Its currency plunged to a record low on Wednesday, a day after Trump’s executive order reimposing “maximum pressure” on Iran.

The reports say the decisions will halt funding for opponents of the country’s Shiite theocracy — pro-democracy activists and others supported through programs as part of U.S. government’s efforts to

Iran's foreign policy is driven by dignity, wisdom and interest, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump saying that Washington was ready to reach out to Tehran.

Donald Trump has ordered his advisers to "obliterate" Iran if the Middle Eastern country succeeds in assassinating him. While signing an executive order aimed at increasing pressure on Tehran, the U.S.

"I've left instructions—if they do it, they get obliterated. There won't be anything left," the president told the press during an Oval Office event.

Iran is ready to give the United States a chance to resolve disputes between the arch foes, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday, a day after President Donald Trump restored his "maximum pressure" campaign on the country.

President Donald Trump signed a directive that aims to ramp up economic pressure on Iran, following through on pledges to reverse what he has cast as a lax sanctions enforcement regime under his White House predecessor.

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