A Lebanese man with permanent U.S. residency who had been imprisoned in Iran for years on charges of espionage said Tuesday that he was subjected to "kidnapping, arbitrary detention and a show trial," adding that his release served to de-escalate tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on one of Syria's most prominent industrialists, Samer Foz, known for high-end holdings including the Four Seasons hotel in Damascus, for allegedly enriching President Bashar al-Assad.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says a treaty on disarmament and nuclear nonproliferation is in crisis.
Iran's foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it "cannot expect to stay safe" after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran, taking a hard-line stance amid a visit by Germany's top diplomat seeking to defuse tensions.
The lawyer for a Lebanese man held in Iran since 2015 said Monday that his client will be released in the "next few days."
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is off to Europe on Thursday to seek support and a potential diplomatic climb-down to ease rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
In a major development local news agencies in Iran are reporting that the head of the Criminal Prosecutors Office Mohammad Shahriari, said that former Tehran Mayor Mohammad Ali Najaf had confessed to the murder of his second wife.
Oman's Foreign Ministry says it's working to "ease the tensions" between Iran and the U.S.
After two weeks of mixed signals on Iran, from high-profile U.S. military moves to administration assertions that it's not angling for war, President Donald Trump said Friday that even the Iranians may be confused about what comes next.
Yemen's Houthis, allies of Iran, have long range drones that can easily threaten Saudi Arabia and the UAE, even overcome Patriot missile batteries.
Sky News is reporting that the U.K. has raised the threat level for British personnel in Iraq because of a heightened risk from Iran.
A drone attack by Iran-supported Houthis in Yemen can escalate tensions in the Middle East.
The Associated Press conducted this detailed investigation of Iranian efforts to plant anti-Saudi, anti-Israeli and anti-US conent on the internet.
The Pentagon says the U.S. will move a Patriot missile battery into the Middle East region to counter threats from Iran.
The semi-official Mehr news agency is reporting that Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has sent a warning to European signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal.
A White House decision to dispatch an aircraft carrier and other military resources to send a message to Iran followed "clear indications" that Iranian and Iranian proxy forces were preparing to possibly attack U.S. forces in the region.
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order aimed at boosting the nation's cybersecurity workforce.
The Trump administration on Wednesday granted important exemptions to new sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guard, watering down the effects of the measures while also eliminating an aspect that would have complicated U.S. foreign policy efforts.
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