Posts Tagged: Tehran
Mideast Leaders Plus France Meet in Baghdad to Talk Security
Several Middle Eastern leaders and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Baghdad on Saturday at a summit hosted by Iraq, which wants its neighbors to...
IAEA Deputy Head to Visit Iran for ‘Routine’ Matters – Iranian Envoy
The deputy head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog IAEA is to visit Iran for "routine" matters and no talks are planned, Iran's envoy said...
Iran at Risk of Fifth COVID-19 Wave as Delta Variant Spreads
Iran may face a fifth wave of COVID-19 infections as the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus spreads through the Middle East's worst-hit country,...
Iran’s Zarif Says Onus on US to Revive Nuclear Deal
Iran's foreign minister said on Saturday that the United States had an obligation to help revive Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers which...
Senior Swiss Diplomat in Iran Found Dead After Fall From High-Rise
The first secretary at the Swiss embassy in Tehran was found dead on Tuesday after falling from a high-rise building where she lived in the...
Russia and European Powers Differ on Task Ahead in Iran Nuclear Talks
Russia and Western European powers gave contrasting accounts on Saturday of the task ahead in talks to bring Iran and the United States fully back...
Biden Says Iranian Enrichment to 60% Unhelpful, but Glad About Talks
US President Joe Biden on Friday called Iran's enrichment of uranium to 60% purity unhelpful but said he is pleased Tehran is still in indirect...
Iran Sees Risk of Fourth COVID Wave Fed by Mutant Virus
Iran's health minister warned on Saturday of a fourth COVID-19 surge with the possible spread of a mutated virus in the worst-hit country in the...
Iran Top Diplomat Urges Biden to Return to Nuclear Deal
Iran's foreign minister urged Washington to act fast to return to the nuclear accord, pointing out that legislation passed by parliament forces the government to...
Iran’s Zarif Open to Oil, Gulf Security Contacts With US, Not on Israel
Iran may cooperate with the United States on oil and security in the Gulf, but not on Israel, the Iranian foreign minister said in remarks...
Major European Powers Rebuke Iran Over Uranium Metal Plans
Three European powers on Saturday warned Iran against starting work on uranium metal-based fuel for a research reactor, saying it contravened the 2015 nuclear deal...
At Least Eight Climbers Killed in Iran, Ship Crew Missing After Snowfall and Storms
At least eight climbers have died and several more are missing in mountains north of Iran's capital Tehran after heavy snowfall and a blizzard, state...
Iran’s Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 50,000 – Health Ministry
Iran's total deaths from coronavirus surpassed 50,000 on Saturday, with more than one million people infected, although transmission rates in the Middle East's worst-affected country...
Major Fire Breaks Out at a Factory Near Iran’s Capital, No Casualties: TV
A fire broke out at an Iranian factory near Tehran on Tuesday, Iran’s state TV reported, the latest in a string of fires and explosions, some of...
