Foreign relations of Iran

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Iran In ‘successful’ Test of Satellite-Launch Rocket

Iran on Thursday "successfully" tested a satellite-launch rocket, days after warning Washington of a response to new US...

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Iran Will Respond In Kind To US Breaches of Nuclear Deal

President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran would respond in kind to any breach by the United States of the...

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US Sanctions Vote ‘hostile’, Says Top Iran Negotiator

Iran's top nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday that new sanctions approved by the US House of Representatives were "a...

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US Sees Progress In Push For ‘pretty Serious’ N. Korea Sanctions

US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday cited progress in talks with China on imposing what she termed as "pretty serious"...

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Iran Accuses US of Nuclear Deal ‘sabotage’

Iran on Friday vented its frustration over fresh US sanctions which it says "violate" the terms of a 2015 landmark...

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Iran’s President Threatens Response To New US Sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that Tehran would "respond appropriately" to new US sanctions but that...

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Foreign Food Chains Brave Risks For A Bite of Iran

For years, Iranians have had to put up with the likes of "Mash Donalds" and "Pizza Hat". Now real Western food...

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US Sanctions Iran Over Missiles, Despite Nukes Compliance

The US slapped fresh sanctions on Iran Tuesday over its ballistic missile program, just hours after Washington admitted...

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US Slaps New Iran Sanctions Over Ballistic Missiles, Terrorism

The United States announced new sanctions against Iran Tuesday over its ballistic missile program and what it called...

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Iran Parliament Vows To Fight US ‘adventurism’

Iran's parliament voted Tuesday to urgently work towards increasing funds for the country's missile programme and...

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Trump Keeps Iran Deal, But Threatens More Sanctions

Donald Trump backed away from a campaign promise to scrap a major nuclear security deal with Iran on Tuesday, with...

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US Sending Mixed Messages On Iran Nuclear Deal

Iran is receiving "contradictory signals" from the US administration about the fate of the nuclear deal but Foreign...

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Two Iranians Charged In US Over Hacking Defense Materials

Two Iranians were indicted Monday in the United States with hacking a defense contractor and stealing sensitive...

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US-China Citizen Given 10 Years For Espionage In Iran

A Chinese American accused of "infiltration" in Iran has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, local media reported on...

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Border Attack From Pakistan Kills 2 Iranians

Two Iranian civilians were killed in a cross-border attack by Pakistani insurgents, the Revolutionary Guards said. "On...

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The Iran Nuclear Deal

The landmark nuclear deal signed two years ago on July 14, 2015 by Iran and major world powers led to a partial lifting...

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Two Years On, Nuclear Deal Has Fewer Friends In US and Iran

Signed with pomp and fanfare on July 14, 2015, the Iranian nuclear agreement was heralded as a triumph for American...

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Iran Guards Chief Calls Saudi ‘terrorist State’

The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday described Saudi Arabia as a "terrorist state" as he announced his...

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Why Has Iran’s Investment Gold Rush Been So Slow To Emerge?

When Iran signed its landmark deal with world powers in 2015, curbing its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions...