Paris points to 'urgency' in concluding talks, as all sides signal progress; Iran's chief negotiator returns to Vienna after returning home for consultations

Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian says ready to 'immediately conclude a good deal' if Western parties show 'real will'

But after blaming West, Tehran too urges political solution to burgeoning conflict

State media claims most missiles shot down by air defenses, day after Israel apparently hits building near border on Syrian Golan

Defense Minister tells US Jewish leadership group that Tehran also gave South American nation precision-guided missiles to be used with Mohajer-6 drone

Tehran, itself under US sanctions, makes statement as Washington, Brussels set to announce economic measures against Russia

State media reports Tehran sent AstraZeneca doses back to Poland due to 2020 decree by supreme leader to not allow any American- or British-made vaccines into the country

Amid fears Russia may invade Ukraine, report says close ties between Jerusalem, Washington could jeopardize coordination with Moscow vis-a-vis efforts to counter Iran

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

Two pilots, one civilian on the ground killed in accident; decades of sanctions make Iran's aging fleet hard to maintain