MOSCOW, October 6. /TASS/. Iran is prepared for prompt resumption of negotiations in Vienna on restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action for the Iranian nuclear program, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a news conference following talks with his
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi ripped into the U.S. in his first U.N. speech, castigating it for its sanctions on Iran, its overseas military interventions and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol building in Washington. “From the Capitol to Kabul,
TEHRAN, September 13. /TASS/. Tehran will soon resume nuclear deal talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said at a press conference on Monday. “The government will resume the Vienna talks in the near
The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Mercer Street off Cape Town, South Africa in 2016. (CNN)Maritime tensions are escalating in the Middle East following the deadly attack on a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire in the Arabian Sea. Two crewmembers, a
Iran has begun the process of producing enriched uranium metal, the U.N. atomic watchdog said on Tuesday, a move that could help it develop a nuclear weapon and that three European powers said threatened talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Iran‘s
The United States said on Sunday it carried out another round of air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria, this time in response to drone attacks by the militia against US personnel and facilities in Iraq. In a statement,
(CNN)President Joe Biden directed military forces to conduct defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region on Sunday evening, according to a news release from the Department of Defense. “The targets were selected
(CNN)The Biden administration is weighing unfreezing $1 billion in Iranian funds that the country could use for humanitarian relief, amid the negotiations for the US to reenter the 2015 nuclear deal and bring Iran back into compliance with its terms. It is not
Iran’s foreign minister met the Yemeni rebel spokesman in Oman on Wednesday, reiterating Tehran’s support for a ceasefire and a return to talks to end the country’s long conflict. Mohammad Javad Zarif‘s comments came a day after Saudi Crown Prince
An American warship fired warning shots when vessels of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a patrol in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday. The Navy released black-and-white footage of the encounter Monday night in international