A billboard depicting the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a street in central Tehran. EPA

UN experts urge Iran to end crackdown on ethnic minorities

Campaign intensified following nationwide anti-government protests

US

ExclusiveIran wants sanctions relief in exchange for toll-free Strait of Hormuz transit

MENA

UN alarmed by rise in executions and death sentences in Iran

MENA

Communication with Iranian supreme leader 'very difficult', Pezeshkian says

MENA

US removes sanctions from Fly Baghdad after airline accused of IRGC ties

US

CommentIs the US in danger of rushing into a deal that gives Iran too much?

Comment

ExclusiveUS and Iran revising June deal with focus on Hormuz, Pakistani source says

MENA
The plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be announced within the next two days. Reuters

Strait of Hormuz's 'middle corridor': New shipping route emerges in talks

Oil price drops as US officials raise hopes of a shipping deal

MENA

Big Oil quarterly profits surge as Iran war redraws winners and losers

Business

Iraq struggles with July salary payments as oil revenue fails to cover budget

MENA

Iranian President denies claims of resignation and rift with supreme leader

News

AnalysisBehind the denials: What's really happening in US-Iran talks

MENA

Trump lashes out at Chevron and Exxon's soaring profits during Iran war

Energy

Iran denies Trump claim on new talks

Gulf
Iran and the US have not held direct talks since their meeting at the Swiss resort of Burgenstock in June. Getty Images

AnalysisBehind the denials: What's really happening in US-Iran talks

Intermediaries enable diplomacy as Washington and Tehran offer conflicting accounts of negotiations

MENA

Trump lashes out at Chevron and Exxon's soaring profits during Iran war

Energy

Iran denies Trump claim on new talks

Gulf

Unusual movement of US and coalition forces in Iraq’s Kurdistan

MENA

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