British Royal Marines seized a giant Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday suspected of taking oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions. The move sparked Tehran's fury and could escalate its confrontation with the West.

Talks with world powers are the “last chance” to save the nuclear deal, Tehran warned — but the US wants to choke off all sales of Iranian oil.

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From chickens to ID cards, US sanctions are changing daily life for many Iranians.

Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations has said his country "cannot take all of the burdens anymore" of preserving the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

The US hopes ever-increasing pressure will force Iran to give up its ambition for nuclear weapons, but Tehran says the latest measures are “useless”.

The US national security adviser John Bolton spoke in Jerusalem about new sanctions against Iran and other Middle East political issues.

In an interview with Euronews, Pakistan's Foreign Minister warned that the escalating situation between the US and Iran could have consequences on Afghanistan.

Iran's President Rouhani has said the latest US sanctions against the country demonstrate Washington's "desperation" and will not succeed. President Trump signed further measures aimed specifically at Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Monday.

President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with "obliteration" if it strikes "anything American" after Tehran dismissed new U.S. sanctions as "useless."

It came after an Iranian missile brought down an unmanned US drone on Thursday. Tehran said it shot it down over its territory, whilst Washington insisted it was flying in international airspace.

Iranian State Television released a video on Friday claiming it showed the retrieval of a US military drone that was downed by Iran.

Both sides are presenting evidence that they say supports their narratives around the shooting down of a drone.