Khamenei Rejects Any Talks With Donald Trump Amid Revolution’s 46th Anniversary
By Ahmad Rafat
On the eve of the 46th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, led by Ruhollah Khomeini, and shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump released a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM)...
Iran Says Verifying Its Nuclear Programme Is an ‘Easy Task’
DUBAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said it would be easy to verify Iran was not developing atomic weapons, state TV reported on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would like to...
US Slaps Sanctions on Network Shipping Iranian Oil to China
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said on Thursday it is imposing new sanctions on a few individuals and tankers helping to ship millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil per year to China, in an incremental move...
Trump Reimposes ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran, Aims to Drive Oil Exports to Zero
By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trumpon Tuesday restored his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran that includes efforts to drive its oil exports down to zero in order to stop Tehran from obtaining a...
ANALYSIS: U.S. Could Soon Engage in Negotiations With Islamic Republic
By Ahmad Rafat
President Donald Trump of the United States and his advisors have consistently expressed their intention to engage in negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran and pressure Tehran’s leadership into altering its...
Iran Foreign Minister Threatens ‘all-Out War in the Region’ if Nuclear Sites Attacked
CAIRO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Iran will respond immediately and decisively if its nuclear sites are attacked which would lead to an "all-out war in the region," Tehran's foreign minister told Al Jazeera TV in an...
UN Chief Guterres Calls on Iran to Renounce Nuclear Weapons
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Iran must make a first step towards improving relations with countries in the region and the United States by making it clear it does not aim to develop nuclear weapons, U.N....
What Are Russia’s Strategic Treaties With Iran, North Korea and China?
Jan 17 (Reuters) - Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea. All three countries are adversaries of the United States, and Russia has used its ties...
ANALYSIS: Trump’s Return Is Major Worry For Khamenei
By Ahmad Rafat
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has called on government officials to firmly reject any “demands from the United States and Israel under any circumstances.”
In a speech on Jan. 8 attended by senior...
Iran’s Nuclear Programme Nearing Point of No Return, France’s Macron Says
PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Iran's disputed uranium enrichment drive is nearing a point of no return and European partners to a moribund 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran should consider reimposing sanctions if there is no progress with Tehran, France's president said...
