The Iranian leader who slammed President Donald Trump just days ago said Tuesday that his country is now pursing "fair and equitable negotiations."

Iran is ready to negotiate with the U.S. and is optimistic that a deal can be reached if the goal is to get to a place where the country has no nuclear weapons.

Turkey is attempting to bring U.S. and Iranian officials to the negotiating table in hopes of easing the threat of U.S. military action against Iran. Neither the U.S. nor Iran has confirmed whether they plan to take part in any negotiations.

Iran requests nuclear talks with the U.S. in Oman as diplomatic efforts intensify amid escalating regional tensions and military buildup in the Middle East.

The blast happened a day before a planned naval drill by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all oil traded passes.

Five leading Iranian writers reckon with a shattered uprising, a despotic regime and a country edging toward its final season.

By Parisa Hafezi, Humeyra Pamuk and Idrees Ali DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Iran is demanding that talks with the U.S. this week be held in Oman not Turkey, and that the scope be narrowed to two-way negotiations on nuclear issues only,

After President Trump sent an armada to the Middle East, Iran's Supreme Leader warned a U.S. attack would spark regional war. The International Crisis Group's Ali Vaez talks about what's next.

The president said the U.S. will "hopefully" make a deal with Tehran.

When was the last time your mother, sister, wife, or daughter let you forget something that they didn’t like? We Persian women don’t forget. I should know, I am one and was raised by one: a refugee of the Iran-Iraq war.