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2015 Iran nuclear deal talks resume in Vienna, chair feels 'positive'

Negotiators in Vienna resumed talks Monday over reviving Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers

Low expectations on nuclear talks as Iran creates facts on the ground

Tehran is insisting all US and EU sanctions imposed since 2017, including those unrelated to its nuclear programme, be dropped

UN nuclear watchdog chief presses for more access in Iran

Writing on Twitter on Monday, Grossi said he hoped to address outstanding questions with Iranian officials

Israel sees Iranian atomic bomb in five years, deal or no deal

Indirect negotiations to revive the 2015 accord are due to resume in Vienna next Monday

Iran urges IAEA to avoid 'political behaviour' in technical issues

Iranian Foreign Ministry has urged the UN nuclear watchdog to avoid any "political behaviour" with regard to its technical mission.

A message to Pakistan in Delhi dialogue on Afghanistan crisis

Afghan soil should not be used for terror, says the declaration

In Delhi, 8 nations say Afghan territory shouldn't be used for terror acts

In his opening remarks, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said the recent developments in that country have important implications not only for Afghan people but also for the region

Helmand River Treaty: Iran perceives Taliban as 'strategic threat'

Iran on Thursday said that political changes in Afghanistan could turn into a strategic threat to its interests

Iran slams new US sanctions as "completely contradictory behavior"

Iran slammed on Friday evening the latest US sanctions against its entities

Iran's president says cyberattack meant to create 'disorder'

Tuesday's cyberattack came in the same month in the Persian calendar as the gasoline protests in 2019.

Iran says cyberattack causes widespread disruption at gas stations

Iran says it is on high alert for online assaults

OVL has right to 30% stake in Iranian gas field, say officials

The field holds 23 trillion cubic feet of in-place gas reserves, of which about 60 per cent is recoverable

Iran makes more 20% enriched uranium than watchdog reported

Under the terms of the nuclear deal, Iran was prohibited from enriching uranium above 3.67% with the exception of its research reactor activities.

SCO Summit: EAM holds informal talks with Russian counterpart, Iran prez

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a "useful discussion" with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

Pak hosts intel chiefs of Russia, China, Iran to discuss Afghan situation

Pakistan hosted a meeting of spymasters of some countries in the region on the situation in Afghanis­tan, a security source said

China, Pak and Russia trying to figure out what to do with Taliban: Biden

China, Pakistan, Russia and Iran are trying to figure out what do they do now with the Taliban, US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday

Hebatullah Akhundzada set to head Taliban govt in Afghanistan

The Taliban are all set to announce the formation of a new govt in Kabul on the lines of the Iranian leadership

With Kabul airport closed, fearful Afghans rush for the border

Thousands seen at border crossings with Pakistan, Iran; crowds gather at banks in Kabul

Japanese foreign minister discusses de-escalation with Iranian officials

Iranian president met Sunday with Japan's foreign minister in the capital of Tehran and the two discussed de-escalation of tensions in the region, Iranian news agencies reported

Iran will impose six-day 'general lockdown' due to coronavirus

Iran says it will impose a six-day-long general lockdown in cities across the country after being hit by what it describes as its fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, state media reported Saturday. The lockdown includes all bazaars, markets and public offices, as well as movie theaters, gyms and restaurants in all Iranian cities. The lockdown will begin on Monday and will last through Saturday. The national coronavirus taskforce, which issued the decision, also ordered a travel ban between all Iranian cities from Sunday to Friday. Also on Saturday, Iran reported 466 deaths and 29,700 new cases of coronavirus patients in a single day. That brought the total pandemic death toll to 97,208, and total confirmed cases to 4,389,085. Last week, Iran hit a record in both its single-day death toll and confirmed new cases of COVID-19, with 42,541 new coronavirus cases and a daily death toll of 588. Iran is struggling to vaccinate its people against the pandemic. Like much of the world, it .