The volatility in the region is in no small part due to the violation of the Iran nuclear deal by the US

Abe to also meet Iran's president Hassan Rouhani

US-Iran showdown a test of resolve rathar than military encounter: Ayatollah Khamenei

After US announces it will no longer grant sanctions exemptions to Iran's oil customers

It is not clear to which US official was Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei referring

Iran and Saudi Arabia are regional rivals and support opposing sides in conflicts of Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon

European signatories to the deal have been trying to persuade Trump to save the pact

Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie is in detention without specifying any reason why he is being held

He said it was necessary to apologise to God and the people of Iran for this failure

Security forces had put an end to the unrest that it said had been whipped up by foreign enemies