World Jul 03 Rouhani: Iran will enrich uranium to 'any amount we want' Iran's president warned European partners in its faltering nuclear deal on Wednesday that Tehran will increase its enrichment of uranium to "any amount that we want" beginning on Sunday, putting pressure on them to offer a way around intense U.S.
World Jun 25 Iran's president says latest U.S. sanctions mean 'permanent closure' for diplomacy President Hassan Rouhani went on to call the sanctions against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "outrageous and idiotic," especially as the 80-year-old Shiite cleric has no plans to ever travel to the United States.
World Jun 20 Iran Revolutionary Guard shoots down U.S. drone amid tensions Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. drone amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers, American and Iranian officials said, though they disputed the circumstances of the incident.
World Jun 17 Iran says it will exceed uranium stockpile limit in 10 days The spokesman for Iran's atomic agency warned that the country could enrich uranium up to 20% — just a step away from weapons-grade levels.
World May 28 Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has no fear of war with U.S. Tensions between Washington and Tehran have soared with America deploying an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf over an unexplained threat it perceives from Tehran.
World May 17 Iran's top diplomat presses efforts to save nuclear deal Iran's foreign minister traveled Friday to China on his Asian tour aimed at keeping world markets open to Tehran amid an intense sanctions campaign from the U.S. as tensions across the Persian Gulf remain high.
World May 15 Iran's supreme leader makes uranium enrichment threat The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, meanwhile, ordered all non-essential, non-emergency government staff on Wednesday to leave Iraq immediately amid escalating tensions with Iran.
World May 07 Iran news agency says the country will withdraw from parts of nuclear deal The terms of the withdrawal remain unclear, but President Hassan Rouhani is expected to explain Iran's decision in letters to leaders of Britain, France and Germany on Wednesday.
World Mar 10 First time in Baghdad: Iran's president to visit Iraq Iran’s president is making his first official visit to Iraq this week as he faces mounting pressure from hard-liners at home in the wake of the Trump administration’s unraveling of the nuclear deal.
World Feb 25 Iran's foreign minister resigns amid nuclear deal turmoil Mohammad Javad Zarif's resignation leaves Iran's relatively moderate President Hassan Rouhani without one of his main allies in pushing the Islamic Republic toward more negotiation with the West.