Iranian lawmaker says
ANALYSIS

Iran’s troubled energy sector gets an untested tsar

President Masoud Pezeshkian has drawn fire over his decision to hand leadership over a crucial new energy body tasked with confronting an acute power crisis to a bureaucrat with no background in the sector.

Iran introduces limited gas price rise in sensitive political move

Iran’s troubled energy sector gets an untested tsar
EXCLUSIVE

Iranian-American mother detained for two months in Tehran, US confirms

A 70-year-old American-Iranian mother has been detained in Iran for two months, the State Department confirmed to Iran International, with her political dissident son saying the move aimed to silence him.

ICE releases Iranian professor at University of Oklahoma

Iranian-American mother detained for two months in Tehran, US confirms

Spotlight

  • Arash Sohrabi

    At Khamenei HQ in Iran, religious official taunts Trump with nigh death

    Arash Sohrabi

  • Behrouz Turani

    Iran parliament speaker eyes political gain from president's economic woes

    Behrouz Turani

  • Mojtaba Pourmohsen

    Iran sought to surveil Israeli embassies in Africa for potential attacks

    Mojtaba Pourmohsen

  • Kambiz Hosseini

    With city smog and forest fires, even breathing is a political act in Iran

    Kambiz Hosseini

  • Azadeh Akbari

    Iranian-American mother detained for two months in Tehran, US confirms

    Azadeh Akbari

  • Roozbeh Eskandari

    Mismanagement, not drought, pushes Iran toward water bankruptcy

    Roozbeh Eskandari

Editors' Pick

  • Water tariffs fill budget gaps, not depleted wells, Iranian lawmaker says

    Water tariffs fill budget gaps, not depleted wells, Iranian lawmaker says

  • Pezeshkian’s top team unravels under growing pressure

    Pezeshkian’s top team unravels under growing pressure

  • Iran crude piles up at sea as Chinese demand slows, Kpler data show

    Iran crude piles up at sea as Chinese demand slows, Kpler data show

  • Iranian president met Uber CEO during New York visit - magazine

    Iranian president met Uber CEO during New York visit - magazine

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Canada court upholds immigration bar on Iranian over IRGC conscription

Canada court upholds immigration bar on Iranian over IRGC conscription

Iran says Tehran sonic booms came from MiG-29 on routine mission

Iran says Tehran sonic booms came from MiG-29 on routine mission

Iranian-American mother detained for two months in Tehran, US confirms
EXCLUSIVE

Iranian-American mother detained for two months in Tehran, US confirms

Recognition of Israel ‘impossible under Khamenei,’ adviser’s son says - FT

Recognition of Israel ‘impossible under Khamenei,’ adviser’s son says - FT

Iran sought to surveil Israeli embassies in Africa for potential attacks
EXCLUSIVE

Iran sought to surveil Israeli embassies in Africa for potential attacks

In Case You Missed It

Iranian president met Uber CEO during New York visit - magazine

President Masoud Pezeshkian held a meeting with Iranian-born Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi during his trip to New York in September for the UN General Assembly, reform-leaning Tehran-based magazine Agahi-e No reported on Tuesday.

Iranian pro-government users apologize as X unmasks internet privileges

Iran’s Central Bank ordered to slash four zeros from national currency

Iranian president met Uber CEO during New York visit - magazine
SPECIAL REPORT

'Charming Kitten' exposed: spy unit led Iran’s surveillance for deadly plots

INSIGHT

Shuttering of 'deviant' Tehran Design Week leaves its backers crestfallen

INSIGHT

'We Defend Our Iran': new state curriculum inculcates martial pride

Tehran Insider

The Iran that never trends
TEHRAN INSIDER

The Iran that never trends

The Iran projected on social media these days—brunch parties, rooftop concerts, fashion shows—is real, but only as a tiny fragment of the country’s reality, where most ordinary people struggle to make ends meet.

Revolutionary road: a family row captures Iran's political gridlock
TEHRAN INSIDER

Revolutionary road: a family row captures Iran's political gridlock

This week marked the anniversary of a vast Berlin rally in October 2022 gathering tens of thousands filled in solidarity with Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom protest movement—a day that now feels almost impossibly distant.

'What foreign policy?': Iranians lament Tehran’s snub of Trump Gaza summit
TEHRAN INSIDER

'What foreign policy?': Iranians lament Tehran’s snub of Trump Gaza summit

TEHRAN INSIDER

Freedom's courtyard: how artists created a space safe from toxic politics

Eye for Iran Podcast

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PODCAST

Israel’s attacks on Iran changed everything — or did they?

Iran’s nuclear strategy has entered an ambiguous new phase, said veteran non-proliferation expert Mark Fitzpatrick, and Israel’s attacks in June could have left intact Tehran's ability to pivot toward a bomb if it so chose.

