Any new nuclear deal must meet what Iran describes as fair and balanced terms, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday, after a call with European ministers who urged Tehran to return to talks before the end of August or face the possible return of UN sanctions.
Iran has intelligence indicating that the United States is using diplomatic overtures as cover for military preparations, state TV reported citing an unnamed Iranian official who said Tehran should prepare for conflict instead of engaging in talks.
A US professor has been suspended following comments publicly calling for Iran to carry out a "symbolic strike" on a US military base in response to recent attacks on the country’s main nuclear facilities.
Democratic lawmakers have demanded a formal reckoning of the costs and results of a surprise US attack on Iranian nuclear sites last month with mixed success, as misgivings with the strikes persists in some quarters of Congress.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Iran's nuclear program had been dealt an irreparable blow by US attacks last month and that he was in no rush to resume negotiations with Tehran despite its alleged eagerness.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday signed a nuclear cooperation deal with Bahrain and in an apparent reference to Iran said Washington was ready to back peaceful nuclear programs which do not menace neighbors.
Iran’s parliament on Wednesday demanded that the government halt all new negotiations with the United States unless strict preconditions are met, citing what lawmakers called Washington’s use of diplomacy as cover for military escalation.
The United States is in no hurry to enter talks with Iran, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, pointing to last month’s American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities as a source of leverage.
The FBI on Tuesday added three alleged Iranian intelligence officials including Tehran's current ambassador to Pakistan to its Most Wanted list over their alleged role in the disappearance of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who is believed to be dead.
Defection from within Iran’s armed forces could become a serious threat to the Islamic Republic—but only if defectors are given protection, a clear pathway to safety, and a structure they can trust, experts told Iran International.
Iran could boost its uranium enrichment to 90%, weapons-grade level, and consider exiting the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if European powers move to trigger the UN snapback sanctions mechanism, Tasnim News reported on Tuesday.
France, Britain, and Germany will activate the United Nations snapback mechanism against Iran by the end of August if no tangible progress is made on a nuclear deal by then, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday.
An Iranian doctoral student arrested in Louisiana following US airstrikes on Iran must be released and protected from deportation, a federal magistrate judge ruled on Monday, the New York Times reported.
Iran’s nuclear program was a threat to the United States, US Senator Cynthia Lummis told Iran International, adding that last month's US attacks against Iranian nuclear facilities were further justified by Tehran's avowed hostility.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Iranians abroad in an open letter on Monday that Tehran was determined to mend fences abroad through diplomacy and fix its economy, weeks after a punishing conflict with Israel and the United States.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged Iranian officials to accept a nuclear agreement that would ban uranium enrichment, a key US demand in any future talks, Axios reported Saturday citing multiple sources.
Recent satellite imagery shows Iran has not begun recovery or excavation work at key nuclear tunnel entrances at the Isfahan complex, where enriched uranium is believed to be stored, analysts from the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) said Friday.
The Islamic Republic may have suffered a punishing blow in the recent 12-day war but has not backed down and may resort to assassinations, former White House official Michael Doran told Eye for Iran.
Tucker Carlson's interview with Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian was all Tehran could wish for, experts told Iran International: a global stage, no pushback, and a direct line to Donald Trump’s base.
The US President and Secretary of Defense said the military operation targeting three nuclear sites in Iran sent a strong message to the world, including US adversaries.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran has requested negotiations with Washington and expressed his willingness to lift sanctions “at the right time.”
A religious decree or fatwa issued by two senior Iranian clerics calling for the killing of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly gained support from about 10 other clerics and attracted alleged fundraising online.