Iran blocking sites access, UN nuclear watchdog says

Iran is accused of blocking inspections of two suspect sites and exceeding the enriched uranium limit.

Iran braces for new coronavirus wave after surge in infections

As hard-hit country sees record number of COVID-19 cases, authorities threaten to reimpose restricting measures.

UN nuclear watchdog has 'serious concern' at Iran denying inspections

Iran has now accumulated enriched uranium at nearly eight times the limit of a 2015 deal and has for months blocked inspections at sites where historic nuclear activity may have occurred, the UN watchdog said Friday.

British captive Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband warns time is running out

British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband Richard has blasted the UK Government for not doing more to get her out of a 'hostage situation' in Iran.

UN agency: Iran violating all restrictions of nuclear deal

Iran enriched uranium stockpile almost eight times 2015 limit: UN

IAEA also expresses 'serious concern' at Iran's failure to provide access to two sites for months.

Iran becomes the first country to report a second wave of coronavirus

Iran reported 3,574 coronavirus infections on Wednesday - a record daily total which comes off the back of a consistent rise in cases which began last month after lockdown was eased.

Iran news agency head convicted for interviewee's spy remark

Iran news agency head convicted for interviewee's spy remark

The head of Iran's semiofficial ISNA news agency has been convicted over publishing an article that quotes a former ambassador criticizing Tehran's “arbitrary” intelligence operations in Europe, a journalism watchdog group said Friday.

Israel's New F-35s Are Holding Iran At Risk Like Never Before

They're a game changer for Israel.

US Navy veteran Michael White FREED from imprisonment in Iran and flying back to US as Florida ‘spy’ doc let go

US Navy veteran Michael White has been freed from imprisonment in Iran and is being flown back to America.

Chinese Hackers Target Email Accounts of Biden Campaign Staff, Google Says

The technology giant also confirmed reports that Iran had targeted President Trump’s campaign, underscoring the persistent threat of hackers in the 2020 election.

Google accuses China and Iran of hacking Trump and Biden’s US presidential campaigns

STATE backed hackers from China have targeted Joe Biden's campaign staff, whilst Iran hackers targeted Donald Trump's campaign staff, according to a senior Google security official.

Russia defends Iran satellite launch against US opposition

US Navy veteran detained in Iran has been released after deal with Tehran

Michael White, an American detained in Iran, was released on Thursday after more than a year in custody in a deal with Tehran.

Iran frees American held since 2018, US allows Iranian American to Iran

A US Navy veteran detained in Iran since 2018 was freed on Thursday and was on his way back home, his family and President Donald Trump said, while an Iranian American physician will be allowed to visit Iran, his lawyer said.

Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of deal

A US Navy veteran whose family said his only crime was falling in love left Iran on Thursday after nearly two years of detention, winning his freedom as part of a deal that spared an American-Iranian physician any more time behind American bars.

Iran foreign minister confirms release of Iranian-American and US Navy veteran

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif confirmed the release of an Iranian-American imprisoned in the United States and a US Navy veteran imprisoned in Iran in a tweet on Thursday.

Google says state-backed hackers are targeting Trump and Biden campaigns

Google’s security researchers say state-backed hackers from Iran and China have targeted the Trump and Biden presidential campaigns, respectively.

Iran Frees US Navy Vet after Two Years in Prison

A US Navy veteran held in Iran for the past two years has been freed.Michael White, 48, was detained in July 2018 after traveling to Iran to see a woman he had met online and fell in love with.

American held in Iran since 2018 freed, on his way home, Trump says

A US Navy veteran detained in Iran since 2018 was freed on Thursday and was on his way back home, his family and President Donald Trump said, in a rare instance of cooperation between the archenemies.

Iran releases US navy veteran detained for nearly two years

Michael White was detained in 2018 and sentenced 10 years on charges of insulting the supreme leader and posting a private photo A US navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years flew out on Thursday, a day after an Iranian scientist held by US authorities returned home. “I am blessed to announce that the nightmare is over, and my son is safely on his way home,” Michael White’s mother, Joanne White, said in a statement.

