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Syria stresses resolve to continue fighting terrorism

Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Wednesday that his government will continue to fight terrorism "relentlessly," according to state news agency SANA.

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Iran's Rouhani says new U.S. sanctions violate nuclear accord: state TV

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday new U.S. economic sanctions imposed against Iran contravened the country's nuclear accord with world powers and he vowed that Tehran would "resist" them, state television reported.

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Iran’s foreign minister calls new United Nations sanctions illegal

Iran’sForeignMinistersaystheTrumpadministrationistryingto“poisontheinternationalatmosphere”withnewsanctionsafteritreportedthatthecountrymetitsobligationsunderth

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Two Iranians charged in US over hacking defense materials

TwoIranianswereindictedintheUnitedStateswithhackingadefensecontractorandstealingsensitivesoftwareusedtodesignbulletsandwarheads,accordingtotheJusticeDepartment.

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Foreign food chains brave risks for a bite of Iran

Foryears,Iranianshavehadtoputupwiththelikesof"MashDonalds"and"PizzaHat".NowrealWesternfoodfranchiseshavefinallyarrived,butdoingbusinessinIranisnotforthefaint-he

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U.S. puts new sanctions on Iran over ballistic missile program

The United States slapped new economic sanctions against Iran on Tuesday over its ballistic missile program and said Tehran's "malign activities" in the Middle East undercut any "positive contributions" coming from the 2015 Iran nuclear accord.

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Spotlight: U.S. sanctions Iran after recertifying Tehran's compliance with nuclear deal

The United States on Tuesday slapped new sanctions on 18 entities and individuals linked to Iran's ballistic missile program and other non-nuclear activities.

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Trump keeps Iran deal, but threatens more sanctions: US officials

DonaldTrumpbackedawayfromacampaignpromisetoscrapamajornuclearsecuritydealwithIranonTuesday,withofficialsannouncingtheagreementandrelatedsanctionsreliefwillstayi

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Iran jails U.S. dual citizen for 10 years on spying charges

AnIraniancourthassentencedaU.S.dualnationalto10yearsinprisonoverspyingcharges,anIranianjudiciaryspokesmansaidonSunday.ThepersonwhoownsthenationalityofboththeU.S

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Iran blames Trump for instability, rejects 'rogue' label

IranblamedwhatitcalledUSPresidentDonaldTrump's"arbitraryandconflictingpolicies"forglobalsecuritythreats,andrejectedhisdescriptionofTehranasaroguestateonSaturday

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Report: A third of Afghanistan-produced drugs reach Europe via Iran

AlmostonethirdoftheillicitdrugsproducedinAfghanistanaretransitedtoEuropethroughIran,TehranTimesdailyreportedonSunday.Internationaldrugtraffickersbuynarcoticsfro

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Iran, China, France sign 4.8 billion USD gas deal

Iran and a consortium of Chinese and French energy giants signed a multi-billion-dollar deal here on Monday to develop a major Iranian gas field in the Persian Gulf.

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Iran to sign gas deal with France's Total and China's CNPC

Iran says French energy giant Total is to sign a contract worth close to $5bn (£3.8bn) to develop an offshore gas field in the Gulf.

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Iran to sign gas deal with France's Total and China's CNPC

IransaysFrenchenergygiantTotalistosignacontractworthcloseto$5bn(£3.8bn)todevelopanoffshoregasfieldintheGulf.Itisthebiggestforeigndealsincemosteconomicsanctionsa

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Iran accuses US of ‘brazen’ plan to change its government

IranisaccusingUSSecretaryofStateRexTillersonof“abrazeninterventionistplan”tochangethecurrentgovernmentthatviolatesinternationallawandtheUNCharter.Iran’sU.N.Amba

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Iran's Rouhani backs Qatar, rejects 'siege'

IranianPresidentHassanRouhanivoicedsupportonSundayforQatarinitsconfrontationwithIran'srivalSaudiArabiaanditsallies,sayinga"siegeofQatarisunacceptable",thestaten

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Iran's Zagros Airlines commits to buying 28 Airbus aircraft

Iran's Zagros Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to buy 28 new Airbus (AIR.PA) planes, comprising 20 A320neo jets and eight A330neo aircraft, Airbus said in a statement.