If nuclear negotiations fail and conflict arises with the United States, Iran will strike American bases in the region, Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Wednesday, days ahead of a

Iran has executed a man convicted of fatally shooting seven people during a 2022 protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, though human rights activists say he was tortured into confessing for killings likely carried out by security services.

Iran said on Wednesday it would target US military bases if conflict breaks out between the two countries over Iran's nuclear enrichment program. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said

Russia said on Wednesday it stood ready to remove highly enriched uranium from Iran and convert it into civilian reactor fuel as a potential way to help narrow U.S.-Iranian differences over the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme.

The risk of conflict is growing as Iran signals strikes on Israeli nuclear facilities despite ongoing nuclear talks.

The Kremlin on Wednesday said Russia is “ready” to help Iran remove excess nuclear fuel from the country if parties to the issue of Tehran’s nuclear program deem it necessary.

Iran threatens to attack U.S. military bases in the Middle East if nuclear negotiations fail and conflicts arise with Washington.

Iran’s nuclear program remains a top focus for inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, particularly as any possible deal between Tehran and the United States over the program would lik