Iran & The Gulf

Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami claims American policy toward Iran "has always been a failure." The Biden administration "has not learned any lesson from it," he says.

American statement comes after Iran claims that IRGC successfully thwarted a US operation to seize Iranian oil.

Israeli conventional wisdom is that the recent Iranian readiness to commence another round of talks is designed to cement gains in nuclear program so that deal would be reached at time and state of Iran's choice.

The ministry responsible for its production blames a lack of demand due to an increase in imported vaccines and complications in the trial stage.

The discussions about resuming the talks have been on hold since the election of Iran's hardline President Ebrahim Raisi.

"There should be serious readiness in the field of cyberwar and related bodies should not allow the enemy to follow their ominous aims," Ebrahim Raisi says following the cyberattack that paralyzed every gas station in the Islamic republic on Tuesday.

Some who tried to buy fuel with a government-issued card received receive a message reading "cyberattack 64411," comprising part of the number for the supreme leader's office.

Tehran is already enriching uranium to up to 60%, UN nuclear watchdog says will boost the "frequency and intensity" of inspections at the facility. Iran's top nuclear negotiator to hold talks with EU officials in Brussels.

US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley says Washington increasingly worried Tehran will keep delaying a return to talks but notes that there are other tools to keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

Tweeting in English, Hebrew, and Persian, head of Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Shamkhani appeared to be responding to reports that Israel has allocated $1.5 billion to devising a potential military option against Tehran’s nuclear program.