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A long-range Qadr ballistic missile is launched in the Alborz mountain range in northern Iran on March 9, 2016. (AFP/Tasnim News/Mahmood Hosseini)
September 8, 2017, 5:39 pm
New York CEO gets prison for Iran conspiracy plea
Head of Global Metallurgy Erdal Kuyumcu conspired to send a steel company in Iran a metallic powder that can be used in missiles
By AP
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, delivers a speech about the Iran nuclear deal at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 (screen capture: YouTube)
September 5, 2017, 8:57 pm
Nikki Haley says Iran nuke deal ‘flawed,’ but pulling out difficult
US envoy to UN says while watchdog may declare Tehran is keeping to agreement, pact is a 'larger jigsaw puzzle' that must be taken into account
By Alexander Fulbright
In this Dec. 29, 2016 file photo, released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), a long-range S-200 missile is fired in a military drill in the port city of Bushehr, on the northern coast of Persian Gulf, Iran. (Amir Kholousi, ISNA via AP, File)
September 2, 2017, 9:54 pm
Iran looking to boost missile production, exports
New defense minister says Tehran wants to give missiles and technology to its allies in the region 'to prevent war and conflict'
By AFP and TOI staff
This file photo taken on July 9, 2017, shows Bamilo employees working at the e-commerce site's offices in the Iranian capital Tehran. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)
August 26, 2017, 7:35 pm
Iranians up in arms as Apple removes top apps
American computer giant says applications taken down from store due to US sanctions
By AFP
Iranian MPs attend a parliament session in Tehran, March 1, 2016. (AFP/Atta Kenare)
August 13, 2017, 11:36 am
Iran votes to raise spending on missiles, Guards to challenge US
Parliament allocates additional $520 million to counter 'terrorist and adventurist' sanctions imposed by Washington
By Agencies
David Cohen, seen here at a Capitol Hill hearing on Iran sanctions in 2011, was until recently in the number two position at the Central Intelligence Agency. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images via JTA)
August 6, 2017, 5:43 pm
Former top CIA spy warns Trump not to ‘politicize’ Iran intel
David Cohen says US president risks 'potentially grave consequences' with idea of pullout from nuclear deal
By Ron Kampeas
Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaking in Tehran, Iran, on October 22, 2013. (AFP/Atta Kenare)
July 29, 2017, 6:16 pm
Iran vows ‘strong response’ to US sanctions
Deputy FM says punitive measures amount to 'hostile' breach of nuke accord; parliamentary committee meets to review Tehran reaction
By Agencies
A picture from the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry claims to show the launch of a satellite-carrying rocket on July 27, 2017. (Iranian Defense Ministry)
July 29, 2017, 10:57 am
Iran vows to continue missile program ‘with full power’
Tehran slams fresh US sanctions as 'hostile and unacceptable,' says punitive measures an effort to undermine 2015 nuclear deal
By AFP
US President Donald Trump leaves after speaking during the first meeting of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House in Washington, DC, July 19, 2017. (AFP/Saul Loeb)
July 26, 2017, 7:09 pm
Russia, EU warn US after House approves sanctions bill
Trump facing tough call after Moscow, Tehran hint at response over fresh measures; Brussels says 'ready to protect European interests'
By Max Delany, Michael Mathes and Alex Pigman
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press conference in Tehran on May 22, 2017. (AFP/ Atta Kenare)
July 26, 2017, 1:24 pm
Iran threatens to hit back at new American sanctions bill
Tehran will respond in kind to US breaches of nuclear deal, Rouhani says; deputy FM warns new legislation could stall agreement
By AFP
US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (C) leaves a news conference following the weekly House GOP Conference meeting at the Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill July 18, 2017. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
July 26, 2017, 1:57 am
US House votes to slap sanctions on Russia, Iran, North Korea
In sign of growing distrust over Kremlin links, measure constrains President Trump's ability to waive the penalty package
By Michael Mathes
Bamilo employees work at the e-commerce site's offices in the Iranian capital Tehran on July 9, 2017. (AFP/ATTA KENARE)
July 25, 2017, 10:52 am
Shielded by sanctions, Iran’s local tech sector booms
Local entrepreneurs are moving online products to the Islamic Republic, where they don't have to compete with big names for market of 80 million consumers
By Eric RANDOLPH
US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)
July 23, 2017, 7:32 pm
US Congress to vote on Russia sanctions, tying Trump’s hands
White House indicates support following revisions to bill, which also targets Iran, North Korea
By AFP
Still image from a November 2010 video showing Robert Levinson, which was received by his family. (YouTube: Help Bob Levinson)
July 22, 2017, 5:15 am
US warns Iran of ‘new and serious consequences’ if Americans not returned
Trump threatens prisoner-related sanctions unless 'unjustly' imprisoned citizens, including CIA contractor Robert Levinson, are released
By AFP
Commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, General Mohammad Ali Jafari, attends a press conference in Tehran in 2012. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
July 21, 2017, 1:21 pm
Iranian general warns of ‘high cost’ for US ‘miscalculation’ over sanctions
Revolutionary Guard chief Jafari says America had better close all military bases near Iran before imposing new punitive steps
By TOI staff and AFP
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