Iran denounced as ‘piracy’ the British Royal Marines’ move to seize an Iranian oil tanker while it was passing through international waters in the Strait of Gibraltar. The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned Britain’s ambassador to Tehran, Rob Macaire, on Thursday hours after reports emerged that the Iranian vessel had been ...
The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA – also known as the Iran nuclear deal) was not based on trust, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an email interview with The New York Times. Instead, the deal was based “on explicit recognition of mutual mistrust,” which is ...