Iran’s currency weakened sharply on Thursday as European nations prepared to trigger the return of United Nations sanctions under the snapback mechanism, deepening economic pressure on the Islamic Republic and adding to uncertainty around its nuclear program.
The government will soon be unable to cover health care expenses, an Iranian parliament member warned on Wednesday, citing rising costs, insurance debts, and an aging population.
An Iranian-American man was sentenced on Tuesday to one year in prison for secretly working with Iranian intelligence to obtain sensitive information on the US aviation and energy sectors.
Iran has launched a clean-up operation at a nuclear-related site in northern Tehran that was struck by Israeli airstrikes in June, in a move that will likely remove evidence of any past nuclear weapons development work, a research group said on Wednesday.
France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the European Union told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio they will trigger the UN snapback sanctions mechanism against Iran on Thursday, Axios reported, citing three sources with direct knowledge.
Iran will join Russia and North Korea at a major military parade in Beijing next week, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, marking a rare public appearance by leaders under Western sanctions.
Unusually strident criticism by a commentator on state media likening dovish politicians calling for diplomacy to hated traitors of early Islamic heroes has stoked a backlash even by prominent conservatives.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister warned on Wednesday that if three European countries move to trigger international sanctions at the United Nations, progress toward resuming the work of nuclear inspectors would be thwarted.
An investigative report by the Sydney Morning Herald citing court documents reveals that gangsters allegedly hired by Iran to carry out anti-Semitic attacks badly bungled their mission, hitting incorrect targets and fleeing when spotted by bystanders.
Allegations by an Iranian official suggesting Russian complicity with Israel in attacks on Iran have sparked debate over the value of Iran’s long-touted strategic partnership with Russia.
At the cost of creating serious water shortages, Iran’s agricultural sector has vastly expanded over recent decades in pursuit of food self-sufficiency and hard currency through exports.
Britain, France and Germany are likely to begin a process to trigger the so-called snapback of international sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program after talks with Tehran yielded little progress, Reuters reported citing sources.
One member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) was killed and another wounded during armed clashes in Sistan-Baluchestan province on Wednesday, the IRGC’s Quds base said in a statement.
Australia’s intelligence agency says it traced money behind last year’s arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, though the young men accused of carrying it out may not have known who was directing them.
The return of IAEA inspectors was approved by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and was for supervising a fuel swap at the Bushehr nuclear plant, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday.
The presence of International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors in Iran is in line with existing legislation, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Wednesday, responding to criticism from some lawmakers.
Another round of conflict with Iran could erupt because military strikes failed to eliminate its nuclear programme, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing a Western diplomat who said recent operations had not resolved the standoff.
Iran’s embassy in London on Wednesday rejected a British media report saying Tehran was prepared to scale back uranium enrichment.
Iran should retaliate against Britain following Australia’s expulsion of Iranian diplomats, the hardline Iranian newspaper Kayhan said on Wednesday in a commentary that linked the Australian action to British influence.
Iranian authorities are hinting at an imminent gasoline price hike in a risky move after a fuel price rise in 2019 sparked nationwide protests which were quashed with deadly force.
The UN nuclear watchdog’s inspectors have returned to Iran after their expulsion during a brief war with Israel and the US, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said Tuesday, amid reports he has been placed under 24/7 protection following Iran's threat to his life.