Visiting Baghdad on the back of de-escalation talks with Riyadh, top Iranian diplomat says he hopes for 'more negotiations and understandings in the region'

Moscow refuses to comment on the leaked remarks from Iran's top diplomat, as world powers try to salvage 2015 deal

Former US secretary of state cites Israeli minister's 2018 speech mentioning raids, and State Department notes generally that such operations were public knowledge

In leaks from interview last year, minister says he was often kept in dark as IRGC dictated policy, was 'astonished' when US told him of Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in Syria

Iranian FM says Tehran can now legitimately use any capacity it has at Natanz after 'terrorist stupidity'; Russia's Lavrov says Moscow expects nuke deal to be saved

Second meeting of teams headed by national security advisers comes after Israel accused of attack on Iran nuclear facility, resumption of talks between Tehran and Washington

Efraim Halevy says potential retaliation by Tehran dependent on its upcoming elections, nuclear talks with US; adds Iran has means to hit Israel that it hasn't previously used

Tehran official claims person behind attack identified, will be arrested; FM Zarif also says damage to centrifuges will only enable Tehran to install more advanced ones

Tehran demands all sanctions since 2017 under Trump administration be lifted; Washington says it offered 'very serious' ideas but questions Iran's intentions.

Washington says it offered 'very serious' ideas to Tehran on rescuing deal, and is waiting for its efforts to be 'reciprocated'