Regional rivalries threaten Iran-Pakistan Relations
Fatemeh Aman | A recent abduction of border security forces along the Iran-Pakistan border in southeastern Sistan and Baluchistan province is testing Iran-Pakistan relations. Iran has suggested...
Targeting Gwadar? US exempts Chabahar from sanctions
AFP | The United States said Tuesday it would exempt Iran's Indian-backed port of Chabahar from new sanctions on Tehran, recognizing the value of the...
US vows ‘relentless’ sanctions as Iran remains defiant
AFP | The United States vowed Monday to be "relentless" in countering Iran as sweeping sanctions took effect, but the Islamic republic defiantly promised to...
Iran vows to ‘proudly bypass’ US sanctions
AFP | Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic republic "will proudly bypass sanctions" by the United States that took effect on Monday targeting the...
China to continue Iran trade despite new US sanctions
AFP | China denounced new US sanctions targeting Iran's oil and financial sectors as "long-arm jurisdiction" on Monday and vowed to continue its bilateral trade...
US sanctions on Iran, ‘toughest ever,’ take force Monday
AFP | The United States is reimposing punitive measures targeting the Iranian oil and financial sectors in what US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called...
Trump has ‘disgraced’ US prestige: Iran’s Khamenei
AFP | Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that President Donald Trump has "disgraced" US prestige and would be the ultimate loser from...
Iranians find joy in serving pilgrims on road to Karbala
AFP | A 15-minute walk from the Iraqi border in the west Iranian town of Mehran, three young clerics are hard at work polishing the...
US details new sanctions in ‘maximum pressure’ hit on Iran economy
AFP | The United States will add 700 individuals and entities to its Iran blacklist and push the SWIFT global banking network to cut Tehran...
Iran seeks to leverage diplomatic goodwill
AFP | As it braces for the return of a US-enforced oil embargo on Monday, Iran can take comfort in how much stronger its diplomatic...
Iran nuclear deal: from US walkout to fresh sanctions
AFP | The United States last May quit the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal aimed at halting Tehran's nuclear ambitions. It reimposed a first wave of...
An active approach or times of desperation: Iranian Foreign Minister arrives in Islamabad for the second time in two months
News Analysis | Iranian Foreign Minister Jawad Zarif has arrived in Islamabad for a one-day official tour to hold a meeting with his counterpart Shah...