By Daphne Psaledakis and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on nine vessels of what is known as the shadow fleet and eight related firms, the U.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program will be reimposed Sunday, putting Tehran under new pressure as tensions remain high in the wider Mideast over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. At the U.N. General ...

Iran will never bow to foreign pressure over its nuclear program, senior cleric Ahmad Khatami said Friday, warning that the country’s uranium enrichment is a nonnegotiable symbol of national sovereignty. “Death yes, humiliation never,” he said ...

US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in June slowed down the nuclear program, likely buried Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, and effectively paused enrichment activities. The attacks prompted Iran to reevaluate its nuclear strategy, and ...

Iran’s nuclear program began with American support in the 1950s. Under the Shah, the U.S. supplied reactors, fuel, and training. Europe followed with even larger deals. Publicly, it was about energy and prestige.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A 30-day window to stop the reimposition of United Nations sanctions on Iran is closing, likely meaning Tehran will face new pressure on its ailing economy as tensions remain high in the wider Mideast over the Israel-Hamas ...

Iran’s deputy foreign minister Saeed Khatibzadeh has said his country’s nuclear program is still “intact” despite US and Israeli strikes on its nuclear facilities earlier this year. In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen Sunday ...

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran remain high as an American aircraft carrier group moves closer to the Middle East.

Regime could lose ability to protect nuclear assets, which may be diverted to covert program or stolen by faction of government or military that wants to retain weaponization option