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- Oct 21, 12:44 PM ET
Iran says 5.6 magnitude earthquake strikes its south
Authorities in Iran say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 has shaken the country's south
Oct 21, 12:44 PM ET - Oct 14, 1:45 PM ET
Women attend soccer match in Iran after decades of being kept out
They waved flags. They painted their faces with stripes of green, white and red. They celebrated with blowhorns.
Oct 14, 1:45 PM ET
- Oct 13, 10:41 PM ET
Iran offers warning after mysterious tanker attack
Pakistani prime minister visits Iran to mediate between Tehran, Saudi Arabia.
Oct 13, 10:41 PM ET
- Oct 10, 11:16 PM ET
Iran women attend FIFA soccer game for first time in decades
Thousands of Iranian women in merry jester hats and face paint blew horns and cheered Thursday at the first FIFA soccer match they have been allowed to freely attend in decades
Oct 10, 11:16 PM ET
- Oct 7, 9:02 PM ET
Iranian social media influencer arrested for 'encouraging youths to corruption'
Tehran’s Court of Guidance arrested Sahar Tabar after receiving reports from people complaining about her Instagram posts.
Oct 7, 9:02 PM ET
- Oct 4, 3:47 PM ET
Russian journalist detained in Iran
The journalist told her partner she faces charges of espionage for Israel.
Oct 4, 3:47 PM ET - Oct 2, 12:55 PM ET
Iran supports European plan to bolster nuclear deal
President Hassan Rouhani says Iran supports a plan by European countries to bolster a nuclear deal Tehran reached with the West in 2015 and from which the United States withdrew last year
Oct 2, 12:55 PM ET
- Oct 1, 7:19 PM ET
Brother of Iranian president sentenced to five years imprisonment on corruption charges
Brother of Iranian president Hassan Rouhani sentenced to five years imprisonment on corruption charges
Oct 1, 7:19 PM ET
- Sep 30, 5:03 PM ET
Iran says Saudi attack claimed by Yemen rebels justified
The Sept. 14 assault was claimed by the Houthis.
Sep 30, 5:03 PM ET
- Sep 29, 12:08 AM ET
Iranian official denies plans to interfere with US election
Iran foreign minister says his government doesn't have a preference in the race.
Sep 29, 12:08 AM ET
- Sep 28, 11:50 AM ET
US denies Iran's claim it was willing to lift sanctions for meeting at UN
The US denies that Trump offered to lift sanctions on Iran in exchange for a meeting with Rouhani, as the Iranian president claims
Sep 28, 11:50 AM ET - Sep 28, 11:26 AM ET
US denies Iran’s claims that it offered to drop sanctions for a meeting
The U.S. denied Iran’s foreign minister’s request to visit its U.N. ambassador in a hospital in New York, saying he could if Iran released one of at least five U.S. citizens being held in the country.
Sep 28, 11:26 AM ET - Sep 27, 4:08 PM ET
Iran releases seized UK-flagged tanker
The ship is now heading toward the United Arab Emirates.
Sep 27, 4:08 PM ET - Sep 26, 11:30 AM ET
World leaders made last-minute push to get Trump to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
The leaders of France, Germany and the U.K. urged President Donald Trump to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday.
Sep 26, 11:30 AM ET - Sep 25, 12:44 PM ET
Iran's defense minister rejects any deal on missile program
Iran's official IRNA news agency reports that the country's defense minister is rejecting any potential deal with world powers over Tehran's missile program
Sep 25, 12:44 PM ET - Sep 23, 11:56 PM ET
Trump calls for new Iran deal
President Donald Trump on Monday called for a new Iran deal amid a diplomatic dance at the United Nations General Assembly.
Sep 23, 11:56 PM ET - Sep 23, 8:56 PM ET
Trump calls for new deal, but no meeting with Iran
President Donald Trump on Monday called for a new Iran deal amid a diplomatic dance at the United Nations General Assembly.
