Syria is an important destination for Shiite pilgrims, and has continued to welcome visitors from Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon during the conflict. However, European tourists —a constant before fighting started in 2011 — have not been visiting for a decade.

Rafael Grossi told a quarterly meeting of the agency's board that his talks in Tehran were "inconclusive", despite being "constructive". Grossi had sought to tackle constraints put on IAEA inspections earlier this year.

The landmark nuclear deal was torpedoed in 2018 by then US president Donald Trump's unilateral decision to withdraw Washington from it and impose a punishing sanctions regime. Iran has since stepped away from many of its commitments, but the administration of US President Joe Biden has advocated a return to...

Bahrain has been hit by waves of unrest since 2011, when security forces crushed protests demanding a constitutional monarchy and an elected prime minister.

Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency was expected to meet Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Atomic Energy Organization chief Mohammad Eslami, who is also one of Iran's vice presidents.

Iran and Azerbaijan will sign agreements for cooperation in various energy sectors soon, according to Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji.

A regional economic bloc must be formed and includes Iraq, Turkey and Iran to become a regional power that allows it to compete with economic groupings around the world, said Muhammad Hanoun, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce at the Iraqi-Turkish Business Forum for Investment and Contracting.

Unidentified assailants torched the office front of an ultraconservative Iranian lawmaker whose recent comments on deadly anti-government protests in 2019 caused an outcry, local media reported Saturday.

The United States warned Saturday it was capable of deploying "overwhelming force" in the Middle East as it faced questions about its willingness to use its military power in the region.

An IAEA report, which said Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium is in excess of the limit laid down in the 2015 nuclear deal, will be discussed during the IAEA's Board of Governors, scheduled for next week with diplomats preparing to revive the deal.

The law renders reproductive screening optional, imposes restrictions on abortion and limits access to contraception

Iran has invited the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency for talks after the UN official expressed concern over a lack of contact with Iranian authorities, Tehran said Monday. UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi "has been invited" to Tehran and a visit date has been put forward, foreign...

Iran's footballers feel they are being taken for granted by their national federation. They have complained that they have not received new shirts for a year now.

The visit is widely seen as a sign of regional efforts to end Assad's diplomatic isolation as Syria grapples with a spiralling economic crisis.

Oman and Iran have discussed ways to promote trade relations between the private sector in the two countries as well as cooperation in the field of medical tourism. They also reviewed the preparations to organize the first virtual exhibition between the Sultanate and Iran. Talks were held between Ridha Juma...

Iran said Monday any new talks with Saudi Arabia will depend on Riyadh's willingness to move ahead and be more "serious" to ease tensions after a five-year rift. The regional powers have been engaged in talks since April with the aim of improving ties, with four rounds of discussions taking...

Iran on Sunday said it condemned a drone attack targeting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi and urged "vigilance to foil plots aimed at the security and development" of his country. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Said Khatibzadeh directed blame at the United States.

Tehran has said the world powers should not exceed the bounds of the 2015 deal they are seeking to revive. The deal was between Iran and five world powers other than Russia: Britain, China, France, Germany and the US.

The dispute pertains to an incident from last week involving a Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker in the Sea of Oman.

The indirect negotiations in Vienna come amid mounting pressure on Iran, with Western nations warning that the clerical state's nuclear work is advancing to dangerous levels and Israel threatening to attack. EU envoy Enrique Mora, who led six rounds of talks earlier this year, will again chair the November 29...

Israeli air strikes hit positions held by the Syrian government and its pro-Iranian allies near Damascus overnight, a war monitor said on Wednesday.

Iran's foreign minister has tested positive for Covid, local media reported, at a key moment in diplomatic efforts to revive a nuclear agreement with major powers.

The accord between Iran and six world powers to find a long-term solution to the crisis over its nuclear program has been moribund since former US president Donald Trump walked out in May 2018.

An Iranian general has said Israel and the United States were likely to have been behind a cyber attack that interrupted the distribution of fuel at service stations. In July, Iran's transportation ministry said a "cyber disruption" had affected its computer systems and website.

Cyberattacks by Iranian spies have become more sophisticated and have intensified against Arab countries, say industry experts.

A hacking group known as Black Shadow claimed responsibility for the attack.

The sanctions boosted pressure on Iran ahead of the reopening of negotiations on the country's nuclear program. The sanctions came nine days after an attack on a US military base in Al-Tanf in Syria that involved drones, and two days after Iran said it would return to talks to revive...

Among 4,300 fuel stations across the country, at present 1,450 are connected to the central fuel distribution system that provides subsidized fuel to motorists. A further 2,350 stations were delivering unsubsidized fuel.  

Women were able to watch a game at the 80,000-seat Azadi stadium in October 2019, when Iran thrashed Cambodia 14-0.

Iran held six rounds of indirect negotiations in Vienna with President Joe Biden's administration on returning to the 2015 deal.

Details of the attack and its source are under investigation, state TV added, without giving further details.

The drop in the water levels of the Sirwan river, which begins in Iran and flows through the Darbandikhan dam and the Diyala to join the Tigris, has been attributed both to low levels of precipitation and the building of more dams in Iran which retain water.

The EU and world powers are scrambling to try to get negotiations in Vienna back on track.

Amir Lazar, chief of Israeli air force operations, told reporters the drills "don't focus on Iran", but army officials have said the Islamic republic remains Israel's top strategic threat and at the centre of much of its military planning.

The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco all agreed to normalize ties with Israel in 2020, as Washington under the administration of then US President Donald Trump made Arab-Israeli rapprochement a foreign policy priority.

The agreement between Iran and world powers to find a long-term solution to the now two-decade-old crisis over its controversial nuclear program has been moribund since former US president Donald Trump walked out of the deal in May 2018.

The Enghelab golf course had 18 holes when it was built decades ago but over the years the fairways have been eaten away by development.

Naftali took office in June, taking over from Benjamin Netanyahu who was in power for 12 straight years and had close ties with Putin. As he left for Sochi on Friday, Bennett said Israel's relations with Moscow are an "important element" of the country's foreign policy.

The Iranian banking system has paid 12.41 quadrillion rials (over $295.49 billion) of facilities to domestic economic sectors in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22). This is 57.9 percent higher than the amount in the same period from the previous year.

The designation as Oscar-qualifying event came despite high tensions between Washington and Tehran, which have had no diplomatic relations since 1979.

The Conquest (Fatah) Alliance, the political arm of the multi-party Hashed, won around 15 of 329 seats.

Many banks and businesses, including pharmaceutical and medical companies around the world, over-comply with sanctions out of fear of potential penalties.

The fund also warned that the longer-term risk of the uneven recovery could permanently widen wealth, income, and social gaps.

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that talks with the 4+1 Group will restart on Thursday in Brussels.

Iran and Britain, China, France and Russia besides the EU opened talks in Vienna in April.

An Iranian court has sentenced the former governor of Iran’s central bank to 10 years in prison for violating the country’s currency system, a judiciary spokesperson said Saturday.

Seven people were killed as snipers opened fire on a rally by Hezbollah, the powerful group allied with Saudi Arabia's regional rival Iran, and fellow Shiite movement Amal as they protested against a judge investigating last year's devastating port blast.

Firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr may be Iraq's big election winner but he will still have to haggle with his opponents, linked to armed pro-Iranian groups, to forge a new government. 

The talks came a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned of "other options" if diplomacy failed.

Azerbaijan-Iran ties soured weeks ago over allegations that Israel's military was active in Azerbaijan.