Iran port explosion: Death toll rises to 40
Russia dispatches firefighters to Bandar Abbas as more than 1,000 injured in blast
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Iran and US hold third round of nuclear talks
New deal could reshape regional and global security and transform Iran’s economic and political landscape
Iran port explosion: At least 18 killed and 700 injured
Shahid Rajaee is a large Iranian container facility that handles 80m tonnes of goods a year
The Great Betrayal: The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in the Middle East by Fawaz A Gerges – engaging read for seasoned observers
The scope is perhaps too broad, and the prose a little dry, for this book to appeal to the general reader
Dutch government summons Iranian ambassador after claims Tehran behind attempted murders
Netherlands’ intelligence agency points finger at Iran for attempts to kill activist and Spanish former MEP
Iran and France signal readiness for nuclear talks amid US negotiations
Third round of talks between Tehran and Washington due to be held on Saturday in Oman
‘My son was killed in front of my eyes. Three bullets in his chest’: Patrick Freyne in Chad’s desert camps
An unforgiving conflict between rival military factions has killed 150,000 people. Another 12 million people are displaced, many fleeing to a huge desert camp in eastern Chad. Photographs by Chris Maddaloni
With promise of peace unmet in Gaza and Ukraine, Trump may find Iran just as tough
Negotiators are lowering any expectations of a swift breakthrough in the decades-long dispute ahead of talks between the US and Iran in Rome
United Nations nuclear watchdog chief invited to US-Iran talks
Rafael Grossi has warned that Tehran could be close to having the capacity to manufacture nuclear weapons
Vodafone feared it was breaching EU sanctions on Iran
European telecoms firms are working with entity likely linked to Islamic Revolutionary Guard, company claims
Israel watches with concern as US and Iran prepare to resume nuclear talks
Israeli sources fear the US position in the talks with Iran may fall short of the 2003 deal with Libya, under which Tripoli agreed to dismantle its nuclear weapons
Iran and US agree to further talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme
Countries began high-level talks in Oman on Saturday
Differences remain as US-Iran nuclear deal talks begin
Iran enters discussions in a position of weakness following a series of reverses
Trump signals possible progress on Iranian nuclear issue
US president says ‘very high level’ talks will take place on Saturday
Trump says US and Iran beginning direct talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme
US president says he prefers a deal over military confrontation
Trump says Iran would be in ‘great danger’ if direct talks fail
US president says Middle East country ‘cannot have a nuclear weapon’
Trump’s bombing threat over Iran nuclear programme prompts backlash
US president said Iran could face ‘bombing the likes of which they have never seen before’
Iran’s hardliners dig in as Donald Trump increases pressure for nuclear talks
Reformist president Masoud Pezeshkian’s hopes for detente with West in tatters as rival factions tighten grip on power
The sobering new state of feminism
Nearly every second adult in countries across the world thinks it is job done on female equality, which it patently is not
China, Russia and Iran to hold joint naval drills as Tehran rejects US call for nuclear talks
Beijing and Moscow keen to show mutual co-operation will not be affected by Trump’s embrace of Putin
Tens of thousands attend funeral of Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah as Israeli jets fly overhead
Flights to Beirut fully booked as thousands arrive from around the world, including Irish 'activists'
The New Nuclear Age by Ankit Panda: Could ‘growing loose talk’ lead to the ultimate disaster?
The author is concerned about a potential three-way arms race between the US, Russia and China and a greater willingness to consider a ‘limited’ use of nuclear weapons
Lebanon prepares for funeral of Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah months after assassination
Militant leader killed in September when Israeli air force dropped more than 80 bombs on Hizbullah’s Beirut hub
Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie found guilty of attempted murder
Attack occurred more than 30 years after Rushdie was first placed under ‘fatwa’ by Iranian religious leaders
Rubio pushes for next stage of Gaza ceasefire and says Hamas must be eliminated
Netanyahu again describes US president as the greatest friend Israel has had in the White House
Trump calls for immediate nuclear talks with Tehran
US president dismisses reports that United States and Israel planned to ‘blow Iran to smithereens’ as ‘greatly exaggerated’
The Seed of the Sacred Fig review: An odd, special, important film
A taut thriller that unfolds against the backdrop of an increasingly draconian Iranian regime
A flogging and eight years in prison: The risks Mohammad Rasoulof ran to make the Oscar-nominated Seed of the Sacred Fig
The nail-biting thriller is one of the most-lauded films of the past year - and making it involved secret shoots as well as interrogation by Iranian authorities
Vincent Durac: Even if ceasefire holds, war in Gaza will affect whole region for years
West Bank at risk of even more violence, and events in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria have significantly weakened Iranian regime
Is Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ an empty promise?
Private enterprise controls oil and may not share US president’s enthusiasm for increased production
From Gaza to Iran, Trump makes moves to reshape the Middle East
Palestinians have cause for increased concern
Two Supreme Court judges shot dead in Tehran, Iranian judiciary says
The judges had long been involved in ‘national security cases, including espionage and terrorism’
Russia and Iran deepen ties as deadly missile strike hits eastern Ukraine
Closer military, energy and other co-operation planned under 20-year pact between Moscow and Tehran
Israel turns attention to Yemen’s Houthi militants, Iran’s ‘last proxy’
Analysts and former officials warn that the Houthis, situated 2,000km away, are a vastly different and more complex challenge than adversaries closer to home
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