The Latest Breaking News from Tehran

INDEPENDENT PERSIAN: As Europe considers triggering the JCPOA's snapback mechanism and reimposing sanctions, Independent Persian’s editor-in-chief Camelia Entekhabifard warns about the possibility of a second Iran-Israel war

Some Tehran residents are bullish about withstanding the hardship sanctions would cause but others say the regime should relent

Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been in custody since January.

Move by trio of European powers gives Tehran 30 days to improve access for inspection of its nuclear sites

E3 countries accuse Iran of failing to meet its 2015 nuclear pact commitments but say they are still open to diplomacy.

France, the United Kingdom and Germany are demanding Iran make tough concessions to avoid coming under more sanctions.

France, Germany and the UK on Thursday triggered the UN “snapback” mechanism to restore sanctions on Iran, saying Tehran has violated the 2015 nuclear deal. The step coincided with the return of UN inspectors to Iran for the first time since Israel’s June attacks on its nuclear sites.

Iran's rial currency has fallen to near-record lows as concerns grow that European nations may reimpose United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program

The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog warned that the agency is not yet satisfied with Iran's cooperation with international inspectors, just as European leaders appeared poised to reimpose sanctions on Tehran after a series of last-minute meetings failed to reach a diplomatic resolution