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June 26, 2019 at 2:23 am

Supreme leader says Iranians won’t budge over US sanctions VIEW

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader said Wednesday that Iranians will not budge or change their stand following new U.S. sanctions targeting Ayatollah Ali...

June 24, 2019 at 10:14 pm

Iran says ‘idiotic’ new US sanctions shut doors of diplomacy VIEW

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran warned Tuesday that new U.S. sanctions targeting its supreme leader and other top officials meant "closing the doors of diplomacy"...

June 23, 2019 at 10:56 pm

Iranians say their ‘bones breaking’ under US sanctions VIEW

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As the U.S. piles sanction after sanction on Iran, it's the average person who feels it the most. From a subway...

Business

June 19, 2019 at 8:11 pm

Iran shoots down US surveillance drone, heightening tensions VIEW

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. surveillance drone Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first time the Islamic...

Nation & World

June 18, 2019 at 2:23 am

Iranian president: Iran isn’t seeking war against any nation

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is not seeking to wage war against any nation, the country's president said Tuesday while at the same time stressing...

June 17, 2019 at 1:12 am

Tensions rise as Iran speeds up enrichment, US sends troops VIEW

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will surpass the uranium-stockpile limit set by its nuclear deal in the next 10 days, an official said Monday, raising...

May 27, 2019 at 11:59 pm

Iran’s Guard talks tough, says it has no fear of war with US

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's influential Revolutionary Guard said Tuesday it doesn't fear a possible war with the United States and claimed that America hasn't...

May 25, 2019 at 11:20 pm

Iraq offers to mediate in crisis between its allies Iran, US VIEW

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq offered to mediate in the crisis between its two key allies, the United States and Iran, amid escalating Middle East tensions...

ADDS LOCATION – In this Sunday, May 19, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Navy, the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic transports cargo to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/U.S. Navy via AP) ARE102 ARE102

May 19, 2019 at 11:59 pm

Officials say Iran quadruples production of enriched uranium VIEW

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran quadrupled its uranium-enrichment production capacity amid tensions with the U.S. over Tehran's atomic program, nuclear officials said Monday, just after...

May 18, 2019 at 10:35 pm

In Iran, a plunging economy trumps fears of US confrontation VIEW

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Across Iran's capital, the talk always seems to come back to how things may get worse. Battered by U.S. sanctions and...