EBRAHIM RAISI

The Taliban and Iran have exchanged heavy gunfire on the Islamic Republic’s border with Afghanistan.

A Palestinian official says Iran’s president has met with senior Palestinian officials in Damascus and expressed his country’s support to them.

The presidents of Iran and Syria have signed a series of long-term trade agreements in Damascus to bolster economic ties between the two allies.

Tens of thousands of Iranians have demonstrated in support of Palestians, marking the annual anti-Israel “Jerusalem Day,” or al-Quds Day after the city’s Arabic name.

An agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations has cast China in a leading role in Middle Eastern politics — a part previously reserved for longtime global heavyweights like the U.S. and Russia.

A crisis over suspected poisonings targeting Iranian schoolgirls is escalating as authorities now acknowledge over 50 schools have been struck in a wave of possible cases.

Iran’s president has ordered authorities to investigate a series of incidents in which noxious fumes have sickened students at girls' schools, which some officials suspect are attacks targeting women’s education.

China and Iran have called on mutual neighbor Afghanistan to end restrictions on women's work and education.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has expressed support for Iran during a visit by its president as Tehran tries to expand relations with Beijing and Moscow to offset Western sanctions over its nuclear development.

Iran is celebrating the 44th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid nationwide anti-government protests and heightened tensions with the West.

Iranian hardliners have burned French flags outside the French embassy in Tehran, protesting against cartoons published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that lampoon Iran’s ruling clerics.

An Iranian lawmaker has said that Iran’s government was “paying attention to the people’s real demands” a day after a top official suggested that the country’s unpopular morality police has been shut down following months of protests.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a televised address has praised paramilitary volunteers tasked with quashing dissent.

Some Iran fans at the team's World Cup opener against England showed their support for protests against the Islamic Republic's regime.

Iran is marking the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran as its theocracy faces nationwide protests after the death of a 22-year-old woman earlier arrested by the country’s morality police.

Iran’s supreme leader and its president have tried to link the nationwide protests roiling the country to an Islamic State-claimed gun attack on a famous mosque that killed 15 people.

Iran’s president has accused the U_S_ of conducting a “failed policy of destabilization.”.

Anti-government demonstrations have erupted in several areas across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week.

Iranian president has appealed for national unity and tried to allay anger against the country’s rulers, even as the anti-government protests engulfing the country continued to spread to universities and high schools.

The United States has imposed sanctions on a group of firms it says have played a critical role in shipping sanctioned Iranian oil.

An Iranian drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq has killed at least nine people and wounded 32 others.

Activists say Iran's current wave of protests are different from previous unrest.

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says he met with his Iranian counterpart in Vienna for talks about an ongoing investigation into manmade uranium particles found at undeclared sites in Iran.

Iran's president says the death of an Iranian woman in the custody of the country’s morality police for violating the dress code must be “steadfastly” investigated.

Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters have killed at least nine people since the violence erupted over the weekend.

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency says he'll meet with Ukraine’s and Russia’s foreign ministers in a bid to establish a safety and security zone around a nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine that is Europe’s largest.

Iran’s president insists that his country is serious about reviving a deal meant to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear bomb.

Iranians are experiencing a near-total internet blackout amid days of mass protests against the government.

The United States has urged the International Court of Justice to throw out a case brought by Iran seeking to claw back some $2 billion worth of frozen Iranian assets that the U.S. Supreme Court awarded to victims of a 1983 bombing in Lebanon and other attacks linked to Tehran.

Ukraine’s president has implored the world to punish Russia for its invasion.

President Joe Biden is confronting difficult issues as he travels to New York this week for the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly.

The Iranian president’s comment that “there are some signs” that the Holocaust happened but that the issue required more research has sparked an outcry from Israel, a country home to tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors.

After two years of virtual and hybrid summits, the world will once again convene in New York this week for the U.N. General Assembly.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to press his attack against Ukraine despite its latest counteroffensive.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has made clear that he doesn’t expect an agreement with Iran in the immediate future to restore Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers, though he said there’s no reason for Iran not to sign up and European countries would remain “patient.”.

