US President Donald Trump has given Iran a 10 to 15-day deadline to reach a nuclear deal with the United States, warning that “really bad things” could happen if an agreement is not achieved. The remarks came during the inaugural meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace in Washington DC, amid a substantial US military buildup […]
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Iran ready for fair nuclear deal, says minister
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the country is prepared for a fair and balanced nuclear agreement. He emphasized that the deal must guarantee the prohibition of nuclear weapons and the lifting of sanctions. Araghchi stressed that Iran has never sought to acquire nuclear arms. In a statement, Araghchi mentioned his meeting with Turkish President […]
Trump warns Iran over nuclear deal deadline
US President Donald Trump has urged Iran to return to nuclear negotiations, warning that failure to reach a deal could trigger a much stronger military response than previous actions. In a social media message, Trump said time was running out for Tehran to agree to a fair deal banning nuclear weapons, stressing that his earlier […]
Signatories of Iran deal meet in Vienna to keep deal alive
Signatories of the Iran nuclear deal met in Vienna on Friday in a bid to save the agreement, as Iran warned the deal had been put “in intensive care” by Washington’s dramatic withdrawal earlier this month. For the first time since the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) came into force in 2015, China, Russia, […]
Macron, Trump showcase personal friendship, call for ‘new’ deal with Iran
US President Donald Trump and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron called for a “new” deal with Iran Tuesday, looking beyond disagreements over a landmark nuclear accord that still hangs in the balance. Trump laid transatlantic divisions bare during a visit by the French president, pillorying a three-year old agreement designed to curb Iran’s nuclear program. The […]
No Plan B to Iran nuclear deal: Macron
WASHINGTON: French President Emmanuel Macron, who is heading to Washington to urge his US counterpart to stay in the Iran nuclear deal, said in an interview broadcast Sunday that there is no “Plan B” if the accord is scrapped. “I don’t have any Plan B for nuclear — against Iran,” Macron told Fox News Sunday, […]