Iran is ready for dialogue if Saudi Arabia is also ready, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Wednesday, according to the IRIB news agency. "If Saudi Arabia is ready for dialogue, we are always ready for dialogue with our neighbours," Zarif said. "We have never closed the door...

Israeli ministers have given rare approval to 700 Palestinian homes in the part of the occupied West Bank under the country's full control while also approving 6,000 homes for settlers, an Israeli official said Wednesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the...

Iran’s foreign minister called on Tuesday on U.S. President Donald Trump to reject his hawkish allies’ thirst for war, adding that Iranians had outlasted every aggressor for millennia. “For millennia, Iranians have outlasted every aggressor ... @realDonaldTrump: reject #B_Team’s...

 Iran was to revive maritime security talks Tuesday with officials from traditional foe the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid worsening frictions between the Islamic Republic and the West in the Gulf region, Iranian media reported. The talks had been off since 2013, but the UAE wants to help...