US says Alaska man laundered nearly $1B for Iran through UAE

Coronavirus: Iran fears second wave after surge in cases

Officials report 3,574 new Covid-19 infections - higher than the country's peak in late March.

Analysis: How Saudi Arabia and Iran became rivals

The Cold War moved to the Middle East, where the front-line states are led not by political stances but religious ones.

'Nightmare is over': US detainee freed after two years in Iranian prison

A US Navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years has been freed, his family and American officials have said.

US Navy veteran held by Iran released and en route home

Release part of an agreement involving an Iranian-American doctor prosecuted by the US Justice Department.

Swiss foreign ministry declines comment on US detainee in Iran

A Swiss foreign ministry spokesman declined to comment on Thursday on tweets by US President Donald Trump saying that Michael White, has left Iranian airspace on a Swiss plane.

Trump says American detained in Iran since 2018 freed, on his way home

A US Navy veteran detained in Iran since 2018 was freed on Thursday and was on his way back home, President Donald Trump and his family said, in a rare instance of cooperation between the archenemies.

Iran Frees Navy Veteran Held for Two Years

The release of Michael R. White, announced by his mother in the United States, came a day after an Iranian scientist held by the American authorities was returned to Iran.

Iran releases American Navy veteran Michael White, Trump announces

White had been granted a medical furlough and transferred to Swiss custody in Tehran after he contracted COVID-19 in an Iranian prison in March.

Michael White: US veteran on way home from Iran after detention

US Navy veteran Michael White is released by Iran, where he had been detained since 2018.

American detained in Iran since 2018 freed, on his way home, his family says

A US Navy veteran detained in Iran since 2018 was freed on Thursday and was on his way back home, his family said in a statement, a rare instance of cooperation between Tehran and Washington despite their bitter relationship.

Michael White: US Navy veteran detained in Iran for two years en route home

A Navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years has been released and is on his way home aboard a Swiss government aircraft, US officials said Thursday.The US special envoy for Iran, Brian Hook, flew to Zurich with a doctor to meet freed detainee Michael White and will accompany White back to the United States, the officials said.

US pressing Saudi, UAE to end airspace ban against Qatar: Report

Report by WSJ says Washington is concerned airspace restrictions often force Qatari planes to fly over Iran, for a fee.

Iran's Khamenei says Floyd's killing exposes real nature of US

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the killing of George Floyd in police custody had exposed the true nature of the rulers of the United States.

Iran-Iraq earthquake: 6.3-magnitude tremor hits border region

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the Iran-Iraq border region on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

Exclusive: Huawei hid business operation in Iran after Reuters reported links to CFO

China's Huawei Technologies acted to cover up its relationship with a firm that had tried to sell prohibited US computer gear to Iran, after Reuters in 2013 reported deep links between the firm and the telecom-equipment giant's chief financial officer, newly obtained internal Huawei documents show.

Iranian Lawmaker Says Bitcoin Should Be Central Bank’s Turf

An Iranian lawmaker wants his country’s central bank to take bitcoin seriously.

Iranian 'spy' scientist flies home after release from US prison, raising hopes of prisoner swap

The families of British dual nationals imprisoned by Iran today criticised the Foreign Office for “complete inaction” in trying to secure their release, as an Iranian scientist previously jailed by the US was allowed to fly home.

Iran says plane carrying scientist jailed in US has taken off

Iran's foreign minister said Tuesday that a plane had taken off from arch-foe the United States carrying scientist Sirous Asgari after his apparent release from a US prison.

Deadlock as Qatar embargo marks three-year anniversary

In June 2017, Saudi Arabia led its Gulf allies the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, along with Egypt, to cut all ties with Qatar, accusing it of backing radical Islamist movements and Iran -- a charge denied by Doha.

Iran scientist acquitted in US trade secrets case deported

Sirous Asgari was accused of stealing federal trade secrets but was acquitted last November.

The Iranians and Americans behind each other's bars

Sworn enemies Iran and the United States still hold a number of each other's nationals behind bars, despite the apparent release of an Iranian academic from a US prison overnight.

