U.S. says 'possible' to revive nuclear deal with Tehran before Iran vote
A U.S. official also confirmed "there are active discussions, indirect discussions," underway with Tehran to secure the "immediate" release of U.S. citizens being held in Iran.
Hopes for Iran nuclear breakthrough 'within weeks' but success 'not guaranteed'
The deal, which curbs Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, has been on life support since then U.S. president Donald Trump bolted in 2018.
After three U.S. strikeouts, will Afghanistan be the fourth?
A primary concern is the withdrawal could make the region far more unstable than it was previously — a pattern that the world has seen before.
There's no easy way back to the Iran nuclear deal
Even if Iran does get rid of its new stockpiles and downgrade its enrichment activities, its nuclear threat will not recede to the level achieved by the 2015 deal.
Kick Russia out of the Iran nuclear talks
Zarif says that Russia "put all its weight” against the deal because, as the Times dryly explains, "it was not in Moscow’s interests for Iran to normalize relations with the West.”
Local governments scrap plans to host Tokyo Games training camps
With the pandemic having raged on for over a year, reactions to the cancellations have been largely muted.
Israel intensifying air war in Syria against Iranian encroachment
Israel has dramatically expanded air strikes on suspected Iranian missile and weapons production centers in Syria to repel what it sees as a stealthy military encroachment by its regional arch-enemy, Western and regional intelligence sources say. Capitalizing on a longtime alliance with Syria, Iran is ...
Beijing huddles with friends as it seeks to fracture U.S.-led 'clique'
China is shoring up ties with autocratic partners like Russia and Iran while using sanctions and threats to try to fracture the alliances the United States is building against it.
Yemen faces public health catastrophe from war and pandemic
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs noted that the conflict in the country has claimed some 233,000 lives over a six year period.
A new Syria process cuts out Iran to bring in Gulf Arabs
The goal, it would appear, is to pave the way for broader Gulf Arab re-engagement with Syria, and a concomitant marginalization of Iranian influence.
Iran reports electrical problem in Natanz nuclear site, no casualties
The underground Natanz site is the centerpiece of Iran's uranium enrichment program and monitored by inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
U.N. atomic watchdog reports new Iranian breach of nuclear deal
The U.N. atomic watchdog on Friday flagged a new breach by Iran of its nuclear deal with major powers on the day those powers met to revive the agreement , a report by the agency seen by Reuters showed, likely raising tensions with Western ...
