Rouhani summoned by Iranian lawmakers to answer their questions as the economy deteriorates

News Analysis |  Iranian lawmakers have summoned the President Hassan Rouhani to appear before the parliament and answer their concerns about the issues related to...

Iran volatile on eve of US sanctions

AFP | Iranians are hunkering down for the return of US sanctions on Monday with a run on gold and hard currency as they scramble...

The deep state’s long enmity toward Iranians

Jacob G. Hornberger | The U.S. deep state’s hatred of the Iranian people goes back a long way, at least as far back as 1953....

Talking to Rouhani: Is Trump shooting from the hip or following a script?

James M Dorsey | Message to Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Tel Aviv: Not to worry, US President Donald J. Trump has no intention of meeting...

Iran’s currency crisis triggers corruption crackdown

AFP | With its currency plummeting ahead of the reimposition of US sanctions, Iran has responded with dozens of arrests and claims of an enemy...

Trump predicts Iran talks pretty soon

AFP | US President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that talks with arch-foe Iran were imminent, despite silence from the Islamic republic's leaders to his offer...

Iran replaces central bank chief as economy faces crisis

AFP | Iran replaced its central bank chief on Wednesday, local media reported, amid the fallout over banking scandals and the crisis facing the country's...

Iran threatens US with counter measure if oil exports are blocked

News Analysis | Iran foreign ministry spokesperson Baharam Qassemi has said that Iran will retaliate with reactionary measures if the country’s oil exports are embargoed...

Trump, Iran drama escalates — via Twitter

AFP | Tensions are mounting between Donald Trump and Iran -- the US president's raw tweet threatening Tehran was met Monday with a similarly bilious...

Iran lodges complaint against US over renewed sanctions

AFP | Iran has called on the UN's top court to order the United States to immediately lift sanctions re-imposed by President Donald Trump in...

The battle for Iran: Policy or regime change?

James M Dorsey | Iran, in the latest of a series of incidents on its western and south-eastern borders, said it had disbanded a Pakistan-based...

Iran says Trump ‘destabilising’ oil market

AFP | Iran on Saturday accused US President Donald Trump of destabilising the oil market with his flurry of tweets taking aim at the OPEC...