The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Iranian Agency Announces Killing of IRGC Commander in Syria

An Iranian agency announced on Monday night the death of a commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in Syria. Iran’s state-run media said that General Abolfazl Alijani was killed as he was serving as a “military advisor” in the country, adding that he was from the central city of Esfahan.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 23, 2022

Exclusive: Iran has dropped some demands for nuclear deal - U.S. official

Iran has dropped some of its main demands on resurrecting a deal to rein in Tehran's nuclear program, including its insistence that international inspectors close some probes of its atomic program, bringing the possibility of an agreement closer, a senior U.S. official told Reuters on Monday.

Reuters · Aug 23, 2022

Arrests and TV confessions as Iran cracks down on women’s ‘improper’ clothing

Protests follow appearance of ‘tortured’ writer on state television, while human rights group warn forced confessions on the rise as hijab laws hardened

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2022

Lapid to Macron: Israel not bound by Iran deal

Israel objects to a return to the Iran nuclear deal and if one is reached, will not be bound by it, Prime Minister Yair Lapid told French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, according to a statement from the Israeli leader's office.

Reuters · Aug 22, 2022

Iran blames ‘procrastinating’ US for nuclear deal delays

Biden administration doesn’t have the resolve to face off JCPOA opponents, an Iranian state media outlet said.

Al Jazeera · Aug 22, 2022

Borrell: Answer from Iran to EU Proposal on Nuclear Deal was ‘Reasonable’

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that a response from Iran to the EU's latest proposal on a nuclear deal with the US was "reasonable". "There was a proposal from me as coordinator of the negotiations... and a response from Iran that I considered reasonable.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 22, 2022

EU's Borrell hopes for U.S. response on Iran nuclear deal proposal this week

The European Union's foreign policy chief said on Monday he hoped the United States would respond positively as early as this week to an EU proposal that aims to save a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.

Reuters · Aug 22, 2022

Tehran Insists on Expanding its Nuclear Program

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Mohammad Eslami, has voiced Tehran’s ambitions for continuing to expand its nuclear program at a time when the cleric-led country’s parliament is demanding lifting sanctions imposed on the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. For his part, US President Joe Biden has affirmed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 22, 2022

Iran Says Prisoner Swap is Unrelated to Nuclear Talks

Iran accused the United States on Monday of "procrastinating" in indirect talks aimed at reinstating Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal, and said a prisoner swap with Washington was not linked to the negotiations. After 16 months of fitful, indirect US-Iranian talks, with European Union officials shuttling between the sides, a senior…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 22, 2022

Iran says U.S. delaying on nuclear deal, U.S. sees progress

Iran accused the United States on Monday of procrastinating in efforts to revive Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal - a charge denied by Washington, which said a deal was closer than two weeks ago because of apparent Iranian flexibility.

Reuters · Aug 22, 2022