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The Greek-flagged oil tanker Prudent Warrior, background, is seen as it sails past Istanbul, Turkey, April 19, 2019. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers on Friday, May 27, 2022, in helicopter-launched raids in the Persian Gulf, according to officials. The actions were an apparent retaliation for Athens assisting the U.S. in seizing Iranian crude oil in the Mediterranean Sea over violating Washington's crushing sanctions on the Islamic Republic. (Dursun Çam via AP)

Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise

By Jon Gambrell and Nicholas Paphitis - Associated Press

In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with the country's top officials in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. On May 25, President Biden's special envoy for Iran told the Senate that the prospects for returning to the Obama-era deal meant to curb Iran’s nuclear program are "tenuous at best." (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) **FILE**

Biden’s struggling Iran policy faces heat from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Relatives mourn over the flag draped coffin of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei during his funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Iran's hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi vowed revenge on Monday over the killing of Sayyad Khodaei who was shot at his car by two assailants outside his home in Tehran, a still-mysterious attack on the country's powerful paramilitary force. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Thousands attend funeral for slain Guard colonel in Iran

By Amir Vahdat - Associated Press

The UN special rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral sanctions Alena Douhan, speaks during her news conference in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Sweeping U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran have badly impacted the country's economy and worsened the humanitarian situation in the Persian Gulf nation, Douhan said Wednesday. (AP Photo)

UN envoy: U.S. sanctions on Iran worsen humanitarian situation

By Amir Vahdat - Associated Press

Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration to condemn planned Quran burnings by a right-wing group in Sweden, in front of the Swedish Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 18, 2022. Sweden has seen unrest, scuffles and violence since Thursday, triggered by Danish far-right politician Rasmus Paludan's meetings and planned Quran burnings across the country. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran protests turning political; U.S. expresses support for Tehran demonstrators

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A man looks at a pack of pasta at a grocery store in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Iran abruptly raised prices as much as 300% for a variety of staples such as cooking oil, chicken, eggs and milk on Thursday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran raises prices of food staples, stirring panic and anger

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press

Demonstrators burn representations of Israeli, British and U.S. flags during the annual pro-Palestinians Al-Quds, or Jerusalem, Day rally in Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 29, 2022. Iran does not recognize Israel and supports Hamas and Hezbollah, militant groups that oppose it. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran marks Jerusalem Day after 2-year pandemic suspension

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In this satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC, Iran's Natanz nuclear site is seen March 14, 2022. The United Nations atomic watchdog said Thursday, April 14, 2022, it installed surveillance cameras to monitor a new centrifuge workshop at Iran's underground Natanz site after a request from Tehran, even as diplomatic efforts to restore its tattered nuclear deal appear stalled. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

UN watchdog installs new cameras at Iran centrifuge workshop

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

A Revolutionary Guard member walks past Qiam missile displayed in a missile capabilities exhibition by the Guard a day prior to second anniversary of Iran's missile strike on U.S. bases in Iraq in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, at Imam Khomeini grand mosque, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Iran put three ballistic missiles on display on Friday, as talks in Vienna aimed at reviving Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers flounder. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Over 500 Iranian American professionals urge Biden to keep Revolutionary Guard on terror list

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, March 5, 2022, file photo, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami speaks in a joint press briefing with International Atomic Energy Organization, IAEA, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi in Tehran. Eslami on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 said Iran supplied the United Nations' nuclear watchdog with documents explaining the discovery of suspect enriched uranium traces, state media reported, the first acknowledgement from Tehran that it had answered the agency's long-standing demands. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran says it gave long-sought answers to U.N. atomic watchdog

By Nasser Karimi - Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, March 26, 2022. Biden is in Poland for the final leg of his four-day trip to Europe as he tries to maintain unity among allies and support Ukraine's defence. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Biden faces growing pressure over nuclear talks, rumored plan to pull Iran’s IRGC from terror list

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of detained charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, holds her photo outside the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London, on Nov. 9, 2021. Iranian authorities have returned the passport of a U.K. charity worker who has been detained for more than five years, raising hopes that she could be released. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

U.K. lawmaker: Detained charity worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe now at airport to leave Iran

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The Palais Coburg is a site of a meeting where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran take place in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner)

Biden faces headwinds as Iran nuclear talks near the finish line

By Jeff Mordock and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani sits in a meeting in Tehran, Iran on June, 12, 2021. Shamkhani said Monday, March 7, 2022, that his country is seeking &quot;creative ways&quot; to restore its nuclear deal with world powers after Russia's foreign minister linked sanctions on Moscow over its war on Ukraine to the ongoing negotiations. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran seeks ‘creative ways’ to nuke deal after Russian demand

By Amir Vahdat and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

In this file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, right, talk to each other during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Biden’s push to revive Obama-era Iran deal hits new snags

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden keeps pushing for Iran deal revival despite dire warnings

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Posters of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone attack in Jan. 3, 2020, are seen in front of ballistic missiles exhibited on display in Tehran by Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Jan. 7,2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) **FILE**

Iran’s Quds Force training proxy naval forces, opposition group says

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Negotiating with Iran Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Team Biden blames Iran’s bad behavior on Trump

By David S. Jonas and Erielle Davidson

In this file photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in farewell meeting with outgoing President Hassan Rouhani's administration in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Iran on Monday signaled a willingness to engage directly with the United States in ongoing discussions over the nuclear deal with world powers if it is necessary to reach a good agreement, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) **FILE**

Iran signals willingness to engage directly with U.S. on deal

Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, May 24, 2021 file photo, the flag of Iran waves in front of the the International Center building with the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, May 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Florian Schroetter, FILE)

Seoul says it paid Iran’s delinquent UN dues to restore vote

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press