Oil-rich Iraq, despite its mighty Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is classified as one of the world's five countries most vulnerable to climate change and desertification.

Iran said Wednesday that "technical issues" in the now-paused negotiations to restore its 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers have been resolved, but "political" issues persist ahead of concluding any deal.

Decorated glazed bricks almost 3,000 years old are on display at Iran's National Museum after a four-decade search disrupted by war and an international legal battle. The 51 square bricks are painted with a glazed coating on a black, brown, light blue, yellow or white background.

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi warned on Monday that the armed forces would not let arch-foe Israel rest if it took action targeting the Islamic republic. His comments come days after he warned neighboring Iraq against using its territory for activities that disrupt Iran's security.

Iran on Monday said an agreement with world powers to revive the 2015 nuclear deal was still not in sight, blaming the United States for the delay. "More than one issue is still pending between Iran and the United States," Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said.

Al-Kadhimi asked the workgroup to visit Iran and remove the obstacles hindering the supply of gas to Iraqi electricity power plants.

Ali Najafi said that during the last Iranian year which ended on March 20, Iran’s exports to Oman were worth 716 million dollars.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Friday they seized another vessel smuggling fuel in the Gulf and arrested its seven crew members, the second such incident in as many weeks. "Naval forces have seized a vessel carrying smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf," said Gholamhossein Hosseini, a public relations official of the...

Iran has started making components for machines used to enrich uranium at a new workshop in Natanz, the country's main nuclear site, the UN atomic watchdog said Thursday.

Company workers had gathered Sunday to urge the state to save the factory, local media said.

Tens of billions of dollars in Iranian money were blocked in many countries including China, South Korea and Japan.

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will develop a disputed gas field despite Iranian objections, while urging Tehran to engage in negotiations, a statement said Wednesday. The Gulf allies will honour their deal, branded "illegal" by Iran, to develop the Arash/Dorra maritime gas field, the Saudi foreign ministry said.

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have appealed to Iran to hold negotiations on demarcating the eastern boundary of the submerged Dorra natural gas field. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait affirmed their right to exploit the natural resources in the gas field.

Iran is hoping to host visitors flocking to nearby Qatar for the 2022 World Cup finals, with officials boosting flights and readying hotels for an expected influx of football fans.

An agreement to increase the number of flights between Qatar and Iran was also signed.

Tehran on Monday questioned Washington's will in reaching an agreement to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement, with key sticking points unresolved after talks halted last month. Iran has been engaged for a year in negotiations with France, Germany, Britain, Russia and China directly, and the United States indirectly to revive...

Iran's foreign minister said Sunday that Washington is "imposing new conditions" in the negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign boat smuggling fuel in the Gulf and arrested its 11 crew members, a senior justice official said Saturday.

Iran on Friday buried a second Shiite Muslim cleric killed in a suspected jihadist attack at a revered shrine in the country's north, state television reported. Sadegh Darai, a middle-ranking cleric, died Thursday from wounds sustained in the stabbing attack earlier this week in Mashhad, Iran's second-largest city. Another cleric,...

Asghar Farhadi's former student Azadeh Masihzadeh claims that his film A Hero is based on her documentary All Winners All Losers.

It comes less than a month after Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed an assault on Arbil that it said targeted an Israeli ‘strategic center’.

Iran on Wednesday said it has sent documents on its undeclared nuclear facilities to the UN atomic watchdog, bringing it a step closer to reviving its 2015 nuclear accord. Iran has restricted some inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which had previously called on Tehran to resolve questions...

An attacker stabbed to death an Iranian Shiite Muslim cleric Tuesday and wounded two others, one of them seriously, in the shrine city of Mashhad, said officials and state media.

Yemen's warring parties on Tuesday traded accusations of violating a ceasefire agreement, three days after it went into effect at the start of Ramadan.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that the country's negotiators would not return to Vienna, the site of the year-long talks to restore the nuclear deal — formally called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — until Washington settles outstanding issues.

Iran's oil production capacity has returned to the same level as prior to the reimposition of sanctions in 2018, when the US unilaterally withdrew from a nuclear deal, a top official said. The country is currently engaged in negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal that would grant it much-needed...

