Iran's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday denied a report that said Tehran may pause uranium enrichment as part of a temporary deal with the US. "This report is simply false and fictitious," said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei, according to Tehran...
Netanyahu Threatening To Upend US-Iran Talks By Attacking Iran
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening to upend negotiations between the US and Iran by potentially attacking Iranian nuclear facilities. The report said that the threat from Israel led to a recent tense...
Oman Says US-Iran Nuclear Talks To Take Place in Rome This Friday
Oman's foreign minister said on Wednesday that the fifth round of US-Iran nuclear talks will be held in Rome this Friday, despite US and Iranian officials being at odds over Tehran's nuclear enrichment program. Trump administration officials have been demanding that...
CNN: Israel Preparing Possible Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities
The US has obtained new intelligence that suggests Israel is preparing to launch an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, CNN reported on Tuesday. The report cited officials who said it was unclear if Israeli leaders had made a final decision, and the chances of an...
Iran’s Khamenei Says US Demands About Nuclear Enrichment Are ‘Nonsense’
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday called US demands for Iran to eliminate its civilian nuclear enrichment program "nonsense" and said he doesn't think the negotiations with the US would "bring results." Iranian officials have made clear that the...
Witkoff Says US ‘Cannot Allow’ Any Iranian Nuclear Enrichment
US envoy Steve Witkoff said in an interview that aired Sunday that the US "cannot allow" Iran to maintain a civilian nuclear enrichment program, calling the issue a "red line" for the Trump administration. "We have one very, very clear red line, and that is...
Trump Says US and Iran Are Close to a Nuclear Deal But Details Unclear
President Trump said on Thursday that the US and Iran were close to reaching a nuclear deal, though the details of a potential agreement remain unclear. The president said that the US wouldn't be "making any nuclear dust in Iran," referencing his previous threats that...
More Than 200 Republicans Work To Sabotage Chances of Iran Nuclear Deal
More than 200 Republicans in Congress have sent a letter to President Trump urging him that any deal with Iran must involve the complete dismantlement of Tehran's nuclear enrichment program, which Iranian officials have made clear is a non-starter. The letter was...
US Replaces B-2 Bombers at Diego Garcia Base With B-52s
The US is replacing the B-2 stealth bombers it deployed to its base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean with B-52 bombers, US officials have told Reuters. The US began deploying the B-2s to Diego Garcia in March as President Trump was threatening to bomb Iran and was...
Iran Says Fourth Round of Talks With US ‘Difficult But Useful’
Iran said on Sunday that the fourth round of negotiations it held with the US earlier in the day were "difficult but useful," and both sides have agreed to hold more talks. "The fourth round of indirect Iran-US negotiations is concluded; difficult but useful talks to...