Iran

Firms doing business with Iran will be barred from the United States, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, as new U.S. sanctions took effect in spite of pleas from Washington's allies. Iran dismissed a last-minute offer from the Trump administration for talks, saying it could ...

The first set of U.S. sanctions against Iran that had been eased under the landmark nuclear accord went back into effect early Tuesday under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump, targeting financial transactions that involve U.S. dollars, Iran's automotive sector, the purchase ...

The United States intends to fully enforce sanctions due to be reimposed against Iran early this week on orders from U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday. Washington's so-called "snapback" sanctions are due to be reinstated against Tehran at 12:01 a.m. ...

As the Trump administration readies to re-impose sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear accord, America's European allies fear greater regional instability. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the landmark agreement, signed by the U.S. and five other world powers, remains one of ...

It has been five years since Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took office. Here are the country's key moments under his leadership: • Promising change Rouhani takes office on August 3, 2013, after being elected with 51 percent of the vote on a moderate platform. He promises ...

A wave of U.S. sanctions kicks in against Iran on Tuesday, cementing Washington's hard line against Tehran after President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear pact. Already facing broad economic fallout as their currency implodes, Iranians are wondering how the next phase of ...

U.N. peacekeepers returned Thursday for the first time in years to the frontier between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, conducting joint patrols with Russian military police in a reflection of Moscow's deepening role in mediating between the decades-old foes in the volatile region. Israel ...

The U.S. Congress is sending President Donald Trump legislation that would force technology companies to disclose if they allowed countries like China and Russia to examine the inner workings of software sold to the U.S. military. The legislation, part of the Pentagon's spending bill, was ...

The United States believes Iran is preparing to carry out a major exercise in the Gulf in the coming days, apparently moving up the timing of annual drills amid heightened tensions with Washington, U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday. Iran has been furious over U.S. ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would be willing to meet Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani with "no preconditions" as tensions between the two countries climb following the U.S. president's decision to withdraw from a 2015 nuclear deal. "I would certainly meet with Iran if they ...