The Latest Breaking News from Iran

The once unthinkable disarmament of Hezbollah could finally be within reach, as the United States pushes Lebanon to act and applies pressure to the group's backer Iran over its nuclear programme, analysts said.

May WTI crude oil (CLK25 ) Monday closed up +0.03 (+0.05%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK25 ) closed up +0.0231 (+1.16%). Crude oil and gasoline prices on Monday posted modest gains. Monday's weaker dollar was supportive of energy prices. Also, a pause for some US tariffs lifted equity markets and...

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot welcomed the sanctions, describing Iran's actions as a "state policy" of hostage taking.

Iran has said that its indirect negotiations with the United States held in Oman were focused solely on Tehran's nuclear programme and the removal of US sanctions Read further on Dynamite News:

The European Union has imposed sanctions on seven Iranian prison and justice officials over what the it says is a politically motivated campaign by the Islamic Republic to detain its citizens

Talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program appeared ready to leave the Middle East

‘My Favourite Cake’ directors Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moghaddam receive 14-month suspended prison sentences in Iran. The film’s heroine is seen without a headscarf, and the filmmakers were accused of ‘disturbing public opinion’.

Iran's foreign ministry said Sunday that talks with the United States slated for next weekend will remain "indirect" with Omani mediation, and focused solely on the nuclear issue and lifting of sanctions.

Tehran says both sides have stated ‘their goal is to reach an agreement in the shortest possible time’