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IAEA Chief refuses to speculate on possible past Iran nuke violations

"I do not speculate" about possible past violations by Iran, says IAEA chief Yukiya Amano.

Iranian who was arrested for hijab protest absconds country, seeks asylum

The actions earned Jangravi a three-year prison sentence.

Netanyahu bids 'good riddance' after Iranian FM Mohammed Zarif resigns

Netanyahu and Zarif sparred at the 2018 Munich Security conference, when the former brandished a piece of an Iranian unmaned aerial vehicle the IDF had downed over the Golan Heights a week prior.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif resigns from position

"I am apologizing to you for all the shortcomings ... in the past years during my time as foreign minister ... I thank the Iranian nation and officials."

Rouhani: Iran won't 'succumb to pressure' of U.S., Israel, ready for regional ties

"Our enemies, America and Israel, want to create division among Iranians."

How much can intel agencies slow Iranian nuke program by sabotage?

No one has figured out how to stop Iran from getting a nuclear bomb, but it appears that the US is engaging in another intense round of sabotage to slow it down.

Pence speech on Iran highlights U.S. divide with Europe

"The time has come for our European partners to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and join with us," U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told the Warsaw summit on security in the Middle East.

Iran could get nuclear weapon within two years, intel assessments find

Israeli intelligence assessment finds if Tehran leaves JCPOA it would have enough fissionable material within a year.

Rouhani: Iranian revolution is 'thriving' amid U.S. failure in Middle East

Iran presents itself as a model of regional security in Turkey while Tehran’s foreign minister meets Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Does Iran’s new uranium enrichment threat matter?

Iran announced it was “ready” to make the jump to reaching 190,000 (Separate Work Units) SWU for enriching uranium.

Rouhani says Iran to continue expanding its military might

"We have not asked and will not ask for permission to develop different types of ... missiles and will continue our path and our military power."

Security and Intelligence: Atomic fallout

Nuclear expert David Albright explains the most important discoveries from the Iranian archives stolen by the Mossad.

Iran reveals new missile and underground 'city'

Iran says it has missiles with the range of up to 2,000 km, which puts Israel and US military bases in the region within reach.

To circumvent U.S. sanctions on Iran, Europeans open new trade channels

"We are clear; this commitment does not in any way preclude us from addressing Iran's hostile and destabilizing activities."

EU cyber defense agency warns against Iran's expansion of cyber espionage

Senior Iranian official: "These are all part of a psychological war launched by the United States and its allies against Iran."

Iran says cannot confirm secret talks with France on Tehran's missile work

"There has been no talks, whether secret or not secret, about our missile program with France or any other country."

Ayatollah Khamenei: U.S. officials are first-class idiots

"The U.S. sanctions turned Iran into the region’s unparalleled power today.”

Iran's Khamenei meets Islamic Jihad leaders, calls for Israel's downfall

According to the report, Khamenei congratulated leaders of the Islamic Jihad for, what he called, their victory against Israel in Gaza.

Larijani, accused of human rights abuses, to head key Iranian regime post

Larijani is also part of the nepotistic group of powerful families at the center of the regime’s politics.

German company linked with Iran's rockets stops business with Tehran

“Corporations realize that doing business with Iran means funding the IRGC’s terror strategy.”

Top Iranian cleric Shahroudi dies who oversaw 2,000 executions

Shahroudi, 70, was a close ally of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and had been seen by analysts as a possible successor to him.

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.