Netanyahu, in UN speech, claims secret Iranian nuclear site
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday described what he said was a secret atomic warehouse in Tehran and accused Europe of appeasing Iran as he sought...
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Trump cites progress over N. Korea willingness to talk (Update 2)
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he saw “possible progress” regarding North Korea after South Korea said Pyongyang is willing to hold talks with the United States on...
Tillerson: US ready to talk to N. Korea; Japan wants pressure
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered to begin direct talks with North Korea without pre-conditions, backing away from a key US demand that Pyongyang must first accept...
Iran’s Zarif says differences remain in nuclear talks with major powers (Updated)
By Parisa Hafezi and Louis Charbonneau Iran’s foreign minister said on Monday some differences still remained between Iran and six powers over the country’s disputed...
Iran’s nuclear issue a symptom, not a cause, of mistrust
By Mohammad Javad Zarif WE made important progress in Switzerland earlier this month. With the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, plus...
North Korea warns US envoy of ‘bigger mishap’ than a knife attack
By Jack Kim A North Korean propaganda unit said the US ambassador to South Korea could face a “bigger mishap” than the knife attack to...
Iran says nuclear deal depends on lifting of sanctions
By Parisa Hafezi and Sam Wilkin Iran said on Wednesday it would only accept a deal over its contested nuclear programme if world powers simultaneously...
Obama says confident Iran sanctions could be reimposed if deal broken
By Eric Beech US President Barack Obama said in an interview released on Tuesday he is confident sanctions against Iran could be reimposed if Tehran...
Framework for final deal reached at Iran nuclear talks (Updated)
By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Louis Charbonneau Iran and world powers reached a framework agreement on Thursday on curbing Iran’s nuclear programme for at...
European negotiator says framework accord with Iran unlikely soon
By John Irish and Lesley Wroughton Six world powers are unlikely to reach a framework agreement with Iran on its nuclear programme in the coming...
Iran, United States resume nuclear talks in Lausanne
US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif resumed nuclear talks on Monday in the Swiss city of Lausanne to...
France says Iran talks progressed on key issues including enrichment
By John Irish France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that talks between Iran and six world powers over its nuclear programme had been “pretty positive”...
Iran receives $1 billion under extended nuclear deal-IRNA
By Michelle Moghtader Iran’s central bank has received a total of $1 billion of previously frozen oil revenue from Japan under the terms of an...
Dubai ruler calls for Iran sanctions to be lifted – BBC
The ruler of Dubai, a Gulf trade and investment hub with strong links to Iran, said in remarks broadcast on Monday that the international community...
Kerry joins nuclear talks as Iran, powers push for breakthrough (updated)
By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers of five other world powers joined talks on Iran’s contested...
Iran, six powers struggle to overcome snags in nuclear talks
By Louis Charbonneau, Fredrik Dahl and Parisa Hafezi Iran and six world powers struggled on Friday to budge sticking points in negotiations aimed at securing an interim accord to...
France, Iran trade barbs as powers struggle to reach nuclear deal
By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Justyna Pawlak France and Iran traded tough words on Thursday as major powers struggled to finalise an interim deal...
Israel says West discussed big sanctions cut with Iran
By Mayaan Lubell, Jeffrey Heller, John Irish, Richard Mably and Dan Williams Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday that a “bad deal” with...
Iran, powers extend talks to clinch elusive nuclear deal
Iran and six world powers extended high-stakes talks over Tehran’s nuclear program into an unscheduled third day on Saturday, as their top diplomats labored to...
Kerry says aims to close ‘important gaps’ in Iran nuclear talks
By Lesley Wroughton and Fredrik Dahl U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday important gaps needed to be bridged in high-stakes talks with...