Iran said Monday it will only return to Vienna in order to finalize an agreement to revive its landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with the last steps dependent on Washington. Tehran has been engaged in long-running negotiations in the Austrian capital to revive the deal, known formally as...

A UN-brokered two-month truce took effect in Yemen Saturday, the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and analysts hope for a rare respite in the impoverished country's seven-year war.

Iran has been engaged in negotiations to revive the deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with France, Germany, Britain, Russia and China directly, and the United States indirectly.

The US government, "by imposing new sanctions and preventing the entry of an Iranian singer, once again showed that... it is hostile to the people of Iran," said spokesperson of the Iranian government.

Traditionally, many Muslim-majority countries have followed dates set by Saudi religious authorities, but in recent years many have used their own astronomic calculations.

Having fought to win the respect of Iran's football public, Dragan Skocic now has a World Cup showdown with England and a politically charged clash with the United States to cement his international standing.

England also found themselves in Group B and will face Iran in their opening game on the tournament's first day, on November 21.

Iran criticized the United States for imposing new sanctions on the Islamic republic, saying it shows the Americans harbor bad intentions towards its people.

Iran offered its support on Tuesday for a ceasefire plan put forward by rebels it backs in Yemen's war, saying it could be an "appropriate platform" for ending the conflict. The offer came a day after the insurgents fired on 16 targets inside Saudi Arabia.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the top diplomats of Israel and four Arab states wrapped up a landmark meeting Monday vowing to boost cooperation, which Israel said would send a strong message to its arch foe Iran. The talks brought together for the first time on Israeli soil...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and four top Arab diplomats arrived Sunday in southern Israel for a "historic" meeting marking a thawing of relations between the Jewish state and several regional neighbours. The meeting also takes place as the United States and European allies express quiet frustration that Middle...

War-torn Yemen faces an "extremely troubling outlook" after a serious escalation between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia, the head of the United Nations Development Program warned on Sunday.

Iran on Sunday said it has the "right" to showcase its military equipment, after it was criticized by the US for displaying military hardware at a Qatar defense show. "Iran, like any other country, has the right (…) to upgrade its defense capabilities or to display these products... in friendly...

The EU's coordinator for talks to restore the 2015 nuclear deal met Iran's chief negotiator Sunday in Tehran, state media said, in a bid to close gaps in the negotiations. Iran has been engaged in negotiations to revive the accord formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Saturday that a new deal on Iran's nuclear program would be sealed within days.

The US State Department warned of possible sanctions Thursday after Iranian military officials attended a defense show in Qatar and exhibited some of Iran's military hardware. "We are deeply disappointed and troubled by the presence of Iranian military officials and reportedly Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers at the Doha...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel, the West Bank, Morocco, and Algeria over March 26-30 to discuss the Ukraine war, Israeli-Palestinian relations, the Iran nuclear deal, and gas from Algeria, among other things, the US State Department has announced.

Iran's top diplomat on Wednesday welcomed efforts to "normalize relations" between some Arab countries and Syria, days after President Bashar al-Assad made a surprise visit to the UAE. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks on a visit to Damascus during which he met Assad.

Khamenei said the toughest problems encountered last year were due to "rising prices and inflation".

The family of a UK/Iranian man freed this week after spending five years in a Tehran jail were forced to pay Iran $36,500 in order to secure his return home, they said Saturday. Anoosheh Ashoori, a retired engineer from southeast London, was jailed for 10 years on charges of spying...

An Emirati cargo ship sank in Gulf waters off Iran, triggering a search and rescue operation in heavy seas Thursday which recovered all but one of its 30 crew, Iranian media reported. "All but one of the 30 crew members have been rescued," the crisis management director for Bushehr province...

Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that two issues remain with the United States in paused negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.

State television said a "sabotage operation against one of the buildings (of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran) was foiled" without causing any casualties or damage.

Iran warned that it won't tolerate "threats" coming from Iraq, a day after firing ballistic missiles at what it said was an Israeli site in the neighboring country. The attack came nearly a week after two officers of Iran's Revolutionary Guards were killed in Syria in a strike attributed to...