Iran Seeks Backing from China and Russia After U.S. Airstrikes

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has urged security coordination from countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which includes China and Russia, at a summit of the group in China. Newsweek has reached out to the U.S. State...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Meets China’s Xi Jinping Amidst SCO Summit Preparations

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, currently in China for a ministerial meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday morning. Araqchi is in China to participate in the...

Iran Update, July 13, 2025

Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that...

Iran Update, July 11, 2025

Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that...

Iran Update, July 14, 2025

Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that...

Iran’s oil exports at all-time records in May

Figures by Kpler, a major energy analytics firm, cited in a Sunday report by Fars news agency showed that Iran had exported nearly 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in May, on par with figures seen in September last year and one of...

Iran-Israel war: A clash of missiles, narratives, and digital battlegrounds 

TEHRAN – The recent 12-day war between Iran and Israel wasn’t just another flare-up in the volatile West Asia region—it was a seismic shift. While the exchange of missiles and drones lasted less than two weeks, the war exposed deeper truths about...

Iran's Inflation: Rooted in Institutional Failure

By: Amir Reza Etasi Iran’s economy over the past five decades has been gripped by persistent, complex inflation, rooted in deep structural failings, the preeminence of security and nuclear imperatives, and the systematic corrosion of institutional...

Iran slams Israeli attack on Syria's Sweida, UNSC inaction

In a statement on Tuesday, Esmail Baghaei, spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressed deep concern over the clashes that occurred in the Sweida region in southern Syria, which have resulted in the deaths of dozens of...

Iran talks tough on Israel

In a meeting with Iraq’s Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari in Tehran, Pezeshkian said, “The Zionist regime is trying to break up the region and steal its resources.” He stressed the need for unity. “We must support each other and avoid...

Iran pledges revenge if Europe restore UN sanctions

(MENAFN) Iran has pledged to deliver a “proportionate and appropriate response” if European nations move forward with plans to restore United Nations sanctions under the snapback clause of the 2015 nuclear agreement. During a press briefing in...

Iran: Ties with UN nuclear watchdog to take ‘new form’

Iran urges formation of security mechanism in Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Speaking on Tuesday at the 25th meeting of SCO foreign ministers in Tianjin, China, Araqchi said: “Today, more than ever, the SCO stands at the forefront as a major multilateral body advancing regional and international cooperation and confronting...

Iran gov’t spokesperson: No specific timeline for lifting Telegram ban; internet access must balance security, freedom

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Mohajerani reiterated that since taking office, the government has supported open internet access. However, she explained that during the recent 12-day military conflict with Israel, some drones targeting...

Iran Proposes Creation Of Research Center Within SCO To Counter Unilateral Sanctions

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 15.​ Iran proposes the establishment of a research center within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) aimed at countering the impact of unilateral sanctions, said Iranian Foreign Minister...

Iran demands guarantees before returning to nuclear negotiating table

In response to a question about whether Iran has specific preconditions for resuming negotiations with the United States, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said any talks should not be held in “deception.” “We will not enter into such a...

Iran nuclear program was 'direct' threat to US, Republican senator says

“The Iran nuclear program was a threat to the United States because Iran voices ‘Death to America’ and ‘Death to Israel.’ And It was a direct threat to us," Lummis said. "It was the right thing to do to take it out on a very targeted basis and...

Iran doubts Israel ceasefire and is ready for combat, defense minister says

“The Islamic Republic does not trust the ceasefire,” Aziz Nasirzadeh said in a phone call with Turkey’s defense minister Yasar Guler on Monday, according to the state-run IRNA news. “We have therefore anticipated various scenarios for any new...

Lavrov Emphasizes Need for Peaceful Resolution to Iran's Nuclear Program Crisis

https://sputnikglobe.com/20250715/lavrov-emphasizes-the-need-for-a-peaceful-resolution-to-irans-nuclear-program-crisis-1122442781.html Lavrov Emphasizes Need for Peaceful Resolution to Iran's Nuclear Program Crisis Lavrov Emphasizes Need for...

Georgetown gets ahead of Trump ire by demoting professor who called for Iranian ‘symbolic strike’ on US base

Georgetown University revealed on Tuesday that it had removed a tenured professor from his chairmanship position after he supported a “symbolic” Iranian strike against a U.S. military base. Jonathan Brown, the Alwaleed bin Talal chairman of...