Summary
US President Donald Trump said another US naval force is currently moving toward Iran, renewing pressure on Tehran to reach an agreement with Washington.
Iran on Tuesday summoned Italy’s ambassador after Italy’s foreign minister said Rome would push for the IRGC to be listed as a terrorist organization by the EU.
Iran’s rial fell to a new record low on Tuesday as the US dollar rose above 1.5 million rials on the unofficial market.
US President Donald Trump said the situation with Iran is “in flux” after he sent a “big armada” to the region but believes Tehran is eager to cut a deal, Axios quoted him as saying in an interview.
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group entered US Central Command’s area of responsibility in the Indian Ocean on Monday.
Documents reviewed by Iran International’s Editorial Board put the Jan. 8-9 crackdown death toll at more than 36,500, putting it among the deadliest attacks on protestors ever.