Biden reviews Gulf arms deals, starts slow but long path with Iran
President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday signalled a fresh look at US policy in the Middle East, announcing reviews of massive arms packages for...
Russia urges Biden must lift sanctions on Tehran to save nuclear deal
Russia said Tuesday it was up to Washington to take the first steps if US President Joe Biden wants to salvage the landmark Iran...
Israel army chief prepares to take on Iran’s nuclear capabilities
Israel's army chief said Tuesday he had ordered that plans be drawn up to counter Iran's nuclear capabilities, in the event of a political...
Moscow, Tehran hold talks, Iran nuclear deal needs to be rescued
Moscow and Tehran called for the rescue of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal Tuesday, as the two countries' foreign ministers held their first talks...
Iran’s Zarif calls on Biden to ‘unconditionally’ lift US sanctions
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Friday called on the new US administration to "unconditionally" lift sanctions imposed by Donald Trump on the Islamic...
Iran progressing research on uranium metal production, tells nuclear watchdog
Tehran told the UN nuclear watchdog Wednesday that it was advancing research on uranium metal production, in what would be a fresh breach of...
Iran should stop “ramping up tensions” and stick to nuclear deal: EU
The European Union called on Iran on Monday to abandon its efforts to enrich uranium up to 20% and fulfill the obligations of the...
Imam Khamenei prohibits importing vaccines from US & UK
Iran's supreme leader on Friday banned the import of American and British-produced vaccines against Covid-19, saying they were "completely untrustworthy". "Importing vaccines made in the...
Iran in no rush to see US return to nuclear deal: Khamenei
Iran is in no hurry to see the US return to a 2015 nuclear deal with major powers after Joe Biden takes office this...
Rouhani says Western democracy ‘fragile, vulnerable’ after chaos at US Capitol
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Thursday that the chaos unleashed on the US Capitol by US counterpart Donald Trump's supporters exposed the fragility of...
Increased sectarian violence in Pakistan, why is the Gulf silent?
Silent about rising sectarian violence in Pakistan, Gulf states vying for religious soft power risk exposing the limitations of their concepts of an undefined...
Can the Iran nuclear deal survive as Iran violates uranium thresholds
The fragility of the 2015 deal between Iran and world powers on its nuclear programme has been highlighted yet again by Iran's return to...
