For the 14th consecutive day, the Iranian capital Tehran remains engulfed in smoke. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the city has entered a severe category. Residents have been complaining of respiratory illnesses.

Smoke chokes Iranian capital Tehran for 14th consecutive day

Boosting pressure on Tehran ahead of the reopening of negotiations on the country's nuclear program the US Treasury has hit Iran's drone program with sanctions.

US Treasury hits Iran's drone program with sanctions

Following a meeting in Washington with his Israeli and United Arab Emirates counterparts, Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid out a tougher U.S. Stance toward Tehran's new government. Washington has said that it is ready to consider "all options" if Iran is unwilling to return to the 2015 nuclear deal.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken lays out tougher stance toward Tehran's new government

Tehran's foreign ministry says the resumption of nuclear talks with world powers will probably take another two to three months. The European Union-led talks, which aims to get the US back into the 2015 agreement have been underway since April.

Tehran says talks on 2015 nuclear deal might not resume for 2-3 months

Tehran denies involvement in either of the incidents, which are the latest in a years-long shadow war being waged on Middle East waterways crucial to oil exports.

Israel prepared to attack Iran, says 'We'll strike Iran alone'

Hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi took the oath of office before parliament on Thursday, with the Islamic Republic's clerical rulers facing growing crises at home and abroad.

Iran's hardline new president sworn in amid stalled nuclear talks

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Hundreds of Iranians marched through Tehran in rare protests over blackouts and power outages. Workers in the lucrative oil industry have also gone on strike. How will this instability affect Iran's upcoming change of guard? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: Iran: Drought triggers anti-govt protests

Afghanistan government delegation held a meeting with Taliban representatives in Tehran. The highly anticipated talks come as Afghanistan faces the domino effect of American troops exit from the country.

Taliban and Afghan delegation hold meeting in Tehran

Award-winning actress Glenn Close has been signed for ‘Tehran’, an Apple series. The actress will play the new series role of Marjan Montazeri, a British woman living in Tehran, Iran.

Glenn Close to star in season 2 of Apple series ‘Tehran’

Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei slammed remarks by Iran's foreign minister Javad Zarif as a 'big mistake', a week after a leaked tape emerged where the top diplomat disagreed with the strategies of a revered Iranian general.

Iran's supreme leader Khamenei says remarks by Zarif in audio leak 'big mistake'

A senior White House official denied reports from Tehran that an agreement had been reached with Iran for the release of four Americans detained there. White House chief of staff Ron Klain said "there is no agreement to release these four Americans. We're working very hard to get them released".

US denies reports Iran poised to free four Americans

A leaked audio recording of Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has now stirred a hot political debate in Tehran. President Hassan Rouhani has ordered a probe into the leak calling it a conspiracy against the government and Iran's national interest.

Iran: Leaked audio recording of Javad Zarif stirs hot political debate

Saudi and Iranian officials held direct talks this month to ease tensions between the two rivals. A senior Iranian official and two regional sources said Washington worked to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran and end the Yemen war.

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Iran is blaming Israel for the blackout at its Natanz nuclear site. Tehran is calling the cyber attack an act of 'nuclear terrorism'. WION's Palki Sharma tells you how an electrical outage became a headache for US President Joe Biden.

Gravitas: Did Israel's Mossad 'sabotage' Iran's nuclear site?

The United States and Iran are expected to hold indirect talks in Vienna from Tuesday as part of broader negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and other global powers.

US-Iran to hold indirect nuclear talks in Vienna today

French President Emmanuel Macron accused Iran of continuing to violate a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and said Tehran should act responsibly.

France: Prez Emmanuel Macron accuses Iran of violating the 2015 nuclear deal

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

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

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

Days after U.S. airstrikes in Syria, Iran has ruled out any 'nuke talks' with the Biden Administration. President Joe Biden seems to be struggling to get Tehran to the negotiating table. WION's Molly Gambhir gets you this report.

Gravitas: Tehran rules out talks with U.S.

They say that a United States president comes of age in West Asia, and Joe Biden is already facing his first test in the region from Iran to Saudi Arabia. The challenges are plenty for the 46th president -- an US intelligence report blames Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, while the United States is seeking to recalibrate its ties with the Kingdom.

US President Joe Biden's challenges in West Asia

Tehran has confirmed it is investigating an incident in which at least two Iranians were shot dead this week at the border with Pakistan. Islamabad, in this regard, has already handed over the body of one of the victims, the Iranian foreign ministry said on Friday.

Iran says investigation into shooting deaths at border with Pakistan is on

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