Prince Khalid bin Salman is highest-ranking royal to hold meetings in Tehran in decades
Trump administration accuses Shandong Shengxing Chemical of buying crude as it increases pressure on Beijing and Tehran
Steve Witkoff’s comments come after he signalled Washington might accept limited uranium enrichment by Tehran
Trump team should accept that both Washington and Tehran need to make compromises
Steve Witkoff and Abbas Araghchi met briefly after indirect negotiations in Oman
US president hints at deal on Tehran’s nuclear weapons programme after meeting Netanyahu
Time is running out for an unpredictable US president and a distrustful Iranian supreme leader to avoid dangerous escalation
US president sends letter to supreme leader in Tehran in effort to resume talks
Fading hopes of negotiations with US and sanctions relief send currency to record low
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says negotiations with US administration ‘neither wise, nor prudent, nor dignified’
White House resumes campaign of ‘maximum pressure’ on the Islamic Republic
US president says reports of plans to ‘blow Iran into smithereens’ are ‘greatly exaggerated’
US president’s return comes as conflict with Israel leaves Islamic republic at its most vulnerable in years
Middle East envoy expected to take lead in addressing US concerns over Tehran’s nuclear programme
Head of nuclear watchdog said ‘very concerning’ move could rapidly expand Tehran’s production capacity
Move follows resolution by International Atomic Energy Agency saying Tehran failed to co-operate with investigation
Talks with UN nuclear agency signal republic could be willing to make compromises on nuclear programme
Deputy foreign minister says Tehran ‘favours negotiations’ but will not yield to ‘maximum pressure’ strategy
President-elect wants to force Tehran to drop its nuclear programme and stop funding regional proxies
Without domestic constraints, he is free to stop aligning US policy with the wishes of Benjamin Netanyahu
Under-investment in grid, natural gas shortages and ban on dirty fuel lead to energy supply crunch
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei insists Islamic republic will not back down
Ali Akbar Velayati says Tehran is shifting foreign policy towards improving diplomatic links
Senior adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says any attack could ‘have an impact’ on Tehran’s calculations
Masoud Pezeshkian uses first press conference to deny sending missiles to Russia for Ukraine war
