Italy and Iran summoned each other's ambassadors on Thursday, clashing over the detention of an Italian journalist in Tehran two weeks ago, with Rome demanding she be immediately released.

This week's Farda Briefing looks at why Iran continues to reject direct talks with the Donald Trump administration while ...

In January, Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, 29, returned to Rome after spending weeks in an Iranian jail. Reports said she had been held in solitary confinement in Tehran's notorious Evin prison.

and Cecilia Sala’s arrest bears all the hallmarks of Tehran acting in reprisal against Rome and setting the stage for a deal. The broader incentives behind such a risky gambit when Iran’s ...

China urged an end to "illegal" sanctions on Iran as it hosted Iranian and Russian diplomats on Friday for talks Beijing ...