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  • 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
    Republican Party US
    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

  • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
    Zhou Bo
    China can use its leverage with Russia to prevent a nuclear war

    Beijing is uniquely positioned to help broker an agreement

  • Sunday, 23 October, 2022
    News in-depthIran
    Iran seeks to exploit widening gulf between Russia and the west

    Moscow and Tehran enjoy increasingly cordial relations while denying a trade in combat drones used in Ukraine

  • Friday, 7 October, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Biden warns Putin is ‘not joking’ about nuclear threat

    US president says risk of ‘Armageddon’ highest in decades as Russia faces setbacks in Ukraine

  • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from October 6: Lukashenko bans price rises, Biden pardons pot convictions
  • Saturday, 1 October, 2022
    UN says Tehran has freed US-Iranian father and son from detention

    Temporary release of Siamak and Baquer Namazi could be prelude to prisoner swap with Washington

  • Friday, 30 September, 2022
    Iraq
    US citizen killed in Iranian attack in northern Iraq

    Tehran accuses dissidents in neighbouring country of fanning protests

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