Vice Adm. Sam Paparo says that while 'exacerbated by world events,' he has found Iranian maritime behavior to be 'cautious and circumspect and respectful'

IAEA report obtained by Reuters says Tehran is installing 3 clusters of advanced uranium-enriching centrifuges at Nantaz in violation of nuclear deal commitments

US president-elect says 'bottom line is we can't allow Iran to get nuclear weapons,' while arguing Trump's policies have actually contributed to such a potential outcome

Tehran's top diplomat says if US wants to reenter the 2015 accord, it must do so without any preconditions; Netanyahu says US return to JCPOA 'a mistake'

Fakhrizadeh's assassination adds to Tehran's growing list of grievances and could force it to retaliate, but it doesn't diminish Iran's desire to return to a sanction-ending deal

UN calls for restraint after assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist; Pompeo announces sanctions against supporters of Iran's missile program; US aircraft carrier sails to Gulf

Rouhani calls on US president-elect to find a way to compensate for four years of 'wrong policies'

Iran's supreme leader suggests Islamic Republic can't rely on new US administration despite Biden pledge to reenter 2015 nuclear accord

Move comes amid reports and speculation Trump administration may take military action against Tehran before Biden enters office

Foreign ministers of Germany, France and UK convene to discuss state of moribund accord, ‘strongly’ call on Tehran to fulfill obligations