Trump’s current war on Iran picks up where a longstanding enmity left off
The mutual resentments that have fueled tensions between the US and Iran have simmered for nearly half a century
Young fashion fans help UK charity shops thrive on struggling UK high streets
Sales beat wider retail sector last year thanks to customers inspired by websites such as Vinted, industry body says
Ex-minister adds to UK calls for ban on political donations in cryptocurrency
Exclusive: Labour’s Rushanara Ali plans to intervene in elections bill amid warnings of foreign interference
‘I never had those deep chats in the smoking area’: Arlo Parks on embracing late night life with her hedonistic new album
In her teens, the Mercury prize-winning musician was stuck on tour buses when she should have been on the dancefloor. Now she is throwing herself into club culture – and living on her own terms
Investment in AI-resistant ‘Halo’ companies helps push UK and EU markets to record highs
Investors are shifting toward physical assets that are partially insulated from disruption, says Goldman Sachs
BBC Persian journalists say Iran monitoring them and targeting their families
Reporters say relatives in Iran have been questioned and persecuted in an effort to curb coverage of unrest
US and Iran say ‘good’ start made in talks over nuclear programme
Donald Trump says another meeting set for next week while warning of ‘very steep’ consequences if Tehran doesn’t make a deal
Iran’s president says Tehran ready to pursue ‘fair’ talks with US
Masoud Pezeshkian instructs foreign minister to seek negotiations with US as Trump warns ‘bad things would happen’ if no solution agreed
Iran’s shadow fleet of old tankers a ticking bomb for sea life, say experts
Exclusive: Analysts say there will be oil spill catastrophe that could be far bigger than Exxon Valdez disaster
US and Iran talks brought back from the brink after White House relents on move to Oman
Talks that had been scheduled in Turkey salvaged after Arab states convince White House not to walk away from negotiations
Iran’s president denies it seeks nuclear weapon and admits ‘shame’ after mass protests
Masoud Pezeshkian tries to convey message of national unity as negotiations with US hang in balance
The patience and the poker face: Iran’s wily diplomat set to face the US in nuclear talks
Abbas Araghchi is steeped in more than a decade of nuclear dealmaking with a book on the art of negotiations
‘Deliberate targeting of vital body parts’: X-rays taken after Iran protests expose extent of catastrophic injuries
Exclusive: Expert analysis of images from one hospital suggests severe trauma to the face, chest and genitals was caused by metal birdshot and high-calibre bullets
Iran enters critical nuclear talks with US insisting deal is within reach
Tehran insists deal is possible if US president abides by preconditions agreed with Witkoff and Kushner