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Iran, Russia, and China challenge European sanctions with coordinated diplomacy

Iran, Russia, and China have launched a joint diplomatic effort to counter European attempts to reimpose international sanctions on Tehran. The three nations sent coordinated letters to the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), arguing that the legal framework for such sanctions......

Iran: Major private bank Ayandeh declared bankrupt, Assets absorbed by state

One of Iran’s largest private banks, Ayandeh Bank, has been officially declared bankrupt by the Iranian authorities, according to state media on Saturday. Founded in 2012, the institution—whose name means “future” in Persian—operated more than 270 branches across the country......

Iran Nuclear Deal: What the 2015 Vienna agreement originally promised — and why it ends this Saturday

Tehran, October 18, 2025 — Ten years after its adoption by the United Nations, the Vienna nuclear agreement (JCPOA) officially expires this Saturday. But in reality, the deal had already collapsed weeks earlier when the UN reinstated sanctions against Iran. On the same day, Tehran declared that......

Iran executes three men convicted of armed robbery

Iran has executed three men convicted of armed robbery, including several attacks in the capital Tehran, the judiciary’s news agency Mizan Online reported on Wednesday. The country, which enforces the death penalty for a wide range of crimes, ranks second in the world after China in the number......

Two French nationals handed harsh prison sentences in Iran over spying charges

Two French nationals have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms in Iran after being found guilty of espionage and collaboration with foreign intelligence services, according to Iranian state media. The ruling, which carries sentences of 31 and 32 years respectively, has further strained diplomatic relations......

Iran calls Trump’s peace offer “contradictory” to U.S. actions

Tehran — Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed on Tuesday the recent peace offer made by U.S. President Donald Trump, calling it “contradictory” to Washington’s “hostile and criminal behavior” toward the Iranian people. In a statement released......

Lennart Monterlos returns to France after months detained in Iran

Lennart Monterlos, the 19-year-old Franco-German cyclist, who was imprisoned in Iran in June during a bike tour, returned discreetly to Paris on Thursday morning. Sources close to the case confirmed that Monterlos landed at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport shortly before 9:20 a.m. after several months......

Iran denounces Israel’s claims of “imaginary threat” over missile program

Iran has rejected accusations from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it is developing intercontinental missiles capable of reaching U.S. cities, calling such claims an “imaginary threat.” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded Tuesday on X, saying Israel was “trying......

Iran executes six people convicted of “terrorism”

Iran announced on Saturday that it had executed six members of a group found guilty of carrying out “terrorist” attacks in the country’s main oil-producing region, Khuzestan. According to the judiciary’s official website Mizan, “the death sentence against six separatist......