US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites forestalled their potential push toward a bomb but a deal must be reached to guarantee Tehran will not go nuclear, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Joel Rubin told Iran International.
Talks on a prisoner swap between Iran and France were in their final stage, state media reported late Thursday, and potentially involve French detainees in Iran and an Iranian woman jailed in Paris.
UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi is “a Mossad agent” who should be arrested if he visits Tehran, Iranian lawmaker Javad Hosseini-Kia said on Wednesday, as Grossi and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi signed a cooperation deal in Cairo.
Israel’s strike in Doha targeting senior Hamas leaders has given Tehran a chance to present itself as the true defender of Arab sovereignty and Palestinian resistance.
France, Britain and the United Kingdom on Wednesday said they were alarmed by the lack of clarity on Iran's stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium and that Tehran must show not claim if it wanted to avoid more sanctions.
Iran said on Wednesday its new agreement with the UN nuclear watchdog does not currently allow inspectors into nuclear sites and will only move to define any access in later talks, adding the accord’s survival depends on Western powers refraining from restoring UN sanctions.
China and Russia welcomed Iran’s deal with the UN nuclear watchdog to resume inspections, with Beijing calling it a positive step to ease tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program and Moscow urging European powers to halt their move to reimpose UN sanctions.
The so-called “Look East” strategy has become the latest point of contention in Tehran's fractious politics, with conservatives presenting it as a shield against Western isolation and reformists warning it risks overreliance on unreliable partners.
Facing a grinding crisis and mounting calls at home to change course before disaster strikes, Iran’s rulers still speak in a language that suggests they prefer the risks of war to the uncertainties of reform.
South Korea, the rotating president of the United Nations Security Council this month, has finalized a draft resolution that would permanently lift international sanctions on Iran but is unlikely to be adopted, Reuters reported on Monday citing diplomats.
Iran’s Supreme Leader has sought Qatar’s mediation with the West as Tehran signals rare flexibility on its enriched uranium as part of efforts to avert UN sanctions snapback, multiple sources told Iran International.
Iran has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief to denounce US and Israeli attacks on its nuclear facilities, ahead of a planned meeting between Rafael Grossi and Iran's foreign minister in Cairo.
Amir Mousawi, a former Iranian diplomat and defense ministry adviser whose abduction in Egypt had earlier been confirmed by Tehran, wrote on X that he has returned to Iraq.
Former Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday called for direct talks with the United States and proposed opening stand-alone US and Iranian interest sections, saying Donald Trump could frame such a move as a legacy achievement.
Iran has taken steps toward beginning negotiations with the United States in parallel with talks with the UN nuclear watchdog, the state-linked daily Farhikhtegan reported on Monday.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Tehran is committed to Islamic unity and has no disputes with other Muslim nations, urging countries in the region to resist efforts by outside powers to sow division.
Australia’s decision to expel the Islamic Republic's ambassador to Canberra was an unjustified move to please Israel, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman told Australian broadcaster Channel 9, blaming what he called a Mossad plot.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Venezuelan counterpart YvánGil Pinto discussed bilateral ties and recent US military activity in the Caribbean in a phone call, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.
Britain, France and Germany made a big mistake by triggering the snapback to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran, but Iran would be ready for an agreement if the Europeans reverse course, the Iranian foreign minister wrote in an opinion piece for The Guardian.
Tehran risks sliding back into comprehensive multilateral isolation by the end of September, with the deadline for the return of UN sanctions fast approaching and Washington mulling restrictions on Iranian officials at this month’s General Assembly
Dozens of Iranians seeking German visas have staged weekly protests outside Berlin’s consulate in Tehran, Shargh reported on Saturday, saying their applications have been frozen since June’s 12-day war with Israel.
A senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader has compared US President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler, accusing him of repeating Nazi Germany’s belligerent path and warning it will not end well for Washington.