Mohammed Javad Zarif
Supporters of presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi hold signs during a rally in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Iran's clerical vetting committee has allowed just seven candidates for the Friday, June 18, ballot, nixing prominent reformists and key allies of President Hassan Rouhani. The presumed front-runner has become Ebrahim Raisi, the country's hard-line judiciary chief who is closely aligned with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Iran election race narrows but fears persist of low turnout

By Isabel Debre Jun. 16, 2021 09:25 AM EDT

Iran regains UN voting rights and lashes out at US sanctions

By Edith M. Lederer Jun. 11, 2021 03:00 PM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran regained its voting rights in the U.N. General Assembly on Friday after making the minimum payment on its U.N. dues and lashed out...

FILE - In this April 29, 2017, file photo, Iranian cleric and presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi, center, stands among his supporters, during a campaign rally in Tehran, Iran. Raisi, a prominent hard-line cleric who now serves as Iran's judiciary chief, registered Saturday, May 15, 2021, to run in Iran's upcoming presidential election. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
Iran's hard-line judiciary chief registers presidential run

By Jon Gambrell May. 15, 2021 12:49 AM EDT

Members of a civil society group burn representations of Israeli, U.S. and Indian flags during a demonstration in support of Palestinians during the latest round of violence in Jerusalem, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
The Latest: Israeli aircraft strike another building in Gaza

May. 11, 2021 09:22 AM EDT

Revolutionary Guard Gen. Saeed Mohammad, who once headed the paramilitary force's Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters, shows his identification document while registering his name as a candidate for the June 18 presidential elections at the elections headquarters of the Interior Ministry in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Iran opened registration Tuesday for potential candidates in the country's June presidential election, kicking off the race as uncertainty looms over Tehran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers and tensions remain high with the West. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Registration opens for hopefuls in Iran's presidential vote

By Nasser Karimi And Jon Gambrell May. 11, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

In this photo released by Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, right, talks with her Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif during their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 19, 2021. (Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)
Iran, Indonesia foreign ministers discuss trade, economy

By Edna Tarigan Apr. 19, 2021 07:53 AM EDT

Iran warns election delays could slow nuclear deal moves

By Lorne Cook Mar. 15, 2021 06:43 AM EDT
BRUSSELS (AP) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday urged the United States to quickly rejoin the international agreement limiting Iran’s...

In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong Kun, center left, speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, center right, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Iran’s foreign minister on Monday told the visiting South Korean delegation that the release of a Korean vessel and its crew seized by Iranian forces is a matter for the courts and out of the administration's hands, state media reported. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)
Iran tells SKorea its seized vessel a matter for the courts

Jan. 11, 2021 01:46 PM EST

In this photo released Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, by Tasnim News Agency, the MT Hankuk Chemi, a South Korean-flagged tanker is escorted by Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats on the Persian Gulf. Iranian state television acknowledged that Tehran seized the oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The report on Monday alleged the MT Hankuk Chemi had been stopped by Iranian authorities over alleged “oil pollution” in the Persian Gulf and the strait. (Tasnim News Agency via AP)
Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes South Korean ship

By Jon Gambrell And Isabel Debre Jan. 04, 2021 03:11 PM EST

This photo released by the semi-official Fars News Agency shows the scene where Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed in Absard, a small city just east of the capital, Tehran, Iran, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. Fakhrizadeh, an Iranian scientist that Israel alleged led the Islamic Republic's military nuclear program until its disbanding in the early 2000s was “assassinated” Friday, state television said. (Fars News Agency via AP)
Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed

By Jon Gambrell Nov. 27, 2020 10:01 AM EST

Bolivia's new President Luis Arce smiles at the Congress on his inauguration day in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Jorge Mamani)
New leftist leader takes office in Boliva

By Carlos Valdez Nov. 08, 2020 12:56 PM EST

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020. On Sunday, Rouhani called on President-elect Joe Biden to "compensate for past mistakes" and return the U.S. to Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
Iran's president calls on Biden to return to nuclear deal

Nov. 08, 2020 06:16 AM EST

The sun sets behind the Notre Dame church in Nice, southern France, after a knife attack took place on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. An attacker armed with a knife killed at least three people at a church in the Mediterranean city of Nice, prompting the prime minister to announce that France was raising its security alert status to the highest level. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
The Latest: Prosecutor: attacker not on intelligence radar

Oct. 29, 2020 08:54 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2012 file photo, an Iranian clergyman stands next to missiles and army troops, during a manoeuvre, in an undisclosed location in Iran. A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that bared it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired Sunday, Oct. 18, 20202, as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite objections from the United States. (Majid Asgaripour/Mehr News Agency via AP, File)
Russia calls for collective security in Gulf, US blames Iran

By Edith M. Lederer Oct. 20, 2020 10:47 PM EDT

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, walks from the office of Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., as he leaves the Capitol, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Washington. Mnuchin earlier met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
US hits all of Iran's financial sector with sanctions

By Matthew Lee Oct. 08, 2020 03:11 PM EDT

In this photo provided by the United Nations, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres briefs reporters during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at U.N. headquarters in New York. (Rick Bajornas/UN Photo via AP)
UN chief: World is living in `shadow of nuclear catastrophe'

By Edith M. Lederer Oct. 02, 2020 04:55 PM EDT

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani, right, welcomes Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein for their meeting, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
Iraq's foreign minister makes first visit to Iran

Sep. 26, 2020 07:25 AM EDT

A Brazilian soldier takes a picture of a damaged silo that stands amid rubble and debris at the site of the Aug. 4 explosion that killed more than 170 people, injured thousands and caused widespread destruction, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Iran FM claims West using Beirut blast to dictate policies

By Sarah El Deeb Aug. 14, 2020 03:25 AM EDT

Lebanese security officers arrive at the scene of an explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands

By Bassem Mroue And Zeina Karam Aug. 04, 2020 03:48 PM EDT

This undated photograph provided by the family of Jamshid Sharmahd shows the 65-year-old man from Glendora, California. Iran abducted Sharmahd, a leader of a California-based Iranian militant exile group, while he was in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and apparently smuggled him into Oman before bringing him to the Islamic Republic, his family told The Associated Press on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Iran has only said they detained Sharmahd in what it describes as a "complex operation." (Sharmahd family via AP)
Family tells AP: Iran abducted California man while in Dubai

By Jon Gambrell Aug. 04, 2020 07:10 AM EDT