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EU sanctions against Tehran for allegedly planned attacks in Europe will 'dispense Europe with responsibility for harboring terrorists.' The Iranian minister said...

The long arm of the extremist regime in Tehran reaches far. From the Hague Bezuidenhout to Denmark, Albania and Paris: the ayatollahs do not shy away from being opponents of the...

Is winter in Iran starting today? From today onwards, strict American sanctions against the country, announced by Donald Trump with a combative 'movie poster' and a reference to the fear of the harsh, long winter in the popular TV series Game of Thrones. But there are plenty of doubts whether the sanctions will be effective enough to force the Tehran regime to its knees and agree with twelve strict American demands.

In Iran thousands of people have taken to the streets to celebrate the occupation of the American embassy and to protest against the new US sanctions. In the protests there was called 'Death to America'.

The American president Donald Trump has been looking forward to new sanctions with a kind of film poster. 'Sanctions are coming. November 5, 'is on a photo of Trump, which he shared via Twitter.

Iran arrested 22 people in connection with the deadly attack on a military parade in Ahvaz, in the southwest of the country. The Ministry of Information has announced this. Tehran blamed the United States and their allies for the terrorist act that killed 25 people on Saturday, including twelve members of the revolutionary guard.

Iran has deployed a fleet of illegal ghost ships that try to export oil outside of its flag. Transport with ships without nationality continues despite the trade sanctions imposed by the United States.

In their struggle with Iran, the United States is increasingly attracting a shadowy opposition group that recently appeared on the terror list of both America and the European Union. The Iranian Volksmoedjahedien (MEK), headquartered in Albania, finds a willing ear in the highest echelons of Washington thanks to its main objective: to overthrow the regime in Tehran.

Together with ally Russia, Syria carried out heavy air raids on Saturday in the province of Idlib. This is considered the last large enclave still in the hands of insurgents against President Bashar al-Assad. The Observatory for Human Rights reported that at least four people were killed.

Iranian President Hassan Rohani has sketched a gloomy picture of his country's relationship with the US on Saturday. In a speech in Tehran, Rohani said that Iran 'is in an outright war with the United States.'

The leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran meet in Tehran about Syria. The approach to the situation in Idlib is probably high on the agenda. Turkish President Erdogan expressed the fear that millions of civilians would move towards the Turkish border in an attack on the rebel stronghold. He called for an armistice in the area.

Iran still sticks to the most important agreements from the atomic agreement. This appears from a confidential quarterly report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has been viewed by press agencies.

A handshake could just be finished in the Peace Palace in The Hague. There, before the International Court of Justice, the legal teams of Iran and America have been fighting a new round since yesterday. Iran demands from the UN court that US sanctions be reversed.

Iran has stepped to the International Court of Justice in The Hague in order to get US sanctions out of the table. The Islamic Republic states that the US violates a 1955 friendship treaty with the punitive measures. The countries were allies at the time. That changed after the Iranian Revolution.

The Iranian government has said that it has enough resources to deal with the consequences of the economic sanctions of the United States. The country will compensate any lower income due to the sanctions with additional income from the sale of oil and other natural resources.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has appointed Brian Hook as special delegate for Iran. The experienced political adviser at the department will be in charge of the 'action group Iran' which was called on Thursday. This committee will coordinate the policy regarding Tehran.

The highest spiritual leader of Iran, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has, according to state television, prohibited all direct talks with the United States. He rejects an offer from US President Trump last month. The White House suggested conversations without preconditions.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has rejected an invitation from his US counterpart Donald Trump to talk about a new nuclear deal.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned US President Donald Trump on Sunday against his hostile policies against Tehran. 'America needs to know that war with Iran is the mother of all wars,' said Rouhani at a meeting with Iranian diplomats.

Eight members of the Islamic State who were convicted of committing attacks on the Iranian parliament and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in June 2017 were executed on Saturday. The Tehran public prosecutor's office announced it on Saturday morning, reports the Iranian news agency Tasnim.

Iranian President Hassan Rohani said on Wednesday that Tehran would strongly oppose the threats of the US to restrict Iranian oil sales. He also warned that Washington had not thought about the consequences of such a decision.

The man on his way to Paris to commit an attack works in the port of Rotterdam.

Retailers and traders from the Grand Bazaar of Tehran have massively argued Monday and demanded a clear trade policy from the government. The Tehran bazaar is a huge neighborhood that is seen as the heart of the Iranian middle class.

The former Israeli minister of Energy Gonen Segev has been charged with espionage for Iran. Employees of Israeli security services reported that Segev had been spying on the Tehran regime since 2012.

The European Union needs to step up its efforts to keep the nuclear deal with Iran alive. The Iranian foreign minister said this during a meeting with European Commissioner for Energy, Miguel Arias Canete.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that his country will impose the 'strictest sanctions in history' on Iran. Pompeo made the verdict in Washington during his first big speech as minister.

The boss of the Iranian nuclear authorities, Ali Akbar Salehi, said Saturday that the European Union is doing everything to save the nuclear agreement of the great powers with Iran. This is despite the fact that US President Donald Trump announced on 8 May that he would end the agreement and reinstate sanctions against Iran.

Great Britain wants to ensure that the nuclear deal with Iran stays with its European partners. Tehran must therefore continue to fulfill the obligations arising from the treaty. That is what Prime Minister Theresa May told the Iranian President Hassan Rohani on Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended the air attacks on targets in Syria. He said the bombing was appropriate because Tehran 'crossed a red line.'

Europe has a 'limited possibility' to save the nuclear deal with Tehran. The Iranian president Hassan Rohani said that the European countries, according to ISNA news agency, called for 'to clarify as soon as possible what their position is.'