Plane carrying Iran scientist jailed in US has taken off: Zarif

Iran's foreign minister said Tuesday that a plane had taken off from arch-foe the United States carrying scientist Sirous Asgari after his apparent release from a US prison.

Iranian scientist detained in US on the way home

Iran's foreign minister says on Instagram that Iranian scientist imprisoned in US is now on his way back to Iran.

Iranian professor acquitted of sanctions busting leaves US, Zarif says

An Iranian professor imprisoned in the United States after being acquitted of stealing trade secrets has left the country and is on his way back to Iran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an Instagram post on Tuesday.

Iran calls on US to 'stop violence' against its own people

'Let them breathe', foreign ministry spokesman tells US as protests seeking justice for George Floyd's death intensify.

Iran says 230 killed in November protests after petrol price hike

For the first time, senior Iranian official provides casualty figures during unrest last year.

Iran says scientist jailed in US 'to return in days'

Sirous Asgari was accused of stealing trade secrets in the United States but was acquitted last November.

George Floyd: protests take place in cities around the world

Public figures condemn police killing of unarmed black man as people march in solidarity with US protesters George Floyd: latest developments People in cities around the world have marched in solidarity with demonstrators in the US, as politicians and public figures unite to condemn the killing of George Floyd. Floyd, an unarmed black man, died on 25 May in Minneapolis after a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck for nine minutes while Floyd repeatedly complained that he could not breathe.

Iran says virus cases jump nearly 3,000 in a day, a 2-month high

Iran on Monday announced almost 3,000 new coronavirus infections, its highest daily count in two months, as it warned of another "dangerous peak" in the Middle East's deadliest outbreak.

Iran ready to ship more fuel to Venezuela despite US 'threats'

Iran sent flotilla of five fuel tankers to Venezuela, which is suffering severe shortages, defying US pressure.

Iran says it is ready to continue fuel shipments to Venezuela

Iran says virus cases surpass 150,000

Iran said its caseload of novel coronavirus infections passed the grim milestone of 150,000 on Sunday, as the country struggles to contain a recent upward trend.

Iran suggests up to 225 killed in November protests

Iran's interior minister has suggested that up to 225 people were killed in November protests sparked by a petrol price hike, ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.

Iran says virus cases surpass 150,000

Iran said its caseload of novel coronavirus infections passed the grim milestone of 150,000 on Sunday, as the country struggles to contain a recent upward trend.

Senator Ted Cruz asks DOJ to investigate Twitter over Iran sanctions

Twitter is facing yet more scrutiny over its approach to politicians, albeit for different reasons.

Iran's mosques to resume daily prayers as lockdown eases

Iran, hit by the deadliest outbreak of the virus, began to loosen restrictions on human interaction in April.

Iran berates US over police killing, slams racism

Iran, always keen to score points against its longtime foe the United States, took Washington to task on Saturday over the killing of a black man in by a white police officer that has sparked angry protests over racial injustice.

Revolutionary Guards block clemency for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Iranian regime is inflicting ‘psychological torture’ on his wife, says Richard Ratcliffe, as she is again denied freedom The dual British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is the victim of “psychological torture” at the hands of the Iranian regime, her husband has said, as her hopes of being granted clemency were dashed for the second time in a week. The 41-year-old mother had been left “deflated”, “unsettled” and desperate to see her five-year-old daughter, Gabriella, in England, Richard Ratcliffe said.

Iran dedicates a statue to honour its healthcare workers

Iran’s health minister says 10,000 doctors, nurses, and other health sector workers have been infected with COVID-19, and many have died.

France, Britain, Germany 'regret' US end to Iran nuclear waivers

France, Germany and Britain on Saturday criticised a US decision to end sanctions waivers allowing work on Iranian nuclear sites designed to prevent weapons development.

France, UK, Germany 'regret' US end to three Iran nuclear waivers

European countries criticise US decision to end measures that allowed work designed to prevent weapons development.

France, Britain, Germany 'regret' US end to Iran nuclear waivers

France, Germany and Britain on Saturday criticised a US decision to end sanctions waivers allowing work on Iranian nuclear sites designed to prevent weapons development.

