Iran Archives - Page 19 of 43

January 5, 2026 10:56 AM

Iran government triples subsidies to meet people’s needs

Iran has announced a major increase in government subsidies as it moves to ease the impact of rising prices and the weakening rial on households. The government says monthly subsidies will rise from three million rials to ten million rials per househ...

January 4, 2026 12:15 PM

Iran supreme leader says will not yield as protests simmer and US threatens

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed not to yield after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to come to the aid of protesters, as rights groups reported a sharp rise in arrests following days of unrest sparked by soaring inflation. S...

December 30, 2025 11:03 AM

Trump warns Iran of possible strike, urges Hamas to disarm after meeting Netanyahu

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States could support another major strike on Iran were it to resume rebuilding its ballistic missile or nuclear weapons programs and warned Hamas of severe consequences if it does not disarm. Spe...

November 16, 2025 5:24 PM

Iran says US is not ready for ‘equal and fair’ nuclear talks

Washington's current approach toward Tehran does not indicate any readiness for "equal and fair negotiations", Iran's foreign minister said on Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted last week at potential discussions. Following Israel's at...

November 14, 2025 4:12 PM

Afghanistan shifts trade to Iran route to avoid Pakistan closures

Landlocked Afghanistan is leaning more heavily on trade routes through Iran and Central Asia to reduce dependence on Pakistan, officials said, as tension between the neighbours escalates, with their border closed in recent weeks. Afghanistan's relia...

November 9, 2025 12:51 PM

US sanctions official says time is right to cut Iran’s Hezbollah funding

The United States seeks to take advantage of a "moment" in Lebanon in which it can cut Iranian funding to Hezbollah and press the group to disarm, the U.S. Treasury Department's top sanctions official said. In a late Friday interview, John Hurley, t...

November 7, 2025 10:42 AM

Trump says Iran has been asking if US sanctions can be lifted

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran has been asking if U.S. sanctions against the country can be lifted. "Iran has been asking if the sanctions could be lifted. Iran has got very heavy U.S. sanctions, and it makes it really hard f...

November 5, 2025 3:49 PM

IAEA says Iran must ‘seriously improve’ nuclear cooperation, FT reports

Iran must "seriously improve" cooperation with the United Nations inspectors to avoid heightening tensions with the West, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi. Grossi told the FT th...

November 2, 2025 2:40 PM

Iran’s president says Tehran will rebuild its nuclear facilities

Tehran will rebuild its nuclear facilities "with greater strength", Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told state media on Sunday, adding that the country does not seek a nuclear weapon. U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that he would order fre...

October 13, 2025 10:51 PM

US is ready for deal with Iran when Tehran is, Trump says

The United States is prepared to make a deal with Iran when Tehran is ready, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a speech to the Israeli parliament on Monday. Tehran and Washington held five rounds of nuclear talks, prior to a 12-day war between Ira...