EU Urges Iran to De-escalate Nuclear Tensions
Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell on Monday held talks in the Iranian capital Tehran, during a mission aimed at lowering tensions over the Islamic...
Iranian dissidents arrested for spying for Saudi Arabia
Danish security officials have arrested three members of an Iranian separatist group and charged them with spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia, Denmark's intelligence...
Iranians must have ‘right to choose’ at polls: Rouhani
Iranians must have the "right to choose" between different political movements, President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday, as controversy grows over the disqualification of thousands...
US renews waivers for Iran nuclear deal despite pressure
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday said it will allow Russian, Chinese and European companies to continue work at Iranian nuclear sites, arguing...
Russia stood by Iran in showdown with US
The US President Donald Trump first said there were ‘no casualties’ in the Iranian missile attack on the Ain al-Asad military airbase in Iraq...
Iraq weighs larger NATO role to replace US-led coalition
Iraq is considering a larger role for NATO at the expense of the US-led coalition, Iraqi and Western officials told AFP, after an American...
Iran’s Rouhani underscores importance of upcoming elections, calls for ‘massive’ turnout
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared on Tuesday that Iran’s upcoming parliamentary elections in February will have an effect on regional and international politics. President Rouhani...
Iranian plane overshoots runway, stops in highway leading to casualties
An Iranian passenger plane overshot a runway as it landed Monday in the southwestern city of Bandar-e Mahshahr, barrelling into an adjacent highway without...
3 rockets fired at US embassy in Iraqi capital: security source
Three out of five rockets fired on Sunday directly hit the US embassy in Iraq's capital, a security source told AFP, including one that...
Iraqis apprehensive ahead of cleric’s anti-US rally
Supporters of volatile Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr prepared on Friday for a "million-strong" march in Baghdad to demand the ouster of US troops, putting...
Vessels are going into the Strait of Hormuz Over the Tension with Iran
South Korea will send a naval destroyer and 300 troops to the Strait of Hormuz, its defence ministry said Tuesday, after pressure from its...
Iraq to ‘stop’ Iran gas transfers if US waiver ends: bank
The bank through which Iraq pays for Iranian gas imports to power its grids said Tuesday it would stop processing payments if a crucial...