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Oil tanker is at the center of a dispute between Tehran and Western powers

Shortly after the US hit the Islamic Republic with further sanctions

Treasury Department imposes sanctions on the ship and on the captain for not responding

As Macron tries to convince the US to offer Iran some sort of relief from crippling sanctions

As the kingdom is locked in a battle for regional supremacy with Iran

President Hassan Rouhani also warns that Tehran still preparing for further significant breaches of the pact

Iran’s oil sales drop since the United States withdrew from the nuclear deal

Rouhani says Iran is ready to further reduce its commitments if negotiations with European nations yield no results

Capable of surveillance and reconnaissance missions and continuous flight for precision missions

Trump posted on Twitter photo of what appeared to be the site of failed Iranian satellite launch

We had a photo. I released it, which I have the absolute right to do says Trump

Says the vessel is "blocked property" under an anti-terrorist order

Increases its stock of enriched uranium, refining it to a greater purity than allowed

Tensions spiked recently in the strategic shipping lane where Iran seized Western tankers

President Rouhani says Iran would not talk to the US until all sanctions are lifted

Esmaili says that she had been tasked with drawing up and managing cultural "infiltration" projects

"The main thing is our country's national interests," says Rouhani

The vessel was heading to Kalamata in southern Greece, but Greece said it would not offer any facilities to the tanker

Represents a gamble by French president who seeks to soothe spiraling tensions between Iran and the US

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani have held a series of phone calls recently

The FDD and Dubowitz were blamed for seriously to harm the Iranian people's security and vital interests

Zarif will visit China, Japan and Malaysia fresh on the heels of a tour of Western European nations

After Greece said it will not offer any facilities to the vessel

Officials say it is the Islamic republic's first domestically produced long-range missile defence system

'The British have intentionally inflicted this wound on that region for the continuation of clashes in Kashmir'

The statements linking the Afghan peace process with the resolution of the Kashmir issue have not gone well

Pompeo said the move was a mistake by the British

Tehran says any US move to seize the vessel again would have heavy consequences

As the Iranian vessel departed Gibraltar despite a US bid to have it detained

The supertanker, which had been detained since July 4, lifted anchor on Sunday evening and started sailing south

As intermediaries secretly relay messages between Washington and Tehran at a time of heightened hostility

Move prolongs diplomatic spat between Tehran, London and Washington

Says vessel & oil aboard are subject to forfeiture based on violations of International Emergency Economic Powers Act

Gibraltar decides to free the seized ship

The seizure is one of several in recent weeks that have ratcheted up tensions between Iran and US

Is Pakistan ready for diplomatic maneuvering amid rising tensions in the Gulf

'Falagh' is a locally overhauled version of the imported "Gamma" surveillance radar

Bahrain's govt should not become the facilitator of common enemies' wishes and schemes: FO spokesperson

Spokesperson says US diplomat and the crown prince also discussed other bilateral and regional developments

The nuclear deal set limits on Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for the removal of punitive economic sanctions

Britain's decision to form the joint maritime task force with the US marks a departure in policy under Boris Johnson

As US seeks to start Operation Sentinel to guarantee freedom of navigation in the strategic Gulf waters

Ahmadreza Pourdastan says explosion of the first firecracker can lead to a huge disaster

Iran's state television says seized tanker was smuggling fuel to some Arab states

On Wednesday the United States imposed sanctions against Zarif, effectively slamming the door on Iran's top diplomat

Dual national Saeed Malekpour was initially sentenced to death for designing a pornographic website

Officials say Tehran’s moves can be reversed as long as the remaining signatories uphold their commitments

They are doing childish things now. Maybe there's no better way to describe (the sanctions) but childish: Rouhani

Projects include: Bushehr nuclear power plant, the Arak heavy water reactor and the Fordow fuel enrichment plant

It has no effect on me or my family, as I have no proper­ty or intere­sts outsid­e of Iran: FM Javad Zarif