Iran Nuclear Program

Iran Confirms Next Round of US Talks to Be in Italy not Oman

The next round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States will be held on Saturday in Italy and not Oman, Iranian state media reported. "The second round of Iran-US nuclear talks will be held next Saturday in Rome... and the Omani foreign ministry will be hosting the talks," Iran's state TV said. European officials had earlier said the ...

Iran Says Talks with US to Focus Solely on Nuclear Issue and Lifting Sanctions

Iran's foreign ministry said Sunday that talks with the United States slated for next weekend will remain "indirect" with Omani mediation and focused solely on the nuclear issue and lifting of sanctions. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff held talks Saturday in Muscat, marking the ...

Iran Says Deal Can Be Reached if US Shows Goodwill

Iran said Tuesday a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States provided Tehran's longtime foe shows sufficient goodwill in upcoming talks but warned it would never accept coercion. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, warned that "the military option" would become "inevitable" if talks between Washington and Tehran ...

Khamenei Threatens Neighboring Countries Aiding U.S. Strikes

Iran has defied US demands for direct negotiations regarding its nuclear program, which come with the threat of military action, and has cautioned neighboring countries hosting US bases that they could become targets if they participate in any military action, as stated by a senior Iranian official cited by Reuters. Despite rejecting US President ...

Iran Says Wants Dialogue 'on Equal Footing' with US

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday said his country was willing to engage in dialogue with the United States as equals, without clarifying whether Tehran would participate in direct talks. It came after US President Donald Trump, who has called on Tehran to hold direct negotiations on its nuclear program, threatened to bomb Iran if ...

Iran Says Open to Indirect Nuclear Talks with US 

Iran said on Monday it was open to indirect talks with the United States after President Donald Trump had demanded negotiations for a new nuclear deal. "The way is open for indirect negotiations," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, dismissing the prospect of direct talks "until there is a change in the other side's approach towards the Islamic ...

Western Powers Voice 'Serious Concern' at Iran Centrifuge Plan

The United States, Britain, France, and Germany expressed on Saturday "serious concern" over Iran's plans to launch a series of new centrifuges for its nuclear program, urging Tehran to reengage with the UN nuclear watchdog. Iran's announcement came after the four Western powers brought a censure motion targeting the Islamic republic at the ...

Western Countries Submit New Iran Resolution at IAEA

Western countries on Wednesday formally submitted a new resolution critical of Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ahead of its board meeting, diplomatic sources said. "The text was formally submitted" just before midnight on Tuesday, a diplomatic source told AFP on condition of anonymity, with a second diplomatic source ...

IAEA Chief Tours Sensitive Iran Nuclear Plants

The UN nuclear chief toured two Iranian uranium enrichment plants that have been the focus of Western concern on Friday after Tehran said it was ready to address "doubts" about its ambitions. The visit to Iran by International Atomic Energy Agency director general Rafael Grossi comes after he warned "the margins for manoeuvre are beginning to ...

Iran Informs UN Nuclear Chief of Commitment to Resolve 'Ambiguities'

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the visiting head of the UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday that his government was willing to resolve doubts about its atomic programme, ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's arrival in office. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said achieving "results" in nuclear talks ...

UN Nuclear Chief in Iran to 'Reach Diplomatic Solutions'

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran on Wednesday for discussions on Tehran's nuclear program, a week after Donald Trump's election as the new US president. During his first term in the White House from 2017 to 2021, Trump was the architect of a policy called "maximum pressure" levying against Tehran biting ...

IAEA Chief Warns That Flexibility With Iran Is 'Shrinking'

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog warned on Tuesday that “the margins for manoeuvre are beginning to shrink” on Iran's nuclear program ahead of an important trip to Tehran. “The Iranian administration must understand that the international situation is becoming increasingly tense and that the margins to manoeuvre are beginning ...