The Iranian man who shot down the Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 passenger plane near Tehran’s airport is in prison said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

Latest in Ukrainian plane crash probe

The United States will not lift sanctions on Iran in order to negotiate, US President Donald Trump tweeted late on Saturday, seemingly in response to a Der Spiegel interview with Iran's foreign minister.

US will not lift sanctions to negotiate with Iran: Donald Trump

At the core of US President Donald Trump’s maximum pressure campaign against Iran lies the belief that Iran can be forced to negotiate terms for the lifting of harsh US economic sanctions even if it has no confidence in US intentions and adherence to agreements.

Iran crisis test drives fundaments of Donald Trump’s foreign policy

United State has warned Soleimani's successor Esmail Ghaani of a repeat of its January 3 killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani if the latter’s successor follows in his footsteps and kills Americans. Watch report:

US warns Soleimani's successor Ghaani, Imposes new sanctions

The assassination of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani by the US and Iran’s retaliation by missile attacks on the US bases in Iraq early January brought the US and Iran on the brink of war.

Iran-US conflict: Worst is over, but core issues remain unresolved

An Iranian lawmaker on Tuesday offered a $3-million reward to "anyone who kills" US President Donald Trump to avenge the assassination of a top general, semi-official news agency ISNA reported.

Iran MP offers $3 million 'to anyone who kills Trump': Report

Iran has confirmed that two missiles were fired at the Ukrainian jet which crashed in Iran in Tehran on January 8, killing all 176 people on board. Iran Civil Aviation body has published the initial preliminary investigation report on its website. Watch report:

Iran confirms two missiles fired at Ukrainian jet

Iran said on Monday that it had not closed the "door to negotiations" in efforts to resolve a dispute over its nuclear agreement with world powers that has escalated steadily since the United States withdrew from the deal in 2018.

Iran not ruling out talks to end nuclear dispute, says official

Heavy snow covered the streets of Tehran on Sunday, causing major flight delays and forcing the closure of schools, authorities in the Iranian capital said. The snow started falling early in the morning and disrupted the flow of traffic on some of the city's main highways.

Iran: Heavy snowfall shuts schools, delays flights in Tehran

Yemen's president told the military on Sunday it needs to be on high alert and ready for battle following an attack on Saturday by Iran-aligned Houthis on a military training camp in the city of Marib.

'Military needs to be on high alert': President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi

In his first Friday prayers sermon for eight years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also told worshippers chanting "Death to America" that the elite Guards could take their fight beyond Iran's borders after the U.

Iran's Khamenei stands by Revolutionary Guards after unrest over downed plane

US President Donald Trump gave a minute-to-minute account of the US drone strikes that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in remarks to a Republican fund-raising dinner on Friday night, according to audio obtained by CNN.

Trump gave dramatic account of Soleimani's last minutes before death: Report

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Iran is sending to Ukraine the black boxes of the Ukrainian passenger plane that its military accidentally shot down this month, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.

Iran says it is sending black boxes of downed plane to Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Iran's accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner. He said, "There were at least six (U.S.) F-35 fighters in the air in the Iranian border area. This information has yet to be verified, but I'd like to underline the edginess that always accompanies such situations."

Sergei Lavrov: Six F-35s were spotted on Iranian border

An Iranian chess referee who got accused of violating her country's Islamic dress code while making the decision of a women's tournament said she did not want to return home from Russia out of fear for her safety.

After getting accused of violating Islamic dress code, Iranian chess referee refused to go home

Russia's acting foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has made shocking revelations on the downing of the Ukranian passenger plane by Iran which has brought a twist to the whole narrative.

Russia: Iran shot down Ukranian passenger plane after US jets were seen at its borders

Five countries whose citizens died when Iran shot down a plane last week demanded that Tehran compensate the victims' families and warned that the world was watching for its reaction.

Countries demand, Iran pay compensation to relatives of air crash victims

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The United States of America 's defense and military officials have admitted that nearly one dozen American troops were wounded in Iran’s January 8 missile attack on Iraq’s al-Asad air base. This week, they were medically evacuated to US military hospitals in Kuwait and Landstuhl, Germany, to be treated for traumatic brain injury and to undergo further evaluation.

Fineprint: US admits Iran injured its nearly dozen soldiers

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