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The details surrounding the failed launches, and causes of its failure were unclear, however, the report stated. Iran failed to launch another satellite in space in mid-June, according to CNN citing US defense officials. The Pentagon and defense officials were observing the launch and stated that while the June launch …

The new US administration of President Joe Biden aims to restore the Iran Deal, but the sides disagree on which steps need to be taken and when. Iran said on Wednesday that Washington had agreed to remove all sanctions on Iran’s oil and shipping, and take some senior figures off …

Despite Iranian claims, both in July 2020 and April 2021, the Islamic Republic initially lied to the global media in trying to downplay sabotage operations. A sabotage operation against one of the buildings of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEO) in Karaj, near Tehran, failed and caused no damage or casualties …

One Republican senator said the United States would need to ratify the Iran nuclear agreement as a treaty to be able to provide such an assurance. Iran wants a guarantee from the United States that it will not leave the Iran nuclear agreement again. “The US must give a guarantee,” …

State Department spokesperson Ned Price described President-elect Ebrahim Raisi’s landslide win as “pre-manufactured.” Iran accused the United States on Tuesday of meddling in its domestic affairs after the State Department cast doubt on the legitimacy of incoming Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s landslide victory. The 60-year-old hard-line judiciary chief won more …

U.S. authorities have seized several Iranian state-linked news website domains, accusing the sites of spreading “disinformation.” The U.S. move on June 22 affected roughly three dozen websites, according to news agency reports quoting unidentified sources. The seizure has not been officially confirmed, but the sources said an announcement was expected.

Negotiators have adjourned talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal for consultations in their capitals, saying that further progress was made to restore the agreement but it’s now up to the governments involved to make political decisions. Enrique Mora, the European Union’s envoy to the negotiations, gave no indication when …

Bushehr facility taken off power grid for a number of days; national electricity company calls on Iranians to minimize consumption during peak hours Iran’s southern Bushehr nuclear power plant has been temporarily shut down over a “technical fault,” the country’s atomic energy body said in a statement. “Following a technical …

In first press conference since win, president-elect says the Islamic Republic will continue to be ‘a defender of the oppressed people including the Palestinians’ Iran’s president-elect said Monday he wouldn’t meet with US President Joe Biden, nor negotiate over Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its support of regional terror groups, …

Despite his hardline credentials, Iran’s foreign policy is likely to remain unified under the new president. Ebrahim Raisi was elected as the new president of the Islamic Republic of Iran on June 19. The official inauguration will take place in early August. How will the relationship between Iran and Iraq …