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Iran has almost doubled its stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60 percent to 33.2kg, the UN nuclear watchdog reported Thursday, as talks in Vienna almost over.

Russia’s chief negotiator in the Vienna nuclear talks told reporters that an agreement will be signed in the next few days in the presence of Iranian and US foreign ministers.

A hardliner Iranian lawmaker has reiterated that a good nuclear agreement is one that removes the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) from the list of terrorist organizations.

Saudi Arabia plans to continue "detailed talks" with its rival Iran to reach a satisfactory agreement for both, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has said.

Despite widespread censorship, a report by the Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA says the internet penetration rate has surpassed 122 percent in the country.

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog Rafael Grossi will travel to Tehran on Saturday, to discuss unresolved safeguards issues as nuclear talks reach an endgame.

Iran’s oil production can reach its maximum less than two months after a nuclear deal is reached; Oil Minister Javad Owji was quoted as saying on Thursday.

A Republican member of the US House of Representatives says US envoy for Iran, Rob Malley, may be taking advantage of the Ukraine crisis to give Iran whatever it wants in the Vienna talks.

In a rare glitter of real journalism, news anchor Elmira Sharifi grilled a hardliner lawmaker for his attacks on those who oppose restrictions on social media.

US chief envoy in Iran nuclear talks, Rob Malley, is preparing to lift sanctions imposed on Iranians tied to terrorism, a former State Department official has revealed.

Turkish prosecutors seek a 30-year prison sentence for 11 defendants, including at least one Iranian, charged over an alleged scheme to abduct Mehrdad Abdarbashi, an Iranian military pilot who fled to Turkey rather than serve in Syria.

The Islamic Republic abstained from voting on a UN General Assembly resolution deploring the Russian invasion of Ukraine and urging the immediate withdrawal of the troops.

Fear of uncertainty and possible legal entanglements have made global banks jittery about dealing with Russia, similar to Iran's experience with sanctions.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett Wednesday discussed developments in Ukraine and the Iranian nuclear talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who was visiting Israel.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the Islamic Republic’s position is close to that of Moscow on the issue of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Pundits and media in Iran are still heatedly debating the Russian invasion of Ukraine, West's reaction and Iran's official stance of implied support for Russia.

Renowned Iran human rights advocate and political prisoner Nasrin Sotoudeh describes the Russian invasion of Ukraine as war between democracy and dictatorship.

With the Vienna nuclear talks spilling into March, Tehran’s search for ‘guarantees’ and for ending probes into past nuclear work appear to be sticking points.

Iran’s mission to the United Nations has protested against a “hateful” speech by US Senator Lindsey Graham during his visit to Israel.

Iran's top security official says the "bitter experience" with the United States and “inaction” from the Europeans has made it hard for Iran to trust the other side in Vienna talks.

Iran likely suffered another failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket in recent days attempting to reinvigorate a program criticized by the West.