US Iran Rift
"All countries which have interests in the region are by no means willing to see a new crisis in the Middle East."
Published 04 Aug, 2019 01:08pm
In response, Zarif tweets that Washington is trying to silence Iran on the international stage.
Updated 01 Aug, 2019 07:30pm
"There is no quid pro quo," says New British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
Updated 30 Jul, 2019 09:16am
Envoys from Britain, France, Germany, China, Russia and Iran gather for talks in the Austrian capital.
Updated 29 Jul, 2019 08:37am
Envoys from Britain, France, Germany, China, Russia and Iran will take part in the meeting.
Published 28 Jul, 2019 11:18am
The Shahab-3 missile test launch could be considered another signal from Tehran that it will not back down.
Published 26 Jul, 2019 09:17pm
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last month cited threats from Iran as a reason to approve the $8.1 billion arms sale.
Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:43am
“We don't want tensions with some European countries,” Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says.
Published 24 Jul, 2019 10:34pm
Britain on Monday called for a European-led naval mission to ensure safe shipping through the Straight of Hormuz.
Updated 24 Jul, 2019 09:50am
Ship's seizure follows weeks of threats from Tehran to retaliate for Britain's seizure of an Iranian tanker Grace 1.
Updated 21 Jul, 2019 02:15pm
The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced the basing agreement on Friday without mentioning details.
Updated 21 Jul, 2019 08:40am
A host of factors are making the crude horizon a dim read.
Updated 21 Jul, 2019 08:35am
A Filipino, three Russians and a Latvian are also among the ship's crew.
Published 20 Jul, 2019 06:29pm
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warns Iran of “serious consequences” if the issue is not resolved quickly.
Published 20 Jul, 2019 06:06pm
Iranian military says all its drones have returned safely to their bases.
Published 19 Jul, 2019 01:10pm
The ship was seized south of the Iranian island of Larak, the Guards say, without detailing its name or provenance.
Updated 19 Jul, 2019 08:30am
The trend has made front pages of Iranian newspapers and been discussed by some of the country's top ayatollahs.
Published 18 Jul, 2019 01:06pm
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says his country will retaliate over the seizure of an Iranian supertanker earlier this month.
Updated 17 Jul, 2019 08:13am
Says the US is determined to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons.
Published 17 Jul, 2019 01:16am
“These actions are not out of obstinacy. It is to give diplomacy a chance."
Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:42pm
Trump on Wednesday said that US sanctions on Iran would soon be increased "substantially".
Updated 15 Jul, 2019 08:10am
Qatar, a key US ally in the region, is home to Washington’s largest Middle East military base.
Updated 15 Jul, 2019 08:12am
The tanker was seized by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory of Gibraltar.
Updated 14 Jul, 2019 08:55am
As a battle of ‘crude’ wits is on, disastrous and unintended consequences remain very much a possibility.
Updated 14 Jul, 2019 08:24am
UK officials say the move is part of a pre-planned rotation.
Published 12 Jul, 2019 06:31pm
“Now an action that does not need ability but some stupidity has been carried out by them.”
Published 11 Jul, 2019 04:37pm
IRGC says if Iran were to seize foreign vessels it would do so "immediately, decisively and speedily".
Published 11 Jul, 2019 12:53pm
Before the meeting, Zarif says "negotiations are never possible under pressure".
Updated 11 Jul, 2019 09:01am
Tanker’s detention comes at a sensitive time as tensions between US, Iran grow over the unraveling of 2015 nuclear deal.
Published 10 Jul, 2019 04:34pm
The move came as the US bolsters pressure on Iran and its alleged “proxies” in the Middle East.
Updated 10 Jul, 2019 08:49am
