Republican lawmakers on Tuesday urged a tougher line on Washington's Mideast adversary Tehran and outlined plans for new legislation targeting the Islamic Republic as tensions have soared in recent days.
Tehran and Washington have taken their exchange of threats to a new level, with the US president raising the prospect of bombing Iran and Tehran not only vowing to retaliate but also threatening to build nuclear weapons.
Russia has warned against strikes on Iran's nuclear infrastructure as China called for diplomatic efforts after US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb the country if Tehran did not come to an agreement over its nuclear program.
A member of the Iranian parliament's presiding board has publicly advocated for Iran to develop and test an atomic bomb, arguing it would bring security to the nation similar to that of North Korea.
Iran has formally lodged a complaint with the United Nations Security Council over US President Donald Trump's threat to bomb the country.
An attack threatened by US president Donald Trump would push Iran toward acquiring nuclear weapons to ensure its defense, a veteran nuclear negotiator and advisor to the Supreme Leader said on Monday.
Iran summoned the Swiss envoy in Tehran on Monday to deliver a formal warning following US President Donald Trump’s threat of bombing Iran if a nuclear deal is not reached, according to state media.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday warned of bombing Iran if Tehran fails to reach a deal over its nuclear program.
While Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has repeatedly emphasized that Tehran is committed to holding indirect talks with Washington, a prominent politician in Tehran argues that President Donald Trump is unlikely to accept such negotiations.
Iran’s formal response to US President Donald Trump’s recent letter reaffirms longstanding positions: no negotiations on its ballistic missile program or regional allies, and no nuclear talks beyond the framework of the 2015 nuclear deal, The New Arab reported Saturday.
US president Donald Trump warned Iran on Friday that “bad, bad things” would happen if Tehran did not agree to a nuclear deal, a day after Iran declined to have direct talks under his stepped-up sanctions.
Canada’s main opposition leader Pierre Poilievre ruled out ever negotiating with Tehran, telling Iran International that the Islamic Republic cannot be trusted.
Iran’s parliament speaker on Friday accused the US of using nuclear talks to pressure Tehran into relinquishing its defense capabilities, amid tensions over a recent letter from President Donald Trump demanding missile restrictions.
Iran's ambassador to Iraq said on Thursday Tehran would negotiate with Washington only over its nuclear file if its rights were respected but said its ballistic missiles and dismantling Shi'ite militias were not up for discussion.
Iran officially responded to a letter from US President Donald Trump to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Wednesday seeking a nuclear deal, saying his stepped-up sanctions made direct talks impossible but expressing openness to third-party mediation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally submitted the comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with Iran to the State Duma for ratification, a significant step in the deepening ties between Moscow and Tehran.
Iran has not closed the door to dialogue with the US, a senior advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Thursday, though said the pressure being placed on Tehran amounts to what he called psychological warfare.
Iran branded comments by European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas as reckless after she described the Islamic Republic as a serious threat during a visit to Israel earlier this week, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
The back-and-forth between Iranian and US leaders over Tehran’s nuclear program and the prospect of negotiations has changed little since at least 2016.
Iran is not building nuclear weapons but recent discourse in Tehran urging the acquisition a bomb is emboldening advocates for such a move in decision-making circles, US director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Tuesday.
Iran warned on Tuesday that it would respond strongly to any use of the so-called snapback mechanism by Western countries, a tool within the 2015 nuclear deal that could reimpose international sanctions on Tehran lifted by the deal.
The UN nuclear watchdog warned that any new agreement with Iran is impossible before Tehran resolves outstanding questions about uranium traces found at undeclared sites.