Iran

Tehran considers zero enrichment a violation of country’s rights under nuclear non-proliferation pact

US and Iran resume nuclear talks as Israel presses strike option

The world came to the Munich Security Conference over the weekend for an ideological showdown

As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing anti-government demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet to target attendees of the protests

Second round of nuclear talks to take place ⁠on Tuesday in Geneva in wake of mass anti-regime protests

As US pressure mounts on the regime, many young Iranians believe Reza Pahlavi is their best hope

‘The UN has served us extremely well ... but reform is needed’ Minister for Foreign Affairs says at Munich Defence Conference

USS Gerald R Ford to join 10 other ships in region as White House holds negotiations with senior Iranian officials

Gambling website allows users to make bets on geopolitical events anonymously

Trump’s preference is for negotiations rather than war but Netanyahu’s objective is to use any means to topple Tehran authorities

Demonstrators say event should not have gone ahead due to mass killing of protesters in Iran in recent weeks

Netanyahu to press Trump on restricting Iran’s ballistic missile threat

Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi sentenced to another seven years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years

Negotiators will have to navigate Iran’s red line on discussing its missile programme to reach a deal

Xi Jinping says Taiwan is Chinese territory and China ‘must defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity’

Netanyahu wants Donald Trump to force Iran to stop production of ballistic missiles and end support for proxy militias

Talks expected to take place in Istanbul and could avert military strikes against Tehran

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, on Sunday warned if the US attacked, it would ignite a regional war

It’s possible to see that some good might come of the chaos. We might even, in time, become less relentlessly focused on our own particular region of the world

US navy destroyer docks at the Israeli port of Eilat

US military assets surge in Gulf as Iranian official acknowledges diplomatic efforts

Iran’s foreign ministry condemned what it said was the ‘illegal and unjustified’ designation

Hegseth ‍says US forces prepared to follow Trump’s orders to ensure Tehran does not pursue nuclear weapons capability

Latest Trump statement marks a shift in rationale for sending the armada to the region

US is reportedly seeking to negotiate regime change in Cuba, but the country has no oil and exports little

Luxury stocks a drag on European shares

US president urges Islamic Republic to reach agreement that would include ‘no nuclear weapons’

Border forces have been deployed in the American heartlands – masked, camouflaged and bristling with firearms

Tehran warns of attacks against Washington’s regional allies and assets if it is targeted

Scientists voice concern about threats of integrating artificial intelligence into military systems

Thousands killed in recent antigovernment demonstrations which Tehran blames on foreign-backed ‘terrorists and rioters’

US president says Washington watching Tehran closely, with ‘a lot of ships’ due to arrive in coming days

Authorities accuse a range of prominent figures of fomenting protests as it seeks to reassert control

Some of the heaviest clashes and highest number of ⁠deaths took place in Kurdish areas in northwest of country

Trump Redux is tumescent with the power of the world’s greatest military

Governments are hoarding rice and grain as insurance against a world they increasingly view as unstable. But many economists believe it could be counter-productive

Over 3,000 deaths have been confirmed since anti-government protests began in December

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said US president Donald Trump was culpable for ‘deaths’ and ‘damage’ in the Islamic Republic

Whatever is to come next must be shaped by the democratic aspirations of Iranians, rather than foreign interventionism

Many unable to contact relatives since internet blackout was imposed earlier this month