US federal prosecutors are struggling to sell off a shipment of stolen Iranian oil being carried by a Greek tanker off the coast of Texas, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The US Justice Department seized the Greek tanker Suez Rajan in April under the pretext...
US Intelligence Report Says Iran Is Not Trying to Make Nuclear Weapons
A new US intelligence report has reaffirmed that Iran is not trying to build nuclear weapons despite constant claims made by Israel and Western media outlets to the contrary. "Iran is not currently undertaking the key nuclear weapons-development activities that would...
Report: US Expressed Concern to Israel About Leaking Info on Iran Talks
Axios reported on Wednesday that White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan expressed concern to his Israeli counterpart about Israel leaking information to the press about the US and Iran holding indirect talks to reach an interim agreement on Tehran's...
Saudi Arabia Signals Openness to Naval Alliance With Iran
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran on Saturday and signaled Riyadh is open to a naval alliance with Tehran, an idea recently put forward by Iran's navy chief. "I would like to point out the importance of...
Western Official Says US Goal in Deal With Iran Is to Avoid Israeli Attack
An unnamed Western official speaking to Reuters said one of the US's main objectives in recently engaging with Iran and reaching some sort of agreement on its nuclear program is to prevent an Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic. "If (the) Iranians miscalculate, the...
State Department Says Reports on Potential US-Iran Agreement ‘Not True’
The State Department on Thursday said reports of a potential agreement between the US and Iran related to Iran's nuclear program are "not true." "With respect to Iran's nuclear program, there is no deal. The reports that there is a deal or some agreement or some other...
Report: Netanyahu Says US, Iran in Talks on ‘Mini’ Nuclear Agreement
Axios reported Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Israeli Knesset's foreign relations committee that the US and Iran have been holding indirect talks on a "mini agreement" related to Iran's nuclear program. Netanyahu said the...
Iran Confirms Holding Indirect Talks With US in Oman
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday said that Iranian officials held indirect talks with the US in Oman last month but dismissed the idea that an interim nuclear deal was on the table. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani appeared to confirm a report...
Israel Creates New Military Intelligence Unit to Prepare for War With Iran
Israel's military has created a new intelligence unit to prepare for war with Iran amid simmering tensions between the two nations, Ynet reported on Sunday. Israel has been conducting a covert war against Iran for some time, but in recent years, Israeli officials have...
Iran’s Khamenei Says ‘Nothing Wrong’ With Reaching a Nuclear Deal
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday that there was "nothing wrong" with Iran reaching an agreement related to its civilian nuclear program as long as its infrastructure remains intact. Khamenei's comments come after Middle East Eye reported the...