PODCAST

Israel’s push for Tehran's downfall by 2029 is mere rhetoric, expert says

PODCAST

Iran edges toward urban water collapse

Israel’s attacks on Iran changed everything — or did they?
PODCAST

From guns to votes: Iran-backed Iraqi militias may be about to transform

PODCAST

A free Palestine would undermine Tehran’s power, Gaza activists say

PODCAST

‘Nothing to lose': unbowed Iran may opt for war, ex-Israeli envoy says

Environment

Iran turns to heavy mazut fuel despite worsening air pollution

Iran has started burning mazut, a heavy fuel oil, at several power plants despite worsening air pollution, Fars News reported on Sunday, signalling a renewed reliance on high-sulphur feedstock as winter demand rises and smog intensifies.

Cloud seeding starts in Iran as drought spurs public rain prayers

Rainfall triggers flooding in western Iran after months of severe drought

Iran turns to heavy mazut fuel despite worsening air pollution

Iran minister sees Persian Gulf water as an option if the crisis deepens

Iran’s central plateau could be depopulated over water crisis, academic warns

Tehran faces nightly water cuts as rationing begins without notice

United States

  • Iran's Khamenei denies seeking Saudi mediation with US

    Iran's Khamenei denies seeking Saudi mediation with US

  • Iran condemns US ‘bullying’ of Venezuela

  • Iran vows to boycott US World Cup draw over rejected visas

  • ICE releases Iranian professor at University of Oklahoma

Iran Nuclear

  • US says Iran has consistently rejected negotiations

    US says Iran has consistently rejected negotiations

  • Iran says US preconditions render talks impossible for now

  • Visiting bombed nuclear sites is dangerous, Iran FM says

  • Iran is ready to negotiate but US wants to dictate, foreign minister says

Military

  • Iran rebuilding nuclear program, former Mossad official says - HuffPost

    Iran rebuilding nuclear program, former Mossad official says - HuffPost

  • Iran denounces Australia’s terror designation for Revolutionary Guards

  • Drones helped locate Iran missile launchers during June war, Israeli firm says

  • Australia lists Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as state sponsor of terrorism

Society

  • Iran lawmakers urge action over Tabriz hospital chemo drug scandal

    Iran lawmakers urge action over Tabriz hospital chemo drug scandal

  • Iranian pro-government users apologize as X unmasks internet privileges

  • Israel hosts first Iranian film festival on Gaza frontier

  • New X location feature fuels dispute over unequal internet access in Iran

Human Rights

  • Canada says mere IRGC conscription won’t render Iranians inadmissible

    Canada says mere IRGC conscription won’t render Iranians inadmissible

  • Iranian-American mother detained for two months in Tehran, US confirms

  • At least 110 women killed in Iran over past year, rights group says

  • Prisoners report organized drug trafficking network in Iran's jails

Iran Sanctions

  • Iran crude piles up at sea as Chinese demand slows, Kpler data show

    Iran crude piles up at sea as Chinese demand slows, Kpler data show

  • US Treasury hits Iran's shadow oil trade with sweeping sanctions

  • US Representative says bipartisan bill will squeeze Iran oil trade

  • US lawmakers urge probe into China’s missile fuel precursor supplies to Iran

Mideast Crisis

  • UAE emerges as hub for Iranian funding of Hezbollah - WSJ

    UAE emerges as hub for Iranian funding of Hezbollah - WSJ

  • Local Iraqi officials blame gas field rocket strike on Iran-backed groups

  • UN envoy says US must compensate Iran for 12-day war

  • Lebanon rejects Iran’s interference over Hezbollah’s future

Economy & Environment

  • With city smog and forest fires, even breathing is a political act in Iran

    With city smog and forest fires, even breathing is a political act in Iran

  • Water tariffs fill budget gaps, not depleted wells, Iranian lawmaker says

  • Iran bans public entry to forest zones as wildfire threat persists

  • Iran’s troubled energy sector gets an untested tsar

Iran Protests

  • Iran's adversaries trying to target Khamenei, intelligence minister says

    Iran's adversaries trying to target Khamenei, intelligence minister says

  • Anatomy of a massacre, and the mothers who refuse to let November end

  • Thousands of Iran energy workers protest low pay, poor conditions

  • British activist Tommy Robinson pledges to burn Khamenei's image

Diplomacy

  • Iran opens case over ex-MP’s remarks on Riyadh mediation

    Iran opens case over ex-MP’s remarks on Riyadh mediation

  • Trump authorized Saudi crown prince to manage US-Iran dialogue - Al-Akhbar

  • Iran foreign ministry pushes back on claims of US outreach via Saudi Arabia

  • The end of mediation: snapback turned the page on Iran-Europe relations

Domestic Politics

  • At Khamenei HQ in Iran, religious official taunts Trump with nigh death

    At Khamenei HQ in Iran, religious official taunts Trump with nigh death

  • Iran Guards commanders urge stronger Basij role after June war

  • Iran parliament speaker eyes political gain from president's economic woes

  • Recognition of Israel ‘impossible under Khamenei,’ adviser’s son says - FT

Iran Insights

  • 'We will see' : Trump’s tentative nod meets Tehran’s hardened terms

    'We will see' : Trump’s tentative nod meets Tehran’s hardened terms

  • Haunted by 2019 protests, Tehran avoids fuel price hike

  • Shuttering of 'deviant' Tehran Design Week leaves its backers crestfallen

  • 'We Defend Our Iran': new state curriculum inculcates martial pride