Iran has sent a written response in negotiations over a final draft of a roadmap for parties to return to its tattered nuclear deal with world powers.

Iran’s president is warning that any roadmap to restore Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers must see international inspectors end their probe on man-made uranium particles found at undeclared sites in the country.

The Biden administration says it has responded to Iran’s latest offer to resume its compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, but neither side is offering a definitive path to revive the agreement, which has been on life-support since former President Donald Trump withdrew from it in 2018.

The Biden administration is expected to weigh in this week on Iran’s latest offer to resume its compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but neither side is offering a definitive path to revive the agreement, which has been on life-support since former President Donald Trump withdrew from it in 2018.

Iran says it has submitted a “written response” to what has been described as a final roadmap to restore its tattered nuclear deal with world powers.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday it is the West’s own fault that the flow of Russian natural gas to European customers has dwindled and warned that it could continue ebbing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin won staunch support from Iran for his country’s military campaign in Ukraine, with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei saying the West opposes an “independent and strong” Russia.

Backed into a corner by the West, Iran is ramping up uranium enrichment, clamping down on dissent over its worsening economy and deepening ties with Moscow.

It hasn't been an easy week for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

State TV says the death toll in a catastrophic tower collapse in southwestern Iran has risen to at least 38.

Iran’s hard-line president has vowed revenge over the killing of a senior Revolutionary Guard member who was gunned down in the heart of Tehran.

Vice President Kamala Harris has led a high-powered American delegation to the United Arab Emirates to pay respects to the federation’s late ruler and meet with the newly ascended president.

Iran has abruptly raised prices as much as 300% for a variety of staples like oil, chicken, milk and eggs.

Iranian media says Syrian President Bashar Assad was in Tehran for a rare visit to meet Iranian leaders.

Iran’s president says Israel will be targeted by Iranian forces if it makes “the tiniest move” against Iran.

Iran’s supreme leader is insisting negotiations over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal “are going ahead properly.”.

Iran likely suffered another failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket in recent days.

Iran’s president has arrived in Qatar and was welcomed in an official ceremony by the country’s ruling emir.

Israel’s prime minister has criticized an emerging deal over Iran's nuclear program.

French officials say President Emmanuel Macron has called for the “immediate release” of a French-Iranian researcher imprisoned in Iran.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted his Iranian counterpart, hailing their the two countries’ cooperation on international issues, including the Syrian crisis.

Thousands of mourners have poured into the streets of Iranian cities for the mass funeral of 250 victims of the Iran-Iraq war — remains recently recovered in a testament to the brutal conflict’s scale and enduring legacy after 35 years.

Negotiators from Iran and five world powers have resumed negotiations on restoring Tehran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal, with Iran insisting that the United States and its allies promise to allow it to export its crude oil.

The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog and Iran have reached a deal to reinstall cameras damaged at a site that manufactures centrifuge parts.

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has warned that the restrictions faced by his inspectors in Iran threaten to give the world only a “very blurred image” of Tehran’s program as it enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels.

The national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates has met with Iran's hard-line president in Tehran.

Iran is striking a hard line after just one day of restarted talks in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal.

Negotiators in Vienna have resumed talks over reviving Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with the United States taking part at arm's length as in previous rounds since the Trump administration pulled out of the accord three years ago.

Can the landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers be restored.

The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog is meeting with Iranian officials to press for greater access in the Islamic Republic.

Thousands of Iranians have gathered on the streets of Tehran for the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the U.S. Embassy.

President Joe Biden says international negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program will resume.

The United States has hit Iran with a fresh set of sanctions as President Joe Biden prepares for a key weekend meeting with European leaders to discuss the possible resumption of nuclear talks with the Islamic Republic.

The White House is responding skeptically after Iran’s chief negotiator announced that Tehran is ready to return to nuclear negotiations in Vienna by the end of next month.

