MUSCAT: Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program will return Saturday to the secluded sultanate of Oman, where experts on both sides will start hammering the technical details of any possible deal. The talks seek to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of some of the […]
Ten years ago, when former President Barack Obama and other leaders reached a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program, Saudi Arabia was dismayed. Saudi officials called it a “weak deal” that had only emboldened the kingdom’s regional rival, Iran. They cheered when President Trump withdrew from the agreement a few years later. Now, […]
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi (L)- AP file photo The United States and Iran are preparing for a second round of nuclear talks in Oman on April 26, after a “very good progress” during Saturday’s discussions in Rome, a US official told Associated Press.US […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and White House special envoy Steve Witkoff (File photos) Second round of high-stakes nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States have officially begun in Rome, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff meeting face-to-face for talks mediated by Oman. The discussions, taking place […]
TEHRAN: UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi met the head of Iran’s atomic energy agency, Mohammad Eslami, on Thursday ahead of a fresh round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington.Iranian and US delegations are to gather in Rome on Saturday for a second round of Omani-mediated negotiations, a week after the longtime foes held […]
Recent Google Maps images show what appears to be China’s nuclear submarine base near Qingdao, with at least six nuclear-powered subs docked, raising new concerns about Beijing’s growing military threat in the region. The photographs, taken from Google Maps, show six nuclear-powered submarines stationed at the so-called First Submarine Base, about 18km east of Qingdao […]
Iran “is not far” from developing an atomic bomb, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog said in an interview with Le Monde published on Wednesday, just hours before his visit to Tehran.Rafael Grossi, who leads the International Atomic Energy Agency, acknowledged that whilst Iran hasn’t yet achieved nuclear weapons capability, “they’re not far from […]
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday reacted to the recently held nuclear talks with the US, saying that he was “neither radically optimistic about the talks nor radically pessimistic” about it. He, however, added that the talks went “well”.“We are neither radically optimistic about the talks nor radically pessimistic about the talks,” he […]
Donald Trump and Ayatollah Khamenei (ANI file photo) TEHRAN: Iran‘s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi is set to visit Moscow this week to discuss recent nuclear negotiations with the United States held in Oman, the foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday.On Saturday, Araghchi held talks with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in Muscat, the highest-level […]
On the eve of nuclear talks with the United States, Iranians wave the flags of Palestine and Hezbollah as they march in Tehran to denounce the US and Israel on Friday, April 11, 2025. (NYT News Service) US President Donald Trump announced on Monday, April 7, 2025, that Washington and Tehran would begin talks over […]
