The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah weapons: Foreign minister

Abdallah Bou assures his country will not be used as a ‘launch pad’ to violate Arab countries’ interests.

Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2022

France Says Signs Iran Nuclear Talks 'Could Succeed'

Negotiations in Vienna on reviving a 2015 deal on the Iranian nuclear program are difficult but there are some signs that the talks could succeed, a French presidential official said on Friday. World powers are holding the talks in a bid to bring the United States back into the deal…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 29, 2022

Hezbollah Is Using UNIFIL to Deliver Political Messages

The repeated attacks against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) are political messages from Hezbollah and Iran to the UN and international community. Three attacks against the peacekeeping force were reported in one month alone. Never have there been this many attacks against the international troops in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 29, 2022

Iran first from Asia into 2022 World Cup finals

Japan and South Korea move closer to qualification

The Hindu · Jan 28, 2022

Iran Nuclear Talks Pause as Diplomats Confer with Capitals

Talks to salvage the tattered 2015 nuclear deal with Iran have paused while diplomats return to capitals for political consultations, European officials said Friday. “January has been the most intensive period of these talks to date,” British, German and French negotiators said in a joint statement.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2022

A Hero Is a Movie in Which Everyone Both Is and Isn't a Hero

A new Iranian thriller is both an elaborate social parable and an extended advertisement for the U.S. bankruptcy system.

Reason · Jan 28, 2022

Sanctions: a brief history from Ancient Greece to Vladimir Putin's Russia

Faced with the imminent possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and what appears to be a deteriorating diplomatic stand-off, NATO and other western allies are again turning to sanctions in the absense of other viable options. Since the second world war governments around the world have turned to sanctions…

The Conversation · Jan 28, 2022

Sullivan Reassures Israel as US Seeks to Conclude Nuclear Deal with Iran

The United States’ stressed that while it remains committed to diplomacy as the best means for preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, it is preparing alternative options, in coordination with its partners, should diplomacy fail, a top US diplomat assured Israel. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and his…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2022

Several Rockets Hit Baghdad Airport Compound

At least three rockets landed in the Baghdad International Airport compound and near an adjacent US air base, damaging one disused civilian aeroplane, Iraqi police sources said. The police sources did not report any other damage or any injuries, Reuters reported. The damaged aircraft was an out of use Iraqi…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2022

Qatar, Iran Discuss Bilateral Ties, Regional Developments

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani held talks on Thursday with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, ahead of talks with President Ebrahim Raisi. Discussions tackled bilateral ties and political developments in the region. Amirabdollahian met with Qatar’s ruling emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Sheikh…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2022