The US Department of Justice charged an Iranian man on Wednesday with plotting to assassinate former President Donald Trump’s national security advisor John Bolton.

US charges Iranian man for trying to assassinate John Bolton

An Iranian military operative named Shahram Poursafi alias Mehdi Rezayi has been charged by the US Department of Justice for plotting to assassinate John Bolton, the national security advisor to former Republican President Donald Trump.

To avenge Soleimani's killing, Iran planned an assassination attempt to kill former US NSA

Russia’s Soyuz rocket launched an Iranian satellite called Khayyam from Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan. In other news, leading candidates for Britain’s prime minister, Foreign Minister Liz Truss, and former finance minister Rishi Sunak have said they would both be willing to serve on the other’s cabinet in the case of a loss.

Morning news brief: Russia’s rocket launches Iranian satellite, Covid in China & more

Iran is the latest country to use cryptos which is currently reeling under impact of economic sanctions by the U.S. The Iranian government has placed its first import order using cryptocurrency. It's a move that can actually enable Islamic Republic to circumvent the use of U.S dollars for global trade.

Iran adopts cryptocurrency, imports order worth $10 million

Iranian authorities have launched a sweeping crackdown on its Baha'i community. The authorities have sealed off the village of Roshankouh, , where a large number of Baha’is live, and used heavy earthmoving equipment to demolish their homes.

Reports: Iran seals Roshankouh village with Baha'i residents

The latest round of talks on the revival of the Iran nuclear deal or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ended in Vienna on August 8, with all parties returning back to their respective capitals for ‘political consultations’.

With JCPOA revival uncertain, Iran is slowly and surely making the nuclear deal irrelevant

Up to 200 Iranian government and local agents have sealed off the village of Roshankouh in the Mazandaran province, where a significant number of Baha'is live, and are using heavy earthmoving equipment to destroy their homes in a cruel escalation just two days after previous attacks on Baha'is throughout Iran.

WATCH | Iranian government escalates its persecution of Baha'is with brutal home demolitions and land seizures

Officials have once again gathered in Vienna to try and salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. According to the Russian officials, the deal is close and only three or four issues remain needing to be resolved. The European Union officials said that the talks are moving in the right direction.

Vienna talks resume after a 5-month hiatus

A new round of talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and the world powers is currently underway in Vienna. As the high stakes talks continue, Iran's foreign minister has now said that the outcome of the ongoing talks depends entirely on Washington's flexibility.

Iran: Success of nuclear talks depends on Washington's flexibility

The European Commission on Friday (August 5) said that Iran and the USA should take ‘one last effort’ to salvage the nuclear deal. The talks to revive the nuclear deal resumed in Vienna on Thursday.

EU calls for ‘one last effort’ to salvage Iran nuclear deal

Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington have resumed in Vienna which aim to salvage the 2015 Nuclear deal as Iran has refused to hold direct talks with the United States. EU's Enrique Mora is coordinating the talks between the US and Iranian officials.

US: Not going to wait forever for Iran to take this deal

Two weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Tehran, the two nations have announced that Russia will place an Iranian remote sensing satellite into orbit on Tuesday.

Russia to send Iran's satellite into orbit next week

The Biden administration approved two massive arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to help them defend against Iran. Package includes $3 billion in Patriot missiles for Saudi Arabia and more than $2 billion for high-altitude missile defense for UAE.

WION Dispatch: US approves massive $5 BN arms sale to Saudi, UAE to counter Iran

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanani said on Wednesday (August 3) that in a statement that it was sending a delegation to Vienna to resume talks to revive the 2015 agreement on its nuclear programme.

Top Iran and US negotiators to resume frayed nuclear talks in Vienna

Amid stall talks over the Iran nuclear deal, capital Tehran announced the activation of hundreds of new generation uranium enrichment centrifuges. The move came in as a response to a new wave of US sanctions on firms that allegedly helped to sell Iranian oil.

Tensions simmer between the US and Iran

Iranian officials have arrested a number of ardent followers of the banned Bahai faith for alleged links to a centre in Israel, and for proselytising in schools and kindergartens.

Iran cracks down on Bahai followers, intensifies arrests over accusations of Israel links

Iran's atomic energy chief said that the country has the technical capability to produce an atomic bomb but it has no intention to do so. Mohammad Eslami, the head of the country's atomic energy organisation, said this on Monday (August 1) as quoted by the semi-official Fars news agency.

Iran can build atom bomb but has no intention of doing so, says nuclear chief

Iranian border guards clashed Sunday with the Afghan Taliban, Iranian media reported, the latest cross-border exchange since the former insurgents seized power in neighbouring Afghanistan a year ago.

Iran says border guards have clashed with Afghan Taliban

After landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 53 people in Iran, rescuers searched for the missing on Friday. Following two days of floods, 16 people were still missing and 400 towns and villages in 18 of Iran’s 31 provinces were adversely affected as per the head of emergency operations at the Red Crescent Society, Mehdi Valipour.

Iran: Landslides, floods triggered by heavy rains kill at least 53 people

The Iraqi parliament was breached for the second time in a week as supporters of cleric Moqtada Sadr held demonstrations in protest of the newly formed government.

Protesters storm Iraqi parliament for second time in a week amid growing unrest

According to reports, Iran has executed three women for murdering their husbands one of whom was a former child bride who had killed her husband a few years ago.

Iran executes three women, including former child bride; Amnesty slams authorities

Hundreds of protesters, most of them supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr, storm the Iraqi parliament against rival Iran-backed bloc's nominee for prime minister. Will the turmoil swing in favour of Al-Sadr or will it further embolden Iran and its influence in Iraq's politics?

Will Iraq's political turmoil embolden Iran?

In Iran, at least six people were killed in floods near Tehran. Most of them were killed in a landslide and officials also gave orders for the search for survivors to continue in several parts of the Tehran.

WION Climate Tracker: Iran: Floods kills 6, injures 9; search for survivors to continue

At least about 21 people have died and two others are missing in Southern Iran due to floods. According to reports, heavy rains have caused havoc in southern Iran.

Heavy rains affect southern Iran; at least 21 dead & 2 missing

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