Khamenei: Iran must boost economy despite sanctions

The country's economy should not be tied to efforts to remove United States-imposed sanctions, said Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. By Erin Viner “Today, our economy is the key…

Israel to US: Don’t drop IRGC terror listing

The United States is reportedly considering removal of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) from Washington’s Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) blacklist of in return for Tehran’s assurances about reining in…

Lavrov: nuclear deal with Iran in final phase

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian that agreement on the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is in the finishing straight. By…

Iran: Israeli sabotage of Fordow nuclear site foiled

Iranian security forces thwarted a planned attack on the country's major atomic center by a network the “Zionist regime” is accused of recruiting, reported state television in the Islamic Republic.…

Iran claims strike on “Israeli centers” in Erbil

In a rare public admission of responsibility, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) announced that it launched a ballistic missile attack in an unprecedented assault on the capital of the…

UN Envoy stresses urgency of JCPOA deal

The world body’s facilitator of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action joins Western leaders in warning that time is running out to revive the deal. By Erin Viner "This really needs…

IRGC to launch more military satellites into orbit

Iran will send a series of military satellites into orbit over the coming years, Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Amir Ali Hajizadeh said yesterday. By…