Though a return to the JCPOA seems likely, both Washington and Tehran have complex internal obstacles to overcome Last modified on Thu 8 Apr 2021 09.38 EDT The United States and Iran are in a staring …
Analysis: Attack on Iran ship off Yemen escalates shadow war
An attack this week on an Iranian cargo ship that is said to serve as a floating base for Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard forces off the coast of …
Covid cases hit 2 million in Iran ‘meteoric’ spike
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Iran passed the two-million mark Thursday, while the daily caseload set a new record high in what a health official warned amounted to a “meteoric” spike.
Iran Sets Coronavirus Infection Record for 3rd Straight Day
The new case count pushes Iran’s total during the pandemic over 2 million, including 63,884 deaths after health authorities reported 185 new daily fatalities due to COVID-19. The single-day infection …
Major powers meet separately with U.S., Iran on nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – Diplomats from major powers met separately on Wednesday with Iran and the United States to discuss how to bring both back into compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal that Washington …
Netanyahu: Israel will not be bound by Iran nuclear deal
April 7 (UPI) –Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Wednesday that Israel will not be bound by any deal world powers make with Iran if it leads to Tehran securing nuclear weapons. During a …
The United States is trying to salvage the Iran deal. Here’s how both countries have broken with the pact.
With Iran nuclear talks, albeit indirect, once again underway, some of the faces at the bargaining table remain the same, but circumstances have changed drastically since the 2015 nuclear deal came …
Why Iran desperately wants a new nuclear deal
The negotiation leverage that Iran has built up in wars, in terrorism and in partnerships in the region, is becoming a financial and political burden. Therefore, Iran needs the nuclear deal, and it …
Inside Iraq’s crippling crystal meth crisis
Iraqi authorities have been struggling to control the flow of highly potent drugs like methamphetamine from neighboring countries, especially Iran, and drug use in the country is on the rise among …
U.S. briefed on nuclear working group meetings with Iran in Vienna
(Reuters) – Diplomats from major powers and the European Union met separately on Wednesday with Iran and the United States to discuss what sanctions Washington might remove and what nuclear curbs …