Iran

• June 06, 2026

  Project Sapphire: The Secret US Operation To Airlift Soviet Uranium Out Of Kazakhstan

  Kazakhstan has offered to host Iran's enriched uranium in order to streamline a potential peace deal between Tehran and Washington. The offer comes more than 30 years after a massive haul of weapons-grade uranium was taken out of the Central Asian country and flown to the US.

• June 06, 2026

  Pakistani Minister Arrives In Tehran To Press Struggling Peace Process

  As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL's Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing updates and analysis.

• June 05, 2026

  Any Iran Deal Must Be Measured By Actions, Not Promises, Says Former Ambassador Lisa Gable

  RFE/RL spoke with Lisa Gable, a former US ambassador who served during the George W. Bush administration and is now the chairwoman of World In 2050, about the prospects for diplomacy with Iran, the challenges of verification, and the broader geopolitical stakes of the current conflict.

• June 05, 2026

  From Iran To Ukraine, Asymmetric Warfare Challenges Conventional Military Power

  From Ukraine to Tehran, asymmetric warfare is redefining the modern battlefield. Superiority is no longer measured solely by jets and naval fleets, but by inexpensive unmanned drones.

• June 05, 2026

  Trump Says US Will Win 'Militarily Or On Paper,' Could Meet Iran Supreme Leader If There's Deal

  US President Donald Trump said the United States will win the conflict with Iran either “militarily or on paper,” referring to the fitful negotiations with Tehran, and he suggested he could meet with Iran’s reclusive supreme leader “if it was to make a deal.”

• June 04, 2026

  US Sanctions On Iran's Largest Cryptocurrency Platform Could Hurt Ordinary Iranians, Experts Say

  The United States has sanctioned Iran’s largest cryptocurrency platform, in a move that could hurt ordinary Iranians and businesses, experts say.

• June 04, 2026

  Kuwait Releases Video Of Deadly Attack On Airport

  Kuwait's Civil Aviation Authority released images of an Iranian drone attack on the country's international airport that took place on June 3. Kuwait says one person was killed and more than 60 were injured in the attack.

• June 04, 2026

  Mixed Signals Suggest US-Iran Crisis Is Far From Over, Says Security Analyst Jake Sotiriadis

  RFE/RL spoke with Jake Sotiriadis, an adviser to the US State Department, about whether these developments could signal the beginning of a diplomatic off-ramp between Washington and Tehran or merely a pause in a confrontation that still carries a significant risk of escalation.

• June 04, 2026

  US House Approves Measure To End Iran War As Rubio Insists Conflict Is Over

  The US House of Representatives approved a war powers resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran, delivering a bipartisan rebuke to the administration even as Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted that US operations against Tehran had ended.

• June 03, 2026

  Iranians Have 'Become Poor' As War Shatters Already Reeling Economy

  Families sharing single meals. Appliances sold to pay utility bills. Businesses gutted. Four Iranians inside the country describe an economy in freefall.

• June 03, 2026

  Iran, US Exchange Attacks As Tensions In Gulf Rise

  The United States and Iran exchanged missile and drone attacks as a fragile cease-fire hangs in the balance amid uncertainty in stalled peace talks.

• June 03, 2026

  Can Diplomacy Survive? Analyst Dania Arayssi On Iran, Hezbollah, And The Struggle For A Deal

  Diplomatic efforts to contain the widening Middle East crisis entered a critical phase this week as US officials sought to keep alive negotiations with Iran amid mounting tensions. RFE/RL spoke with Dania Arayssi, program head and senior analyst at the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy.

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