Iran's official news agency says gunmen shot and killed two Iranian border guards near the border with Iraq. IRNA says the guards, both sergeant majors, died in a shootout late Tuesday near the border town of Sardasht. It was not immediately clear who was behind the shooting,...

Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it will increase its nuclear enrichment capacity within the limits set by the 2015 agreement with world powers. The modest steps announced Tuesday appeared to be mainly aimed at signaling that Iran could resume its drive toward...

Israel's intelligence minister called Tuesday for a military coalition against Iran if the Islamic Republic were to defy world powers by enriching military-grade uranium. Yisrael Katz's remarks came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began visiting European leaders to discuss...

Iran's top leader warned on Monday of the country's harsh respond if attacked by enemies of Tehran, saying that the country's ballistic missile programme was essential for defence purposes despite western demands to curb it. "Tehran will attack 10 times more if attacked by enemies ... The...