The filmmaker, whom the Iranian government had imprisoned several times, fled his homeland to escape an 8-year sentence for his latest, which Germany submitted to the Academy Awards.

OSLO, Norway (AP) A Norwegian student in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia and Iran while working as a guard at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, authorities in Norway have said. The man, who has not been identified, was ordered to be held in custody for four weeks. He runs a security company jointly with a dual national of Norway and an unspecified eastern European ...

Seven deportation hearings are now underway against suspected senior regime members, but Ottawa will not identify them.

Iran said Friday it had begun commissioning new advanced uranium-enrichment centrifuges after it was censured by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

A rebuke of Iran led by the U.S. and its close allies at the global nuclear watchdog agency has drawn a vow by the Islamic republic to further ramp up uranium enrichment.

UN nuclear watchdog condemns Iran for failing to cooperate fully and seeks answers on uranium found at two locations.

Riyadhs ties to America, Iran, and Israel could foster stability.

The U.N. atomic agency has voted to censure Tehran, opening the way for punitive steps against it.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board has condemned Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency, the second time it has done so in just five months

Donald Trump is back and so is the maximum pressure campaign against Iran to drastically throttle Iran's oil sales to kill Tehrans nuclear program and its ability to fund regional proxies. But Trump aide Brian Hook who ran the anti-Iran campaign in Trumps first term claimed Trump has no interest in regime change. That may be true but Iran, and everyone else, probably doesn...

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Iran is weak. For Americas next president that creates an opportunity

Rep. Elise Stefanik has vowed in her new role as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to take on the global entity that she describes as a "den of antisemitism" and an "apologist for Iran." She also said the Oct. 7 terror attack "never would have happened" if Donald Trump, now the president-elect, were in the White House on that fateful day in 2023.

Trump could roll back Irans influence and curb its nuclear program -- if he can avoid another Middle Eastern mess.

European powers threaten to censure the Islamic Republic ahead of a new, likely more aggressive U.S. administration.

The idea that Israel defends itself by itself is a myth: Several times, U.S. forces have even fought directly on its behalf (by shooting down drones and missiles).

Netanyahu says Iran’s nuclear bomb program is damaged. He would likely need a green light from the president-elect to finish the job. Jay Solomon reports from Washington.