Trump’s envoys were said to be disappointed after the first round of discussions — but ministers from Iran and Oman, which is mediating, were more positive

As Trump hints that he backs targeted strikes against the regime in Tehran, there is a risk that this could escalate into a larger war

Jafar Panahi is also nominated for two Oscars with It Was Just an Accident. He talks about why he still wants to return to Iran despite a new prison sentence

Ayatollah Khamenei has learnt lessons from the brief war with Israel last year and experts deem him unlikely to concede to Trump’s nuclear demands

Dan Caine has not, however, given the US president the same assurance of success that he made before the mission to capture Nicolás Maduro, according to reports

Ali Larijani, a former Revolutionary Guards Corps commander, is said to have been appointed as a caretaker to the regime in the event of Ali Khamenei’s death

Binyamin Netanyahu’s forces have learnt lessons from the 12-day war in June and are preparing as Trump builds up his arsenal in the region

As Khamenei plans to go go into hiding, hardliners in Iran know that the US can inflict more pain in a war — but they also believe that they can take it

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested last year while travelling in the Islamic Republic. The foreign secretary condemned the ‘unjustifiable’ conviction

American negotiators in Geneva should not let the regime play for time