Iran

Iran is legally obliged to cooperate with the IAEA under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. But it hasn't yet provided inspectors with access to nuclear sites.

A drastic new message adorns the walls of Tehran, usually reserved for war heroes and weapons: "There is a water shortage!"

Iran long has threatened to close off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all oil traded passes.

An NBC News film crew was given exclusive access to the National Aerospace Park , a rarity for a foreign news organization.

Kamran Hekmati, 70, is one of at least four Americans who are currently detained in Iran, according to a source familiar with their arrests.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, vowed Monday during a meeting with students that there would be no move toward normalizing ties with Washington soon.

Iranian media reported last month that a court had sentenced the pair to decades in prison on spying charges.

Director Jafar Panahi spoke with NBC News about how his time in prison shaped his new film, which debuted in limited release this weekend.

The executions follow the 12-day Iran-Israel war in June, which ended with Tehran vowing that it would target its enemies at home and abroad.

The planned deportation marks a rare instance of cooperation between the U.S. and Iran, which faces new criticism for its human rights record.