Raisi meets Sheikh al-Thani, a close US ally, in hopes of reviving stalled nuclear deal with West

Speaking alongside visiting Irish minister, Iranian top diplomat accuses West of 'tampering with text and playing for time' in talks; calls for full removal of sanctions

Crowds wave Iranian flags, chant slogans and carry placards that read 'Death to America' and 'Death to Israel' as they celebrate uprising that ousted Western-backed monarchy

Letter signed by Ted Cruz and 32 colleagues demands president comply with legislation giving Congress oversight on nuclear pacts with Tehran, complicating talks to reenter deal

During lengthy phone conversation with Raisi, French president also calls on Tehran to release jailed researcher

Richard Nephew, who stepped aside along with 2 others, takes on new post at State Department after disagreements with others on team over degree of sanctions enforcement, WSJ says

Brett McGurk also cautions that there is ‘a very real chance that these talks could collapse very soon’; Bennett uses Holocaust commemoration to slam possible deal

Former senior United Nations officials and Nobel prize winners call for investigation into killings of some 30,000 detainees, with Iranian president among alleged perpetrators

Jake Sullivan assures Eyal Hulata that while Biden administration still prefers diplomacy to prevent nuclear Iran, it's 'preparing alternative options' if Vienna talks fail

Comments carried by state TV come a day after foreign minister indicated a willingness to negotiate directly with US