The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Jailed Bristol pensioner who trafficked fighter jet parts to Iran ordered to pay £700k

'He didn’t care what they might be used for and was cynical in his attempts to undermine strict trade embargoes'

Bristol Post · Jun 9, 2022

Iran Says 'Will Not Back Off a Single Step' after IAEA Resolution

President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday Iran "will not back off a single step" from its positions after the UN nuclear watchdog passed a resolution critical of Tehran, Iranian state media reported. "In the name of God and the great nation of Iran, we will not back off a single…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 9, 2022

‘Fatal blow’: Iran plan to remove cameras from nuclear sites prompts alarm

In response to censure of Iran over unexplained nuclear material, Tehran ramps up centrifuge production

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

Greece: Appeals court overturns seizure of Iran tanker's oil

A court in central Greece has overturned a ruling that authorized the confiscation of crude oil from an Iranian-flagged tanker at the center of a volatile dispute over international sanctions

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

IAEA warns of 'fatal blow' to nuclear deal as Iran removes cameras

Iran on Thursday dealt a near-fatal blow to chances of reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as it began removing essentially all the International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring equipment installed under the deal, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said.

Reuters · Jun 9, 2022

UN Watchdog: Iran Plans to Ramp Up Uranium Enrichment

Iran plans to install two new cascades of advanced centrifuges that will allow Tehran to rapidly enrich more uranium, the UN's nuclear watchdog said Thursday. The decision to add the two IR-6 centrifuges cascades at its underground Natanz nuclear facility comes as countries at an International Atomic Energy Agency meeting…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 9, 2022

Israeli PM Bennett in snap UAE visit amid standoff with Iran

Israel's prime minister was on a surprise visit to the United Arab Emirates

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Grossi to hold news conference at 1115 GMT

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi will hold a news conference on Iran at 1:15 p.m. (1115 GMT), the IAEA said on Thursday after Iran said it was turning off two IAEA cameras and the IAEA said Iran was expanding its uranium enrichment.

Reuters · Jun 9, 2022

No Way Out as Iraq's Dangerous Post-election Impasse Deepens

Eight months after national elections, Iraq still doesn’t have a government and there seems to be no clear way out of the dangerous deadlock. Political elites are embroiled in cutthroat competition for power, even as the country faces growing challenges, including an impending food crisis resulting from severe drought and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 9, 2022

Iraq Approves $17 Bn to Pay Iran Gas Debt, Buy Grain

Iraq passed Wednesday an emergency finance bill to pay debts to Iran to ensure gas supplies and forestall worsening power cuts, as well as to buy grain for "food security,” AFP reported. Parliament, which has still not adopted its budget for 2022, approved the law relating to "food security and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 9, 2022