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Huge Blast in Iran Blamed on Chemical for Missiles

Death toll reaches 70 at Iranian port

(Newser) - The fire is finally out after a massive explosion at an Iranian port on Saturday, and the best guess is that improper storage of a chemical used to make missiles is to blame.
  • The death toll from the blast at Shahid Rajaei port near Bandar Abbas rose to at
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A Massive Blast, Then Billowing Black Smoke

At least 516 are injured after explosion at Iran's Shahid Rajaei port, cause still unknown

(Newser) - A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran, injuring at least 516 people, state television reported. The blast happened at the Shahid Rajaei port just outside of Bandar Abbas, a major facility for container shipments for the Islamic Republic of Iran that handles some 80 million...

IAEA Chief Sees an Encouraging Sign From Iran

He says country will discuss return of camera surveillance to nuclear sites

(Newser) - Iran has agreed to allow in an International Atomic Energy Agency technical team in the coming days to discuss restoring camera surveillance at nuclear sites, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Wednesday. Rafael Mariano Grossi called it an encouraging signal of Iran's attitude toward nuclear talks with...

2nd Round of Talks With Iran Will Hinge on This Billionaire

Steve Witkoff is the US Mideast envoy of President Trump

(Newser) - Iran and the United States began a second round of negotiations Saturday over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program in Rome, US and Iranian officials said. The talks in Italy over Easter weekend again will hinge on US billionaire Steve Witkoff, the US Mideast envoy of President Trump, and Iranian...

Report: Trump Rejected Israeli Strike on Iran

US president is waiting to see how nuclear talks play out

(Newser) - As high-stakes talks unfold over Iran's nuclear program, a flurry of new developments emerged on Thursday:
  • The New York Times reports that President Trump rejected an Israeli plan to strike Iranian nuclear sites, one that would have required US assistance. Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu had hoped to attack the
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US and Iran Begin High-Stakes Nuclear Talks

Trump said the US will take military action if no deal is reached

(Newser) - Envoys from Iran and the US began negotiations Saturday in Oman over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program since President Trump returned to the White House, the AP reports. No overall agreement is immediately likely, but the stakes of the negotiations couldn't be higher for the two nations closing...

Trump Reveals US Is Having 'Direct Talks' With Iran

He also discusses hostages, tariffs after meeting with Netanyahu

(Newser) - The US is holding "direct talks" with Iran, President Trump revealed during an Oval Office meeting Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. " Were having direct talks with Iran, and they've started," Trump said. He said there would be a "very big meeting" Saturday and...

Trump to Iran: Make a Nuke Deal
Iran Answers Trump
on Direct Talks: No
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Mar 30, 2025 10:30 AM CDT

Iran Answers Trump on Direct Talks: No

President had sent a letter pushing for a new nuclear agreement

(Newser) - Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday answered President Trump's proposal sent earlier this month, rejecting direct talks over its nuclear program with the US. Nevertheless, "it has been stated that the path for indirect negotiations is open," the Islamic Republic News Agency reported him as saying. At...

Trump: Iran Will Face 'Consquences' Over Houthi Attacks

He says any retaliation for US airstrikes will be viewed as a 'shot fired from the weapons and leadership of Iran'

(Newser) - President Trump explicitly linked the actions of Yemen's Houthi rebels to the group's main benefactor, Iran, on Monday, warning Tehran would "suffer the consequences" for further attacks by the group. Describing the Houthis as "sinister mobsters and thugs," the group's attacks "all emanate...

After Strikes, Iran Denies Helping Houthis
US Says Strikes
Killed Houthi Leaders
Mar 16, 2025 10:30 AM CDT

US Says Strikes Killed Houthi Leaders

Iran denies assisting the militants in Yemen

(Newser) - Iran on Sunday again denied aiding Yemen's Houthi rebels after the US launched a wave of airstrikes against them and President Trump warned that Tehran would be held "fully accountable" for their actions. The Houthi-run Health Ministry said the weekend strikes killed at least 31 people, including women...

