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EU should step out from US shadow, Iran's ex-president tells Euronews

Iran's former president Ahmadinejad says Europe must step out of the shadow of US

World News

European diplomats hail progress in Iran nuclear deal talks

European diplomats have expressed hope an agreement could soon be reached for Iran to comply with the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal.

Syria

Syria reports Israeli missile strikes killed and injured civilians

It comes two weeks after a missile fired by Syria struck deep inside Israel, which set off air raid sirens near the country’s top-secret nuclear reactor.

Iran

Swiss diplomat in Iran found dead after suspected fall from building

The body of an employee at the Swiss embassy in Iran was found at the foot of a building in northern Tehran after a "fall", authorities said.

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Iran

UK plays down report of deal with Iran over Western hostages

Iranian state TV had previously reported that Iran had agreed to release five detainees in return for cash.

Austria

Iran talks: European diplomats 'optimistic' but need more time

“We have yet to come to an understanding on the most critical points. Success is by no means guaranteed, but not impossible.”

Iran

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe sentenced to additional year in Iranian jail

Her lawyer Hojjat Kermani said her second charge was over her 2009 participation in a protest in front of the Iranian Embassy in London.

Iran

US lays out potential sanctions relief for Iran during nuclear talks

Three groups of sanctions have been presented: those the US is prepared to lift, those it is not, and those that require further study.

Iran

Iran cautiously optimistic about nuclear deal talks in Vienna

The talks in Austria's capital are aimed at bringing the United States back into the world powers' 2015 deal with Tehran on its nuclear programme.

Iran

Iran 'begins enriching uranium to 60% purity' - its highest ever level

Iran appears to have followed through on its vow to increase enrichment after a bomb attack on its nuclear facility in Natanz.

Iran

Iran to enrich uranium to highest level so far after Natanz attack

Iran will begin enriching uranium up to 60% following the attack on its Natanz nuclear facility.

Moments

A holiday turned into being chased around Iran by the secret police

Lisa Jackson gives us her first-hand experience of encounters with secret services in Tehran.

Iran

France urges Iran to avoid nuclear escalation ahead of talks

Washington and Tehran said they would take part in indirect talks in Vienna next week, nearly three years after President Trump pulled the US out of the 2015 nuclear deal.

Russia

Putin 'approved pro-Trump influence operations' in US election

The report, released Tuesday by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, represents the most detailed assessment of the array of foreign threats to the 2020 election.

Iran

Iran charges French tourist with spying and ‘spreading propaganda’

It’s the latest in a series of cases against foreigners at a time of heightened tensions between Iran and the West.

United Kingdom

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Tehran court on charges of propaganda

British-Iranian charity worker, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who served five years in jail for allegedly working against Tehran's government, is now accused of participating in a demonstration outside the Iranian embassy in London 12 years ago.

World News

Zaghari-Ratcliffe summoned to court as 5-year sentence in Tehran ends

The British-Iranian's ankle tag has been removed, a British MP said on Sunday.

Israel

Netanyahu accuses Iran of attacking Israeli-owned cargo ship

The mysterious explosion struck the Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray, a Bahamian-flagged roll-on, roll-off vehicle cargo ship, as it was sailing out of the Middle East on its way to Singapore on Friday.

USA

US launches airstrike in Syria in Biden's first military action

The airstrikes targeted facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups, the Pentagon said.

Iran

Iran begins restricting international inspections of nuclear plants

State TV reported the country had officially begun restrictions on nuclear inspections, in what is seen as a bid to pressure the west into lifting sanctions and restore the 2015 nuclear deal.