It has been a few years since the Israeli prime minister chose to “speak directly” to Iranians. From speaking to BBC Persia in 2013 on how he wants the...

The former mayor of Tehran Gholamhossein Karbaschi has been jailed for one year on charges of “insulting Iranian martyrs in Syria”, Arabi21 reported yesterday. Citing Mizan Online, the news...

As Iran sinks deeper into economic crisis, the establishment is scrambling to contain the situation. To illustrate the point, establishment grandees, like Ahmad Jannati, who is chairman of both...

President Donald Trump took steps on Wednesday to loosen limits on when the US government can deploy cyberweapons against adversaries, reversing Obama-era guidelines, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday....

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has admitted he made a mistake in allowing the country’s foreign minister to speak to his US counterpart during negotiations that led to...

Iran’s public prosecutor yesterday rejected a request by Communications Minister, Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi to lift the ban on social media website, Twitter. “Twitter belongs to our American enemies, so...

The first round of what US President Donald Trump called “the most biting sanctions ever imposed” against Tehran went into effect on August 7. “Anyone doing business with Iran...

The UK will face “serious consequences” if it does not side with the US over Iran, warned President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the UK. Writing in a British newspaper,...

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has banned all direct talks with the United States and described an offer by American President Donald Trump for talks as “nothing new”. “I...

Iran yesterday revealed a new generation of short-range ballistic missile in a move aimed at strengthening the republic’s defence capabilities, local media reported. Iranian Defence Minister, Brigadier General Amir...

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi stepped back from his commitment to abide by new US sanctions on Iran on Monday, saying his government would only respect the dollar ban...

Iran will not rein in its influence in the Middle East despite mounting US.pressure on Tehran to curb its regional activities, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Qatar’s al Jazeera TV. “Iran...

Former Iranian interior minister, Abdullah Ramadan Zadeh, called on Friday on his country not to oppose dividing Iraq ahead of the imposition of US sanctions on the Islamic Republic....

Can US President Donald Trump — who has warned his global trading partners not to do business with Iran for the sake of what he tweets in bold caps...

A top Iranian constitutional body has approved measures passed by parliament to bring the country more into line with global money-laundering norms, state media said on Saturday, as Tehran...

Iran and four ex-Soviet nations, including Russia, agreed in principle on Sunday how to divide up the potentially huge oil and gas resources of the Caspian Sea, paving way...

The United States urged Britain on Sunday to ditch its support for a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and instead join forces with Washington to counter the global threat...

Iraq has stopped trading with Iran in the US dollar after Washington imposed economic sanctions on Tehran, according to the country’s central bank on Saturday. The Central Bank of...

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Saturday criticised US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose additional tariffs on Turkey. “Trump’s jubilation in inflicting economic hardship on its NATO ally Turkey...

Iranian border guards killed 11 militants in clashes in northwestern Iran near border with Iraq, according to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Saturday as reported on Anadolu Agency. ...

Companies and banks in Morocco have been warned against trading with Iran following the US’ imposition of sanctions on the Islamic Republic, knowledgeable sources have said. According to a...

Mahmoud Sadeghi, a member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, said on Thursday that Iraq has to pay a $1.1 billion compensation to Iran. Sadeghi wrote on Twitter: “Iraq has...

Populist Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has retained his lead in Iraq’s May parliamentary election, results of a nationwide manual recount of votes announced by the electoral commission showed early...

The Swiss government regrets the “deteriorating” situation regarding sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran, but recommends Swiss firms pursue their business relations with the Islamic Republic on an...

As tensions between Iran and the US continue to mount, American President Donald Trump’s proposal to meet Iranian leaders appeared to be, on the face of it, a de-escalatory...

The Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said his country wants to restore relations with Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, calling for dialogue to confront “extremism” in the...

Iran’s Foreign Minister said on Wednesday that his country appreciates offers to mediate with the United States. Mohammad Javad Zarif told the Persian-language media in Iran that such offers...

Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi said yesterday that President Hassan Rouhani has ordered a joint meeting to be held between his ministry and the...

Iran’s utmost authority Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the Islamic Republic had nothing to be concerned about, a report on his official website said on Wednesday, as the...

The shift in oil market power away from OPEC towards a bilateral relationship between Saudi Arabia and Russia is the culmination of structural changes in oil production over the...

Turkey will continue to commit to its long-term energy trade agreement despite the re-imposition of the United States (US) sanctions, Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Fatih Donmez...

The German finance ministry on Wednesday denied a media report suggesting it would give Iran permission to withdraw 300 million euros ($348 million) in cash from bank accounts held...