US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Republican lawmakers are preparing legislation that would impose sweeping sanctions on countries conducting business with Russia, with Iran potentially included in the scope of the measures.
US Central Command on Sunday accused Iran of violating international law after confirming that Iranian forces seized a Marshall Islands–flagged tanker in international waters in the Strait of Hormuz last week.
Tehran is prepared for another round of conflict, Iran’s foreign minister said, warning that foreign powers must choose between the path of nuclear diplomacy set out in the 2015 deal and the 12-day war that erupted in June.
US President Donald Trump said Iran now wants to negotiate a deal after the US strikes on its nuclear sites in June, arguing that renewed US military strength had changed Tehran’s stance.
A senior member in Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's office said on Thursday that Iran's leader views talks with the United States as acceptable if they mitigate threats to the country and advanced its interests.
Syria will help the US take on Iran’s Guards and Hezbollah as part of a sharp turn in its ties with Washington, US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said on Thursday in a post on his X.
Iran has yet to allow UN inspectors to visit nuclear sites hit by Israeli and US airstrikes in June, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a confidential report on Wednesday, saying verification of Tehran’s enriched uranium “long overdue.”
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told the Washington Post his government has expelled Iranian and Hezbollah forces from Syria and is ready for a new phase of ties with the United States.
Iran’s nuclear negotiations have long served to buy time for building atomic weapons, prominent Tehran-based political commentator Sadegh Zibakalam said in a debate published on Tuesday.
Conflicting narratives from Iranian officialdom on negotiations with the United States may indicate a sort of organized chaos aimed at prolonging diplomatic theater without any real intention of reaching a resolution.
Two Iranians deported in an unprecedented deportation flight from the United States to Tehran in September were quoted by the New York Times on Tuesday as saying they were abused during their ordeal and feared for their lives.
The US is trying to set up military bases near Iran’s southern port on the Gulf of Oman to tighten control over regional energy and trade routes, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday.
Iran accused the United States of sending mixed signals on reviving nuclear talks, saying the June strikes on its nuclear facilities war undermined ongoing diplomacy and efforts toward a peaceful agreement.
Iran exported more than 2.2 million barrels of crude oil per day in October, marking its highest level since 2018 when US President Donald Trump launched his so-called maximum pressure campaign against Tehran, data from shipping trackers show.
The United States on Monday suspended sanctions on Syria for 180 days except for certain transactions involving Iran and Russia, according to a statement by the Treasury.
Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday there is currently no possibility of resuming negotiations with the United States, citing what he described as a lack of constructive behavior from Washington.
Iran-backed militias in Iraq are looking to consolidate the grip they won by force of arms on the fragile country's politics with gains in parliamentary elections next month, experts told Eye for Iran podcast.
The US State Department on Friday condemned Iran's arrest of leading political prisoner Mostafa Tajzadeh who was on a furlough to attend his brother's funeral, urging Tehran to focus on improving its people's lives.
US President Donald Trump has rolled over an annual declaration of a US national emergency on Iran according to a statement published on Friday on the Federal Register.
Iran has approached Washington to ask whether US sanctions could be lifted, US President Donald Trump told the leaders of the C5+1 Central Asian countries at the White House on Thursday.
Zohran Mamdani’s stomping win in New York’s mayoral race drew starkly different reactions in Iran, with views on the first Muslim to run America’s largest city reflecting a bitterly divided political landscape.
The United States Treasury on Thursday imposed sanctions on a network of alleged Hezbollah financiers it says channelled tens of millions of dollars from Iran into Lebanon this year.