Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: "Iran will not submit to any threat and will not back down in the face of pressure. Whoever wants to negotiate with us must stop anti-Iranian policies. Trump ...

President Donald Trump said he believes that Iran is desperate for a deal with the United States despite Tehran's recent show of force.

a protégé of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who came to power in 2021, pushed the program forward. Raisi died in a helicopter crash in May. Iran's reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian ...

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Candidate Afifeh Abedi tells Newsweek she plans "to take on a more specialized role in foreign policy issues and women's issues." ...

Iran launched plans to switch its currency to the toman in 2021, replacing the rial by removing four zeros in a bid to mask inflation. But the plan stalled. Now, the government is hoping to revive ...