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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks with Fox News Channel's Martha MacCallum during an interview on September 25, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)

UN sanctions return to hit Iran after nuclear talks fail

Widespread UN sanctions against Iran returned into force for the first time in a decade, after last-ditch nuclear talks with Western powers failed to produce a breakthrough.

World • 28 Sep

UN sanctions on Iran loom after vote to delay fails

UN sanctions on Iran are set to be reimposed, Britain's UN envoy has said, after a Russian and Chinese Security Council resolution to delay them failed, prompting Tehran to warn that the West bore responsibility for any consequences after nuclear talks floundered.

World • 27 Sep

A satellite image reveals multiple buildings damaged or destroyed at the Isfahan nuclear technology center after the airstrikes

UN nuclear watchdog chief says inspectors 'back in Iran'

The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog has said a team of its inspectors are "back in Iran," the first to enter since Israeli and US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities this year.

World • 27 Aug

Iran will not be 'obedient' to US demands, says Khamenei

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for a united national front to confront what he described as US efforts to subjugate the Islamic republic.

World • 24 Aug

getty Iran foreign minister Abbas Araghchi

Iran 'cannot give up' on nuclear enrichment - minister

Iran has no plans to abandon its nuclear programme, including uranium enrichment, despite "severe" damage to its facilities after US strikes last month, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

Middle East • 22 Jul

A flooded house and rice field in Yesan-Gun, South Korea

18 die in South Korea floods as storms hit China

Severe weather in South Korea has eased following days of torrential rain that triggered floods and landslides and left at least 18 people dead.

Weather • 23 Jul

An Iranian flag hangs on a destroyed housing compound targeted during the Iran-Israel 12-day war at a residential complex in Tehran, Iran, on July 19, 2025. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Iran confirms fresh nuclear talks with European powers

Iran has confirmed fresh talks with European powers to be held on Friday in Istanbul, the country's state media has reported, the first since the United States attacked Iranian nuclear facilities a month ago.

World • 21 Jul

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - JUNE 21: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi makes a speech as he attends the 51st Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which is convened under the theme, 'The OIC in a Trans

Europeans call on Iran to resume immediate nuclear talks

France, Britain and Germany have told Iran they wanted it to resume diplomacy immediately over its nuclear programme and warned if there were no concrete steps by the end of the summer they would restore UN sanctions.

World • 18 Jul

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was shown greeting worshippers and being cheered at a mosque in a video broadcast by state television

Iran's Ayatollah attends first event after Israel war

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has made his first public appearance since the outbreak of his country's recent 12-day war with Israel, state media reported.

Middle East • 05 Jul

US says Iran pulling from nuclear watchdog 'unacceptable'

Iran's suspension of co-operation with the UN nuclear watchdog is "unacceptable", US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce has said.

World • 02 Jul

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi pictured ahead of a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron last week

West condemns 'threats' against head of nuclear watchdog

The UK, France and Germany have condemned what they describe as threats against the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency and called on Iran to guarantee the safety of the watchdog's staff on its territory.

Middle East • 30 Jun

Iranian mourners participate in a funeral for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders, Iranian nuclear scientists, and civilians who are killed in Israeli attacks, in Tehran, Iran, on June 28, 2025, during the Iran-Israel ceasefire. (Photo

Iran has 'serious doubts' over Israel's truce commitment

Iran's armed forces chief of staff Abdolrahim Mousavi has said that Tehran was not convinced Israel would abide by a ceasefire that ended their 12-day war earlier this month.

Middle East • 29 Jun

Maxar satellite imagery provides a wide overview of the Fordow nuclear complex in Iran, which was bombed by the US

Who is going to inspect Iran's nuclear sites now?

Following US and Israeli attacks on Iran's nuclear sites, Tehran is considering withdrawing from the UN's nuclear non-proliferation treaty and ejecting inspectors from the country. What will this mean for international oversight of Iran's nuclear programme as well as the world's nuclear safeguards?

Analysis and Comment • 29 Jun

Mourners reach out to touch the coffins of military commanders during the funeral procession

Iran holds funeral for commanders killed in Israel war

Large crowds of mourners dressed in black lined streets in Iran's capital Tehran as the country held a funeral for top military commanders, nuclear scientists and some of the civilians killed during this month's aerial war with Israel.

Middle East • 28 Jun

Department of Foreign Affairs building in Dublin, Ireland. Government of Republic of Ireland.

Iranian opposition group strongly criticises Irish DFA

An Iranian opposition group has strongly criticised Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs for expressing concerns about its activities.

Ireland • 26 Jun

Maxar Technologies satellite imagery shows extensive damage at the Fordow complex

No known intelligence Iran moved uranium before US attack

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said that he is unaware of any intelligence suggesting Iran had moved any of its highly enriched uranium to shield it from American strikes over the weekend.

Middle East • 26 Jun

Iranians cheer as they celebrate a ceasefire between Iran and Israel at Enghlab Square in the capital Tehran

Iran-Israel war: latest developments

Classified US intelligence suggests that strikes on Iran set back its nuclear programme by just a few months, contradicting President Donald Trump's claim of total destruction.

Middle East • 25 Jun

TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 24: Members of the public are seen during a gathering to honor Iran’s military forces, following the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on June 24, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Iranian authorities announced this morning they

Israel-Iran truce holding as both nations claim victory

The ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump between Iran and Israel appears to be holding a day after both countries signalled that their air war had ended.

Middle East • 25 Jun

Satellite imagery reveals several craters at the northeastern perimeter of the Fordow complex

Intelligence on Iran strike 'inconclusive', Trump says

US President Donald Trump has labelled an intelligence report into the damage done to the Iranian nuclear programme as "inconclusive".

Middle East • 25 Jun

Iranians wave national flags and chant slogans as they celebrate a ceasefire between Iran and Israel

Iran-Israel war: latest developments

Israel and Iran said they had agreed to US President Donald Trump's proposal for a ceasefire, on the 12th day of war between the foes. Here are the latest developments:

Middle East • 24 Jun

Missiles over Doha, Qatar after Iran has launched an operation targeting a U.S. base (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)

How Iran's strikes on Qatari soil set up Israel truce

Iran's unprecedented strikes on a US base in Qatar were carefully calculated to provide an exit from hostilities with Washington and set up a truce with Israel, according to analysts and an official.

Middle East • 24 Jun

As it happened: Israel told to calm down amid ceasefire

Read back through all the latest developments on the day US President Donald Trump told Israel to calm down amid reports of possible violations of a US-proposed ceasefire with Iran.

Middle East • 24 Jun

Maxar Satellite Imagery shows damage at the Fordow underground complex in Iran following US strikes

US set back Iran nuclear programme by months - sources

US airstrikes did not destroy Iran's nuclear capability and only set it back by a few months, according to one initial US intelligence assessment, as a shaky ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump took hold between Iran and Israel.

Middle East • 25 Jun

Succession plans under way for Iran's Supreme leader

Senior clerics in Iran are accelerating the hunt for a successor to Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following increased Israeli strikes.

Middle East • 23 Jun

A group of Iranian motorcyclists carries the country's flags under a huge billboard featuring an illustration that is a symbolic image of Iranian people, IRGC military commanders, and nuclear scientists who are killed in Israeli attacks, in downtown Tehra

Irish mother and two children evacuated from Iran

A mother and two children are the three Irish citizens or dependents who have been safely evacuated from Iran after the US joined Israel's bombing campaign on the country.

Ireland • 23 Jun