Iran

Tom Tugendhat is Conservative chair of the Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee.

Former US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, has just written a new book with fellow Stanford political scientist. It’s called Political Risk and explores a world in which dangers to western democracies come not just from Iran or Russia, but also from non-state actors online.

Britain has urged the United States not to abandon the nuclear deal with Iran, after Israel released documents claiming Tehran had lied “big time” about its nuclear weapons programme. Boris Johnson said the deal was still vitally important to keep Iran’s activities in check. But Donald Trump has signalled he could walk away from the…

The Iranian-American author Azadeh Moaveni and British-Iranian journalist Ramita Navai discuss what’s happening in Iran.

Iran’s supreme leader has blamed what he called the country’s ‘enemies’ for stirring up anti-government protests which have now claimed at least 22 lives. There were more clashes overnight between demonstrators and security forces – which left another 9 people dead. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities, small towns and villages across…

There have been anti-government protests in Iran for a third day, in defiance of a much bigger pro-government rally. Economic protests about food prices and unemployment appear to have turned political, with videos showing protesters calling for the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to go.

The family of the British Iranian woman who’s been jailed in Tehran say they’re hopeful she could be home soon. They’ve discovered that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s case has been classed as “eligible for early release”. Her husband Richard Ratcliffe said it was “definitely a positive step” – although he was still cautious about the news.

When it comes to Syria, Russia has been doing a great deal of diplomatic leg work in recent days, meeting with Iran and Turkey to broker a post-conflict settlement. Today, a top Russian general said Russia was likely to reduce troop numbers in Syria. But the Russians and the Syrian regime also seem in a…

The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has apologised over remarks he made about the British-Iranian woman who’s been jailed in Iran. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has insisted she was on holiday there when she was arrested in 2016, a claim which Mr Johnson had appeared to contradict. Pressed by Labour in the Commons today,he apologised for the “distress and anguish”…

The Prime Minister may have solved one problem by promoting Penny Mordaunt to replace Priti Patel as International Development Secretary. But the criticism of her foreign secretary Boris Johnson has continued. On Tuesday Mr Johnson suggested Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who is in prison in Iran, was “training journalists”. Her family say she was there on holiday. Overnight…

Key US allies, including Britain, have split with Donald Trump over his plans to scrap the Iran nuclear deal.

Edgar Vasquez, US State Department spokesman for Near Eastern Affairs, discusses Iran’s role in Syria and the nuclear deal.

A British-Iranian woman who was hoping to be released very soon from a Tehran prison has been told she could have her jail term extended by 16 years after new charges. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested last year as she tried to leave Tehran with her young daughter Gabriella following a holiday. Her family says the…

Richard Ratcliffe, husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, and their MP,Tulip Siddiq, discuss her imprisonment in Iran.