Iran's president said Tuesday he instructed the country’s foreign minister to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the United States, the first clear sign from Tehran it wants to try to negotiate as tensions remain high with Washington after the Mideast country's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month.

Iran's president said Tuesday he instructed the country's foreign minister to "pursue fair and equitable negotiations" with the United States, the first clear sign from Tehran it wants to try to negotiate as tensions remain high with Washington after the Mideast country's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month.

Iran’s president said Tuesday he instructed the country’s foreign minister to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the United States, the first clear sign from Tehran it wants to try to negotiate as tensions remain high with Washington after the Mideast country’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month.

From enriched uranium and ballistic missiles to sanctions and regional influence, the differences are many.

IAEA head Rafael Grossi urges Iran to report on enriched uranium at bombed sites and resume inspections, warning that compliance cannot be selective.

Iran's president has instructed his top diplomat to 'pursue fair and equitable negotiations' with the U.S., in the first clear sign Tehran seeks

Recent U.S. military strikes have severely damaged Iran's nuclear program. But the regime's ambitions remain as a budding nuclear arsenal.

The standoff between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over nuclear site inspections continues. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi urges Iran to comply with inspection requirements. The situation highlights diplomatic tensions involving Iran,

Iran is reviewing frameworks for U.S. talks via regional mediators while preparing reciprocal measures against the EU for designating the IRGC a terrorist group, a move Germany dismissed as "propagandistic.