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The country’s political and business elite is being targeted in a drive that some fear could be exploited to suppress reform
Tehran will not negotiate with Washington with sanctions in place, leader tells UN
Officials continue to debate response to alleged Iranian attack on Saudi oil facilities
Football fan Sahar Khodayari was arrested for attending match dressed as a man
Meeting between Iranian and US leaders had been mooted at the G7 summit in France
Tehran believes Revolutionary Guards’ strategy shows it can stand up to Trump
Tanker seizures raise stakes in increasingly belligerent standoff between west and Tehran
Tehran said vessel had failed to observe international maritime rules
Iranian leader wants Washington to return to the 2015 nuclear deal
Britain says three gunships tried to bar vessel in Strait of Hormuz amid rising tension
Iran’s president describes operation as ‘very cheap, wrong and a mistake’
Iranians voice disquiet in president’s stronghold as sanctions bite and food prices rise
Trump threatens to respond to future attacks with ‘overwhelming force’ and ‘obliteration’
John Bolton warns Tehran not to confuse American ‘prudence for weakness’
Secretary of state says US will engage while maintaining pressure
US national security adviser warns of a ‘very strong response’
US president open to a military confrontation against Tehran if needed
Europe and US rebuke Tehran after it says it will stop complying with parts of 2015 deal
As Islamic republic faces worst economic outlook in years, people in Tehran prove resilient
Donald Trump’s tightening squeeze on Tehran helps push inflation towards 40 per cent
Foreign minister Zarif proposes exchange with inmates in US, Germany or Australia
Disaster effort highlights widening social activities of group branded a terrorist organisation by the US
MPs plan to ‘condemn’ American move, parliament speaker says
It is not clear what designating the force as terrorist is meant to achieve
Elite force wants to exploit vacuum in energy sector created by US sanctions
