Iran has begun equipping a third secure uranium enrichment facility and fully upgrading its Fordow site with advanced centrifuges, senior officials said Thursday, following the International Atomic Energy Agency finding Tehran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations.
US President Donald Trump said he is growing increasingly doubtful that Iran will agree to halt uranium enrichment as part of a renewed nuclear deal with Washington, while reaffirming his commitment to preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
As the sixth round of nuclear talks approaches and earlier hopes of a breakthrough fade, some in Tehran are quietly promoting a limited interim agreement to defuse tensions and avert a deeper crisis.
The top US military commander in the Middle East told Congress on Tuesday that Iranian weakness offers Washington a historic opportunity to advance its interests but a vulnerable Tehran may seek deterrence in nuclear weapons.
Republican advocates of a harder line on Iran are increasingly clashing with US President Donald Trump's more non-interventionist MAGA movement over nuclear talks with Tehran, Politico reported on Tuesday.
Iran said it will respond firmly to any politically motivated or unlawful action against its nuclear program, as Western powers push for a non-compliance resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors meeting in Vienna.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran is involved in negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire and the release of hostages between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Democratic lawmakers on the sidelines of the Trump administration's high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran largely hope for their success but lament being cut out of a process playing out behind closed doors.
Iran will present a “reasonable, logical, and balanced” counter-proposal to the United States through Oman, Tehran’s foreign ministry said on Monday, urging the US to seize the opportunity to engage seriously with Tehran.
Iran on Saturday condemned a US decision to bar citizens from 12 countries, including Iran, from entering the United States, calling it a “racist and discriminatory measure” that violates international law.
Iran is using American-made nuclear reactors and maintains that the level of uranium enrichment is not inherently important, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said, as negotiations between Tehran and Washington remain stalled.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a new executive order barring entry to nationals from 12 countries, including Iran, in what the White House described as an effort to prevent terrorism and safeguard national security.
Iran’s government accused the United States on Tuesday of sending mixed signals that are obstructing progress in ongoing nuclear negotiations, as tensions mount ahead of a possible sixth round of indirect talks.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that Tehran will not accept any nuclear agreement that strips the country of its right to peaceful nuclear technology, warning that negotiations will fail if Washington insists on limiting Iran’s enrichment capabilities.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the United States has yet to provide clear assurances on lifting sanctions, a key condition for any nuclear agreement between Tehran and Washington.
Iran’s nuclear chief said on Saturday that indirect negotiations with the United States have made “some progress,” but dismissed any demand to eliminate uranium enrichment as “a disturbed dream” meant for Israeli audiences.
Former US senator Bob Menendez on Friday accused former president Barack Obama of orchestrating his political downfall after he opposed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Saudi Arabia’s defense minister told senior Iranian officials in April that they should take President Donald Trump’s offer to negotiate a nuclear deal seriously or risk a potential Israeli military strike, four sources familiar with the meeting told Reuters.
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a new nuclear agreement with Iran was close despite persistent public disagreement over enrichment, though media reports citing sources close to the talks suggested various novel ways out of the impasse.
Iran may reconsider its longstanding ban on US nuclear inspectors if ongoing negotiations with Washington result in a successful agreement, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said on Wednesday.
Warnings of unrest are growing louder in Iran, with the hardline daily Kayhan the latest to raise the alarm—pointedly avoiding Tehran’s governance failures and instead pinning potential protests on Washington and its alleged scheming.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Iran can survive without engaging in negotiations with the United States and even withstand increased sanctions as Tehran stands firm amid tough nuclear talks and US demands to cease uranium enrichment.