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    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      News in-depthIran nuclear deal
      West grapples with dilemma over Iran nuclear talks

      Even as relations touch new lows, US and European officials are keeping the door open to diplomacy

    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
      Iran
      Iran’s foreign minister holds ‘friendly talks’ with Saudi Arabia

      Statement signals Tehran’s willingness to ease tensions with arch rival

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      Republican Party US
      Peter Thiel brands US midterms a ‘depressing disaster’ for Republicans

      Billionaire venture capitalist ploughed more than $30mn into backing GOP candidates

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      US says Russia providing ‘unprecedented’ military support to Iran

      Washington’s intelligence points to how the war in Ukraine is leading to greater collaboration between Moscow and Tehran

    • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
      Iran nuclear deal
      Iran announces nuclear enrichment programme expansion

      Move follows rebuke by UN watchdog over uranium traces found at undeclared sites

    • Monday, 14 November, 2022
      FT live news
      Live news updates from November 14: Amazon prepares to cut 10,000 jobs, Biden meets Xi in Bali
    • Monday, 31 October, 2022
      Gideon Rachman
      The nuclear threats that hang over the world

      Even a limited strike in Ukraine would have catastrophic global effects

    • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
      Zhou Bo
      China can use its leverage with Russia to prevent a nuclear war

      Beijing is uniquely positioned to help broker an agreement

    • Sunday, 23 October, 2022
      News in-depthIran
      Iran seeks to exploit widening gulf between Russia and the west

      Moscow and Tehran enjoy increasingly cordial relations while denying a trade in combat drones used in Ukraine

    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Biden warns Putin is ‘not joking’ about nuclear threat

      US president says risk of ‘Armageddon’ highest in decades as Russia faces setbacks in Ukraine

    • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
      FT live news
      Live news updates from October 6: Lukashenko bans price rises, Biden pardons pot convictions
    • Saturday, 1 October, 2022
      UN says Tehran has freed US-Iranian father and son from detention

      Temporary release of Siamak and Baquer Namazi could be prelude to prisoner swap with Washington

    • Friday, 30 September, 2022
      Iraq
      US citizen killed in Iranian attack in northern Iraq

      Tehran accuses dissidents in neighbouring country of fanning protests

    • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
      Kim Ghattas
      Iran may have overestimated US appetite for reviving the nuclear deal

      The breakdown in negotiations is being welcomed in some parts of the Middle East but risks forcing Tehran into a corner

    • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
      US forces kill Iran-backed militia fighters in Syria

      Second day of violence comes as Washington and Tehran attempt to resurrect 2015 nuclear accord

    • Monday, 22 August, 2022
      United Arab Emirates
      UAE ambassador returns to Iran as regional tensions ease with Islamic republic

      Gulf state’s plan to restore diplomatic relations with Tehran follows similar move by Kuwait

    • Monday, 15 August, 2022
      Iran
      Iran denies links to Salman Rushdie attack

      Author remains in critical condition following attempt on his life in New York

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      Iran nuclear deal
      EU mediators submit ‘final text’ in effort to revive Iran nuclear deal

      Washington and Tehran entered talks playing down expectations of breakthrough on moribund accord

    • Thursday, 14 July, 2022
      Iran nuclear deal
      US and Israel pledge to stop Iran developing nuclear weapon

      President Joe Biden and Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid sign joint declaration to work together

    • Saturday, 25 June, 2022
      Iran nuclear deal
      Iran and EU herald fresh talks to revive nuclear accord in ‘coming days’

      Negotiations between UK, France, Germany, Russia, China and indirectly the US have been on hold since March

    • Monday, 20 June, 2022
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      Live news updates from June 20: UK rail strikes to go ahead, Russia threatens retaliation against Lithuania following rail ‘blockade’
    • Friday, 17 June, 2022
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      Putin claims Russia has weathered sanctions better than Europe

      Remarks contrast with data from western institutions, which estimate blow to EU has been less severe

    • Monday, 13 June, 2022
      News in-depthIran nuclear deal
      Crisis over cameras threatens to scupper Iran nuclear talks

      Tehran and western powers struggle to find Plan B as analysts warn of ‘lose-lose’ escalation

    • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
      Iran nuclear deal
      Iran to remove 27 cameras from nuclear facilities

      Move represents dramatic escalation in Islamic republic’s stand-off with west

    • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
      Iran nuclear deal
      Iran criticised by UN watchdog members over nuclear activity

      Resolution risks inflaming tensions between Iran and west as nuclear talks flounder

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