The U.S. has a troubled history of interference in Iranian politics in pursuit of Washington's interests. The CIA-backed coup that helped reinstall the pro-Western shah in 1953 was followed by the 1979 Islamic Revolution that ultimately ousted the monarchy and put in place the current theocracy.

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The United Kingdom, France and Germany have agreed to restore tough U.N. sanctions on Iran by the end of August if there has been no concrete progress on a nuclear deal, two European diplomats said Tuesday.

Israel conflict will militarise Tehran further and diminish the influence of reformists. View on euronews

Trump received mostly negative ratings in a survey of 24 nations but few people had confidence in either Trump or Xi to do the right thing on world affairs.

What many have called a "fragile" ceasefire between Israel and Iran remains in place following nearly two weeks of missile strikes, which included the U.S. dropping "bunker-busting" bombs on Iran's three nuclear sites. But questions remain about how much damage the operation actually did.

Tensions escalate as Iran threatens to enrich uranium to weapon-grade levels and potentially exit the NPT if UN sanctions are reimposed. The US and European allies are pushing for a nuclear agreement by August,

Larijani's remarks, even if intended as a joke, will add to speculation over possible retaliation by Iran for the U.S. attacks.

France, UK and Germany set deadline to restore UN sanctions on Iran - The three countries have agreed to reinstate the sanctions on Iran if there is no concrete progress on a nuclear deal

Donald Trump‘s bomb blitz on Iran was not the “spectacular military success” the president claims, according to new leaks. Knewz.com can reveal leaks from the U.S. Defense Department suggest the bunker-busting bombs dropped on Iran’s three nuclear enrichment sites might only have set the country’s nuclear capabilities back by months,

Iran says its nuclear program is for civilian energy purposes, and so peaceful. But it had enriched uranium to a near weapons-grade level, and well beyond what is needed for energy, putting it close to developing a bomb if it opted to do so.

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