The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Iran applies to join BRICS group of emerging countries

Iran has submitted an application to become a member in the group of emerging economies known as the BRICS, an Iranian official said on Monday.

Reuters · Jun 27, 2022

Iran and US heading to Qatar in latest bid to save nuclear accord

Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator and his U.S. counterpart are heading to Doha, Qatar in the latest attempt to revive the 2015 nuclear deal and end a months-long standoff that has inflamed tensions in the oil-rich Persian Gulf.

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2022

Iran, US restart crucial nuclear talks in Qatar with EU mediation

Planned talks in Doha could be a final opportunity for Washington and Tehran to save the landmark 2015 nuclear accord.

Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2022

Iran claims Saudi Arabia is ready for more direct bilateral talks

The last direct talks between Riyadh and Tehran were held in April, as the two sides mull over a rapprochement.

Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2022

Iraqi-Iranian Agreement on ‘Achieving Stability in the Middle East’

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on Sunday. “We have agreed to work together to bring stability and calm to the region,” Kadhimi said in a joint televised news conference with Raisi. “Dialogue with regional officials can resolve the regional issues without foreign…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 27, 2022

Cyberattack Forces Iran Steel Company to Halt Production

One of Iran's biggest steel companies said on Monday it was forced to halt production after being hit by a cyberattack, apparently marking one of the biggest such assaults on the country's strategic industrial sector in recent memory. The state-owned Khuzestan Steel Company said in a statement that experts had…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 27, 2022

Israeli FM Under Pressure to Support an Int’l Deal with Iran

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, who will head the caretaker government this week, is under pressure from the army and the Mossad leadership regarding the official position on US efforts to reach a new international nuclear agreement with Iran, according to political sources in Tel Aviv. The army wanted a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 27, 2022

Iran says Saudi Arabia wants to resume diplomatic talks with Tehran

Saudi Arabia wants to resume diplomatic talks with Tehran, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told a news conference on Monday a day after Iraq's prime minister pushed for a revival of talks between the regional rivals.

Reuters · Jun 27, 2022

Oil Extends Gains Ahead of G7 Discussions on Russian Exports

Oil prices extended gains on Monday as investors stood on guard for any moves against Russian oil and gas exports that might come out of a meeting of leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations meeting in Germany. The prospect of more supply tightness loomed over the market as…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 27, 2022

Israel tamps down dissent in its ranks over possible Iran nuclear deal

Israel's defence minister on Sunday said policy on the Iranian nuclear talks was set by the government, not the security forces, after a newspaper reported that key Israeli generals favour a deal between Tehran and world powers.

Reuters · Jun 26, 2022