Qatari official’s Iran visit gives hope for talks breakthrough
Qatar’s top diplomat visited Iran on Thursday, days before Qatar’s emir holds talks in Washington at a crucial time for efforts by Tehran and major powers to revive a 2015…
Iran nuclear talks approaching dangerous impasse — UK’s Truss
Talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal between Western powers and Iran are approaching a dangerous impasse, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Tuesday. “This negotiation is urgent and…
Opposition group estimates 500,000 COVID-19 deaths in Iran
LONDON: An Iranian opposition group operating within and outside the Islamic republic has released figures claiming nearly half-a-million people have died from COVID-19 in the country. According to the People’s…
Iran nuclear agreement unlikely without release of US prisoners – Malley
The United States is unlikely to strike an agreement with Iran to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal unless Tehran releases four US citizens Washington says it is holding hostage,…
Iran: ‘Possible’ to agree on prisoners, nuclear deal
Tehran on Monday said it is “possible” to reach an agreement on the two issues of Iran-US prisoners’ release and the Vienna talks to restore the 2015 nuclear deal. “They…
Jailed French tourist to appear in Iran court on spying charges
A jailed French tourist in Iran, Benjamin Briere, will appear before a Revolutionary Court on Thursday on spying charges, his lawyer said on Wednesday, over a year after his arrest…
Iranian-Swedish dissident’s ‘terrorist’ trial to open
The trial of an Iranian-Swedish dissident held in Iran for over a year accused of carrying out “bomb attacks” for an Arab separatist group opens Tuesday, the judiciary said. Habib…
Senior European politicians call for UN probe into 1988 Iran massacres
Senior politicians from across the EU and UK on Monday urged the UN to open an investigation into the 1988 massacres of political prisoners by the Iranian regime. Speaking at…
Negotiators head home as Iran talks hit critical stage
VIENNA: Chief negotiators from Iran and Europe returned home for consultations as talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal reached a critical stage, state media in the Islamic republic said…
Iranian weapons shipments prolonging the war in Yemen, US envoy says
The Houthi offensive in Marib is fueled by “the illegal flow of weapons” to the group from Iran, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the UN, said on Wednesday. She…