Lionel Messi's top 5 World Cup goals for Argentina

Watch Lionel Messi's best goals for Argentina at the World Cup, including a 'magnificent' last-minute winner against Iran in 2014.

Exclusive: US warns governments, firms against aiding Iran fuel shipments to Venezuela - envoy

Seeking to deter further shipments of Iranian fuel to Venezuela, the Trump administration has quietly warned foreign governments, seaports, shipping companies and insurers that they could face stiff US sanctions if they aid the tanker flotilla, the US envoy on Venezuela told Reuters on Friday.

Exclusive: US warns governments, firms against aiding Iran fuel shipments to Venezuela - envoy

Seeking to deter further shipments of Iranian fuel to Venezuela, the Trump administration has quietly warned foreign governments, seaports, shipping companies and insurers that they could face stiff US sanctions if they aid the tanker flotilla, the US envoy on Venezuela told Reuters on Friday.

Ted Cruz calls for CRIMINAL investigation into Twitter for potentially ‘violating US sanctions against Iran’

SENATOR Ted Cruz is calling for a criminal investigation of Twitter over allegations that the company is violating United States sanctions against Iran.

Iran says it will continue nuclear work despite US sanctions

Iran Guards warn US after receiving new combat vessels

Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Thursday warned the United States against its naval presence in the Gulf as they received 110 new combat vessels.

World War 3 fears: Russia lashes out at US over Iran sanction waivers

RUSSIA has lashed out at the US over the latter's decision to terminate sanctions waivers which had allowed international cooperation on some Iranian nuclear projects.

Russia slams 'dangerous' US foreign policy moves

Russia said on Thursday the United States was acting in a dngerous and unpredictable way, after Washington withdrew from a key military treaty and moved to ramp up pressure on Iran.

Outrage in Iran over gruesome 'honour killing' of teenage girl

Iran’s president has called for so-called honour killings to be outlawed following the gruesome murder of a teenage girl, allegedly by her father, for running away from home with an older man.

Iran outraged by 'honour killing' of 14-year-old girl Romina Ashrafi

The killing of an Iranian teen by her father after she eloped with an older man sparked outrage on Wednesday, with local media denouncing "institutionalised violence" in "patriarchal" Iran.

Russian senator criticises US for ending sanctions waivers on Iran nuclear sites

Iran's lawmakers elect former Guards commanders as speaker: TV

Iranian lawmakers elected former Revolutionary Guards air force commander Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf on Thursday as the speaker of the hardliner-dominated parliament for one year, state television reported.

Venezuela's Maduro vows to raise gasoline price as Iranian tanker nears

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday pledged to begin charging citizens for gasoline, as the fourth cargo of a five-tanker flotilla bringing fuel from Iran approached the South American nation's exclusive economic zone.

Romina Ashrafi: outcry in Iran over so-called 'honour killing' of 14-year-old girl

Police let teenager who ran away be taken back home by father despite her fears he would be violent Iran’s president has called for swift action to outlaw so-called “honour killings” after the death of a 14-year-old Iranian girl allegedly at the hands of her father prompted a nationwide outcry. Hassan Rouhani urged his cabinet to act after Romina Ashrafi was allegedly killed by her father for running away with her boyfriend, 34-year-old Bahamn Khavari, in Talesh, 320km (198 miles) north-west of Tehran.

US ends sanction waivers for nations in Iran nuclear deal

The United States said Wednesday it was ending waivers in its sanctions for nations that remain in the Iran nuclear accord, bringing the deal further to the verge of collapse.

US gives Iran a choice: Negotiate or manage economic collapse

US President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" policy is giving Iran a choice between negotiating with the United States or managing the economic collapse caused by US sanctions, US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Wednesday.

US to end sanctions waivers allowing some work at Iran nuclear sites

The United States said on Wednesday it will terminate sanctions waivers that had allowed Russian, Chinese and European companies to continue work aimed at making at Iranian nuclear sites less prone to be used to develop weapons.

US ends waivers for Iran's civil nuclear programs in latest maximum pressure campaign move

The United States announced the end of waivers that allowed countries to cooperate with Iran on civil nuclear projects under the 2015 nuclear deal.

