Leaders from Germany, France and the United Kingdom have spent the past several weeks meeting with Iranian officials, seeking a solution ahead of a deadline this week on a threat to reimpose U.N. sanctions.

Inspectors have returned only to the Bushehr nuclear power plant, not to other sensitive sites, including those hit by U.S. bombs.

The "snapback" mechanism automatically reimposes all UN Security Council sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

The director’s comments come as European powers prepare to reimpose international sanctions on Iran.

Iran’s security forces Wednesday killed 13 militants in three separate operations in southeast of the country, state TV reported. The report said clashes between security forces and the militants happened in three different cities in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan.

A new report by the Henry Jackson Society explores what a post-regime Iran could look like and how a viable state can be established. There is a danger that the collapse of the Iranian regime could lead to a vacuum of governance and subsequent civil war,

Australia's intelligence agency traced the funding of hooded criminals who allegedly set fire to a Melbourne synagogue, linking the antisemitic attack to Iran, officials said, even as those charged with the crime were likely unaware Tehran was their puppet master.

Iranian state TV says that Iran’s security forces have killed 13 militants in three clashes in the country's southeast.

Qalibaf's admission marks a rare departure from Tehran's usual narrative of military invulnerability, which it maintained for months before the conflict, with threats to Israel and the U.S. When Israel launched airstrikes in June, Iran's defenses did not stop those attacks effectively.