Prince Khalid bin Salman is highest-ranking royal to hold meetings in Tehran in decades
Trump administration accuses Shandong Shengxing Chemical of buying crude as it increases pressure on Beijing and Tehran
Steve Witkoff’s comments come after he signalled Washington might accept limited uranium enrichment by Tehran
Trump team should accept that both Washington and Tehran need to make compromises
Steve Witkoff and Abbas Araghchi met briefly after indirect negotiations in Oman
US president hints at deal on Tehran’s nuclear weapons programme after meeting Netanyahu
President reveals plans to impose 10% universal levies and higher duties on major partners
Time is running out for an unpredictable US president and a distrustful Iranian supreme leader to avoid dangerous escalation
US measures are latest salvo in a ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Tehran
Trump warns Tehran against supporting militant group, prompting angry response
Reformist president Masoud Pezeshkian’s hopes for détente with west in tatters as rival factions tighten grip on power
US president sends letter to supreme leader in Tehran in effort to resume talks
Fading hopes of negotiations with US and sanctions relief send currency to record low
Mohsen M Milani’s book charts the Islamic Republic’s rise to ‘peak power’ and the fall-out from Hamas’s assault on Israel
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says negotiations with US administration ‘neither wise, nor prudent, nor dignified’
White House resumes campaign of ‘maximum pressure’ on the Islamic Republic
US president says reports of plans to ‘blow Iran into smithereens’ are ‘greatly exaggerated’
US president’s return comes as conflict with Israel leaves Islamic republic at its most vulnerable in years
Middle East envoy expected to take lead in addressing US concerns over Tehran’s nuclear programme
Intelligence suggests vessels will be laden with sodium perchlorate used in critical weapons
Islamic republic seeks to project strength in winter exercises following repeated strategic blows in Middle East
Over 4,000 flown home in the face of rebel victory and overthrow of ally Bashar al-Assad
The end of the US-led order is giving way to a kind of chaos that chimes with the president-elect’s preferences
Head of nuclear watchdog said ‘very concerning’ move could rapidly expand Tehran’s production capacity
Talks with UN nuclear agency signal republic could be willing to make compromises on nuclear programme
