The American side has verbally accepted the two demands from Iran, said Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. "If our opinion is accepted, we are ready to conclude and announce the accord at a meeting of foreign ministers," he said.

There is no more space for negotiations. We have a final text. So it's the moment for a decision: yes or no. And we expect all participants to take this decision very quickly, a foreign policy spokesman for the bloc, Peter Stano said. Iran has said it is studying the...

The USA has alleged Ebrahim Raisi was involved in mass execution of detained leftists in 1988 while he was chief prosecutor of the Tehran revolutionary court. However, Raisi has denied the allegations on two occasions -- in 2018 and 2020.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that the West must remove restrictions on exports of Russian grain. "We will facilitate the export of Ukrainian grain, but we are proceeding from the fact that all restrictions related to air deliveries for the export of Russian grain will be lifted," Putin...

With the war in Ukraine still raging, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels Tuesday to Tehran for talks with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts on the Syria conflict. Russia, Turkey and Iran have in recent years met to discuss Syria as part of the so-called "Astana peace process" to end more...

The US has during latest indirect negotiations accused Iran of raising issues "wholly unrelated" to the nuclear deal.

In April, Tehran's Air Quality Control Society said dust clouds originated from "countries to the west of Iran".

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell was headed to Tehran on Friday for a surprise visit that could breathe new life into stalled talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Borrell was due to arrive in the Iranian capital at night to meet Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Iran on Wednesday for talks on boosting trade and energy cooperation as the two countries grapple with Western economic sanctions. Tehran and Moscow both have huge oil and gas reserves but are constrained by sanctions that limit their ability to export their output....

Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year deal on cooperation between the two countries in various sectors including energy, financial and defense

The International Atomic Energy Agency said in its latest report on Iran's nuclear program that it "estimated that, as of May 15, 2022, Iran's total enriched stockpile was 3,809.3 kilograms. The limit in the 2015 deal was set at 300 kg of a specific compound, the equivalent of 202.8 kg...

Tehran and Moscow are seeking to expand cooperation in energy and trade, officials said Wednesday, as Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak visited Iran. Both countries have huge oil and gas reserves but are constrained by sanctions imposed by the West that limit their ability to export their resources. Novak...

A delegation of 50 Iranian businessmen travelled to Oman last week, with Iran's minister for roads and urban development announcing plans for a joint shipping line and tourist flights.

Iran is considering the possibility of exporting gas to Europe, an oil ministry official said Sunday against the backdrop of soaring energy prices due to Russia's war in Ukraine. "Iran is studying this subject but we have not reached a conclusion yet," deputy oil minister Majid Chegeni was quoted as...

Qatar's ruler met Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran Thursday, state television reported, as talks falter on bringing Washington back into a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers. Qatar has added the Iran nuclear dispute to the list of diplomatic hotspots where it has sought to play a...

Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, is to visit Tehran Thursday following the Iranian president's visit to Doha, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported. It added that the visit would focus on cooperation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be held in Doha from November.

Human rights groups on Friday warned Tehran will try to use an upcoming visit to Iran by a UN expert in order to avoid accountability. Alena Douhan, the special rapporteur focused on the impact of unilateral sanctions, is due to begin a visit to Iran from Saturday, the United Nations...

Iran called on Monday for a new meeting "as soon as possible" in the talks that have been held in Vienna aimed at restoring its frayed 2015 nuclear deal with major powers. Tehran has been engaged in negotiations with Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia directly and the United States...

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.

Iran president accused Iraq's Kurdistan region of "negligence", adding that Iran is closely monitoring the movements of Israel.

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.

The United States insisted Friday on keeping the elite Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps on its designated list of terror groups, as Washington pushes on with negotiations to restore the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement.

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).

US optimism that a deal to restore the 2015 agreement to limit Iran's nuclear developed has soured, with the State Department warning Tuesday it was headed toward "Plan B" if Tehran doesn't budge. Just a week ago Washington officials were hopeful that an agreement that aimed to halt Iran's march...