Singer Who Urged Women to Ditch Hijab Is Flogged in Iran

Iran's Mehdi Yarrahi receives 74 lashes over an alcohol conviction

(Newser) - Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves, over a conviction for possessing and consuming alcohol, his lawyer and authorities said. Mehdi Yarrahi was flogged on Wednesday, his lawyer Zahra Minuei wrote on X. Iran's semiofficial Fars news...

Nuclear Watchdog Says Iran Move Is of 'Serious Concern'

Country is rapidly boosting stockpile of near-weapons grade enriched uranium

(Newser) - Iran has stepped up its production of uranium enriched to near-weapons grade level, and the program is of "serious concern," the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said in reports issued to member states on Wednesday. The International Atomic Energy Agency said in its quarterly reports on Iran that the...

Couple on Round-the-World Trip Charged as Spies in Iran

Lindsey and Craig Foreman are from the UK

(Newser) - The last social media post from a British couple who entered Iran on an epic motorcycle journey read, "What a wonderful place." Craig and Lindsay Foreman may be rethinking that sentiment from Jan. 3. Iran has arrested the pair and charged them with espionage, reports the BBC . The...

Trump Makes Clear What He Wants From Iran
Trump Makes Clear
What He Wants From Iran
the rundown
Feb 5, 2025 10:30 AM CST

Trump Makes Clear What He Wants From Iran

It can't have a nuke, and he wants to negotiate a deal to that end

(Newser) - On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order that restored his maximum pressure campaign on Iran—and said that he's given his advisers instructions to obliterate the country if it assassinates him. On Wednesday, he indicated he wants to make a deal with the country. The latest:
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Trump: Iran Will Be 'Obliterated' if It Assassinates Me

He signs executive order to put 'maximum pressure' on Tehran

(Newser) - President Trump said Tuesday that he's given his advisers instructions to obliterate Iran if it assassinates him. "If they did that they would be obliterated," Trump said in an exchange with reporters while signing an executive order calling for the US government to impose maximum pressure on...

Russia-Iran Deal Will Affect 'the Entire Region'

Vladimir Putin, Masoud Pezeshkian sign wide-ranging cooperation pact

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, signed a broad cooperation pact Friday in the face of stinging Western sanctions. Officials say the "comprehensive strategic partnership treaty" covers all areas—from trade and military cooperation to science, education, and culture, per the AP . Putin praised the...

Russia Is Teaming Up With Iran to Deal With 'Acute Issues'

Per Russia, Putin will host Iranian leader Masoud Pezeshkian to sign 'strategic' alliance deal

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart this week for the signing of a broad partnership pact between Moscow and Tehran, the Kremlin said Monday. The agreement on a "comprehensive strategic partnership" between the countries will be signed during Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's visit to Moscow...

Italy Frees Iranian US Sought in Drone Attack

Iran had freed an Italian journalist this week

(Newser) - Italy on Sunday released an Iranian citizen wanted by the US over a drone attack in Jordan that killed three Americans a year ago, after the Italian justice minister asked a court to revoke his arrest. Mohammad Abedini has already returned to Iran, Iranian state TV said on Sunday afternoon,...

Italy: Journalist Reporting in Iran Has Been Arrested
Iran Frees Detained
Italian Journalist
UPDATED
Jan 8, 2025 9:21 AM CST

Iran Frees Detained Italian Journalist

Cecilia Sala's release is part of an apparent deal that includes Italy releasing Iranian businessman

(Newser) - An Italian journalist detained in Iran last month for murky reasons has been released. The AP reports that 29-year-old Cecilia Sala was freed Wednesday and has already left the country on a flight out of Tehran, after "intensive work on diplomatic and intelligence channels," per the office of...

US, Italy, Iran Are in a Diplomatic Tangle

Tehran holds Italian journalist, while Iranian engineer was arrested in Milan on US warrant

(Newser) - Iran warned Italy on Friday that it risks harming bilateral relations if it bows to the "political and hostile goals" of the US by detaining an Iranian engineer on an American warrant in connection with a drone attack in Jordan last year that killed three American troops. Tehran issued...

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