Sep 23, 8:56 PM ET - Sep 22, 8:06 PM ET
'Coherent strategy' with allies needed on Iran: Former Defense Secretary Mattis
Former Defense Secretary James Mattis joined ABC's "This Week" and said a coherent strategy with allies is needed on Iran.
Sep 22, 8:06 PM ET - Sep 22, 8:06 PM ET
'We do want a peaceful resolution to this': Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Iran
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was interviewed on "This Week," following an attack on Saudi oil facilities and amid rising tensions with Iran.
Sep 22, 8:06 PM ET - Sep 22, 7:57 PM ET
Iran asks West to leave Persian Gulf as tensions heightened
Iran's president has called on Western powers to leave the security of the Persian Gulf to regional nations led by Tehran
Sep 22, 7:57 PM ET - Sep 22, 2:28 PM ET
Iranian president warns against the presence of foreign militaries in the Middle East
The warning comes as the U.S. sends troops to Saudi Arabia in response to recent attacks against an oil refinery.
Sep 22, 2:28 PM ET - Sep 21, 8:25 PM ET
Iran's Guard says ready for 'any scenario' amid US standoff
The chief of Iran'sRevolutionary Guard says his forces are ready for combat.
Sep 21, 8:25 PM ET - Sep 21, 5:15 PM ET
President Trump deploys additional troops to Saudi Arabia
The president’s decision was made in response to recent attacks against a Saudi oil refinery.
Sep 21, 5:15 PM ET - Sep 21, 12:16 AM ET
US to send troops to Saudi Arabia, hold off on striking Iran
The Pentagon will present a range of military options to Trump on Friday.
Sep 21, 12:16 AM ET - Sep 20, 7:13 PM ET
Trump announces sanctions on Iran's national bank
The decision comes as the president will convene a meeting of his senior advisers Friday afternoon to consider options to retaliate against Iran for the strike, according to three U.S. officials.
Sep 20, 7:13 PM ET - Sep 20, 6:36 PM ET
Trump announces sanctions on Iran's national bank ahead of military options meeting
President Donald Trump announced "the highest level of sanctions" on Iran's national bank on Friday, following that country's reported attack on Saudi oil facilities.
Sep 20, 6:36 PM ET - Sep 20, 2:52 PM ET
New images show aftermath of Saudi attack
The new images of the damage to the Aramco oil field in Saudi Arabia come as the full National Security Council meets Friday to discuss the response to the attacks.
Sep 20, 2:52 PM ET - Sep 19, 11:45 AM ET
Tensions with Iran escalate amid new sanctions
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared the massive attack on Saudi oil facilities an "act of war" by Iran and President Trump has ordered more sanctions.
Sep 19, 11:45 AM ET - Sep 19, 11:31 AM ET
Saudis say Iran 'sponsored' attack on oil facilities, Pompeo calls it an 'act of war'
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was ordering his Treasury secretary to increase sanctions on Iran following the attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.
Sep 19, 11:31 AM ET - Sep 19, 11:28 AM ET
FIFA boss hopeful Iran will lift ban on women soccer fans
It is illegal in Iran for women to enter soccer stadiums.
Sep 19, 11:28 AM ET - Sep 18, 5:39 PM ET
Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense reviews evidence after attack
The Ministry of Defense held a press conference on Wednesday reviewing drone and missile fragments, accusing Iran of attacking a Saudi oil facility a few days ago.
Sep 18, 5:39 PM ET - Sep 18, 4:39 PM ET
Saudis blame Iran, Trump increases sanctions
President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted that the U.S. was "locked and loaded," but was waiting for the Saudis to verify Iran's culpability and provide guidance on "under what terms we would proceed!"
Sep 18, 4:39 PM ET - Sep 18, 2:59 PM ET
Iran's president calls missile attack a warning to Saudis
U.S. forensic teams in Saudi Arabia are examining a nearly intact cruise missile that missed its target and combing through debris at the oil facilities.
