After graft allegations, Shamkhani came under scrutiny due to ties to British-Iranian hanged in Iran who was accused of handing intel to UK, which allegedly passed it on to Israel

Agreement comes months after Islamic Republic attacked Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq; Tehran says pact will end 'vicious' attacks by Kurdish groups

Ali Shamkhani says his visit to the United Arab Emirates is 'a meaningful beginning for the two countries to enter a new stage of political, economic and security relations'

Senior Iranian official tells EU diplomat that breaches of 2015 deal a 'legal and rational reaction to US unilateralism'; Israeli official warns against renewing 'very bad' accord

WSJ reports that Iranian intelligence secured internal documents from UN nuclear watchdog allowing Tehran to evade inspections; details uncovered in archive Israel seized from Iran

Raisi appears to defend Vienna negotiations while country's top diplomat and a security official points finger at US for deadlock, saying Washington making unreasonable proposals

Supreme National Security Council says negotiators in Vienna will seek 'creative ways' to proceed as Moscow links efforts to save 2015 pact to US sanctions over Ukraine invasion

Outline detailed by Reuters reportedly provides for Iran's release of Western prisoners, subsequent gradual waiving of sanctions

Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Shamkhani says this lack comes despite 'limited progress' made in Vienna negotiations

Mohsen Assadi-Lari, whose son and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Ukrainian passenger plane, says the suit targets Revolutionary Guards generals, security council chief