Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - 51 km N of Shahrak-e Kūlūrī, Iran
9 month agoMore footage of protests by students at Tehran University. Students are chanting: "Students are aware and despise tyranny."
Lebanon halts Iranian flights until Feb 18, according to Iranian media. This is the day for the planned Israeli withdrawal
Iran officials probe killing of student which sparked protests
European diplomat to Al-Hadath: If a new agreement with Iran is not possible before October, the region is heading towards a real crisis
Yedioth Ahronoth, citing Israeli intelligence sources: The Iranian plane that was prevented from landing at Beirut airport was carrying millions of dollars for Hezbollah
Israeli Foreign Minister: Our goal is to prevent Iran from possessing nuclear weapons because this threatens the Middle East and Europe
IAEA chief: Time running out to reach deal on Iran nuclear program
Israel considers significant strikes on Iran's nuclear sites: WSJ, citing US intelligence assessment
9 month agoForeign Minister of Turkmenistan met Iran's President today in Tehran
Iranian government spokesperson: We will not submit to US pressure and its policy towards us will not yield results
People protesting against executions in Kurdish city of Saqqez
9 month agoIranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs noted that statements made by the US President that violate international law and the UN Charter are recorded in a letter of protest as a UNSC document
Axios: Iran's threat to assassinate President Trump led to extraordinary precautions by his team that included using a decoy plane. Law enforcement warned Tehran had placed operatives in the U.S. with access to surface-to-air missiles. During a trip to Pennsylvania the next week, Secret Service agents noticed a drone following Trump's motorcade. Officers in one of the cars opened up the moonroof and shot it with an electromagnetic gun, disabling it.
Trump to New York Post: "I want to sign a non-nuclear agreement with Iran. If we sign an agreement, Israel will not bomb it"
Trump, when asked what he would offer Iran in exchange for the deal: I won't bomb them
Iranian Foreign Minister: No ground for fair negotiations with Washington
Iran ready to negotiate with US but not under 'maximum pressure': minister
Khamenei receives Hamas leader in Gaza Khalil al-Hayya and a delegation from the movement's Shura Council
10 month agoUS Central Command Commander General Michael Kurilla held talks with Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi in Israel. The "regional strategic situation" was discussed in the talks
Iran says new US sanctions are "unjustified and illegal"
Iraqi PM Sudani: We are waiting for our friends in the United States to allow us to import Iranian oil and gas until we develop our own capacity
10 month agoThe U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced the first action in U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s “Maximum Pressure” campaign against Iran. Sanctions have been announced on the vast shipping network that sees millions of barrels of Iranian oil go to China. The shipments, brokered by the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff (AFGS), were facilitated by a number of front companies who will also be designated and sanctioned
US Treasury Website: US Imposing New Sanctions Related to Iran
10 month agoIran Armed Forces Chief of Staff: Creating naval ports and mobile sea bases seeks to deepen our naval power. This will continue, with deployment of these bases to protect our maritime interests, waterways and naval forces, initially in Sea of Oman and Indian Ocean, ultimately worldwide
Iranian President: Our Resource-Rich Country Has Options to Evade US Sanctions
10 month agoTrump: U.S. not going to attack Iran. I want a nuclear deal
Trump: I would greatly prefer a verifiable nuclear peace deal that would allow Iran to grow and prosper in peace
Iranian Foreign Ministry: Claims Tehran sought to kill Trump are 'warmongers' fabrications
Iranian Foreign Minister: Maximum pressure policy has failed and its return will lead to a new failure for America