Sep 18, 2:59 PM ET - Sep 18, 2:15 AM ET
The showdown with Iran
A U.S. team on the ground in Saudi Arabia is gathering what a U.S. official calls "compelling forensic evidence" on missiles believed to be fired from Iran.
Sep 18, 2:15 AM ET - Sep 17, 10:48 PM ET
Trump strains to balance diplomacy, military threat to Iran
The remarks seemingly kill off speculation about a U.S.-Iran meeting.
Sep 17, 10:48 PM ET - Sep 17, 5:53 PM ET
Mounting tension with Iran after Saudi oil refinery
President Donald Trump said he would "like to avoid" war with Iran.
Sep 17, 5:53 PM ET - Sep 17, 12:30 PM ET
Trump urges patience after 'locked and loaded' threat following attack on Saudis
Senior Trump administration officials met at the White House on Monday morning to discuss a potential response to the attack on a Saudi oil facility.
Sep 17, 12:30 PM ET - Sep 17, 12:00 PM ET
Supply, demand and 'geopolitical tensions': How oil prices rise
"The tentacles of oil reach far beyond the country where action or inaction take place," an expert told ABC News.
Sep 17, 12:00 PM ET - Sep 17, 9:46 AM ET
Iran acknowledges holding 3 Australians on spying charges
Australia said last week it was pressing Iran to free those held.
Sep 17, 9:46 AM ET - Sep 16, 10:29 PM ET
Former State Department official talks repercussions of Iran
Suzanne Maloney, deputy director of the foreign policy program at the Brookings Institute, explains how the oil facility attack will effect Iran's foreign policy.
Sep 16, 10:29 PM ET - Sep 16, 7:34 PM ET
Oil prices spike by 20% after weekend attacks on Saudi facility
Global oil prices spiked 20%, after a weekend attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities suspended the production of 5.7 million barrels a day.
Sep 16, 7:34 PM ET - Sep 16, 7:20 PM ET
Iran fired cruise missiles in attack on Saudi oil facility: Senior US official
Iran launched nearly a dozen cruise missiles and over 20 drones from its territory in the attack on a key Saudi oil facility Saturday, a senior US official said.
Sep 16, 7:20 PM ET - Sep 16, 6:00 PM ET
Oil prices jump by 20% after weekend attacks on Saudi facility
The attack suspended the production of 5.7 million barrels of oil per day
Sep 16, 6:00 PM ET - Sep 16, 5:46 PM ET
Iran launches missiles, drones on Saudi oil facility: US
President Trump said the U.S. is "locked and loaded” following the missile and drone attack on a Saudi oil facilities.
Sep 16, 5:46 PM ET - Sep 16, 5:25 PM ET
Trump fires back after Saudi oil attacks
President Trump says the U.S. is "locked and loaded" to respond to airstrikes in Saudi Arabia.
Sep 16, 5:25 PM ET - Sep 16, 11:45 AM ET
Iran fired cruise missiles at Saudi oil facility
President Donald Trump warned the U.S. was "locked and loaded" to respond to the attack, waiting for verification on who was responsible and for word from Saudi Arabia on how to proceed.
Sep 16, 11:45 AM ET - Sep 16, 9:27 AM ET
Judo champion who defied Iran's rules now in hiding
He had been ordered to quit the world championships on political grounds.
Sep 16, 9:27 AM ET - Sep 16, 4:23 AM ET
US-Iran tensions escalate after a drone attack in Saudi Arabia
The drone strike targeted the world’s largest oil processing facility, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility.
Sep 16, 4:23 AM ET - Sep 16, 12:48 AM ET
Trump: US locked and loaded for response to attack on Saudis
As oil markets react to attack on Saudi oil operations, Trump says US ready.
Sep 16, 12:48 AM ET - Sep 15, 3:06 PM ET
Questions raised about whether Iran is to blame for Saudi Arabia attack
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he believes Iran is behind the drone attack on the world's largest oil refinery.
Sep 15, 3:06 PM ET