With Donald Trump returning to the White House, the relationship between the US and Iran could change significantly. Trump’s unconventional foreign policy led to a period of heightened confrontation with Iran during his first term in office.

Iran-U.S. enmity has been interrupted for only brief periods, one of which came via the 2015 nuclear deal that imposed limits on Iran’s atomic activities in exchange for sanctions relief. Trump withdrew from that deal in 2018 and imposed even harsher sanctions.

The Iranian mission to the United Nations declined to comment on a New York Times report that Trump ally Elon Musk met with Iran’s ambassador to the U.N.

Is Iran so scared of Donald Trump that it’s starting (or pretending) to play nice? That’s the question on the minds of U.S. national security officials and analysts as Tehran braces for another four years of Trump.

Donald Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran faces a challenge from Middle East partners who have lost faith in the US and are forming new ties with the help of China, diplomats and experts warn.

The Iranian message was a response to a warning from the US in September, which made it clear that threats against Donald Trump are a critical national security concern and any attack on him would be treated as an act of war.

Iran provided written assurance to president Joe Biden's administration weeks before the election that it wouldn't try to kill Donald Trump. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Iran delivered the message Oct.