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Iran | May 29, 2023

Iran’s Khamenei hails thaw with Egypt, Saudi Arabia during Omani sultan visit

The potential rapprochement falls within Tehran's hardliners recent push on the reset button in Iran's ties with Arab rivals to reposition itself in the regional power play, avert economic collapse and fight off international isolation.

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei meets with Oman’s Sultan, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, and his accompanying delegation on Monday, May 29, 2023.

Iran | May 25, 2023

Iran tests ballistic missile with 1250-mile range, capable of hitting Israel

The missile's declared range makes it capable of reaching Israel, which warned Tehran this week with military action over its ramped-up nuclear enrichment and regional activities.

Iran | May 18, 2023

Iran threatens 'pressure' on Taliban amid deepening water row

The warning marked the most serious episode in Iran-Taliban ties since the extremist group's takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.

An Afghani policeman looks out to the horizon while on patrol in the mountains surrounding the Helmand River valley in Afghanistan on Feb. 24, 2006.

Iran | May 16, 2023

Iran hosts Russian navy chief, seeks to boost China triangle

Russian and Iranian commanders discussed forming joint committees tasked with deepening cooperation as sanctions-hit Tehran continues to lean on Moscow.

Iran | May 12, 2023

Iranian minister in Saudi Arabia to push piecemeal reconciliation

While the visit marked the first by an Iranian minister following the recent rapprochement deal, the two rivals seem to have missed the agreed-upon timeframe to reopen their embassies.

A man in Tehran holds a local newspaper reporting on its front page the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties.

Iran | May 9, 2023

Iran FM in Russia to talk Syria-Turkey reconciliation while vowing to boost Assad's military

Prior to the Moscow meeting, Tehran pledged readiness to equip Syria with the latest Iran-made weaponry, the shipment of which has been eased by the 2020 expiry of a UN arms embargo on the Islamic Republic.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian shake hands during a joint news conference as part of their meeting in Moscow, on Aug. 31, 2022.

Iran | May 4, 2023

Iran official sacked as fears of China's economic influence grow

While the comment infuriated the sitting government, to many it was an honest slip of the tongue about the extent of the crisis in Iran's cash-strapped economy, stirring up also speculation on Chinese "colonial-style" influence.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China, February 14, 2023. Iran's President Website

Iran | May 2, 2023

Iran-India meeting in Tehran focuses on de-dollarization, averting sanctions

Iran urged India to launch a rial-rupee mechanism in bilateral trade, as the Islamic Republic pursues the "look to the East" policy as a strategy to mitigate the onerous impacts of US sanctions on its oil-dependent economy.

India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval (L) and Jammu and Kashmir state governor Satya Pal Malik (R) attend a ceremony to celebrate India's 73rd Independence Day, which marks the end of British colonial rule, in Srinagar on August 15, 2019. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP) (Photo credit should read TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran | Apr 28, 2023

Iran steps up hijab crackdown on women, shuttering businesses

In Iran's capital Tehran, some 150 such shops have been forced to close by authorities in the past two weeks alone.

A woman walks past a mural in the Iranian capital Tehran, on October 11, 2022. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran | Apr 25, 2023

Iran blacklists EU, UK officials as it ups armed support for Russia

Iran's tit-for-tat measure marked the latest episode in its tensions with Western adversaries and coincided with fresh allegations of its military assistance to Russia in the war against Ukraine.

A correspondent in Tehran

Iran’s Khamenei hails thaw with Egypt, Saudi Arabia during Omani sultan visit

Iran tests ballistic missile with 1250-mile range, capable of hitting Israel

Iran threatens 'pressure' on Taliban amid deepening water row

Iran hosts Russian navy chief, seeks to boost China triangle

Iranian minister in Saudi Arabia to push piecemeal reconciliation

Iran FM in Russia to talk Syria-Turkey reconciliation while vowing to boost Assad's military

Iran official sacked as fears of China's economic influence grow

Iran-India meeting in Tehran focuses on de-dollarization, averting sanctions

Iran steps up hijab crackdown on women, shuttering businesses

Iran blacklists EU, UK officials as it ups armed support for Russia

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Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim says Assad's return to Arab League is welcome, but won't amount to much

A correspondent in Tehran

Iran’s Khamenei hails thaw with Egypt, Saudi Arabia during Omani sultan visit

Iran tests ballistic missile with 1250-mile range, capable of hitting Israel

Iran threatens 'pressure' on Taliban amid deepening water row

Iran hosts Russian navy chief, seeks to boost China triangle

Iranian minister in Saudi Arabia to push piecemeal reconciliation

Iran FM in Russia to talk Syria-Turkey reconciliation while vowing to boost Assad's military

Iran official sacked as fears of China's economic influence grow

Iran-India meeting in Tehran focuses on de-dollarization, averting sanctions

Iran steps up hijab crackdown on women, shuttering businesses

Iran blacklists EU, UK officials as it ups armed support for Russia

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