Supreme Leader Khamenei approved the strategy giving IRGC full command authority during 'armed security situations' with internet shutdowns, leaked documents show.

The president said the U.S. will "hopefully" make a deal with Tehran.

By Stephanie Kelly LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices steadied on Tuesday, after falling over 4% in the previous session, as market participants considered the global supply outlook and the possibility of a de-escalation in U.

Joke about corpses sparks outrage as cultural and sporting figures boycott events in sign of anger towards regime

The U.S. military has deployed dozens of aircraft and assembled about 12 warships near Iran in the last month, setting the stage for possible strikes.

The blast happened a day before a planned naval drill by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all oil traded passes.

Even with US forces poised to strike Iran, the country’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told CNN in an exclusive interview on Sunday that he was “confident that we can achieve a deal” with the United States on Tehran’s nuclear weapons program.

Iran's president accused President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and European leaders of trying to "fragment society."