Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday said that US accusations that Tehran has a chemical weapons programme were "obscene and dangerous". × The US allegations are the latest salvo against Iran from the administration of President Donald Trump, who earlier this year pulled out of a landmark 2015 nuclear deal between major powers and Tehran and reimposed crippling unilateral sanctions.

Iran says US accusing Tehran of having chemical weapons programme is 'obscene and dangerous'

The United States has moved to disrupt an Iranian-Russian network that sent millions of barrels of oil to Syria and hundreds of millions of dollars to indirectly fund militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah.

US targets Iran-Russia network over oil sent to Syria

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, during his meeting with his British counterpart Jeremy Hunt in Tehran on Monday, stated that Iran is used to pressuring and will survive the newly imposed US sanctions.

Won't yield to this pressure, will survive and thrive: Iran on newly imposed US sanctions

Iran will continue to export oil despite US sanctions, which are part of a psychological war doomed to failure, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday. By reimposing sanctions on OPEC's third biggest crude producer, Washington wants to force Tehran to drop its ballistic missile programmes, further curb its nuclear work and limit its support for proxy militias from Syria to Lebanon and Yemen.

We will not yield to this pressure: Rouhani says Iran will continue oil exports despite US sanctions

Russia, Iran and Turkey will hold the next round of talks on Syria's conflict on November 28-29 in the Kazakh capital Astana, Kazakhstan's foreign minister said on Monday.

Russia, Iran, Turkey to hold Syria talks next week: Kazakh foreign minister

Iran and Iraq could raise their annual bilateral trade to US $20 billion from the current level of US $12 billion, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, amid concerns in Tehran over the economic impact of renewed US sanctions.

Rouhani sees Iran, Iraq expanding trade despite US sanctions

By Tom Harper As the US begins to enforce what are possibly the strongest sanctions on Iran to date, headlines have been dominated by the bellicose rhetoric of the Trump administration and Tehran.

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By Gary Grappo Washington’s latest round of sanctions on Iran’s primary hard currency earner will be felt not only by the Iranian government but also by Iranians.

Are US sanctions losing their clout?

US National Security Advisor John Bolton vowed Tuesday to "squeeze" Iran "until the pips squeak", a week after a tough new round of sanctions came into force. President Donald Trump has dramatically increased pressure on Tehran, withdrawing from an international agreement aimed at ending its nuclear programme and introducing several rounds of unilateral US sanctions.

US security chief Bolton vows to 'squeeze' Iran

Iran has been abiding by the terms of its nuclear deal with global powers, the latest report from the UN atomic watchdog indicated Monday, days after fresh US sanctions hit the country.

Iran sticking to nuclear deal conditions: IAEA

Iranian border guards killed two Pakistani men and injured four others after they tried to enter the Iranian territory through an illegal route in Panjgur district of the restive Baluchistan province.

Iranian border guards kill two, injure four Pakistanis for crossing territory illegally

Afghanistan rivals failed to reach a breakthrough on holding direct peace negotiations after international talks in Moscow on Friday, the latest international push to end the conflict.

Afghan rivals say no closer to direct talks after Moscow meeting

US National Security Advisor John Bolton said Thursday that more sanctions were possible on Iran just days after a new round of measures touted as the most punishing ever on Tehran entered into force.

US's Bolton says more sanctions likely on Iran

The United States on Monday re-imposed sanctions against Iran's oil exports to punish Tehran for its involvement in several Middle Eastern conflicts. Washington had been pushing governments to cut imports of Iranian oil to zero.

The knowns and unknowns of US Iran oil sanction waivers

The United States said Tuesday it would exempt Iran's Indian-backed port of Chabahar from new sanctions on Tehran, recognizing the value of the project to Afghanistan.

US exempts Indian-backed Chabahar port in Iran from sanctions

US President Donald Trump on Monday said he wants to impose sanctions on Iran's oil gradually, citing concerns about shocking energy markets and causing global price spikes.

Want to go slow on sanctions on Iran's oil, keep prices down: Trump

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo announced today that China, India, Italy, Greece, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey would be allowed temporary waiver from Iran oil sanctions which came into effect from today.

China, India, Turkey among eight countries allowed temporary waiver in Iran oil sanctions: Pompeo

Saudi prince: Probe into Khashoggi killing will exonerate Crown Prince Salman Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a top international businessman from the kingdom, said on Sunday that an official investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi will exonerate the country's leader.

News brief: Big stories of the day

The United States is reimposing punitive measures targeting the Iranian oil and financial sectors in what US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called "the toughest sanctions ever placed" against Iran.

US sanctions on Iran, 'toughest ever,' take force today

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic republic "will proudly bypass sanctions" by the United States that took effect on Monday targeting the country's oil and financial sectors.

As US sanctions kick in, Iran says it will 'proudly bypass' them

US sanctions against importers of Iranian oil threaten the crude oil market's precarious balance and risk surging prices, all under Saudi Arabia's watchful gaze, according to experts.

Oil market on alert as Iran sanctions hit

Before US sanctions, Iran's Khameini says 'world opposes every decision made by Trump' Iran's top leader said on Saturday US President Donald Trump's policies face opposition across the world as Washington prepared to reimpose sanctions on Iran's vital oil-exporting and financial sectors, state television reported.

America's power and hegemony in the world is declining: Ayatollah Khameni

Iran's annual rally to mark the storming of the US embassy and hostage-taking of 1979 had particular significance on Sunday on the eve of renewed sanctions by Washington.

Iran marks US embassy siege on eve of sanctions

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