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French oil giant Total officially quits US sanctions-hit Iran
French energy giant Total has officially quit its multi-billion-dollar gas project in Iran, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Monday, following the reimposition of the…
Iran to unveil new fighter jet
Iran will unveil a new fighter jet next week and continue developing missile capabilities as a top priority, the defence minister said on Saturday, defying new U.S. sanctions…
US creates 'action group' to up pressure on Iran
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a new high-level team to focus US and international efforts to increase diplomatic and economic pressure on Iran.
US sanctions ‘may undermine Iran regime in long run’
US sanctions on Tehran came into effect on August 7 amid Iranian fury over their deteriorating economy. But will pressure from the street be enough to destabilise the Ayatollah's…
US reimposes tough economic sanctions on Iran
The United States re-imposed a wave of tough, unilateral sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, bringing back into effect harsh penalties that had been lifted under a historic,…
Iran dismisses 'isolated' Trump's call for talks on eve of sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissed a US call for talks on live TV Monday, the eve of the imposition of new sanctions that follows Washington's decision to pull out of an…
Iran conducts naval drills in Gulf according to Washington
The United States believes Iran has started carrying out naval exercises in the Gulf, apparently moving up the timing of annual drills amid heightened tensions with Washington,…
The Debate
Trump's all-caps diplomacy: Tensions rise in war of words with Iran's Rouhani
US President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted a strongly-worded warning to his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani. Earlier on Sunday, the Iranian leader had warned Trump to stop…
Iran’s foreign minister dismisses Trump’s angry tweet
Iran on Monday dismissed an angry warning from U.S. President Donald Trump that Tehran risked dire consequences “the like of which few throughout history have suffered before” if…
Macron warns of 'escalation' with Iran in Netanyahu talks
French President Emmanuel Macron warned of the risk of an "escalation" in the Iranian nuclear standoff on Tuesday following talks in Paris with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu.
Iran deal remains key sticking point in Netanyahu visit to Paris
After visiting Berlin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues his three-day European tour on Tuesday with a stop in Paris to meet with French President Emmanuel…
Iran tells IAEA it will hike uranium enrichment capacity
Iran has notified the International Atomic Energy Agency that it has launched a plan to increase its uranium enrichment capacity, nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said Tuesday.