Iran
Pompeo welcomes new Iraq government, extends Iran sanctions waiver
Recognising Iraq's fragility, the Trump administration has given Iraq a series of waivers on US sanctions to let it keep buying gas from Iran.
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Iran to reopen many mosques as lockdown eases - Rouhani
The new coronavirus has killed more than 6,150 and infected over 96,440 in Iran since it announced its first cases in mid-February.
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Iran coronavirus death toll rises to 1,934
Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said a record 1,762 new cases have been confirmed in Iran over the past 24 hours and 24,811 people are now known to have been infected.
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls for lifting of Iran sanctions
Khan's comments came after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wrote to him asking for help in dealing with the novel coronavirus outbreak that has now killed at least 1,433 people in Iran.
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US sanctions Chinese, SA companies over Iran, petrochemicals
The United States has targeted a number of Chinese, Hong Kong and South African companies in a fresh round of Iran-related sanctions regarding petrochemicals, according to the US State Department said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Iran reports 97 new virus deaths, taking total to 611
Tehran province had the highest number of new cases with 347, followed by Isfahan with 155 and the northern region of Alborz with 134.
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UN nuclear watchdog asks Iran to 'immediately' cooperate
Grossi said the IAEA had raised questions "related to possible undeclared nuclear material and nuclear-related activities at three locations that have not been declared by Iran".
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US braces for coronavirus spread as outbreaks worsen in Italy, Iran
Worsening infections in Iran, Italy and South Korea are of particular concern, world health officials said. South Korea and Italy stepped up emergency measures to help curb the virus’ global spread.
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Global spread of coronavirus raises pandemic fears
Shares and oil prices tumbled while gold soared to a seven-year high. The Korean won fell 0.8% to its lowest since August.
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Three new coronavirus cases in Iran after two deaths
The pair who died were elderly Iranian citizens and residents of the city of Qom. They were the first confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus in the Middle East.
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Pompeo says prepared to talk to Iran 'anytime', pressure to continue
“We are not rushed, the pressure campaign continues. It’s not just an economic pressure campaign... it’s isolation through diplomacy as well."
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Iran not sharing evidence from airline crash with Ukraine after audio leak
The audio file was part of the evidence that was given to Ukrainian experts as part of the joint investigative team’s examination of the crash.
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US soldiers hurt in Iran missile strike up to 64: Pentagon
US President Donald Trump had initially said no Americans were hurt by the missiles fired on a base housing US soldiers in the country's west on 8 January.
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US says 34 troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike
Last week the US military said 11 US troops had been treated and transferred out of Iraq for concussion symptoms after the attack on the Ain al-Asad airbase.
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Cosatu hits out at ‘war-obsessed’ Trump for ‘always smelling blood’
The trade union federation, together with the South African Communist Party, held a protest outside the US Embassy in Pretoria on Thursday.
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Iran MP offers $3m 'to anyone who kills Trump' - report
Ahmad Hamzeh, a little-known member of the Majlis, made the offer on behalf of the people of the hometown and final resting place of storied commander Major General Qasem Soleimani.
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Bodies of Ukrainian victims of downed plane repatriated from Iran
President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Oleksiy Goncharuk and other officials attended the solemn ceremony at Kiev's Boryspil airport.
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Iran's Khamenei stands by Guards after unrest over downed plane
In his first Friday prayers sermon in eight years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also told worshippers chanting 'Death to America' that the elite Guards could take their fight beyond Iran’s borders after the US killing of a top Iranian commander.
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Seeking peace in Libya and Iran, past inaction haunts EU diplomacy
The EU, facing a crisis in Iran over the unravelling of the 2015 nuclear deal, now senses an opportunity in Libya after Moscow failed to reach a ceasefire deal with Haftar.
