The Latest Breaking News from Tehran

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe could be freed soon as Iran return her UK passport

The British-Iranian woman detained by Tehran could be released soon as a UK negotiating team arrived in the country.

Daily Record · Mar 15, 2022

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has had UK passport returned, says MP

Hopes of release build amid reports Britain has now paid decades-old £400m debt to Iran

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2022

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Detained British-Iranian mother gets passport back

She has been detained in Iran since 2016

Wales Online · Mar 15, 2022

US Republican senators say they will not back Iran nuclear deal

Republican lawmakers oppose, but lack power to block, an agreement with Tehran sought by US President Joe Biden.

Al Jazeera · Mar 14, 2022

Iran strike on Iraq signals defiance to US allies in region - officials, experts say

Billed by Tehran as a warning to Israel, Sunday's attack on an Iraqi city was also a pointed reminder of Iran's armed clout for its U.S. and Arab foes at a delicate moment for the Islamic Republic, Iraqi and Western officials and independent analysts say.

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022

U.S. Republican senators say they will not back new Iran nuclear deal

Forty-nine of the 50 Republican U.S. senators said on Monday they will not back an emerging new nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, underscoring their party's opposition to attempts to revive a 2015 accord amid fears talks might collapse.

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022

Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Says US Has to Take Decision to Revive Nuclear Deal

The United States needs to make a decision to revive the Iran nuclear deal, Tehran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday. Talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear pact face the prospect of collapse after a last-minute Russian demand forced world powers to pause negotiations for an undetermined…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2022

Iran's Shamkhani Links Erbil Attack to Vienna Talks

The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani implicitly linked diplomatic efforts at the Vienna talks for reviving the nuclear agreement, and the Revolutionary Guards adopting a “ballistic missile” attack on Erbil against what Tehran labeled as “Israeli centers.” Shamkhani pointed to Iran using both the field and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2022

Iran foreign min spokesperson, on Erbil attack, says Tehran had warned Iraq many times about threats to Iran

Tehran had warned Iraqi authorities many times that its territory should not be used by third parties to lead attacks against Iran, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022

Iran says U.S. has to make decision on reviving nuclear deal

The United States needs to make a decision to wrap up a deal to salvage Iran's 2015 nuclear accord with world powers, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday amid fears that talks in Vienna might collapse.

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022