Huawei CFO is one crucial step closer to being extradited to the US

The US has edged one step closer to securing the extradition of Huawei’s CFO over alleged Iran sanction violations.

India Faces Swarm of Locusts

Blizzards of bugs are descending on India at an already tough time.

US to end sanctions waivers allowing some work at Iran nuclear sites: sources

The United States has decided to end sanctions waivers allowing Russian, Chinese and European firms to continue work at certain Iranian nuclear sites, a US official and another source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Romina Ashrafi: 'Honour killing' sparks outcry in Iran

President Rouhani requests his cabinet expedite laws against 'honour killings' after the murder of a 14-year-old girl.

Brutal alleged murder of girl, 14, by father may lead to law change in Iran

The brutal alleged murder of a 14-year-old girl at the hands of her father has led to a call from Iran's president to speed up laws punishing so-called honour killings. 

Iran, US prisoners held by two sides

Tehran (AFP) - Iran and the United States have long been sworn enemies, and despite rare prisoner swaps in recent years, they still hold a number of each other's nationals behind bars.

Girl, 13, 'beheaded by her dad while asleep' in honour killing

Romina Ashrafi, 13, from Talesh county in Iran, was reportedly murdered in her sleep after she was caught running away with a 35-year-old man she had 'fallen in love with'

Girl, 13, beheaded by her father while she slept in Iranian honour killing

Romina Ashrafi, aged 13, was killed with a sickle in her family home in Hovigh, Talesh county, Iran, as a form of 'punishment', local media have reported.

Romina Ashrafi: Outrage in Iran over 'honour killing' of girl

Romina Ashrafi, 14, was allegedly killed by her father after she ran away with her older boyfriend.

Iran's newly elected parliament convenes despite pandemic

Iran convened its newly elected parliament on Wednesday, dominated by conservative lawmakers and under strict social distancing regulations, as the country struggles to curb the spread of the coronavirus that has hit the nation hard.

Trump coronavirus travel ban on Brazil to take effect Tuesday

Trump had already banned certain travelers from China, Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland and, to a lesser extent, Iran

Oil-Starved Venezuela Celebrates Arrival of Tankers From Iran

The shipment represents a deepening of ties between two pariah states that are both under US sanctions.

Iran reopens major Shia shrines after two-month closure

State TV showed worshippers crying and running towards Imam Reza's shrine as they were guided by attendants.

Venezuela celebrates docking of tanker with Iran gasoline

Venezuelan authorities celebrated Monday as the first of five Iranian tankers loaded with gasoline docked in the South American country, delivering badly needed fuel to the crisis-stricken nation that sits atop the world’s largest oil reserves.

What else happened as coronavirus swept the globe

The reports that would have been the biggest in the world if Covid-19 had never emerged Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage What if it had just fizzled out? What if leading Chinese scientist Zhong Nanshan had gone on state television on 20 January and delivered news that the unusual virus detected in Wuhan was not spreading between people, instead of what he really said that night: that human-to-human transmission was certain? The infection might have been traced to animal carcasses piled in a seafood market’s lanes, and after they were destroyed – and experts issued their usual warnings that a more serious outbreak was inevitable – the coronavirus story might have ended. What would we be talking about instead? What stories would have defined 2020 so far? Even before the worst pandemic in a century, tectonic shifts were already under way.

Global report: US suspends travel from Brazil as schools reopen in parts of Australia

Chile’s president says hospitals are ‘very close to limit’, France records lowest number of daily Covid-19 cases since March, India restarts domestic flights Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage President Donald Trump has further limited travel to the US from the world’s coronavirus hotspots by denying entry to foreigners coming from Brazil, which is second to the US in the number of confirmed cases. Trump had already banned certain travellers from China, Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland and, to a lesser extent, Iran.

Iran fuel shipment nears Venezuelan shores, Maduro thanks Tehran

The lead vessel of a five-tanker flotilla carrying fuel supplied by Iran to gasoline-thirsty Venezuela neared one of state-run PDVSA's ports as President Nicolas Maduro thanked Tehran on Sunday.