The Saudi-based Muslim World League brokered an agreement between Iraq’s top Sunni and Shia religious leaders, establishing a bulwark against cross-sectarian hostilities

PM said to urge coordination during meeting with CIA chief; officials believe William Burns also skeptical Tehran will return to 2015 deal

While some countries face poverty or other challenges in obtaining vaccines, Iran has brought some of problems on itself after
supreme leader refused to accept vaccine donations

Foreign Ministry calls on international community to condemn appointment of Ahmad Vahidi, who is wanted by Interpol over alleged role in 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires

New interior minister Ahmad Vahidi sought by Interpol; the president's pick for top diplomat, Hossein Amirabdollahian, is an avowed anti-Westerner with ties to IRGC, Hezbollah

William Burns visits Israel for talks focused on Iran; reportedly given dossier describing Ebrahim Raisi as a demented extremist who can't be negotiated with

New Iranian president doesn't confirm he'll come to meeting, which France's Macron plans to attend, but welcomes Iraqi initiative

Hamid Noury charged with murder for role in ordering mass executions of political dissidents in 1988, a purge Iran's new leader is claimed to have led

In first phone call with a Western leader, Islamic Republic's new president also says his country is serious about ‘maintaining deterrence’ in Gulf waters

Nine MEPs say Enrique Mora's presence contradicts European values, and Tehran's human rights abuses must not be ignored