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Iran had deal with European officials of enrichment at less than one percent, Blinken says

When asked by Amanpour if this information had been shared with American or Israeli officials, Blinken said he "didn't know for sure."

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends an interview, in Brussels, Belgium December 4, 2024.

Iran rushing to rearm Mideast terror proxies after IDF, US strikes on Tehran - WSJ

 (Illustrative) Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, hold up weapons as they rally to show support to Palestinians and Lebanon's Hezbollah in Sanaa, Yemen November 8, 2024.

Iran has become the paper tiger in the room: Even when cornered, it can still lash out - analysis

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, March 8, 2025

Khamenei responds to Gallant's open letter, calling it a 'full-scale psychological operation'

 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2025.

Iran Red Crescent Society head accuses Israel of deliberately targeting rescue workers - report

INRA, the official news agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, quoted Kolivand as saying that the attacks on the workers were "fully intentional and not random."

 Iranian Red Crescent Society head Pirhossein Kolivand.

Iranian lawmaker says Strait of Hormuz still under review, no decision yet to close it

The possibility of Iran closing the waterway, through which about a fifth of global oil and gas shipments pass, was speculated upon during the 12-day air war between Israel and Iran last month.

 Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kosari.

Blast caused by gas leak injures seven in Iranian city of Qom

The director of Qom's fire department said four residential units were damaged in the blast.

 Reported explosion in the city of Qom, south of Iran, July 14, 2025.

Justice Dept. sanctions Iranian US resident for smuggling electronics, including for Iran railways

Bahram Mohammad Ostovari, a 66-year-old resident of Santa Monica, California, and Tehran, Iran, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly bypassing Iranian sanctions.

 An Iranian train at a railroad station in Khaf, December 10, 2020; illustrative.

Tehran has arrested at least 21 Christians since Israel ceasefire, non-profit claims

The arrests occurred in Tehran, Rasht, Urmia, Kermanshah, and Varamin, with a further arrest in Kerman before the conflict, UK-based non-profit Article18 claimed.

 New Year's Eve celebrations at the Saint Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran, 2023; illustrative.

Iran accuses Israel of 'environmental war crimes' during 12-day war

Iran's Department of Environment condemned Israel's targeting of fossil fuel storage facilities and industrial infrastructure, calling it "a destructive assault on the natural environment"

 Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.

Iranian official claims Israel used 'the occult and supernatural spirits' during 12-day war

Abdollah Ganji, former editor of the IRGC-linked newspaper Javan, told his 150,000 followers on X that a “strange phenomenon” had taken place during the 12-day war.

 An illustrative image of the silhouettes of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to a backdrop of their respective countries' flags.

Iranian president lightly wounded from Israeli attack on Tehran during 12-day war - report

The attack took place during a meeting between senior Iranian government officials in Tehran, including the president, and according to the report, several other participants were also injured.

 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a joint press conference with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (not pictured) in Tehran, Iran, May 26, 2025.

Iranian advisor shares AI image depicting a nuclear strike on Israel

The picture, shared to Instagram, appears to portray two large nuclear explosions with fallout across Israel.

 An image posted by an Iranian advisor depicting two mushroom clouds and nuclear fallout over Israel, July 12, 2025.

Trump not opposed to another Israeli attack on Islamic Republic if nuclear program continues - WSJ

During his conversation with Trump, the US leader said he hoped there would be no more US bombing of Iran.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington DC, US, July 8, 2025