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Trump to Iran: Make a Nuke Deal
Iran Answers Trump
on Direct Talks: No
updated
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:
  • In a
...

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...

She Sang for 'the People I Love,' Then Got Arrested

YouTube footage of Iran's Parastoo Ahmadi, 27, showed her in sleeveless dress, not wearing a hijab

(Newser) - "I am Parastoo, a girl who wants to sing for the people I love." Those were the words of Parastoo Ahmadi, a performer in Iran who posted footage last week of her virtual concert. That nearly 30-minute video, which attracted more than 2 million views, now has the...

Assad Is Out. Now What?


Assad Is Out.
Now What?
the rundown
Dec 8, 2024 7:50 AM CST

Assad Is Out. Now What?

Mideast balance of power shifting, with Iran seen as suffering a major blow

(Newser) - The fall of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria is expected to bring about a fundamental shift in the balance of power in the Mideast. But exactly how that will play out is still in flux. Coverage:
  • Possible vacuum: The Wall Street Journal reports that the speed with which the government
...

Iran Hails 'Milestone for Space Sector'

Country says latest space launch was a success for program criticized by the US

(Newser) - Iran said Friday it conducted a successful space launch, the latest for its program the West alleges improves Tehran's ballistic missile program. Iran conducted the launch using its Simorgh program, a satellite-carrying rocket that had had a series of failed launches, at Iran's Imam Khomeini Spaceport in rural...

42-Year-Old Activist's Suicide Rattles Iran

Kianoosh Sanjari had threatened to end his life if political prisoners weren't released

(Newser) - His was a life defined by political protest—and ended by it. The New York Times reports Iran has been shaken by the death by suicide of anti-regime activist Kianoosh Sanjari, who pledged to take his own life last Tuesday if four political prisoners weren't freed by 7pm the...

In a First, Air Force Awards Silver Star to Female Airman

Capt. Lacie Hester shot down drones fired by Iran at Israel

(Newser) - On the night of April 13, Iran launched more than 300 ballistic missiles and drones at Israel, an attack in response to a missile strike on Damascus, Syria, that had killed a top Iranian commander. US military aircraft and naval ships went to work that night in Israel's defense,...

Musk's Meeting With Iran Envoy 'Could Be a Very Big Deal'

Iranian officials tell NYT that billionaire Trump adviser had 'positive' talk with Iran's UN envoy

(Newser) - When he's not running Tesla, SpaceX, and X, or prepping for his new role in the "Department of Government Efficiency," Elon Musk has been taking some meetings. That list includes Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, who met with the tech billionaire at...

CIA Official Is Charged With Leak of Documents on Israel

Asif William Rahman, arrested in Cambodia, to make court appearance in Guam

(Newser) - A man who worked for the US government has been charged with leaking classified information assessing Israel's earlier plans to attack Iran , according to court papers filed Wednesday, per the AP . The man, identified as Asif William Rahman, was arrested by the FBI this week in Cambodia and was...

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