Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

Iranian boats stop and ‘harass’ British oil tanker in Gulf; US official calls it attempt to ‘interfere with passage’

Five Iranian Revolutionary Guards boats approached a British oil tanker in the Gulf and asked it to stop in Iranian waters. They withdrew after a British warship warned them, says US officials. Britain’s Ministry of Defence had no immediate comment.

Donald Trump's threat to 'obliterate' Iran could be the spark that sets West Asia aflame; negotiations must be reopened

The fear is that Donald Trump’s bully rhetoric and his increasingly threat to obliterate Iran, voiced so often in the recent past, could create an impasse in the region

Donald Trump threatens Iran with 'obliteration', after Tehran calls White House sanctions 'mentally retarded'

US president Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to obliterate parts of Iran if it attacked “anything American,” in a new war of words with Iran

Iran receives five new commercial aircraft a day before US is set to restore sanctions lifted under nuclear deal

Iran acquired five new commercial aircraft a day before the US begins restoring sanctions that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear accord with world powers.

Donald Trump says US ready to make a 'real deal' with Iran over its nuclear programme

President Donald Trump has said the US is ready to make a "real deal" with Iran over its nuclear programme, days after he warned Tehran of historic consequences for threatening America.

Hassan Rouhani rules out fresh nuclear talks with US, says it would be 'waste of time'

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani ruled out talks with US president Donald Trump's administration on revisiting a 2015 nuclear accord and said Tehran had "various options" if Washington pulls out.

Nikki Haley: Iran can't use nuclear deal to hold world hostage

United Nations: US ambassador Nikki Haley says Iran should not be allowed "to use the nuclear deal to hold the world hostage."