IAEA urges dialogue amid escalating tensions with Iran

IAEA urges dialogue amid escalating tensions with Iran

(VOVWORLD) - IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said Monday he is worried about increasing tensions over Iran after Tehran threatened to abandon some of the restrictions on its nuclear activities imposed by the Joint...
Iranian President says talks with US possible

Iranian President says talks with US possible

(VOVWORLD) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday suggested that Tehran will be open to negotiations if the US shows respect and is abided by international rules. But he said Tehran...
Iraq seeks to help calm Iran-US tension

Iraq seeks to help calm Iran-US tension

(VOVWORLD) - Iraq offered to mediate the crisis between the US and Iran, its two key allies, Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hakim said at a joint press conference with his Iranian...
China urges US to avoid further damage of ties

China urges US to avoid further damage of ties

(VOVWORLD) - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the United States not to go too far in its damaging moves against Chinese interests in a phone conversation Saturday...
Iran wants no war: Foreign Minister

Iran wants no war: Foreign Minister

(VOVWORLD) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday he did not believe a war would break out in the Gulf as Tehran did not want a conflict
US-Iran tension escalates

US-Iran tension escalates

(VOVWORLD) - Concerns about a new conflict in the Middle East have increased following the Pentagon’s deployment of an aircraft carrier and a bomber wing in the Arabian Gulf to...
US sanctions on Iran: double-edged sword

US sanctions on Iran: double-edged sword

(VOVWORLD) - 6 months after re-imposing sanctions on Iran’s crude oil, US President Donald Trump on Monday took a stronger step by ending exemptions from sanctions for 8 countries still buying oil from Iran,...
A step backward in US-Iran relations

A step backward in US-Iran relations

(VOVWORLD) - One year after the US withdrew from its nuclear deal with Iran, on Monday President Donald Trump made the unprecedented move of formally designating Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC...
US to continue to put pressure on Iran

US to continue to put pressure on Iran

(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump will increase pressure on Iran to change its behaviors, but he declined to say whether the...