UAE, Qatar reopen embassies after years-long diplomatic rift Countries agree to restore diplomatic representation after 2017 boycott and blockade of Qatar. Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2023
Hackers strike Iranian government, releasing presidential documents Latest trove includes letter concerning protests addressed to intelligence chief from Raisi’s office The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2023
Netanyahu says he's opposed to any interim US-Iran deal on nuclear program Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he opposes any interim agreement reportedly being negotiated between the U.S. and Iran over its nuclear program The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2023
Why are the US and Iran holding talks and why does it matter? A deal could see Iran free US prisoners in return for the release of billions of dollars worth of Iranian assets. Al Jazeera · Jun 18, 2023
Saudi FM in Tehran as part of restoration of diplomatic ties after a 7-year rift Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat has arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran, the latest step in the restoration of diplomatic ties between the two Mideast rivals The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2023
Saudi, Iran foreign ministers meet in Tehran amid warming ties It’s the first visit by a Saudi official to Iran in more than seven years, in a rapprochement deal brokered by China. Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2023
The path to a new and imminent U.S.-Iran nuclear deal The proposed fresh nuclear deal agreement between the United States and Iran is being seen by Iranian officials as a “political ceasefire” The Hindu · Jun 16, 2023
Iran’s Raisi secures array of agreements on Latin American tour Ebrahim Raisi visits Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba, Tehran’s three allies in the region, on five-day trip. Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2023
Israel Unveils First-ever Hypersonic Missile Interceptor Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems on Wednesday announced the development of hypersonic missile interceptor, called SkySonic Zenger · Jun 16, 2023
Iran's president meets Cuban counterpart in last leg of Latin American tour Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has met with Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel in Havana, the last stop of a Latin American trip that also took him to Iran's two other allies in the region — Venezuela and Nicaragua The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023
US, Iran inch toward understanding aimed at easing tensions WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Iran are close to an informal understanding under which Tehran would free American prisoners and eventually limit its nuclear program, people familiar with the matter said. Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2023
Iran Claims To Have Arrested 14 Individuals For Working For Israel The hit squad was allegedly planning to carry out assassinations in the country. Zenger · Jun 15, 2023
US sanctions North Korean couple accused of helping to procure equipment for ballistic missiles The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a North Korean husband and wife living in China for their alleged involvement in procuring equipment for ballistic missiles that ended up in the hands of North Korean and Iranian customers The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023
US, Iranian officials held talks in Oman in May: Media reports Omanis shuttled between two delegations, which did not meet, Axios reports. Al Jazeera · Jun 14, 2023
Tom’s Hardware · Jun 14, 2023 Iran's 'Quantum' Computer is Apparently Powered by an Arm Development Board Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced Iran had deployed quantum computers to aid in its military operations. But the "Quantum Processing Unit" displayed to grand fanfarre was just an ARM-based, Amazon-available development board.
AAP · Jun 14, 2023 High Court rejects minister's people smuggler decision The High Court has quashed Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil's decision to refuse an Iranian man's visa on the grounds he was a convicted people smuggler.
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023 Iran president rails against US sanctions during visit to Nicaragua In his first visit to Latin America, Iran’s hardline president has met with his Nicaraguan counterpart and railed against a theme both leaders have in common: U.S. sanctions
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 13, 2023 Chicago should sanction anyone involved in terrible parking meter deal If we can sanction Russia and Iran, why not those who foisted this deal on Chicago?
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023 Iran's president begins Latin America tour with stop in Venezuela In his first visit to Latin America, Iran’s hardline president has met with his Venezuelan counterpart and declared both countries have “a common enemy,” alluding to the United States
The Week · Jun 12, 2023 How Latin America became the battleground in Cold War 2.0 Latin America is serving as a proxy battleground for a new Cold War as China, Iran and Russia seek to build influence, exploit resources and undermine the United States in the region.
PC Gamer · Jun 12, 2023 Iran's 'quantum processor' turned out to be a $600 dev board The internet has wholly debunked claims over the so-called 'first product of the quantum processing algorithm.'
Al Jazeera · Jun 12, 2023 Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi after ‘strategic’ ties in South America tour Iran has said standing up to Western imperialism is a main message of the president’s tour.
Zenger · Jun 11, 2023 Iran’s Nuclear Posture Could Be More Than It Seems As the tension between Israel and Iran intensifies, and Iran has just unveiled its first hypersonic missile
Al Jazeera · Jun 11, 2023 Nuclear bomb fears are a false ‘excuse’: Iran’s Khamenei Iranian leader said some international stakeholders cannot be trusted, but that cooperation with IAEA must continue.
France 24 · Jun 10, 2023 Iran and Afghanistan dispute Helmand water rights as climate change deepens crisis Iran and Afghanistan exchanged gunfire on May 27 amid rising tensions over water supplies in the region. The countries are engaged in a decades-long dispute over rights to the Helmand River, on which Iran depends to irrigate land in its arid south. The construction of dams on the Afghan side…