The Latest Breaking News from Iran

U.S., Iran to resume nuclear talks; U.S. expectations 'in check'

Top Iranian and U.S. officials will resume talks in Vienna this week on reviving the 2015 nuclear pact, officials from both countries said on Wednesday, though they played down chances of a breakthrough and placed the onus on each other to compromise.

Reuters · Aug 3, 2022

Iran nuclear talks to resume in Vienna on Thursday

A U.S. official said the Biden administration has "low expectations," but will "make a good faith effort."

Axios · Aug 3, 2022

Former Iraqi activists dismayed as powerful groups use protest tactics

Iraqi activists who demonstrated three years ago against powerful parties and militias that run the country have watched with resentment as those same groups now use street protests to exert political pressure on each other, with impunity.

Reuters · Aug 3, 2022

US Asks Argentina to Seize Venezuelan Plane Linked to Iran

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday asked for permission to confiscate an Iranian plane sold to Venezuelan owners and impounded in Argentina on suspicions it was linked to international terrorist groups, the agency said in a statement. The unannounced arrival of the plane in Argentina on June 8…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 3, 2022

Iranian MPs Want to Ask Supreme Leader to Change Fatwa against Nuclear Arms

An Iranian deputy said that lawmakers may request that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei retract the "fatwa prohibiting nuclear weapons." The ILNA news agency reported that MP Mohammed-Reza Sabbaghian Bafghi warned: "We will ask the Supreme Leader to change his strategy and fatwa on the prohibition of producing nuclear weapons if…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 3, 2022

UN Nuclear Chief: Ukraine Nuclear Plant Is ‘Out of Control’

The UN nuclear chief warned that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine “is completely out of control” and issued an urgent plea to Russia and Ukraine to quickly allow experts to visit the sprawling complex to stabilize the situation and avoid a nuclear accident. Rafael Grossi, director general of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 3, 2022

UN nuclear chief: Ukraine nuclear plant is ‘out of control’

The UN nuclear chief is warning that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine “is completely out of control”

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

Iran’s Raisi Plans to Address UN in New York Despite US Sanctions

Iran's ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi plans to travel to New York for the UN General Assembly next month despite US sanctions against him, the government's spokesman said on Tuesday. "The preliminary planning has been done for the president's attendance at the UN General Assembly session," Ali Bahadori-Jahromi told a weekly…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 3, 2022

U.S. asks Argentina to seize Venezuelan plane linked to Iran

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday asked for permission to confiscate an Iranian plane sold to Venezuelan owners and impounded in Argentina on suspicions it was linked to international terrorist groups, the agency said in a statement.

Reuters · Aug 3, 2022

US seeks possession of Venezuelan 747 grounded in Argentina

The U.S. Justice Department says it is seeking possession of a Venezuelan cargo jet that has been grounded in Argentina since early June because it was previously owned by an Iranian airline that allegedly has ties to terror groups

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022