Sep 11 U.S. makes deal with Iran to swap prisoners and release $6 billion in frozen money By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The transfer of the $6 billion was the critical element in the prisoner release deal, which saw four of the five American detainees transferred from Iranian jails into house arrest last month. Continue reading
Sep 02 Nobel Prize organizers pull award ceremony invites for Russia, Belarus and Iran after criticism By Associated Press The Nobel Foundation on Saturday withdrew its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the decision announced a day earlier “provoked strong reactions.”… Continue reading
Aug 25 A 1953 CIA-backed coup in Iran continues to complicate and keep tensions high with U.S. By Associated Press Seventy years after a CIA-orchestrated coup toppled Iran's prime minister, its legacy remains both contentious and complicated for the Islamic Republic as tensions stay high with the United States. Continue reading
Aug 24 Saudi Arabia, Argentina and Egypt among 6 nations set to join China and India in BRICS economic bloc By Gerald Imray, Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Iran and Saudi Arabia are among six nations that have been invited to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies. Continue reading
Aug 18 Iranian and Saudi dignitaries meet, a sign of easing tensions between longtime rivals By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Saudi state television aired images of Prince Mohammed sitting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. Continue reading
Aug 17 Iran’s foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia for first time in 8 years By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran's foreign minister has traveled to Saudi Arabia, the first by Tehran's top diplomat in years after the two nations reached a détente earlier this year. Continue reading
Aug 12 The tentative U.S.-Iran deal involving prisoners and frozen funds, explained By Jon Gambrell, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The U.S. and Iran reached a tentative agreement this week that will eventually see five detained Americans in Iran and an unknown number of Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. released from custody after billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets are transferred… Continue reading
Aug 12 Shippers warned to avoid Iranian waters amid elevated U.S.-Iran tensions By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on Saturday warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 6:23 Jason Rezaian discusses potential release of Americans held by Iran By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn It appears that five Iranian Americans who have been detained in Iran are in the process of being released. The Associated Press reports Iran's move is part of an agreement in which billions of dollars frozen in South Korea will… Continue watching
Aug 10 Iran moves 5 Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest, U.S.-based lawyer says By Jon Gambrell, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The move comes as Tehran for months has suggested a prisoner swap was possible between it and Washington. Continue reading