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Oil prices fell sharply on Thursday as signs of progress in US-Iran nuclear negotiations and an unexpected rise in US crude inventories raised concerns about a potential supply glut.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran had “sort of agreed” to American terms in ongoing nuclear negotiations, suggesting a breakthrough in the long-running standoff may be imminent.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a fiery response on Wednesday to his American counterpart’s speech in Riyadh the previous day in which Donald Trump accused Iran’s leaders of mismanagement and destabilizing the Middle East.

A large bloc of Congressional Republicans is urging US President Donald Trump to maintain a hardline stance on Iran, calling in an open letter signed by more than 200 lawmakers for the complete dismantling of Iran's uranium enrichment technology.

When US President Donald Trump torched Iran’s leadership in a long speech in front of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince in Riyadh on Tuesday, he likely didn’t anticipate how warmly his words would resonate with many Iranians—or perhaps he did.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei issued one of his strongest denunciations of the West and Israel in recent months, vowing that the Islamic Republic would continue to confront what he described as Western-backed “savagery and bloodshed.”

President Donald Trump’s high-profile trip to Saudi Arabia has drawn renewed attention to the often fraught relationship between the Middle East’s main heavyweights: Sunni Saudi Arabia and its Shi'ite rival Iran.

Iran’s Expediency Council has conditionally approved the country’s accession to the Palermo Convention, one of the two key legislative items tied to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards aimed at addressing money laundering and terrorism financing.

Iran’s parliament warned on Wednesday that any perceived infringement by the UN's nuclear watchdog on its nuclear rights, including the right to enrich uranium up to 93%, would be met with backlash.

Hardliners in Tehran are pushing back against the broader optimism surrounding talks with Washington, insisting that the negotiations are going nowhere and merely dragging on to avoid collapse.

US President Donald Trump told Persian Gulf leaders on Wednesday that Iran must end its support for what he called Tehran's proxy forces and cease its nuclear weapons ambitions if it hopes to reach a deal with Washington.

Iran’s judiciary has agreed to review a death sentence against controversial underground singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, following a legal petition and calls for clemency by Iranian celebrities.

The United States on Tuesday introduced fresh sanctions against a shipping network it says has sent millions of barrels of Iranian oil to China, a day after Iran International reported on its activities citing confidential business documents.

The fourth round of indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington ended without a breakthrough but preserved a fragile diplomatic opening on the eve of President Donald Trump’s visit to Iran’s Arab neighbors.

Speaking before Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other top Saudi and US officials, President Donald Trump spent much of a lengthy speech on Tuesday criticizing Iran while urging a deal over its disputed nuclear program.

As Iran grapples with a worsening electricity crisis, the government has resolved to prioritize power supply to industries, sacrificing residential comfort and daily public services in a bid to avert economic collapse.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said any indirect negotiations with the United States will proceed in full coordination with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and reaffirmed that Iran will not retreat from its core principles.

Ethiopia and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding in early May to enhance cooperation between their national police forces on intelligence sharing, cross-border crime, and security training—an effort analysts say bolsters Tehran’s growing influence in the Horn of Africa.

Iran’s nuclear chief said that the country’s nuclear industry will not be subject to any form of negotiation or compromise, describing it as a pillar of national power.

US President Donald Trump made a u-turn on his campaign against the Iran-backed Houthi militia after huge financial losses and American casualties became impossible to justify, according to the New York Times.

The US military is replacing its B-2 bombers with B-52s at a base in the Indo-Pacific that was seen as being in an ideal location to operate in the Middle East, Reuters reported on Monday citing US officials.