US-Iran relations

In this April 24, 2018, file photo, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is interviewed by The Associated Press in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew,)

June 21, 2018, 4:15 pm

Iran insists US stop opposing Israeli nuke disarmament

Setting out a list of demands for improving ties, Tehran's FM also says Washington must return to nuclear accord, stop providing arms to 'invaders in Yemen'

By AP and TOI staff

The head of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari speaks in a conference called 'A World Without Terror,' in Tehran, Iran, October 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

June 19, 2018, 2:07 pm

Revolutionary Guard chief says Iran won’t increase its missile range

'We have the scientific ability... but it is not our current policy' as most enemies already within range, claims Mohammad Ali Jafari

By Agencies

Iran's president Hassan Rouhani gives a speech in the city of Tabriz in the northwestern East-Azerbaijan province on April 25, 2018, (ATTA KENARE/AFP)

June 13, 2018, 1:20 am

Iran says it can’t remain in nuclear deal unless it benefits from it

Rouhani tells France's Macron Europe must find a way to compensate Tehran in light of US decision to withdraw and renew sanctions

By AP and TOI staff

US President Donald Trump (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands following a signing ceremony during their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB)

June 13, 2018, 12:37 am

What the Trump-Kim summit could mean for Israel and Iran

With North Korea possibly coming to terms with Washington, former air force chief says Jerusalem hopes to push Tehran's nuclear threat to top of agenda

By Ron Kampeas

US President Donald Trump answers questions about the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a press conference at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island, Singapore, on June 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

June 12, 2018, 7:50 pm

Trump hopes ‘brutal’ sanctions against Iran will spur ‘real deal’

After meeting North Korea's Kim, US president expresses hope Tehran will restart talks on its rogue nuclear program

By TOI staff and Agencies

US President Donald Trump waves after Air Force One arrived at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore on June 10, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/AFP)

June 11, 2018, 3:23 pm

Iran warns Kim: Don’t trust Trump, he quits deals

Tehran says it views US president and America with 'great pessimism', as they are known to violates commitments

By AP and TOI staff

June 6, 2018, 7:11 pm

Boeing says it won’t deliver any planes to Iran

Company complies with renewed US sanctions on Tehran, saying it no longer has a license to sell to Islamic Republic

By AFP

June 4, 2018, 3:00 am

Iranian FM: World must stand up to American ‘bullying’ over nuclear deal

Zarif says Washington cannot 'arbitrarily and irresponsibly reject' accord 'based on domestic policy or political differences with a former administration'

By TOI staff

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini address a joint press conference at the European Commission in Brussels on June 1, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Emmanuel DUNAND)

June 2, 2018, 8:26 am

EU, China vow to uphold Iran nuclear deal

As signatories scramble to salvage pact after US exit, European foreign policy chief says all parties have 'duty' to implement 2015 accord

By Agencies and TOI staff

A photograph of an Israeli F-35 stealth fighter jet flying over the Lebanese capital of Beirut, which was apparently leaked to Israel's Hadashot news. (Screen capture)

May 27, 2018, 1:58 pm

Netanyahu: Israel taking action against arms manufacturing in Lebanon

Prime minister affirms Israel's right to self-defense, says battle with Iran in Syria not over

By Stuart Winer and TOI staff

An Iranian Shahab-3 missile launched during military exercises outside the city of Qom, Iran, in June 2011. (AP/ISNA/Ruhollah Vahdati)

May 24, 2018, 4:36 pm

Israel accuses Iran of testing 2 missiles this year, violating UNSC resolution

UN envoy Danny Danon says Tehran secretively launched a Shahab-3 and Scud in January tests, with both missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads

By Michael Bachner

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during Labor Day at a workers' meeting, April 30, 2018. (AFP Photo/Iranian Supreme Leader's Website /HO)

May 24, 2018, 2:01 am

Khamenei sets terms for Tehran to remain in nuclear deal

Iranian leader says Europe must vow not to seek limits on missile program and regional actions, and must protect Islamic Republic's economy from American sanctions

By TOI staff and Agencies

Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps are seen at an annual military parade in front of the mausoleum of the late Ayatollah Khomeini just outside Tehran on September 22, 2014. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi/File)

May 23, 2018, 9:33 pm

Iran: If US attacks, its leaders will face same fate as Saddam

'There is no doubt that the Americans will be defeated,' says supreme leader Khamenei

By Stuart Winer and TOI staff

Iran showed footage on Saturday, September 23, 2017, of a missile test (Screenshot/PressTV)

May 23, 2018, 6:58 pm

Evidence points to Iranian work on long-range missiles at secret base — report

NY Times says researchers pieced together clues from satellite images that appear to show activity and powerful rocket engine tests at facility near Shahrud

By Stuart Winer

Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri delivers a speech during a military parade marking the 36th anniversary of Iraq's 1980 invasion of Iran, in front of the shrine of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, on September 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

May 23, 2018, 12:09 pm

Tehran rejects Pompeo demands, vows to push ahead with weapons development

Iran's military chief says US is imposing sanctions because it is afraid to face Iran in battle, accuses Washington of acting for Israeli interests

By Michael Bachner