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Iran urges EU to press U.S. on approval of passenger aircraft deliveries

To upgrade its aging fleet, Iran Air ordered 200 passenger aircraft - 100 from Airbus, 80 from Boeing and 20 from Franco-Italian turboprop maker ATR.

U.N. claims two missile launchers found in Yemen appear to be from Iran

Two launch units for anti-tank guided missiles recovered by a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen appear to have been manufactured in Iran.

Iran says it recently tested a ballistic missile

Iran carries out up to 50 missile tests a year, Amirali Hajizadeh, head of the Revolutionary Guards' airspace division said.

U.S. Energy Secretary discussed Iran sanctions with Iraqi officials

The United States has restored sanctions targeting Iran's oil industry as well as its banking and transport industry.

'Iran increases testing of ballistic missiles that can reach Europe'

Iran reportedly doubled the number of its tests in 2018.

Iran arrests 10 suspects in suicide bombing that killed two

Iranian security forces have detained 10 people suspected of links to a suicide car bomb attack this week.

How Iran turned a 'counterterror' meeting into a push for new global order

The meeting comes as Gulf Cooperation Council gathers in Riyadh.

U.N. Security Council to meet on Iranian ballistic missile test

UNSC members France and Great Britain requested the meeting, which will be held in New York.

Iran's Lebanese control demands reevaluation of West's support for Beirut

Analysts argue that the West, in general, needs to acknowledge that Hezbullah is the all-encompassing dominant force in the country

200 wounded as magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes western Iran

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake was at a depth of 65 km (40 miles) and struck 114 km northwest of the city of Ilam, close to Iran's border with Iraq.

Ex-CIA Director Hayden: Iran looking to outlast Donald Trump

Michael Hayden, who led the CIA from 2006 to 2009, said he saw the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia as critical, but with Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman as less so.

Senior IRGC commander: Israeli agent killed in September strikes on Kurds

The strikes targeted the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party-Iran in Koya.

United States imposes second round of sanctions on Iran

On Sunday, Pompeo said the penalties, which target Iran's oil and financial sectors, were “the toughest sanctions ever put in place on the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

Israel to help U.S. enforce Iran sanctions as Tehran, EU, China oppose them

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who opposed the Iran deal and always said it was a mistake to lift the sanctions, has welcomed the US decision to reinstate them.

Liberman lauds 'critical blow' of renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the country would continue to sell its oil, while Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said sanctions crippled the country's presence in the region.

Why is the U.S. letting so many countries get Iran sanctions waivers?

Many may be asking: Didn’t the Trump administration say it would bring Iran’s oil exports to zero and that these would be the harshest sanctions ever?

Iranians protest U.S. sanctions, yelling 'Death to America'

Thousands of students in the government-organized rally in the capital Tehran, broadcast live by state television, burned the Stars and Stripes, an effigy of Uncle Sam and pictures of Donald Trump.

Zarif claims Mossad carried out 'false flag' plots to undermine Iran Deal

"Incredible series of coincidences. Or, a simple chronology of a MOSSAD program to kill the JCPOA?" Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif wrote on Twitter.

Think tank: Iran was closer to nukes than we thought

Mossad documents and satellite photos shed new light on Iran's nuclear program.

Iran says its land-to-sea missiles can now travel 700km

Iran, which says its missile program is purely defensive, has threatened to disrupt oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf if Washington tries to strangle Tehran’s oil exports.

Rouhani: U.S. admin. seeking 'regime change' in Iran

Rouhani accused the Americans of using psychological and economic warfare and questioning the legitimacy of the Islamic Republic.

Iranians stock up as U.S. sanctions damage Iranian economy

Some shops are limiting purchases of tomato paste, which is used in many Persian dishes, and some lines have sold out as people buy up existing stock.

Iran expert: IAEA needs to be able to inspect everywhere

Everyone’s assumption is that most of the intelligence is coming from the US, Israel and maybe a few European countries.

Iran fires ballistic missiles at Syria as revenge for Ahvaz attack

Iran feels it can target Israel, the US or Saudi Arabia when the time comes.

Rouhani says U.S. wants to cause insecurity in Iran but will not succeed

A day after an attack on a military parade that killed 12, Rouhani accused Gulf Arab states of providing financial and military support for anti-government ethnic Arab groups.