The regime’s hardliners view recent setbacks as temporary tactical challenges that must be navigated before resuming their broader objectives.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected President Trump’s push for nuclear deal talks between the two nations, arguing the initiative is only a gateway for Washington to impose new ...

The report came amid suggestion that Russia had sent officials to Iran during the 15-month war between Hamas and Israel.

Iranian state media said that Iran’s “president acknowledges he shifted position on negotiating with the US to match [Supreme] Leader’s stance.” ...