Acknowledgement that 35-year-old was arrested by Iranian authorities comes after report that he was being detained illegally

FM Ashkenazi says Tehran ‘crushing the last vestiges of oversight by the IAEA'; Defense Minister Gantz says IDF 'constantly preparing' for possibility of military action

Zahra Ismaili was convicted of killing her husband; her lawyer says he was abusive and she acted in self-defense

Analysts say Tehran looking to boost its leverage as Washington seeks to rein in its nuclear program

Tehran appears to be jockeying for position ahead of nuke deal talks by blackballing inspectors and threatening to increase enrichment, but the posturing carries dangerous risks

PM issues warning after Tehran begins restricting access to IAEA inspectors, in further breach of nuke deal; top Israeli officials hold policy meeting as US seeks to reenter accord

Tehran says footage from nuclear facilities will be withheld from IAEA but handed over later if sanctions relief is granted; inspections now barred at non-nuclear sites

Tehran says under agreement, inspectors stay in nuclear sites; some cameras will run at suspicious non-nuclear sites, but IAEA won't get footage until sanctions rolled back

Prison group says Behnam Mahjoubi, held since 2018 protests by Sufi sect, was 'poisoned' by drugs; rights groups say he suffered from a panic disorder and allege he was tortured

After meeting with officials in Tehran, IAEA head says watchdog will continue necessary monitoring and verification of Iranian program