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US Bombs Facilities in Syria Used by Iran-Backed Militia
The U.S. military conducted airstrikes against facilities in eastern Syria that the Pentagon said were used by Iran-backed militia groups, in response to recent attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq
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Iran's Compromise With UN Nuclear Watchdog Buys Time for Negotiations, But Gives Inspectors ‘Less Access'
“There is less access, let’s face it,” IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said of Iran’s nuclear sites after returning from Tehran.
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A U.S.-Iran Deal Is Ultimately Possible Because Iran Needs Money, Analyst Says
The Biden administration last week offered to begin talks with Tehran, but Iran has not agreed and has stressed that the U.S. must lift sanctions first.
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UN Nuclear Chief Says Iran to Grant ‘Less Access' to Program
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says that Iran will begin offering its inspectors “less access” but will still allow the agency to monitor its atomic program.
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Biden Team Takes a Major Step in Offering to Start Talks With Iran as Tehran's Sanctions Deadline Approaches
Iran set a deadline of Feb. 21, vowing that if oil and banking sanctions are not lifted, it will expel the U.N.’s nuclear inspectors from the country.
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Biden's Return to the Iran Nuclear Deal Is Getting Harder by the Day as Tehran's Deadline Approaches
Iran has set a deadline of Feb. 21, vowing that if oil and banking sanctions are not lifted, it will expel the U.N.’s nuclear inspectors from the country.
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Biden Repudiates Trump on Iran, Ready for Talks on Nuke Deal
The Biden administration says it’s ready to join talks with Iran and world powers to discuss a return to the 2015 nuclear deal.
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Iran's Uranium Metal Production Is ‘Most Serious Nuclear Step' to Date, But Deal Can Still Be Saved
Iran has alarmed some in the international community, since a greater quantity of uranium metal could be used to build the core of a nuclear bomb.
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Iran May Pursue Nuclear Weapon if Sanctions Remain, Intel Minister Warns West
Iran’s intelligence minister has warned the West that his country could push for a nuclear weapon if international sanctions remain in place
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Biden Administration Turns Focus to Iran as Secretary of State Blinken Meets With European Allies
Biden’s National Security Council will discuss Iran before Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with the foreign ministers of Germany, France and the U.K.
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Iran State TV Airs Launch of New Satellite-Carrying Rocket
Iranian state TV has aired the launch of the country’s newest satellite-carrying rocket, which it said was able to reach a height of 500 kilometers (310 miles)
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Biden Presses Iran Diplomacy as New Special Envoy Tapped
The Biden administration says it’s going to revamp and enhance diplomacy toward Iran as the U.S. looks at restoring constraints on the country’s nuclear program and reining in its regional ambitions
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Iran Says Production of Enriched Uranium Exceeds Goals
Iranian state TV says Iran has exceeded 17 kilograms of 20% enriched uranium within a month’s time
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Twitter Bans Suspect Iran Account After Post Threatens Trump
Twitter says it’s permanently banned an account that some in Iran believe is linked to the office of the country’s supreme leader, after a posting that seemed to threaten former President Donald Trump
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UN Watchdog Confirms Another Iranian Breach of Nuclear Deal
The United Nations’ atomic watchdog agency says Iran has informed it that the country has begun installing equipment for the production of uranium metal, which would be another violation of the landmark nuclear deal with world powers
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Pompeo Claims Iran is ‘Home Base' for Al Qaeda
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused Iran of actively supporting Al Qaeda, saying the country now serves as a “home base” for the terror group and provides operatives with travel documents and logistical support, NBC News reports. Pompeo’s allegations go well beyond previous statements by U.S. intelligence officials, other foreign governments and terrorism experts, who have described...
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‘A Dangerous Game of Chicken': Iran Sets Up Challenge for Biden With Nuclear Ramp-Up
A recent law passed by Iran’s hawkish Parliament mandates that Iran ramp up its nuclear program on multiple fronts.
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A Year On, Questions Haunt Iran's Downing of Ukrainian Plane
More questions than answers remain about the disaster that killed 176 people on board a Ukrainian jetliner, a year after Iran’s military mistakenly downed the plane with surface-to-air missiles
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Iraq Issues Arrest Warrant for Trump Over Soleimani Killing
Iraq’s judiciary says it has issued an arrest warrant for outgoing President Donald Trump in connection with the killing of an Iranian general and a powerful Iraqi militia leader last year.
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South Korean Tanker Was Boarded by Armed Iran Guard Forces
The owners of a vessel seized by Iran say that armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops stormed a South Korean tanker the day before and forced the ship to travel to Iran