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The United States and Iran have reached an understanding on the “guiding principles” in nuclear talks, Tehran’s foreign minister said Tuesday, though he cautioned that work still needs to be done to ...

U.S. and Iranian negotiators sat down for high-stakes talks Tuesday in Geneva, with President Trump's threat to launch a new attack on the Islamic Republic if a deal on its nuclear program can't be ...

CAIRO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz for a few hours on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported, without making clear whether the waterway, one of the world's most vital oil ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said his delegation had reached a "general agreement" with the U.S. on its nuclear programme, saying the path had been laid to reach a deal that would avoid the ...

In a Fox News interview, US Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration "would like to resolve this through a conversation and a diplomatic negotiation." The US and Iran concluded their ...

GENEVA — The U.S. and Iran are expected to hold their second round of talks about Iran's nuclear program Tuesday in Geneva as the United States ramps up its military presence in the Middle East and ...

The talks finished after three hours and 30 minutes of “intensive diplomatic consultations,” according to Iran’s official news agency, IRNA. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said ...

The Iranian minister, Abbas Araghchi, said both sides had agreed on a “set of guiding principles.” President Trump has called on Iran to make an immediate accord or face a possible U.S. attack. By ...

Iranian naval forces began military exercises Monday in the strategic waterway of the Strait of Hormuz, the day before a second round of talks with the United States for a nuclear deal amid heightened ...