U.S. President Donald Trump said he feels less confident about reaching a nuclear deal with Iran. In a recent podcast, he admitted his optimism has declined over the past few months. Trump said Iran seems to be delaying negotiations and showed less enthusiasm for an agreement. He emphasized that Washington will never allow Iran to […]
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Saudi warns Iran: Take Trump’s deal or risk Israeli strike
Saudi Arabia has urged Iran to seriously consider a nuclear deal with US President Donald Trump. The warning came from Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman during a secret meeting in Tehran on April 17. He told top Iranian officials that a quick agreement could prevent a possible Israeli military strike. The visit was […]
Iran prepares for key nuclear talks with US in Oman
Iran is seeking a “real and fair” nuclear deal with the US as both sides prepare for indirect talks in Oman. The discussions are scheduled for April 12 and follow rising tensions since Donald Trump returned to office. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will lead the Iranian team. Meanwhile, US envoy Steve Witkoff will represent […]
Iran turns uranium into a substance pertinent to the detection of cancer
DUBAI: According to the UN nuclear watchdog and Iranian media, Iran has converted a small portion of its high-enriched uranium stockpile into a substance critical to the detection of cancer and other diseases. For the time being, Iran has decided not to further refine the uranium into weapons-grade levels by converting it. Negotiations over […]
“There is no link between events in Ukraine and Vienna talks” -Iran’s foreign minister
DUBAI – There is no link between current events in Ukraine and nuclear talks in Vienna, Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Tuesday during a news conference with his Russian counterpart in Moscow. Amirabdollahian added that Russia will stand next to Iran until the end of nuclear talks.
Iran pessimistic about Europe’s ability to save nuclear deal
TEHRAN: A senior Iranian diplomat has expressed doubts Europe would succeed in salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s remarks come after days of intense efforts by Tehran to convince European nations to help Iran sell its oil abroad. U.S. sanctions imposed after President Donald Trump withdrew […]
Iran halts some commitments under nuclear deal
Iran has officially stopped some commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers following an order from its national security council, an informed official in the country’s atomic energy body told the ISNA news agency on Wednesday. Last week, Iran notified China, France, Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom of its decision to halt […]
Iran will not tolerate both sanctions and nuclear restrictions: Khamenei
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday warned European leaders against their “dream” of Tehran continuing to curb its nuclear programme while finding itself under new economic sanctions. “From some European countries we get the message that they expect the Iranian people to both tolerate the sanctions, deal with the sanctions, and go along […]
China stands to gain in Iran after US quits nuclear deal
The US decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran could scare off European investors but oil-thirsty China may step into the void and ramp up business links with the country. China, which is already Iran’s top trade partner and one of its biggest buyers of crude, has signalled that it intends to keep working with the […]