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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with lawmakers in Tehran, Iran, on June 20, 2018 (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
Iran’s Khamenei: No war with US, but no talks either
By AFP
In speech in Tehran, supreme leader says nation's economic woes not due to US pressure alone, were exacerbated by government mismanagement
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with lawmakers in Tehran, Iran, on June 20, 2018 (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
August 13, 2018, 2:34 pm
Iran’s Khamenei: No war with US, but no talks either
In speech in Tehran, supreme leader says nation's economic woes not due to US pressure alone, were exacerbated by government mismanagement
By AFP
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani smiles during a meeting with the North Korean foreign minister in the capital Tehran on August 8, 2018. (AFP/Atta Kenare)
August 10, 2018, 4:37 pm
Iran aide doesn’t see ‘any reason’ for Trump-Rouhani talks
Political bureau member Majid Takht-e Ravanchi says Tehran has no expectations from US president after withdrawal from nuclear deal
By AP
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif listens during a meeting of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho (not seen) in the capital Tehran, Iran, August 8, 2018. (ATTA KENARE/AFP)
August 8, 2018, 12:51 pm
Iran’s foreign minister says ‘no one trusts America’ anymore
Zarif claims Washington 'has zigzagged constantly' and that the world is now taking Iran's side
By Agencies
In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting with a group of foreign ministry officials in Tehran, Iran. Sunday, July 22, 2018. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
August 8, 2018, 9:18 am
Experts warn Iran could answer US sanctions with cyberattacks
Analysts say Iranians impersonate Israeli and Western security websites to harvest log-in details; office of Director of National Intelligence declines to comment on threat
By Deb Riechmann
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif smiles while meeting with North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho in the capital Tehran on August 7, 2018. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)
August 7, 2018, 11:48 pm
In swipe at Trump, Iran FM says world affairs not a ‘beauty pageant’
Zarif also asserts US president's threat not to trade with countries that do business with Iran will come back to bite him
By TOI staff and AP
This Decemebr 11, 2017 photo shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Syrian President Bashar Assad watching troops march at the Hemeimeem air base in Syria. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
August 7, 2018, 7:02 pm
Russia and Syria condemn renewed US sanctions on ally Iran
Moscow says it is 'deeply disappointed,' while Damascus describes Trump's move as 'illegal' and driven by 'arrogance'
By AFP
US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One upon arrival at John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio, on August 4, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN)
August 7, 2018, 1:43 pm
Seeking ‘WORLD PEACE,’ Trump says US won’t trade with those who trade with Iran
Saying he's reimposed 'most biting sanctions ever' on Islamic Republic, US president tweets: 'I am asking for WORLD PEACE, nothing less!'
By SUSANNAH GEORGE and Zeke Miller
Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan attends a committee meeting in the Knesset, on July 2, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 7, 2018, 9:48 am
Israeli minister says ‘good chance’ Iran will renegotiate nuclear deal
Gilad Erdan slams 'morally bankrupt' EU for trying to salvage accord; Israeli intelligence community said optimistic that new sanctions will force major change in Tehran
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump makes remarks to the media before a cabinet meeting at the White House on June 21, 2018. (AFP Photo/Olivier Douliery)
August 7, 2018, 7:01 am
Fresh US sanctions on Iran kick in as clock hits midnight
Reimposition of economic restrictions as part of Trump's withdrawal from nuclear deal met with cheers in Jerusalem, jeers in Tehran and Europe
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump, right, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appear to have different views on Iran. (Illustration by Charles Dunst/JTA; photo: Maxpixel, Wikimedia Commons)
August 7, 2018, 5:08 am
Trump sounds different tune than aides on Iran, raising questions over policy
Iran watchers split on whether US president's recent offer of unconditional talks is a tactical move or a sign he's not on the same page as his hawkish advisers
By Ron Kampeas
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gives an interview on August 6, 2018. (Press TV screen capture)
August 6, 2018, 9:33 pm
Rouhani: US trying to divide Iran, must remove ‘knife’ of sanctions to negotiate
Islamic Republic's president says Tehran 'welcomes' talks, but Washington has shown it cannot be trusted
By TOI staff and Agencies
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with newly recruited Israeli soldiers at the Tel haShomer army base on July 26, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 6, 2018, 7:08 pm
Jerusalem extols Trump for putting sanctions back on Iran
Netanyahu calls on skeptical Europe to follow Washington's lead; defense minister says 'courageous decision will be remembered for generations'
By Raphael Ahren
An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the wall of the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran, November 9, 2016. (AFP/Atta Kenare)
July 31, 2018, 11:32 pm
Israel says it’s unfazed by specter of US-Iran summit, but anxiety brews
One minister sees 'opportunity' in Trump's overture and says Washington and Tehran may already be talking, but others are uneasy after what happened with North Korea
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump in the White House Oval Office, March 5, 2018 (Haim Tzach/GPO)
July 31, 2018, 8:59 pm
US assures Israel no change in Iran policy after Trump offers talks — source
Jerusalem 'completely surprised' by US president's proposal to meet Rouhani without preconditions, but still said to trust him
By Raphael Ahren, TOI staff and AP
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran (L), US President Donald Trump at the White House (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON)
July 31, 2018, 7:13 pm
Senior Iranian cleric says Tehran should consider Trump’s sit-down offer
Option of meeting US president should be 'discussed in the Supreme National Security Council,' says Ali Akbar Nategh Nouri; Pompeo won't meet counterpart in Singapore
By AP and TOI staff
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