The Islamic Republic of Iran today is a Shiite Islamic republic with a Sunni minority under a theocratic regime which is ruled by President Hassan Rouhani since 2013. Historically, it is home to some of the world's oldest civilizations including the Persian empire. Since the 1979 Islamic revolution Iran has become more and more conservative.
Iran's foreign minister told International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi that Tehran is willing to resolve outstanding disputes over its nuclear program but won't succumb to pressure.
Connecting Iran's Shetab interbank network to the Russian system enabled collaboration, reducing reliance on the global SWIFT network, which has excluded Iranian banks since 2018.
Grossi highlighted that the Islamic Republic continues to increase its 20% and 60% enriched uranium stock as well as the number of cascades it has for enriching uranium in violation of the 2015 deal.
CIA official Asif W. Rahman held top-secret security clearance and had access to sensitive information, the New York Times reported.
According to Iranian media, the tunnel, located near Tehran's city center, will link a station on the Tehran metro to the Imam Khomeini Hospital.
The meeting comes while the region prepares for incoming US President Donald Trump to take office.
Intelligence services have begun intensifying intelligence sharing and situational assessments with the US military to prevent overlooking critical developments.
How can Khamenei's "shadow empire" deteriorate?
Cruise missiles are easier targets for dense, integrated air defenses than ballistic missiles are. But ballistic missiles are often fired from known launch points.
Perceived as hawkish in his first term, US President-elect Donald Trump's policy on Iran will be further affected by the Islamic Regime's recent assassination attempt on him.
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