The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 50 years on
Dr Yiorghos Leventis The Treaty (NPT) Review Conference held every five years was due to take place this year 2020, but due to the Covid-19...
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U.S. says to send more troops to the Middle East, cites Iran threats
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced on Monday the deployment of about 1,000 more troops to the Middle East for what he said were...
Iran’s nuclear chief warns EU patience is running thin
Iran’s nuclear chief said on Tuesday he was warning the European Union’s top diplomat that Tehran’s patience was running out on the bloc’s pledges to...
Iran to continue oil exports and resist U.S. economic war
Iran will continue to export oil despite U.S. sanctions, which are part of a psychological war doomed to failure, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on...
Iranian marchers chant ‘Death to America’ on eve of US oil sanctions
By Parisa Hafezi Iranians chanting “Death to America” rallied on Sunday to mark both the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. Embassy during the...
Iran says its land-to-sea missiles can now travel 700km
Iran has extended the range of its land-to-sea ballistic missiles to 70 km, a senior Iranian military official said on Tuesday amid rising tensions with...
Iran says it has full control of Gulf and US navy does not belong there
Iran has full control of the Gulf, and the US Navy does not belong there, the head of the navy of Iran‘s Revolutionary Guards, General Alireza Tangsiri,...
Measure to shield EU firms from Iran curbs starts on Tuesday
A European Union measure to protect European companies from damage done by US sanctions on Iran will take effect on Tuesday, the same day as...
Iran rejects Trump offer of talks as ‘humiliation’, without value
Senior Iranian officials on Tuesday rejected US President Donald Trump’s offer of talks without preconditions as worthless and “a humiliation” after he acted to reimpose...
Iran may fast be running out of options
By SM Farid Mirbagheri THE recent decertification of the nuclear deal between Iran and the Five Plus One by President Trump has effectively put an end...
Merkel defends nuclear deal, Iran says won’t ‘surrender’ to US
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed back on Wednesday against Washington’s rejection of the Iran nuclear deal, saying the accord helped outside powers worried about Tehran’s...
A year from the bomb: Iran deal’s nuclear restrictions
The fate of the landmark nuclear deal signed by Iran and six major powers in July 2015 hangs in the balance ahead of an announcement...
Trump to announce Iran nuclear decision; Europeans on edge
U.S. President Donald Trump will announce on Tuesday whether he will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal or stay in and work with European...
Macron warns of risk of war if Trump withdraws from Iran deal
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that war could ensue if U.S. President Donald Trump withdraws from the 2015 deal in which Iran agreed to...
Iran says will not renegotiate nuclear deal
Iran’s foreign minister said on Thursday U.S. demands to change its 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers were unacceptable as a deadline set by President...
Pushing to bury Iran deal, Israel says no one wants war with Tehran
Israel said it does not seek war with Iran and suggested U.S. President Donald Trump backed Israel’s latest attempt to kill the 2015 Iran nuclear...
Nuclear test ban monitor says he sees hope of Iran joining treaty
Iran may be interested in joining a key nuclear treaty if the United States withdraws its threat to rip up an existing deal on Tehran’s...
UN, EU, Russia back Iran nuclear deal as Trump meets Macron
US allies and rivals spoke out in support of the Iran nuclear deal on Monday, bolstering French President Emmanuel Macron’s pitch to U. President Donald Trump that...
Russia will not support US bid to change Iran nuclear deal: Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday Moscow will not support attempts by Washington to modify the Iran nuclear deal, arguing such a move...
Iran and Europe fear US withdrawal from nuclear deal
By SM Farid Mirbagheri The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Five plus One (US, UK, Russia,...