The US must rule out any further strikes on Iran if it wants to resume diplomatic talks, Tehran's deputy foreign minister has told the BBC.
Majid Takht-Ravanchi says the Trump administration has told Iran through mediators it wants to return to (...)
Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate from parts of northern Gaza ahead of increased military action, as US President Donald Trump pushes for a ceasefire deal.
People in neighborhoods across Gaza City and Jabalia have been told to move south (...)
Iran could restart uranium enrichment "in a matter of months" following recent U.S. airstrikes on its nuclear facilities, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned, signaling that the damage inflicted by American forces was (...)
U.S. President Donald Trump strongly defended Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, denouncing his ongoing corruption trial as a "political witch hunt" that threatens to undermine key negotiations involving Iran and Hamas.
"It is (...)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a stern warning to U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, insisting that any future negotiations must begin with a change in tone toward Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
"If President (...)
Iran held a state funeral on Saturday for dozens of senior military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians killed during the 12-day war with Israel, which ended earlier this week in a US-brokered ceasefire.
Thousands of mourners gathered near (...)
Iranian authorities have carried out a wave of arrests and multiple executions of people suspected of links to Israeli intelligence agencies, in the wake of the recent war between the two countries.
It comes after what officials describe as an (...)
Despite a report saying there are "indications" that Israel was in breach of its human rights obligations over its ongoing war in Gaza, European leaders could only agree at their council summit on Thursday to "continue discussions" on a follow-up to (...)
Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium is believed to be largely intact following US strikes on the country's main nuclear sites, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing European officials.
The newspaper, citing two people briefed on (...)
In the heart of the Iranian capital, the Boof cafe serves up refreshing cold drinks on a hot summer's day.
They must be the most distinctive iced Americano coffees in this city – the cafe sits in a leafy corner of the long-shuttered US embassy.
Its (...)
Japan has condemned US President Donald Trump for comparing recent US strikes on Iran to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended World War II.
"That hit ended the war," Trump told reporters on Wednesday. "I don't want to use an example of (...)
Iran's top diplomat said on Friday that the possibility of new negotiations with the United States on his country's nuclear programme has been "complicated" by US strikes on three of the sites, which he conceded had caused "serious damage."
The US (...)
The head of the CIA has said US strikes "severely damaged" Iran's nuclear facilities and set them back years, diverging from a leaked intelligence report that angered President Donald Trump by downplaying the raid's impact.
John Ratcliffe, the US (...)
A senior Hamas official has told the BBC that mediators have intensified their efforts to broker a new ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza, but that negotiations with Israel remain stalled.
The comments came as US President Donald Trump said (...)
The Tehran Symphony Orchestra held a free concert Wednesday at the city's famed Azadi Square, dedicating it to Iranians killed in the 12-day conflict with Israel.
As residents gathered for the performance, the orchestra played "Ey Iran," the (...)
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said his country emerged victorious over Israel and "delivered a slap to America's face" on Thursday.
The speech in a video broadcast marked Khamenei's first public comments since a US-brokered (...)
For the protesters waving Palestinian flags outside EU buildings in Brussels, it was the moment that everything might change.
An EU report presented to foreign ministers had found there were indications Israel had breached human rights obligations (...)
Oil prices have hit their lowest in two weeks after Israel agreed to US President Donald Trump's proposal for a ceasefire with Iran.
But business leaders at a key economic meeting in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin find themselves troubled (...)
At least 46 people waiting for aid have been killed by Israeli fire in two incidents in central and southern Gaza, according to rescuers and hospitals.
UN agencies have condemned the US and Israel-backed food distribution system, with one official (...)
A new US intelligence report found that Iran's nuclear program has only been set back a few months after US strikes targeted three of the country's nuclear sites last week.
The report released by the US Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) – (...)
JEDDAH — Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received on Tuesday phone calls from Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Prime Minister of Iraq Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani. They praised Saudi Arabia's stance calling for (...)
DOHA — The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held an emergency ministerial meeting in Doha on Tuesday to address the Iranian missile strike targeting a military base in Qatar, condemning the attack as a serious violation of international law and the (...)
Israel has struck Tehran's Evin prison and damaged parts of the facility, which holds many political detainees, Iran's judiciary says.
The judiciary's Mizan news agency reported that the situation was "under control" following the attack, which it (...)
Airlines have canceled or rerouted flights to and from the Middle East, as the conflict between Israel and Iran raged.
Qatar's Doha airport, a critical hub in the region, halted operations on Monday, after Iran fired missiles at a US military base (...)
China has called for greater international efforts to defuse international tensions affecting the global economy amid jitters over Iranian threats to block the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's parliament endorsed closing the Strait, a critical global trade (...)
