Iran's economy is crumbling after years of U.S. sanctions — and Tehran insists Washington must suspend those restrictions before nuclear talks can begin.
The intelligence community also found that China ultimately did not deploy operations to affect the outcome of the Trump-Biden election.
"What we see today is a small section of the great and expansive missile capability of Revolutionary Guards' naval forces," the Guards commander said.
"There's probably just about 10 weeks left for some serious diplomacy," Former U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz told CNBC.
"There's probably just about 10 weeks left for some serious diplomacy," Former U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz told CNBC.
President Joe Biden ended support for offensive operations in Yemen in a bid to end the war there, but one political analyst says that might make things worse.
Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies says the U.S. has taken "all of our other leverage off the table" and is simply hoping that the Iran-backed Houthis will act reasonably. He adds though, that is unfortunately "wishful thinking."
Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been detained for five years, still faces a hearing for second case on March 8.
Pentagon confirms 10 rockets hit al-Asad airbase which hosts U.S. troops, kills one U.S. civilian contractor
The Iraqi military released a statement saying the attack did not cause significant losses.
Former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia Joseph Westphal doesn't see a return to the Iran nuclear deal happening this year, telling CNBC the process will take some time.
Iran's leadership has already rejected the Biden administration's invitation to begin talks.
President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered airstrikes on buildings in Syria that the Pentagon said were used by Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for rocket attacks on U.S. targets in neighboring Iraq. The strikes killed at least 22 people, London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday, citing unconfirmed local reports.
Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei says Iran might enrich uranium up to 60% purity, will not yield to U.S. pressure over nuclear activity
"There is less access, let's face it," IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said of Iran's nuclear sites after returning from Tehran.
President Joe Biden has said that if Iran comes back into "strict compliance" with the 2015 pact, his administration will do the same, Blinken said.
The Biden administration last week offered to begin talks with Tehran, but Iran has not agreed and has stressed that the U.S. must lift sanctions first.
Tan Feng Qin of the National University of Singapore's Middle East Institute said it's a good sign that the Biden administration has shown interest in starting talks with Iran, but Tehran may view these moves as "largely symbolic."
Richard Goldberg of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies says Iran is suffering, and is trying to "create a crisis" to pressure U.S. President Joe Biden into negotiations and the lifting of sanctions.
"The IAEA certainly will not get footage from those cameras," Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif said.
