Iran and us

Iran will not negotiate under threat, bend to force, top officials say

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf claimed that US President Trump had violated the ceasefire between the two countries by "imposing a siege."

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meets with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2026.
IRAN'S FOREIGN Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.

Iran rejects second round of US talks, claims Washington broke ceasefire

US President Donald Trump addresses a Turning Point USA event entitled "Build the Red Wall" at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 17, 2026.

IDF announces soldier falls in Lebanon, schools to reopen nationwide

US President Donald Trump addresses a Turning Point USA event entitled "Build the Red Wall" at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 17, 2026.

Trump says Iran agreed to stop funding Hamas and Hezbollah, Iran denies claims


‘West can’t stop Iran from getting nuclear weapon,’ ayatollah says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: US-Iran deal will not stop Israel from doing what it takes to defend itself

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with nuclear scientists and personnel of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), in Tehran, Iran June 11, 2023.

Iran resorts to security cameras, ostracism to deter unveiled women

Another novel tactic is a government order to both private and public sectors not to provide services to "violators." Warnings of heavy fines and even imprisonment have been issued.

 An Iranian woman walks in a street in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2023.

Iran weapon tech smuggling rings indicted, sanctioned by US

The defendants, all fugitives at large, used their companies the Iran-based Aran Modern Devices Kish Company, and UAE-based Modern Technologies for the  conspiracy. 

Iranians burn Israeli and US flags during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022

White House official denies Iranian prisoner swap deal reached

For many years, Tehran has sought the release of more than a dozen Iranians in the United States, including four Iranians with no legal status in the US.

Prison cell block

Iran's judiciary indicts two French nationals and Belgian for espionage

Tehran has blamed recent protests after the death of Mahsa Amini on external agitation and accused a number of foreign citizens of espionage.

 A woman walks after the morality police shut down in a street in Tehran, Iran December 6, 2022.

Israel must do what it can to end Iran's nuclear program and the regime

Israel and the US must work together not only to delay Iran’s nuclear program but also to assist the Iranian opposition in bringing down the Iranian regime.

former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani reviews Iran's new nuclear achievements during Iran's National Nuclear Energy Day in Tehran, Iran April 10, 2021.

EU tells Iran to halt repression, support for Russia

EU's Borrell says Iran should halt military aid to Russia, and that he held a necessary meeting amidst worsening ties

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2022

President Raisi says Iran thwarted US destabilization

As Iranian authorities marked the anniversary this week of the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran by radical students, President Joe Biden backed the protesters, saying: "We're gonna free Iran."

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Cica Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, October 13, 2022.

US imposes sanctions on Iran-based foundation over Salman Rushdie bounty

The US Treasury Department said it had designated the Iran-based 15 Khordad Foundation a Specially Designated Global Terrorist for placing a $3.3 million bounty on Rushdie.

The writer Salman Rushdie interviewed during Heartland Festival in Kvaerndrup, Denmark, June 2, 2018.

Biden to Herzog: Lebanon deal is ‘historic breakthrough’, US committed to Israel

Presidents Isaac Herzog and Joe Biden met at the White House and discussed the Lebanon maritime deal, the US commitment to Israel and Iran.

 President Isaac Herzog and US President Joe Biden at the White House, 26 October, 2022.