Feb 11 Squeezed by U.S. tensions and public anger over crackdown, Iran commemorates 1979 revolution By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press President Masoud Pezeshkian got on stage at Azadi Square in Tehran and insisted that Iran is willing to negotiate over its nuclear program as fledgling nuclear talks talks with America hang in the balance. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 8:44 'No one wants war': Iran spokesman discusses diplomatic path with U.S. after Oman talks By Reza Sayah The drumbeat of war between the U.S. and Iran seems to have quieted after indirect talks in Oman, but the threat remains. For a rare view from Iran and its perspective, special correspondent Reza Sayah sat down with Esmail Baghaei,… Continue watching
Feb 10 Top Iran security official travels to Oman, site of talks with U.S. By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iranian security official Ali Larijani is in Oman, the country currently mediating talks between Tehran and Washington over Iran's nuclear program. Continue reading
Feb 08 Iran sentences Nobel laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, supporters said Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 07 Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump in Washington on Wednesday about U.S.-Iran talks By Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday about American talks with Iran. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 5:22 U.S. restarts nuclear diplomacy with Iran amid escalating threats. Here's what to know By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi The U.S. faced two very different nuclear challenges across two continents Friday. For the first time since last year’s war with Iran, U.S. and Iranian diplomats restarted indirect talks over Tehran’s nuclear program. And for the first time, the U.S. Continue watching
Feb 05 WATCH: Trump 'wants to see' if an Iran deal can be made but is ready for other options, Leavitt says at White House briefing By Associated Press President Donald Trump is looking to strike a deal with Tehran in which Iran has “zero nuclear capability,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on the eve of high-level U.S.-Iran talks in Muscat, Oman. Continue reading
Feb 04 After crushing protests, Iran's supreme leader now tries to avert a U.S. attack By Lee Keath, Associated Press The ferocious suppression of the protests is a sign of how deep a threat Khamenei and Iran’s leadership see in the widespread popular anger. Continue reading
Feb 04 Iran-U.S. nuclear talks will take place Friday in Oman, foreign minister says By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The announcement by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday came after hours of indications that the anticipated talks were faltering over changes in the format and content of the talks. Continue reading
Feb 04 Trump and Xi discuss Iran in wide-ranging call as U.S. presses nations to break from Tehran By Aamer Madhani, Didi Tang, Associated Press President Donald Trump said the two leaders also discussed a broad range of other critical issues in the U.S.-China relationship, including trade and Taiwan and his plans to visit Beijing in April. Continue reading