World Jun 13 Iran launches scores of ballistic missiles in retaliation against Israel’s attack on Tehran Israel's ongoing airstrikes and intelligence operation and Iran's retaliation raised concerns about all-out war between the countries and propelled the region, already on edge, into even greater upheaval.
World Jun 12 UN nuclear watchdog censures Iran, a move that could lead to restored sanctions The decision Thursday could lead to further tensions and set in motion an effort to restore United Nations sanctions on Tehran later this year.
World Jun 11 U.S. prepares to move nonessential personnel from Baghdad embassy due to potential regional unrest The United States is drawing down the presence of people who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East due to the potential for regional unrest, the State Department and military said Wednesday.
World Jun 04 Iran’s supreme leader criticizes U.S. proposal in nuclear talks but doesn’t reject idea of a deal Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday described the U.S. proposal as "100% against the idea of 'we can,'" borrowing from an Iranian government slogan. He also insisted that Tehran needed to keep its ability to enrich uranium. Reaching a deal is…
World May 28 Trump says he told Netanyahu to hold off on Iran strike to give U.S. more time for nuclear negotiations Trump told reporters at the White House that he told Netanyahu a strike on Iran “would be inappropriate to do right now because we’re very close to a solution.”…
World May 23 Omani mediator says Iran-U.S. talks made ‘some but not conclusive progress’ Iran and the United States made “some but not conclusive progress” Friday in a fifth round of negotiations in Rome over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, the talks' Omani mediator said.
World May 23 Iran and U.S. hold a fifth round of nuclear negotiations in Rome with enrichment a key issue U.S. officials up to President Donald Trump insist Iran cannot continue to enrich uranium at all in any deal that could see sanctions lifted on Tehran's struggling economy. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi early Friday insisted online that no enrichment…
Politics May 16 Trump says Iran has a proposal from the U.S. on its rapidly advancing nuclear program One major sticking point remains Iran's enrichment of uranium, which Tehran insists it must be allowed to do and the Trump administration increasingly insists the Islamic Republic must give up.
World May 14 WATCH: Trump discusses U.S. actions in the Middle East at Gulf Cooperation Council meeting President Donald Trump told Gulf leaders on Wednesday he urgently wants “to make a deal” with Iran to wind down its nuclear program but Tehran must end its support of proxy groups throughout the region as part of any potential agreement.
World May 14 Trump meets with interim Syrian president, a first between the nations’ leaders in 25 years The meeting, on the sidelines of Trump's get-together with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council, marks a major turn of events for a Syria still adjusting to life after the over 50-year, iron-gripped rule of the Assad family, and for…