brussels bureau Analysis: Iran nuclear deal on the brink With Iran diplomacy in limbo, the nuclear agreement seems at the brink of falling apart. Yet, the European guarantors of the deal, France, Germany and the UK, triggered the mediation mechanism in a last-ditch effort to save what was praised as one of the biggest diplomatic achievements of our time. 15/01/2020
Iran Iranian police fire tear gas and live rounds against protesters Online videos from Tehran show Iranian police and security forces firing both tear gas and live rounds to disperse demonstrators who are protesting against the Islamic Republic's initial denial that it shot down a Ukrainian jetliner 13/01/2020
Iran Europe urges Iran to keep nuclear deal as protesters defy regime Videos on social media showed protesters shouting anti-government slogans in Tehran and other Iranian cities despite the presence of security forces. 12/01/2020
Iran UK slams Iran over ambassador's arrest amid angry Tehran protests The arrest came amid anti-government protests in Tehran over the missile blunder. Donald Trump warned Iran against "another massacre" of protesters. 11/01/2020
USA What is Trump's 'beautiful' acronym for NATO in Middle East? NATOME "I'm good at names, right?" Trump asked reporters. 10/01/2020
World European ministers meet to salvage Iran nuclear deal European foreign ministers met to discuss the Iran crisis and the 2015 nuclear deal at an emergency meeting in Brussels on Friday. 10/01/2020
brussels bureau Middle East crisis: EU's delicate balancing act between Washington and Tehran In the past week, the EU has struggled to find a voice on foreign policy amid rising tensions in the Middle East. Thursday, the new EU Council President on a visit to Croatia - dismissed those claims, insisting he would be play a more important role. 09/01/2020
Iran Ukraine plane did not radio for help before it crashed Iran has refused to hand over the black box to the plane's manufacturer, Boeing 09/01/2020
brussels bureau US-Iran: EU urges de-escalation and commitment to Iran nuclear deal The first weekly meeting this year of the EU's commissioners focusing on the developments in the Middle East. The EU's foreign policy chief still clinging onto the hope that they can keep Iran within the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal known as the JCPOA. 08/01/2020
Iran Khamenei says US presence in the Middle East is 'unacceptable' Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sees recent events as a watershed moment. Are we about to see mass evacuations? 08/01/2020
Iran Black boxes found after Iran plane crash kills 176 people Ukraine has confirmed that the victims come from at least seven nations, however Iranian media say that many were travelling on dual passports. 08/01/2020
Iraq Iran launches missile attack on US bases in Iraq Iran launches missile attack on US bases in Iraq in revenge for killing of top Iranian commander 08/01/2020
View In killing Soleimani, Trump’s only success is the uniting of a once divided Iran ǀ View The extrajudicial killing of Iranian official Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandis by US forces last week will set back Western-Iranian relations by decades, with repercussions not only across the region but across the world. 07/01/2020
Good Morning Europe How could Iran respond to the US drone strike? A US airstrike on Iranian military leader Qassim Soleimani has brought the Middle East closer to conflict, as Iran narrows the scope of its possible responses to the assassination of a national hero. 07/01/2020
brussels bureau The Brief: US-Iran tensions- first test for 'geopolitical commission' The EU scrambled to respond after tensions rose in the Middle East following the assassination of a top Iranian security official by a U.S. strike in Iraq. 06/01/2020
Good Morning Europe Soleimani killing exposes NATO divisions over response NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called a meeting in Brussels to discuss the crisis. 06/01/2020
Iran Stampede kills at least 56 at Soleimani funeral procession in Kerman The stampede erupted at a funeral procession for the top Iranian general killed in a US airstrike last week, Iranian state tv reported. 06/01/2020
Iraq 'Honest mistake': Pentagon denies plans to withdraw troops from Iraq The U.S. has made no decision about withdrawing troops from Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday in response to a letter from a senior military officer that appeared to suggest a withdrawal was underway. The wording was an "honest mistake," he said. 06/01/2020
Iran Pentagon implies it won't target Iran cultural sites The Pentagon said it will "follow the laws of armed conflict" and distanced itself from Trump's threat to target Iran's cultural sites. 05/01/2020
Kenya Three dead in Al-Shabab attack on base used by US military in Kenya Three dead in Al-Shabab attack on base used by US military in Kenya 05/01/2020
Iran Iran abandons nuclear deal over Soleimani killing Iran will no longer abide by any of the limits of its 2015 nuclear deal, the country's state television reported on Sunday. 05/01/2020
Iraq 'Death to America': Thousands mourn Iranian general killed by US drone Iran has vowed retaliation for the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, but President Donald Trump says he ordered the strike to prevent a conflict. 04/01/2020
Iraq US sends 3,000 troops to Middle East as Iran vows 'harsh retaliation' The killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani has ignited fears the conflict between Iran and the US could spread through the whole region. 03/01/2020
USA How Iran could retaliate around the world Analysis: Iran has many weapons, from hackers to Hezbollah, and potential targets that range from embassies to individual U.S. citizens. 03/01/2020
Iran Timeline: How the Iran crisis unfolded after Qassem Soleimani's murder Reaction to the killing of Iran military chief Qassem Soleimani has been flooding in. Here's a chronological recap. 03/01/2020
Iran Iran 'will fall into the hands of militant and hardline elements' Iran "will fall into the hands of the most militant and hardline elements," @AliVaez of the ICG told Euronews. 03/01/2020
