Western diplomats have expressed guarded optimism and relief after the first day of resumed Iran nuclear talks in Vienna made unexpected progress when Tehran formally agreed to discuss steps to come back into compliance with the 2015 agreement. The EU’s chief negotiator, Enrique...
The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog has said he has failed to reach a deal with Iran over renewed access to key nuclear sites following talks in Tehran. Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said...
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck southern Iran, near the city of Bandar Abbas, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The quake, at a depth of 10km, was upgraded from a preliminary magnitude of 6.0. At least one person...
Iran has agreed to resume talks with world powers on reviving a nuclear deal on 29 November after a five-month gap, with the US urging a quick resolution. The announcement of indirect negotiations in Vienna comes as pressure mounts on Iran, with western...
Iran has set trial dates for two dual nationals, one British-Iranian and the other German-Iranian, in cases that may increase the pressure before the next stage of talks on the future of the Iran nuclear deal in Vienna. The news of the...
European powers have voiced deep concern over Iran’s plans to produce uranium metal, warning that Tehran has “no credible civilian use” for the element. “The production of uranium metal has potentially grave military implications,” the foreign ministers of Britain, France...
The Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Thursday accused Donald Trump of attempting to fabricate a pretext to attack Iran, and said Tehran would defend itself forcefully. Separately, a military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader warned Trump “not to turn...
At least 10 climbers have died and several more are missing after a blizzard triggered avalanches in mountains north of Iran’s capital, Tehran, state media reported on Saturday. Several climbers have remained unaccounted for since Friday, when two deaths were...
Iran has executed a journalist over his role in inspiring nationwide economic protests in 2017, a year after the exile was captured by the country’s Revolutionary Guards Corps. Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news agency said that Ruhollah...
Iran has long been accused of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons though it denies the claims. Tensions in Iran surged on Friday when Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the chief Iranian nuclear scientist, was assassinated outside Tehran. Mr Fakhrizadeh was killed in a bomb...
