Tag: Iran
Top Iran diplomat offers regret over leak of frank comments
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's top diplomat expressed regret Wednesday that a recording leaked out of him making frank comments about the limits of his...
US eyes major rollback in Iran sanctions to revive nuke deal
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is considering a near wholesale rollback of some of the most stringent Trump-era sanctions imposed on Iran in a...
Iran, US warships in first tense Mideast encounter in a year
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — American and Iranian warships had a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf earlier this month, the first such incident...
Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna amid new complications
BERLIN — World powers were set to resume high level talks in Vienna on Tuesday focused on bringing the United States back into the...
Iran wants nationals freed from US jails amid nuclear talks
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Tuesday it was seeking the release of all Iranian prisoners held in the U.S. amid talks in Vienna meant...
Biden’s first 100 days: Where he stands on key promises
WASHINGTON — As he rounds out his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden’s focus on reigning in the coronavirus during the early...
Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt talk
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A recording of Iran's foreign minister offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the limits of power within the...
Iran’s top diplomat praises Iraq efforts as regional broker
BAGHDAD — Iran’s foreign minister on Monday praised Baghdad's efforts aimed at bolstering regional stability, saying he hopes they would lead to “more negotiations...
Report: Iran Guard kills 3 militants near Afghanistan border
TEHRAN, Iran — Members of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard shot dead three militants and dismantled their cell in eastern Iran near the border with...
Sanctions-battered Iran, weary of pandemic, faces worst wave
TEHRAN, Iran — As Iran faces what looks like its worst wave of the coronavirus pandemic yet, Tehran commuters still pour into its subway...
