Mar 24, 2022
Iran, Syria boost ties
The Arab Republic is hosting Iran’s top diplomat for talks in Damascus. By Jonathan Hessen and Erin Viner "We are talking about strategic ties and today, aside from all the…
Mar 23, 2022
Khamenei: Iran must boost economy despite sanctions
The country's economy should not be tied to efforts to remove United States-imposed sanctions, said Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. By Erin Viner “Today, our economy is the key…
Mar 22, 2022
Israel, Egypt, UAE talks focus on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett travelled to Sharm el-Sheikh for a previously unannounced visit to hold talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi in…
Mar 21, 2022
Israel to US: Don’t drop IRGC terror listing
The United States is reportedly considering removal of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) from Washington’s Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) blacklist of in return for Tehran’s assurances about reining in…
Mar 18, 2022
CENTCOM: “threat posed by Iran is graver than ever”
Head of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., delivered that assessment to the US Senate Armed Services Committee. By Jonathan Hessen and Erin Viner The Islamic…
Mar 17, 2022
Iran releases hostages as UK pays $530m debt
British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and dual national Anoosheh Ashoori have arrived in the United Kingdom after being released from the Islamic Republic. By Erin Viner The pair were freed…
Mar 16, 2022
Lavrov: nuclear deal with Iran in final phase
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian that agreement on the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is in the finishing straight. By…
Mar 15, 2022
Iran: Israeli sabotage of Fordow nuclear site foiled
Iranian security forces thwarted a planned attack on the country's major atomic center by a network the “Zionist regime” is accused of recruiting, reported state television in the Islamic Republic.…
Mar 14, 2022
Iran claims strike on “Israeli centers” in Erbil
In a rare public admission of responsibility, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) announced that it launched a ballistic missile attack in an unprecedented assault on the capital of the…
Mar 10, 2022
UN Envoy stresses urgency of JCPOA deal
The world body’s facilitator of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action joins Western leaders in warning that time is running out to revive the deal. By Erin Viner "This really needs…