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

Iranian state media reported Sunday that no date has yet been set for further dialogue between Tehran and Riyadh, after other media reports said talks have been "temporarily suspended". Iran and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia support rival sides in several conflict zones across the region, including in Yemen, where...

US State Department spokesman Ned Price has said the US has announced a pause on nuclear negotiation with Iran, and that 'there is very little time remaining' to save the nuclear accord.

Iran said Monday it was awaiting "details" on Russia's demands for US guarantees that could potentially delay reaching an agreement in talks aiming to restore Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.

Iran's chief negotiator will fly back to Vienna on Sunday evening following consultations in Tehran, state media reported, as talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal reached a critical stage.

"No matter how close we are to the finish line, there is not necessarily a guarantee to cross it," Ali Bagheri tweeted after flying back to Tehran.

Thousands of Iranians drove through Tehran on Friday to mark the 43rd anniversary of the country's Islamic Revolution, staying in vehicles rather than marching on foot amid Covid restrictions. Due to the pandemic, state television said this year, as the previous year, there should be "no gathering or marching" by...

Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Shamkhani said that despite "limited progress in the #ViennaTalks, we are still far from achieving the necessary balance in the commitments of the parties'. Talks on reviving the agreement were halted last week and the negotiators returned to their capitals for consultations.

Iranian diplomats are in Saudi Arabia to start work at a global organization representing Muslims, a first since the two rivals cut ties in 2016, Iran's foreign ministry announced on Monday. "The delegation is now in Jeddah to start its work at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation," Saeed Khatibzadeh said...

Hundreds of teachers on Thursday rallied in several Iranian cities to denounce the slow implementation of salary and pension reforms, state media reported. In Gilan province on the Caspian Sea coast, around 150 teachers marched in the city of Rasht, while another 70 did so in Lahijan, the state broadcaster...

Iran has begun paying compensation to families of those killed when it shot down a Ukrainian airliner two years ago, authorities said on Friday. "The transport ministry has made transfers to a certain number of (victims') families," the foreign ministry said in a statement marking the anniversary of the tragedy....

Iranian negotiator Bagheri made the comment during a meeting with Seoul’s Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun in Viena.

Raisi called for continuous communication and dialogue between the two countries at different levels.

King Salman said, ‘We hope (Iran) changes its policy and negative behavior in the region, and it heads towards dialogue and cooperation. We are following with great concern the Iranian regime's destabilizing policy to security and safety in the region.’

Iran's envoy to Yemen, Hassan Eyrlou, died on Tuesday despite being flown out from the Huthi rebel-held capital in a rare exemption from a Saudi-led air blockade. Tehran blamed the "slow cooperation of certain countries" in facilitating Saturday's evacuation for Eyrlou's death.  

Iran's ambassador flew out of the rebel-held Yemeni capital to receive Covid treatment Saturday in a rare exemption from an air blockade enforced by a Saudi-led coalition, Saudi and Iranian officials said. "The ambassador left on an Iraqi aircraft and is probably now in Baghdad," a senior Saudi official familiar...

The Canada-led International Coordination and Response Group had repeatedly asked Iran to meet in November to negotiate redress, but got no reply.

The 2022-2023 budget allocates about $5 billion to boost "defense capacities and strategic research", up from $4 billion the previous year.

Iran expressed hopes Monday to turn the page in its ties with the United Arab Emirates during a rare visit by a senior official from the Gulf Arab country. UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al-Nahyan arrived in the country earlier Monday.

A senior Emirati security official is due in Iran on Monday, ISNA news agency reported, in the latest outreach between the two countries since a downgrading of ties five years ago. UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al-Nahyan "will arrive tomorrow in Tehran" at the invitation of secretary...

The seventh round of nuclear talks ended Friday after five days in Vienna, with delegations returning to their national capitals and expected to go back to Austria next week. Iran had paused the talks in June following the election of ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi to return to fulfilling Tehran's obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal "without delay".

The Islamic republic shot down Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 shortly after take-off from its capital Tehran on January 8, 2020.

Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the talks he held in Tehran on Tuesday were "inconclusive" despite being "constructive".

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.