Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's chief of staff, Mahmoud Vaezi, has defended Rouhani's call for more power while critics continue to voice their opposition to Rouhani's expanding authority.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Norway have told the UN Security Council that the recent attack on four oil tankers off the U.A.E. coast was a “sophisticated and coordinated” operation most likely conducted by a “state actor.”
U.S. President Donald Trump and his French counterpart President Emmanuel Macron say they agree that new negotiations with Iran are needed.
Iran's Supreme Leader has failed to deal with several bottlenecks the regime has faced over the last three decades and the issue of relations with the U.S. is one of them.
An unprecedented change of tone about U.S. President Donald Trump turned out to be the highlight of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's speech on the 30th anniversary of his predecessor's death on Tuesday June 4.
A hardliner in Iran has warned the Gulf Arab states of a "shocking" move if they continue to support U.S. policies.
Iranian politicians affiliated with various political factions have been speaking against negotiations with the United States in recent days. Some Iranian officials say there could be no talks with the United States until sanctions are lifted.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says the Islamic Republic of Iran transfers $700m a year to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has threatened that U.S. military personnel and warships in the region are within the range of Iranian missiles.
Measures are under way in Tehran to tighten security and air defenses ahead of a major gathering on the anniversary of Ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeini's death on June 4.
Reports say Russia has refused an Iranian request to buy its advanced S-400 air defense system. Moscow has to weigh its relations with Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Arab leaders taking part in two summits in Mecca condemned Iran's "destabilizing interventions in the region" and accused it in their final statement.
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