Iran

• May 29, 2025

  US-Iran Nuclear Talks Stall, Raising Risk Of Escalation And Sanctions

  As uranium enrichment remains the key sticking point in US-Iran nuclear negotiations, new proposals from Oman -- including a regional consortium -- are testing the limits of compromise. With no date set for further talks, the clock on diplomacy is ticking.

• May 28, 2025

  Iran Executes Man Accused Of Spying For Israel As Human Rights Groups Condemn 'Killing Spree'

  Iran says it executed Pedram Madani, who was accused of "spying for Israel" in a case human rights groups said was filled with "fundamental flaws" and based on confessions made under duress.

• May 26, 2025

  Cheers And Jeers As Cannes-Winning Director Jafar Panahi Returns To Iran

  The awarding of the prestigious Palme d’Or to It Was Just An Accident, the latest film by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, has sparked widespread reactions in Iran and across the global Iranian diaspora.

• May 26, 2025

  Trump Hints 'Something Good' Could Be Announced Soon On Iran Talks

  US President Donald Trump said progress has been made in nuclear talks with Iran and suggested that “something good” could be announced in the “next two days,” without being specific.

• May 25, 2025

  Dissident Iranian Filmmaker Panahi Wins At Cannes, Vows To Return To Tehran

  Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, once imprisoned in his home country and for years banned from traveling abroad, on May 24 won the Palme d'Or, the prestigious award at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

• May 23, 2025

  Iran, US Dig In As Nuclear Talks Resume In Rome

  This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at how Tehran and Washington are digging in on the core nuclear issue: enrichment. The United States insists Iran can’t enrich uranium; Iran maintains it won’t give it up. With both sides refusing to budge, the standoff is heating up.

• May 23, 2025

  Both Sides Report Some Progress In Fifth Round Of Talks On Iran's Nuclear Program

  The United States and Iran are set to hold a fifth round of talks over the latter's nuclear program in Rome on May 23, and the stakes could hardly be higher.

• May 23, 2025

  As Iran And The US Stand Firm On Nuclear Red Lines, Who Will Step Back First?

  Iran and the United States are set to resume nuclear talks in Rome amid rising tensions, hard-line demands, and Israeli threats of military action. With uranium enrichment at the core of the standoff, the window for diplomacy is narrowing -- and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

• May 20, 2025

  Khamenei Says US Making 'Big Mistake' In Demanding Nuclear Enrichment Ban

  Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has cast doubt over ongoing negotiations with the United States on Iran's nuclear program, saying Washington is making a "big mistake" in demanding a full ban on uranium enrichment inside the Middle Eastern country.

• May 19, 2025

  As US Pushes For Zero Enrichment, Iran Insists It Won't Give Up Nuclear Program

  US special envoy Steve Witkoff declared on that the Donald Trump administration’s “red line” in the nuclear talks with Iran is Tehran’s ability to enrich uranium at any level, prompting Iran to say it will continue enrichment “with or without a deal.”

• May 19, 2025

  British Charging Of Iranians In UK Ramps Up Diplomatic Spat With Tehran

  Iran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the British charge d’affaires in Tehran after the United Kingdom charged three Iranians with aiding a foreign spy agency to carry out activities on British territory as relations between the two countries continue to deteriorate.

• May 17, 2025

  Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei Dismisses Trump's Comments On Nuclear Proposal

  Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei asserted that Tehran feels no pressure to respond to a US proposal for a deal aimed to curb its nuclear program, saying US President Donald Trump's recent comments on the matter were "not worth responding to."

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