The Biden administration says diplomatic efforts to get Iran back to nuclear negotiations are at a “critical place" and that international patience with Iranian delays in returning to the talks is “wearing thin."

The head of the UN's atomic watchdog plans to visit Iran before the end of next month amid questions about whether Iran will return to negotiations aimed at reviving the languishing 2015 nuclear deal.

Iran’s president says the United States should lift the sanctions on his country to prove it is serious about restarting stalled nuclear talks in Vienna.

The United States and its closest partners are stepping up pressure on Iran to return to stalled nuclear negotiations, warning that it will face greater international isolation, new economic penalties and possibly military action if does not.

Israel’s new prime minister has appealed to the international community to stand together against Iran.

Unsurprisingly, the coronavirus pandemic was THE talking point at the United Nations General Assembly this week — serving as projection, promotional tool and proxy for other pressing issues put forward by world leaders in their signature annual addresses.

Iran’s new president slammed U.S. sanctions imposed on his nation as a mechanism of war.

Iran’s new president slammed U.S. sanctions imposed on his nation as a mechanism of war.

The United Nations chief is warning global leaders at the opening of the U_N_'s foremost gathering that the world has never been more threatened and divided and “we face the greatest cascade of crises in our lifetime.”.

The U_N_ Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution stressing that Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers need to establish an inclusive government with “the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and upholding human rights.”.

Iran says that the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is arriving in the country for talks with Iranian officials.

Iran’s president is calling for elections in Afghanistan to determine the future of the country, where he hopes peace will return after Western troops have left and the Taliban have seized control.

President Joe Biden has told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that diplomacy was his first option, but that he would consider other options if his effort to revive the Iran nuclear deal fails.

President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett have postponed their White House meeting as Biden focused his attention on dealing with the aftermath of deadly explosions near the Kabul airport that targeted U.S. troops and Afghans seeking to flee their country after the Taliban takeover.

Iran, grappling with its most severe coronavirus surge yet, has reported more new infections and deaths across the country than on any other single day since the pandemic began.

Iran has sworn in Ebrahim Raisi, a protégé of the country's supreme leader, as its new president.

Iran’s outgoing president has acknowledged his nation at times “did not tell part of the truth” to its people during his eight-year tenure.

Iran’s supreme leader has called the U.S. “stubborn” in stalled nuclear talks in Vienna for discussing Tehran’s missiles and regional influence.

The Biden administration is lashing out at Iran for accusing it of delaying a proposed prisoner swap to force a quick resumption of paused indirect nuclear talks.

Iran’s outgoing president is warning his country could enrich uranium at weapons-grade levels of 90% if it chose, though it still wanted to save its tattered nuclear deal with world powers.

The Iranian government has expressed anger over the appearance of senior European and U.S. politicians at a rally in support of an opposition group that has long sought to overthrow Iran’s theocratic rulers.

The leader of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia has vowed to retaliate against America for the deaths of four of his men in a U.S. airstrike along the Iraq-Syria border last month.

Iran likely conducted a failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket in recent days and now appears to be preparing to try again.

American authorities have seized a range of Iran’s state-linked news websites they accuse of spreading “disinformation."

Biden administration officials are insisting that the election of a hard-liner as Iran’s president won’t affect prospects for reviving the faltering 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.

Iran’s president-elect says he’s not willing to meet with President Joe Biden or negotiate over Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its support for regional militias.

Israel’s new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett opened his first Cabinet meeting by slamming Iran’s newly-elected president and calling on world powers to “wake up” to the perils of returning to a nuclear agreement with Tehran.

Top diplomats say further progress has been made at talks between Iran and global powers to try to negotiate and restore a landmark 2015 agreement to contain Iranian nuclear development that was later abandoned by the Trump administration.

Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief has won the country’s presidential election in a landslide victory.

Iranian state TV showed voters streaming to cast their ballots, but very different scenes were playing out on Tehran’s streets, where traffic was light and polling places appeared relatively empty.

Iranians are voting in a presidential election dominated by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s hard-line protege after the disqualification of his strongest competition.