US Iran Rift
France says "time running out" for Tehran nuclear talks; Iranian FM Araghchi warns of snapback "consequences".
Updated 23 Aug, 2025 09:12am
FO says BLA, TTP are "Indian proxies" working on agenda of destabilising Pakistan.
Updated 02 Aug, 2025 02:52pm
Abbas Araghchi says facilities "severely destroyed"; asserts Tehran will continue to develop missiles.
Updated 22 Jul, 2025 01:04pm
Putin meets top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader.
Updated 21 Jul, 2025 08:08am
Iranian new agency reports that Tehran could hold nuclear talks with European powers next week.
Published 20 Jul, 2025 03:49pm
Tehran’s defence attaché in Islamabad briefs diplomats on June strikes.
Updated 18 Jul, 2025 08:16am
US has blamed Reza Amiri Moghadam for supervising an operation that led to alleged abduction of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson in 2007.
Updated 16 Jul, 2025 08:25pm
FM Araghchi warns that re-imposing UN sanctions could eliminate Europe’s role in negotiations.
Updated 13 Jul, 2025 10:53am
Iranian President Pezeshkian comes under fire domestically after voicing support for renewed talks with US.
Published 08 Jul, 2025 11:00pm
Accuses Germany of “malice” over its criticism of Tehran’s decision to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.
Updated 04 Jul, 2025 11:54am
Alliance Energy Pvt Ltd, based in Lahore, has been sanctioned for its role in the Iranian oil trade.
Updated 04 Jul, 2025 08:30am
Iran says remains committed to nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
Updated 03 Jul, 2025 10:44pm
State media say legislation has cleared final hurdle and is in effect.
Updated 02 Jul, 2025 05:22pm
Urge “all parties to avoid actions that could further destabilise the region".
Updated 02 Jul, 2025 12:00pm
Deputy PM tells BBC the US had signalled it wants to return to the negotiating table; Trump says not offering Iran anything nor talking to it.
Updated 30 Jun, 2025 05:32pm
Trump claims he "saved Khamenei’s life", vows to hit Iran if its nuclear ambitions persist.
Updated 28 Jun, 2025 11:02am
Washington-led strikes mark a new peak in US-Iran tensions, as global attention shifts to Tehran in anticipation of its response.
Published 23 Jun, 2025 06:03pm
Expresses grave concern over potential for further escalation after the attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Updated 23 Jun, 2025 06:00pm
Videos show Sept 2024 Ukrainian drone strike on ammunition depot in Russia and Dec 2024 Israeli attack on Syria’s Tartus.
Published 23 Jun, 2025 02:23pm
One of the biggest casualties of the latest developments is loss of faith in diplomacy.
Updated 23 Jun, 2025 09:27am
Iran is confronted with three strategic courses of action: retaliate soon, retaliate later, or not at all.
Updated 23 Jun, 2025 08:36am
US uses 125 aircraft, 75 "precision guided weapons" during operation.
Published 22 Jun, 2025 08:05pm
Critics, analysts and key US lawmakers have debated the legality of Trump’s decision to strike Iran without prior approval from Congress.
Updated 22 Jun, 2025 05:55pm
The reactions range from the UN calling for de-escalation to other nations condemning the attacks.
Updated 23 Jun, 2025 01:43pm
Trump "has now made it more likely that Iran will be a nuclear weapons state in the next five to 10 years", says analyst.
Published 22 Jun, 2025 12:56pm
Tehran maintains that its nuclear programme is purely for civilian purposes.
Published 22 Jun, 2025 12:15pm
US-Israel relations are a pragmatic, policy-driven marriage that is now straining under growing criticism and domestic misgivings in the US.
Published 22 Jun, 2025 10:14am
One misstep, a misfired missile, or worse still a false flag operation, and boom! the region would go up in flames.
Published 22 Jun, 2025 09:11am
US bombs Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan sites; Iran warns of "everlasting consequences"; Democrats criticise decision.
Updated 22 Jun, 2025 07:43pm
Trump "let it (the Israeli attack) happen", veteran diplomat says.
Published 19 Jun, 2025 11:51pm
