Iran slammed the United States on Thursday for continuing to follow former president Donald Trump's policy of applying "maximum pressure". "US claims it favours diplomacy; not Trump's failed policy of 'maximum pressure'," Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Twitter.

Iran slams US, says Trump's policy of 'maximum pressure' won't do any good

Russia has called on the United States and Iran to take mutual steps and coordinate efforts to rejoin the nuclear deal. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that to resolve the issue Iranians and the US must take synchronous steps.

Russia urges US, Iran to step up efforts on nuke deal

A British-Australian academic has claimed Iran tried to recruit her as a spy in exchange for her freedom when she was imprisoned in the country. Middle East scholar Kylie Moore-Gilbert was arrested in 2018 and sentenced to 10 years in jail for espionage, an allegation she has denied.

British-Australian academic says Iran tried to recruit her as spy

The deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), has been hanging by a thread since former US president Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from it in 2018 and reimposed punishing sanctions on Tehran.

Iran's Rouhani urges Europe to avoid 'threats or pressure'

According to reports, Iran has quietly moved record amounts of crude oil to top client China in recent months, while India's state refiners have added Iranian oil to their annual import plans on the assumption that US sanctions on the OPEC supplier will soon ease.

Reports: Iran slips record volume of oil into China, reaches out to Asian clients

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman jailed in Tehran has finally had her ankle tag removed. She was arrested at Tehran airport in 2016 and convicted of plotting the overthrow of the Iranian regime.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe released as ankle tag removed but faces new charges

The United Nations has said as many as 23 people were killed in Iran's Sistan Baluchistan province when authorities opened fire on fuel porters and protestors last month.

UN condemns killing of 23 people at Iran's border with Pakistan 

The military said it escorted two US bombers. The flight of the pair of B-52 bombers is the latest mission in the region aimed at warning Iran amid tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Israeli jets escort US B-52 bombers amid Iran tensions

A B-52 US bomber has been deployed over the Israeli skies and this also has been done a second time in the Biden administration. Israeli fighter jets have escorted the bombers in the skies. A step has been taken to deter aggression between Iran and the US.

US flies two B-52 bombers over Israel amid tensions with Iran

In Erbil, thousands attend largest mass of Pope's historic trip to Iraq

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani Sunday urged Europe to avoid "threats or pressure" in any negotiations with Tehran, as he received Ireland's foreign minister amid diplomatic efforts to revive a landmark nuclear deal.

Tehran has released British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, removing her ankle tag after a five-year prison sentence. She was jailed for plotting to overthrow the clerical establishment.

British-Iranian aid worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe freed by Tehran

The historic meeting of Pope Francis and Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, one of Shiite Islam's top clerics, was well received across Iranian media. The meeting became front-page news in Iran Sunday, with some media declaring it a chance for peace in the neighbouring country.

Iranian media hails Pope-Sistani meeting as chance for peace

Iran will soon present a "constructive" plan of action, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday, after European sources said Tehran gave positive signs about opening informal talks about its nuclear programme.

Iran's Zarif to offer 'constructive' plan amid hopes of informal nuclear talks

Fierce fighting between Yemeni pro-government forces and Iran-backed Huthi rebels has killed at least 90 combatants on both sides in the past 24 hours, government military sources said on Saturday.

Fighting in Yemen's Marib kills 90 in 24 hours: Sources 

The building hope of nuclear deals revival, Iran has given encouraging signs about opening informal talks with world powers and United States.

Iran signals informal nuclear talks with IAEA's Technical, US supports meet

Iran has given encouraging signs about opening informal talks with world powers and the United States after European powers scrapped plans to criticise Tehran at the UN nuclear watchdog.

Iran gives positive signals on informal nuclear talks

Iranian female Olympic medal winner Kimia Alizadeh has been granted refugee status in Germany and aims to compete in the Olympic Refugee Team under a white flag in Tokyo this summer.

Iran's former only female Olympic medallist plans to start under white flag in Tokyo

Last week an Israeli cargo ship suffered a mysterious explosion in the Gulf of Oman. The explosion ripped through the holes on either side of ship's hull. Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran is behind the attack but Iran has denied any role in mysterious blast.

Iran: Country 'strongly rejects' Israeli accusation of mysterious blast

Iran has ruled out holding an informal meeting with the US and European powers on ways to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Iran cites inappropriate time for talks as the reason.

Iran rejects nuclear deal talks says time not suitable

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif during a visit to Tehran on Saturday (February 27). The visit comes two days after the United States carried out airstrikes authorized by President Joe Biden against facilities belonging to Iranian-backed militia in eastern Syria, in response to rocket attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq.

Iran, Iraq foreign ministers meet against backdrop of US airstrikes in Syria

An ultraconservative Iranian newspaper said on Sunday that the "resistance axis" of Iran and its regional allies may have been behind an explosion that hit an Israeli-owned "spy" vessel four days ago The vessel, MV Helios Ray, was travelling from Dammam in Saudi Arabia to Singapore when the blast took place on Thursday, according to the London-based Dryad Global maritime security group.

Iran and its allies may be behind Israeli ship blast, says newspaper

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif during a visit to Tehran on Saturday (February 27). The visit comes two days after the United States carried out air strikes authorized by President Joe Biden against facilities belonging to Iranian-backed militia in eastern Syria , in response to rocket attacks against U.

Iran, Iraq foreign ministers meet against backdrop of US air strikes in Syria

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