France, Britain, and Germany have warned Iran that they expect concrete progress on nuclear talks soon. If Iran does not take clear steps by the end of summer, these European countries said they will push to bring back United Nations sanctions against Tehran. The foreign ministers of these three nations, known as the E3, spoke…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the foreign ministers of France, Germany and the UK have agreed in a phone call to set the end of August as the de facto deadline for securing a renewed nuclear deal with Iran, Axios reported, citing three diplomatic sources. The decision marks a critical juncture in long-stalled…
Iran is poised to reject a US proposal to end a decades-long nuclear dispute, an Iranian diplomat said on Monday, slamming it as a “non-starter” that failed to address Tehran’s interests and leaves Washington’s stance on uranium enrichment unchanged. “Iran is drafting a negative response to the US proposal, which could be interpreted as a…
Iran has warned that it will walk away from any potential nuclear agreement if the United States wants end to its uranium enrichment program. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi made the statement on Thursday ahead of the fifth round of talks between Tehran and Washington scheduled for Friday in Italy. This is a developing story….
In true Trumpian fashion, President Donald Trump declared that the US and Iran had “sort of agreed to the terms” of a potential nuclear deal — minus any of what he dubbed “nuclear dust.” Trump, in an exchange with reporters at a business roundtable in Doha, Qatar, described talks between American envoy Steve Witkoff and…
Iran is open to striking a deal with the United States in exchange for lifting economic sanctions, an Iranian official told NBC News in an interview published on Wednesday. Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Tehran would commit to never developing nuclear weapons, eliminate its stockpile of highly enriched…
In an exclusive interview with Trita Parsi, founder of the National Iranian American Council, the veteran Middle East analyst warned that Iran is edging dangerously close to nuclear weapons capability. He said “They have the technical capacity to build or produce enriched uranium at weapons levels, and they have enough significantly high-enriched uranium to be…
Iran believes reaching an agreement on its nuclear programme with the United States is possible as long as Washington is realistic, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday on the eve of a second round of talks with the Trump administration. “If they demonstrate seriousness of intent and do not make unrealistic demands, reaching agreements…
The Islamic Republic of Iran stands as a paradoxical military power in West Asia. Despite decades of international sanctions and economic isolation, Iran has developed formidable military capabilities that have transformed it into a significant regional force. Ranked 16th out of 145 countries in global military strength according to several military indices, Iran consistently outperforms…
US President Donald Trump asserted that Iran must forgo the “concept of having a nuclear weapon” or risk military strikes on its nuclear facilities. The eccentric US President’s fresh warning came days after the US and Iran held talks in Oman over the Middle East nation’s nuclear program. Trump, who has repeatedly threatened military action…