Tag: Iran Nuclear Program
Iran prepares satellite launch linked to ballistic missiles
Iran is preparing a site for launching a satellite, Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi said on Monday.
“Yes, a site is being prepared for placing the Zafar satellite into orbit,”...
IAEA discovery of uranium particles raises questions on scope of Iran’s nuclear program
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday that it has discovered uranium traces at an undeclared site in Iran.
“The agency detected natural uranium particles of anthropogenic origin at a location in Iran...
Iran can enrich uranium to 60 percent, says atomic energy organization spokesman
A spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said on Sunday that while the Islamic Republic’s current need was only for uranium enriched to 5 percent, it had the capacity to enrich up...
Netanyahu: Arab countries now see Israel as an ‘indispensable ally’
The Arab world’s perception of Israel is undergoing a seismic shift, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
Addressing a 200-strong crowd in Jerusalem at the kick-off event of the Christian Media Summit and inauguration...
Pompeo: Trump could meet Rouhani with ‘no preconditions’
U.S. President Donald Trump could meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at a U.N. General Assembly meeting, with “no preconditions,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday.
Pompeo’s remarks came during a news...
After Netanyahu reveals secret nuclear site, Zarif says Israel, US ‘want’ war
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “crying wolf” after Netanyahu revealed the existence of a previously unknown Iranian nuclear facility.
Netanyahu and the United States, Zarif...
Exlusive Interview: America is forcing Iranian regime to ‘behave like a normal country’: Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has had a prolific career, from graduating first in his class at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and serving in the U.S. Army for five years to becoming...
Trump says there is a ‘really good chance’ of meeting with Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that there is a “good chance” the United States and Iran could meet at the negotiating table.
Standing alongside French President Emmanuel Macron at a joint press conference...
Trump vows that US sanctions on Iran will be ‘increased substantially’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that U.S. sanctions on Iran will be “increased substantially” in response to the regime last week exceeding the uranium-enrichment limit under the 2015 nuclear deal.
“Iran has long...
Netanyahu to Iran: Israeli jets can reach ‘every place in the Middle East’
In light of increasingly tense relations between Iran and the United States, and recent threats against Israel made by a top Iranian official, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Islamic Republic on Tuesday...