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Dec 8, 2:05 PM ET
American student Xiyue Wang jailed in Iran for 3 years freed in prisoner exchange
Xiyue Wang, a Princeton graduate student, was freed in exchange for the release of Iranian Professor Massoud Soleimani.
Dec 8, 2:05 PM ET
Dec 7, 7:05 PM ET
Report: Some 14,000 to run for 290 seats in Iran parliament
Iran’s IRNA news agency reports that nearly 14,000 people have registered to run
Dec 7, 7:05 PM ET
Dec 6, 8:40 PM ET
US envoy: US has `other tools' if Iran's bad actions go on
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Dec 6, 8:40 PM ET
Dec 6, 1:13 PM ET
US destroyer seizes Iranian weapons and missile parts headed to Yemen in northern Arabian Sea
The U.S. military seized a "cache of weapons and advanced missile components" believed to be of Iranian origin in the northern Arabian Sea, according to the Pentagon.
Dec 6, 1:13 PM ET
Dec 2, 3:02 PM ET
Nearly 200 killed in Iranian protests
Hundreds have been killed by government forces in Iran after mass protests over a sudden spike in fuel prices, which marks the deadliest political unrest in the area since the revolution in 1979.
Dec 2, 3:02 PM ET
Dec 1, 11:09 AM ET
Iran begins registering candidates for parliamentary polls
Iran's official IRNA news agency says registration has begun for candidates running in the country’s parliamentary elections set for February 2020
Dec 1, 11:09 AM ET
Nov 30, 10:07 PM ET
Iran opposition leader compares supreme leader to shah
There's been a bloody crackdown on protests of government-set gas price hikes.
Nov 30, 10:07 PM ET
Nov 28, 12:36 AM ET
Iran's supreme leader blames US for protests over fuel costs as Mike Pompeo voices support for demonstrations
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the protests in the past 12 days a "conspiracy."
Nov 28, 12:36 AM ET
Nov 27, 6:18 PM ET
Iran leader says protests were part of U.S. ‘conspiracy’
Weeks after massive protests, authorities in Iran are acknowledging the scale of demonstrations for the first time.
Nov 27, 6:18 PM ET
Nov 24, 8:55 PM ET
As internet restored, online Iran protest videos show chaos
Iranian users post protest videos showing the chaos and crackdown that followed.
Nov 24, 8:55 PM ET
Nov 24, 8:22 PM ET
Top US general meets Israeli brass amid Iran tensions
Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Mark Milley met with his Israeli counterpart
Nov 24, 8:22 PM ET
Nov 21, 1:24 PM ET
UN nuclear watchdog: Iran must explain undeclared site
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency says Iran has not provided additional details about the discovery of uranium particles of man-made origin at a location that had not been declared
Nov 21, 1:24 PM ET
Nov 21, 12:27 PM ET
106 believed dead, internet cut off as Iran protests become increasingly violent
Nationwide protests against tripling fuel prices in Iran have left more than 100 people killed so far and the government has imposed an internet blackout.
Nov 21, 12:27 PM ET
Nov 20, 5:30 AM ET
Amnesty: At least 106 dead in protests, which Iran disputes
Amnesty International says at least 106 people have died in fuel-price protests and a subsequent government crackdown in Iran
Nov 20, 5:30 AM ET
Nov 19, 1:43 AM ET
Iran downplays, demonizes protests amid internet shutdown
Iran alternately downplays and demonizes continuing protests set off by hike in gas prices and masked by an internet shutdown
Nov 19, 1:43 AM ET
Nov 18, 1:22 PM ET
AP Explains: Iran gas price protests quickly turn violent
AP Explains: Protests in some 100 Iranian cities, towns over hike in government-set gasoline prices quickly turn violent
Nov 18, 1:22 PM ET
Nov 17, 1:53 AM ET
Protests grip major Iran cities over gas prices; 1 killed
Protesters were angered by Iran raising subsidized gasoline prices.
Nov 17, 1:53 AM ET
Nov 11, 3:22 PM ET
Iran awards prestigious prize to 2 US-educated scientists
Iran awards top prize in science to 2 US-educated scientists
Nov 11, 3:22 PM ET
Nov 11, 3:36 AM ET
Iran calls ex-FBI agent's case a 'missing person' file
Iran says an open Revolutionary Court case involving an ex-FBI agent who disappeared there in 2007 on an unauthorized CIA mission "was a missing person" filing, not a sign that the man was being prosecuted
Nov 11, 3:36 AM ET
Nov 11, 12:42 AM ET
Iran discovers new oil field with over 50 billion barrels
The discovery could boost the country's proven reserves by a third.
Nov 11, 12:42 AM ET
Nov 9, 7:28 AM ET
Iranian media say injuries jump to 520 in Friday quake
Iran's state TV is saying the number of injured people from a magnitude 5.9 earthquake on Friday has jumped to 520 from more than 300
Nov 9, 7:28 AM ET
Nov 8, 3:55 PM ET
Reports: Iran downs 'unknown' drone over Persian Gulf port
Iranian media say Iran's air force shot down an 'unknown' drone in the country's southwest
Nov 8, 3:55 PM ET
Nov 6, 2:51 AM ET
Iran to fuel centrifuges in new step away from nuclear deal
Iranian president: Tehran will start injecting uranium gas into 1,044 centrifuges in latest step away from nuclear deal
Nov 6, 2:51 AM ET
Nov 5, 7:21 PM ET
Iran announces most provocative step yet since US withdrawal from nuclear deal: injecting uranium gas into centrifuges
Iran announced its most provocative step yet since the U.S. withdrew from the nuclear deal: injecting uranium gas into centrifuges at a key underground facility.
Nov 5, 7:21 PM ET
Nov 5, 12:30 PM ET
Iran hostage crisis’ 40th anniversary marks continued tensions between two nations
In 1979, 52 Americans were held hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran for 444 days. Today, tensions between the U.S. and Iran are growing as Iran continues to break away from the 2015 nuclear deal.
Nov 5, 12:30 PM ET
Nov 5, 12:04 PM ET
40 years after US Embassy seizure, Iran’s youth have mixed feelings
On Nov. 4, 1979, Iran students seized the U.S. embassy in Iran and held more than 50 Americans hostage for 444 days.
Nov 5, 12:04 PM ET
Nov 1, 11:11 AM ET
40 years on, Iranians recall 1979 US Embassy hostage crisis
For some Iranians, memories still fresh of seizure of US Embassy in Tehran, 444-day hostage crisis
Nov 1, 11:11 AM ET
Oct 28, 5:39 PM ET
US Treasury Secretary vows more economic sanctions on Iran
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says Washington will increase sanctions against Iran, saying the administration's 'maximum pressure campaign' is working
Oct 28, 5:39 PM ET
Oct 28, 11:07 AM ET
Iran lawyer: No proof of charges against 2 French citizens
Iranian lawyer of 2 French researchers in custody in Tehran says no evidence to support espionage, security charges
Oct 28, 11:07 AM ET
Oct 28, 12:40 AM ET
Iranian authorities break up mixed-gender party, arrest 15
The raid happened on a beach of a Persian Gulf island.
Oct 28, 12:40 AM ET
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