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FILE: A picture released by the official website of Iran's Revolutionary Guards shows a newly Iranian-made drone, "Shahed 129" (Witness 129) being shown in Tehran. Picture: AFP

Iran nuclear programme

Gulf tensions rise as US downs Iranian drone

By AFP

It was believed to be the first US military engagement with Iran following a series of increasingly serious incidents.

  • A screengrab of a United Nations spokesperson reacting to the United States' withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.

    Iran set to exceed nuclear deal uranium enrichment cap

    The Islamic republic also threatened to abandon more commitments unless a solution is found with the remaining parties to the landmark 2015 agreement after Washington unilaterally pulled out.

    1134 days ago
  • A Total oil and gas exploration rig. Picture: Total Facebook page

    Oil racks up more gains on US-Iran tensions, Asia markets dip

    Fears of a conflict in the crude-rich Middle East ratcheted up Thursday when Tehran said it had shot down a US "spy drone" that was violating its airspace, which Washington denied.

    1151 days ago
  • (FILES) Undated file image courtesy the US Air Force shows the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb sitting in an undisclosed location in theater of the Global War on Terror waiting to be used. The US military on 13 April 2017 dropped what is considered to be the largest non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State complex in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb hit a "tunnel complex" in Achin district in Nangarhar province, US Forces Afghanistan said in a statement.Handout / US AIR FORCE / AFP

    'Fewer but newer' nuclear arms in the world: report

    The drop in recent years can mainly be attributed to the US and Russia, whose combined arsenals still make up more than 90% of the world's nuclear weapons.

    1155 days ago
  • FILE: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Picture: AFP

    Iran rolls back part of nuclear pact, France issues warning

    France’s defence minister said she wanted to keep the nuclear deal alive but warned Iran it could face more sanctions if it did not honour its part of the deal.

    1195 days ago
  • FILE: Iranians burn an image of US President Donald Trump during an anti-US demonstration outside the former US embassy headquarters in the capital Tehran  Picture: AFP

    How UN keeps Iran's nuclear programme in check

    The IAEA promotes peaceful uses of atomic energy while at the same time overseeing efforts to detect and prevent possible nuclear weapons proliferation.

    1196 days ago
  • A handout picture provided by the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shows him speaking at a conference in the capital Tehran. Picture: AFP.

    Iran's Rouhani urges unity in face of US 'war on hope'

    It is almost a year since President Donald Trump reimposed crippling US sanctions after exiting a landmark nuclear agreement between major powers and Iran.

    1199 days ago
  • Iran Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Khonsari talks with Belgian Foreign minister before their meeting at the Palais Egmont in Brussels on 11 January 2018. Picture: AFP

    Leaving nuclear treaty one of Iran's 'numerous choices' after sanctions – Zarif

    Washington has decided not to renew exemptions from US sanctions to buyers of Iranian oil, in an effort to cut Iran’s vital oil exports to zero.

    1205 days ago
  • FILE: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States will punish countries that buy Iranian oil after 2 May. Picture: AFP

    Iran denounces 'illegal' US sanctions as oil waivers end

    The United States said it would start imposing sanctions on countries such as India, China and Turkey that buy Iranian oil.

    1210 days ago
  • US secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Picture: AFP

    US warns Iran against space launches, ballistic missiles

    Iranian Deputy Defense Minister in late November was quoted by Iranian media as saying that Iran was planning to launch three satellites into space soon.

    1319 days ago
  • A handout picture provided by the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shows him speaking at a conference in the capital Tehran. Picture: AFP.

    Iran vows to 'proudly bypass' US sanctions

    The measures described by Washington as "the toughest sanctions ever" follow US President Donald Trump's controversial decision in May to abandon the multi-nation nuclear deal with Tehran.

    1379 days ago
  • Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Picture: AFP

    US sanctions on Iran, 'toughest ever,' take force Monday

    Taking effect Monday, the measures are the most concrete result yet of US President Donald Trump's controversial decision in May to abandon the multi-nation nuclear deal with Tehran.

    1379 days ago
  • FILE: A picture shows the reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran. Picture: AFP.

    Moscow wants UN resolution to preserve nuclear arms treaty

    If passed, the resolution would allow "the continuation of discussions between Russia and the US in order to work through the two countries' concerns about the framework of the agreement."

    1389 days ago
  • FILE: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Picture: AFP.

    US wants ‘regime change’ in Iran, says Hassan Rouhani

    Tensions have increased between Iran and America after President Donald Trump withdrew from a multilateral agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme in May.

    1401 days ago
  • FILE: Iranians burn an image of US President Donald Trump during an anti-US demonstration outside the former US embassy headquarters in the capital Tehran  Picture: AFP

    Two arrested for allegedly spying for Iran in US

    Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, 38 and Majid Ghorbani, 59, were charged in the indictment with acting on behalf of Iran by conducting the surveillance.

    1455 days ago
  • A Iran Air Force F-7 Airguard in Vahdati Airbase Air Show. Picture: Wikimedia Commons

    Iran to unveil new fighter jet, develop missiles: minister

    US President Donald Trump withdrew the United States in May from a 2015 accord between Iran and world powers that curbed Tehran’s nuclear activity in exchange for sanctions relief.

    1457 days ago
  • FILE: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Picture: AFP

    US can't be trusted, Iran's Rouhani tells North Korea

    Iran dismissed a last-minute offer from Washington for talks this week, saying it could not negotiate after the Trump administration reneged on a 2015 deal to lift sanctions in return for curbs on Iran’s own nuclear programme.

    1467 days ago
  • FILE: Iranians burn an image of US President Donald Trump during an anti-US demonstration outside the former US embassy headquarters in the capital Tehran  Picture: AFP

    Renewed US sanctions target Iran’s economy

    Foes for decades, the US and Iran have been increasingly at odds over Iran’s growing political and military influence in the Middle East since Trump took office.

    1469 days ago
  • FILE: Iran Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Khonsari. Picture: AFP

    Iran's foreign minister says China "pivotal" to salvaging its nuclear deal

    International sanctions were lifted under the pact between world powers and Tehran in return for curbs on Iran’s nuclear programme.

    1473 days ago
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