The Iranian Interests Section in Washington DC is the only official authority, on behalf of Islamic Republic of Iran, to perform Consular Affairs of Iranian citizens and it neither has any other office location, nor any representative in North America

2 days ago · U.S. foreign aid cuts threaten to choke off information from Iran. The reduction in funding for Iranian groups, based largely outside Iran, is affecting the work of human rights monitors, news ...

2 days ago · Washington and Europe should also make clear to Iran exactly how they would press governments around the world to enforce those sanctions. To be sure, no course of action offers a magic bullet because Iran will inevitably take countermeasures; all Washington and its partners can do is prepare for the regime’s most likely moves.

2 days ago · The move was a sharp pivot for President Trump, who withdrew the United States from a nuclear deal with Iran in 2018. ... Luke Broadwater reported from Washington and Farnaz Fassihi from New York.

19 hours ago · Iran’s top leader rejects talks with the US over missile range, regional influence. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says he rejects a U.S. push for talks between the two countries ...

In 2003, the Iranian Interest Section in Washington, D.C. reported maintaining passport records for approximately 900,000 Iranians residing in the United States, many of whom were born in the US. It is believed that this number is expected to be much larger today.

Jan 13, 2025 · The international community is worried the regime might follow North Korea’s path and consider testing a nuclear bomb to deter adversaries from contemplating an attack. The challenge for Washington is convincing Tehran that the costs of this option—both literal and existential—would be too high.

Since the Khomeini revolution in 1979, Iran has sought to export its radical ideology through the use of terrorism, subversion, and support to ideological fellow-travelers throughout the Muslim world.

Oct 22, 2024 · Growing unease over the United States’ inability to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East is prompting some of Washington’s closest Arab allies to significantly increase engagement with its...

2 days ago · The last report by the International Atomic Energy Agency on Iran’s program put its stockpile at 8,294.4 kilograms (18,286 pounds) as it enriches to 60% purity.