Tag: Iran Nuclear Program
Iran elects Khamenei protege Ebrahim Raisi to the presidency
Khamenei loyalist Ebrahim Raisi won a landslide victory in Iran’s June 18 presidential election, Iranian media reported.
Raisi garnered 61.9 percent (17.9 million) of the votes versus his next-closest challenger, Mohsen Rezaei, a former Islamic...
Lapid vows Israel will counter Iran’s nuclear ambitions ‘with every available option’
Israel will work relentlessly to ensure Iran’s nuclear ambitions are frustrated, incoming Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Sunday.
Lapid, who was sworn both as foreign minister and alternate prime minister on Sunday, echoed...
US concerned Iran has not provided info to IAEA
The United States is concerned that Iran has not provided the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with obligatory information, U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Wednesday, reported Reuters.
Iran is required to turn over...
Netanyahu: Iranian threat cannot be contained, endangers Zionist enterprise
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the Iranian threat could not be contained, and that Israel would risk friction with the United States to eliminate it.
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony for...
Former Secretary of State Pompeo blasts Biden team for ‘folly’ of appeasing Iran
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo harshly criticized the Biden administration for its blatant efforts to appease Iran by going out of its way to avoid explicitly stating the Islamic regime’s involvement in...
Biden administration ‘dead set’ on re-entering Iran deal, despite high price
In recent days, conflicting reports have emerged over the ongoing negotiations in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, leading to questions over to what extent the United States will undo Trump-era sanctions against...
European intel agencies find Iran sought nuclear weapons
Iran sought on multiple occasions in 2020 to obtain technology for its nuclear-weapons program, intelligence agencies from the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany said, according to a Fox News report on Monday.
The General Intelligence and Security Service...
GOP lawmakers join Pompeo to unveil Iran sanctions bill
Attempting to send a signal that the GOP does not support the Biden administration’s efforts to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal, or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), former Secretary of State Mike...
Erdan to UN Security Council: Time to focus Mideast debate on Iranian threat
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan castigated the U.N. Security Council on Thursday for failing to address Iran’s behavior while wasting its time on endless discussions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“Iran’s relentless attempts...
Khamenei dismisses proposals made during nuclear talks in Vienna
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed proposals made so far during indirect talks with the United States in Vienna on Wednesday.
“The offers they provide are usually arrogant and humiliating, not worth looking at,” said...