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    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      Iran
      Iran executes three men over last year’s anti-regime protests

      Hangings carried out in defiance of international calls for leniency

    • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
      Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week as tensions with US increase

      Tehran steps up retaliation for seizure of its ship, raising concerns about security in key shipping lane

    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
      US seizure of oil vessel triggered Iran tanker capture

      Authorities in US redirected ship of Iranian oil bound for China in recent days, prompting retaliation from Tehran

    • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
      Iran seizes US-bound oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

      The Advantage Sweet had sailed from Kuwait and was taken from international waters

    • Monday, 17 April, 2023
      Gideon Rachman
      How the Ukraine war has divided the world

      China is making diplomatic progress with countries that are unhappy about America’s approach to the conflict

    • Sunday, 16 April, 2023
      David McCloskey
      Russia’s myth-making in Syria was a template for the horrors in Ukraine

      Moscow’s support for Assad is a precedent for its scorched-earth strategy against Kyiv

    • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
      Russian politics
      Putin plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

      Russian president denies the move would violate Moscow’s non-proliferation obligations

    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      Syrian crisis
      US air strikes target Iran-backed militants in Syria

      Washington retaliates following drone attack that killed an American contractor

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Iran
      Iran’s top security official to visit UAE as regional relations thaw

      Trip by Ali Shamkhani follows China-brokered deal between the Islamic republic and Saudi Arabia

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      China plays peacemaker in the Gulf

      Beijing emerges as a diplomatic powerbroker with Iran-Saudi Arabia deal

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      Iran says prisoner swap deal is close but US disputes claim

      Washington accuses Tehran of ‘cruel lie’ in suggesting a breakthrough on sensitive agreement

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Middle Eastern politics & society
      Saudi Arabia and Iran to restore diplomatic ties after seven-year rift

      Agreement mediated by China seeks to reduce tensions in the oil-rich region

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      US issues sanctions on Chinese companies for supplying parts in Iranian drones

      Treasury says Russia used the unmanned aerial vehicles in Ukraine

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Middle Eastern politics & society
      US tells Netanyahu that focus on West Bank distracts from Iran threat

      Defence secretary Lloyd Austin uses meeting with Israel’s PM to emphasise concerns over escalating violence

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      News in-depthIran
      Iran cracks down on newspaper that reported on rising price of meat

      Authorities fear an economic crisis will stoke more protests across Islamic republic

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      News in-depthRussian politics
      Russia and Iran hesitate over co-operation as west warns of costs

      Moscow held off buying Iranian missiles over fears Ukraine would receive long-range rockets, say officials

    • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
      Iran nuclear deal
      Iran agrees to reinstall IAEA cameras at nuclear facilities

      UN atomic watchdog gains agreement to restart monitoring after visit to Islamic republic

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Chinese politics & policy
      Xi vows to boost Iran trade and help revive nuclear deal

      China’s leader reaffirms Beijing’s relationship with Tehran during visit by Ebrahim Raisi

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      News in-depthIran nuclear deal
      West grapples with dilemma over Iran nuclear talks

      Even as relations touch new lows, US and European officials are keeping the door open to diplomacy

    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
      Iran
      Iran’s foreign minister holds ‘friendly talks’ with Saudi Arabia

      Statement signals Tehran’s willingness to ease tensions with arch rival

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
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      Peter Thiel brands US midterms a ‘depressing disaster’ for Republicans

      Billionaire venture capitalist ploughed more than $30mn into backing GOP candidates

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      US says Russia providing ‘unprecedented’ military support to Iran

      Washington’s intelligence points to how the war in Ukraine is leading to greater collaboration between Moscow and Tehran

    • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
      Iran nuclear deal
      Iran announces nuclear enrichment programme expansion

      Move follows rebuke by UN watchdog over uranium traces found at undeclared sites

    • Monday, 14 November, 2022
      FT live news
      Live news updates from November 14: Amazon prepares to cut 10,000 jobs, Biden meets Xi in Bali
    • Monday, 31 October, 2022
      Gideon Rachman
      The nuclear threats that hang over the world

      Even a limited strike in Ukraine would have catastrophic global effects

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