The Latest Breaking News from Tehran

US Alarmed by Iran’s Progress in Uranium Enrichment

Iran has made alarming progress on enriching uranium, the US envoy for talks on reinstating the 2015 nuclear deal said on Tuesday. Under the nuclear pact, Tehran limited its uranium enrichment program, a potential pathway to nuclear weapons, though Iran says it seeks only civilian atomic energy. Then-US President Donald…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 6, 2022

US Says Iran's Repeated New Demands Suggest Lack of Seriousness

Iran has repeatedly introduced, over the recent weeks and months, extraneous demands that go beyond the confines of the nuclear deal struck in 2015, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday, saying that the new demands suggest a lack of seriousness on Tehran's behalf. Indirect talks between Tehran and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 6, 2022

U.S. says Iran's repeated new demands in nuclear talks suggest lack of seriousness

Iran has repeatedly introduced, over the recent weeks and months, extraneous demands that go beyond the confines of the nuclear deal struck in 2015, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday, saying that the new demands suggest a lack of seriousness on Tehran's behalf.

Reuters · Jul 5, 2022

Iran’s regional outreach tested as Turkey plans Syria operation

Iran walks a diplomatic tightrope as Turkey plans military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria, a key Tehran ally.

Al Jazeera · Jul 5, 2022

Israel invokes Macron's 2018 proposal on Iran, wants tougher nuclear talks

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday urged French President Emmanuel Macron to revisit a 2018 proposal for a new Iran deal, saying the current diplomatic stalemate threatened a Middle East arms race.

Reuters · Jul 5, 2022

Iran TV: Sandstorm Shuts Offices, Schools in Tehran, Region

Schools and government offices closed in Iran's capital and several other cities in the country on Monday, after yet another sandstorm blanketed Tehran and the surrounding region. State-run TV warned of poor air quality and advised the elderly, those sick and children to take precautions. Banks and the Tehran Stock…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 4, 2022

US Navy Offers Cash for Tips to Seize Middle East Drugs, Weapons

The US Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet is starting to offer rewards for information that could help sailors intercept weapons, drugs and other illicit shipments across the region amid tensions over Iran's nuclear program and Tehran's arming of Yemen's Houthi militias. While avoiding directly mentioning Iran, the 5th Fleet's decision to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 4, 2022

Rafsanjani's Daughter Accused of Propaganda Against Iranian Regime

An Iranian court has charged the daughter of the former Iranian president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, with carrying out propaganda against the regime and blasphemy in social media posts, the Iranian judiciary announced Sunday. Tehran's Public Prosecutor, Ali Salehi, said that the indictment was issued and referred to the court on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 4, 2022

Mystery Shrouds Iran’s Downplaying of Israeli Assassinations

A senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard colonel Sayyad Khodai was killed outside his home in Tehran on May 22 by unidentified gunmen on a motorbike. In Iran, thousands grieved for Khodai and held his funeral procession, where he was remembered as a hero for fighting ISIS. However, Israeli media…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 3, 2022

Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Arrives in Moscow on Unannounced Visit

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri-Kani arrived in Moscow on an unannounced visit after the talks between Tehran and Washington ended in Doha. The Russian Permanent Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna announced the visit on its Twitter account. However, Iranian media outlets did not report the news. Bagheri-Kani…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 3, 2022