This week's Farda Briefing looks at concerns in Tehran that Russia might sell Iran out in order to get a good deal with the United States.

Natalie Gonnella-Platts and Albert Torres explain how consistent travel ban exemptions undercut global efforts to pressure ...

Japanese officials say senior Afghan Taliban officials are in Japan for talks, as part of Tokyo’s efforts to help Afghanistan ...

Japanese officials say senior Afghan Taliban officials are in Japan for talks, as part of Tokyo’s efforts to help Afghanistan ...

While the primary goal of this week's meetings is to “restore" U.S.-Russian relations, the Ukraine war will be a key point as ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he believes a peace deal between the oil-rich kingdom and Israel is 'going to ...

The unusually strongly-worded statement said that the decision by the Turkish government to end the mission was the result of pressure by the Taliban on the diplomats and Turkish officials.

Tehran, IRNA – Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref says the Iranian government currently has no plan to either “meet or negotiate” with U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, ...

A graduate of the London School of Economics, Amir has received multiple awards for his reporting, including his coverage of the Arab Spring and the 2021 Iranian elections. You can get in touch ...

A Taliban fighter opened fire at the United Nations compound in Kabul, slightly injuring a security guard, and was later found dead, the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said Monday. The gunman shot at ...

Did Iran fund al Qaida or the Taliban? No. Iran, a Shia Muslim country, was no friend to the Sunni Muslim Taliban rulers in neighboring Afghanistan. The two sects are separated by a major ...