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Saudi Arabia says resolution of Gulf dispute seems within reach

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud speaks during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, at the State Department, in Washington, U.S., October 14, 2020

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Iran ready for further prisoner swaps; seeks U.S. nuclear move - foreign minister

Iran is ready to engage in further prisoner swaps after last week exchanging a jailed British-Australian academic with three Iranians detained abroad, Iranian Foreign M

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Iran's COVID-19 cases cross 1 million mark

FILE PHOTO: A shopkeeper, center, wearing a face mask and gloves to help protect against the new coronavirus, talks with his customer in Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Iran, March 17, 2020. /AP The to

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The fate of Iran nuclear deal hangs in balance

The funeral of Iranian Top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi, is held at Imamzadeh Saleh Shrine in Tehran, Iran on November 30, 2020. /Getty Editor's note:Bobby Naderi is a journa

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Iran's top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh assassinated near Tehran

A top Iranian nuclear scientist died in hospital from wounds suffered during an attack by "armed terrorists" on Friday, the country's defense ministry has confirmed.Moh

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Iran's top nuclear scientist assassinated near Tehran

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's car is believed to have been ambushed by armed assailants. IRIB news agency/AFP A top Iranian nuclear scientist died in hospital from wounds suffered during an attack by "

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Global Political Calendar: Wang Yi visits Japan, ROK, China-ASEAN Expo

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit Japan and South Korea, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang hosts the fifth "1+6" Roundtable via videoconference, and the 17th China-ASEAN E

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Iran says to return to nuclear commitments if Biden lifts sanctions

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (center right) speaks with IAEA Director General Mariano Grossi (center left) before a meeting in Tehran, Iran, August 25, 2020. /AP Iran will "au

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Iran's Zarif says Biden can lift sanctions with 'three executive orders'

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran would fully implement its 2015 nuclear deal if U.S. President-elect Joe Biden lifts sanctions on Tehran, which Z

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U.S. imposes fresh sanctions on Iran's oil sector

The United States on Monday imposed fresh sanctions against individuals and entities of Iran's oil sector, doubling down its maximum pressure campaign against Tehran.Th

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Iran hails end of arms restrictions

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry earlier on Sunday released a statement on the termination of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) arms restrictions and travel ban, saying t

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New clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh; Pompeo says Turkey makes situation worse

Armenian and Azeri forces fought new clashes on Friday, defying hopes of ending nearly three weeks of fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, and U.S. Secretary of

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U.S. to reimpose sanctions on Iran, UN chief says no

00:44 The United States slapped additional sanctions on Iran on Monday after the Trump administration's disputed unilateral weekend declaration that all United Nations (UN) penalties e

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Global Political Calendar: China-Germany-EU meeting, Japan's new PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a virtual China-Germany-EU leaders' meeting, Japan elects a new prime minister and Russian President Vladimir Putin meets his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander

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Iran: UN nuclear chief's visit to Tehran no link to US push

Iran said Sunday that an upcoming visit this week by the head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency to Tehran has nothing to do with a U.S. push to impose so-called “sna

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Iran says U.S. bid to trigger snapback mechanism "unlawful"

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday denounced the U.S. attempt to trigger snapback of UN sanctions on Iran as "unlawful." "All parties to the JCP

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U.S. moves to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran in dispute over nuclear deal

The United States submitted a letter to the 15-member U.N. Security Council accusing Tehran of non-compliance, starting a 30-day clock that could lead to the “snapback”