US-Iran Relations

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waving as he attends a gathering of Basij militia forces in Tehran. Khamenei on February 26, 2008 hailed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's role in the "great success" of the nuclear program, amid threats of new sanctions against Tehran. AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES via Foreign Policy
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Iran is laughing at Trump and placing hope in Biden

The country is treating the outcome of the US election as an opportunity—and a potential threat

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 26, 2019/ Reuters
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Iran’s president calls on Biden to return to nuclear deal

A staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives of the US, Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks at the Vienna International Center in Vienna, Austria July 14, 2015/ Reuters
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Dealing with Trump presidency nemesis Iran won't be 'quick, easy' for Biden

US-based leader of a pro-monarchist group Jamshid Sharmahd. Photo: Collected
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Iran says it has detained US-based opposition leader over 2008 bomb attack

A staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives of the US, Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks at the Vienna International Center in Vienna, Austria July 14, 2015/ Reuters
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Iran confirms talks 'months ago' with Richardson over White's release

A staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives of the US, Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks at the Vienna International Center in Vienna, Austria July 14, 2015/ Reuters
Global Economy

US imposes Iran-related sanctions on mining company, individual: Treasury website

FILE PHOTO: An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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Iran will give a decisive response to any 'mistake' by the US in the Gulf: Revolutionary Guards navy

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif looks on during a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in Moscow, Russia December 30, 2019. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
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US should stop preventing Iran from selling oil: Iran foreign minister

FILE PHOTO: Volunteers from Basij forces wearing protective suits and face masks spray disinfectant in the streets, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fears, in Tehran, Iran April 3, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Ali Khara via REUTERS
Coronavirus chronicle

Iran will never ask US for coronavirus help: official

FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a meeting of the Iranian government task force on the coronavirus, in Tehran, Iran, March 21, 2020. Official Presidential website/Handout via REUTERS
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Rouhani: US has lost opportunity to lift Iran sanctions amid coronavirus

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Tehran says former FBI agent Levinson left Iran years ago

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Coronavirus chronicle

Responding to US, Iran frets for jailed citizens amid coronavirus

FILE PHOTO: An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
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Iran says US has no legal basis to sign agreement about Afghanistan