The US and Iran charged each other with ratcheting up tensions in the Persian Gulf as concerns about potential conflict build days before Iran marks one year since the US assassinated its most …
Iran says it plans to increase enrichment of uranium
The UN’s nuclear watchdog said Friday that Iran has informed them that it plans to enrich uranium up to 20% purity — the level it reached before the 2015 nuclear deal.
‘No longer safe on the Earth’: A year after Qassem Soleimani’s assassination, Iran and US edge close to conflict
The anniversary and an outgoing US president with little to lose could prove a tipping point for tensions between Tehran and Washington …
U.S., Iraq Warn Iran Against Attacks
Iranian-backed militias are urging violence against Americans to mark the anniversary of last year’s drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani, one of Tehran’s top military leaders.
Mine found on hull of oil tanker off the coast of Iraq
Attacks on vessels in the Gulf and the Red Sea have been rife as tensions flare between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Iran commander vows ‘resistance’ a year after Soleimani killing
The U.S. killing of top general Qassem Soleimani will not deter Iranian resistance, a senior commander said on Friday as tensions mounted in the build-up to the first anniversary of the drone strike.
How an anti-elite TV drama became Iran’s lockdown hit
Storylines about corruption in the political classes have proved popular among Iranians stuck at home, says Atlantic Council’s Holly Dagres …
US votes against UN budget over ‘anti-Israel’ measure, lack of Iran action
The Trump administration on Thursday voted against the United Nations’ 2021 program budget, citing its continued support of an “anti-Israel” event and the failure to implement a mechanism to monitor …
BitGo settles with US Treasury over sanctions violations in Iran, Syria and Cuba
The U.S. Treasury has settled with BitGo over charges that it facilitated users in sanctioned areas to transact using its crypto wallet services between 2015 and 2019. BitGo, an institutional crypto …
As the US flies more bombers to the Middle East, experts doubt Iran is the real audience
US bombers and warships have made their presence in the Middle East known in recent weeks, but who they’re meant to message isn’t so clear.