US fears more Iranian cyberattacks after exit from Iran deal: report
Pentagon cyberwarfare analysts are worried about a new wave of Iranian cyberattacks after President Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. would exit the Iran nuclear agreement.Within 24 hours of the...
View ArticleIranian diplomat kicks off tour to save nuclear deal
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif set off on a tour of European countries on Saturday as Iran's government attempts to save the multinational Iran nuclear agreement that President Trump...
View ArticleTop UN nuclear official abruptly resigns
The United Nation's top nuclear inspector has abruptly resigned amid a renewed focus on the agency's work with Iran and its nuclear program.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced the...
View ArticleWe're out of the Iran deal — now what?
From the moment he announced his candidacy for president of the United States, Donald Trump has made his opposition to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) well known. No other agreement from...
View ArticleEuropean, Iranian officials meet to discuss nuclear deal without US
European foreign ministers met with their Iranian counterparts Tuesday as the remaining countries in the multination Iran nuclear agreement seek to preserve it following the Trump administration's...
View ArticleIn oil markets, geopolitical turmoil is back with a vengeance
When oil prices are low, it’s common to hear claims of the demise and growing irrelevance of energy geopolitics. The years after 2014, when oil prices cratered to lows in the $20s, illustrated this...
View ArticleNATO chief: No ‘security guarantee’ for Israel
NATO would not automatically defend Israel in the event of an attack by Iran, the alliance's secretary-general said. In an interview with the German news magazine Der Spiegel published Saturday, Jens...
View ArticleIran warns of ‘equal countermeasures’ if US blocks oil exports
Iran's foreign ministry on Tuesday denounced U.S. efforts to convince foreign nations to avoid purchasing oil from the country's government, vowing "equal countermeasures" if the U.S. tries to block...
View ArticleIran preparing major military exercise in Persian Gulf: report
Iran is readying a massive military exercise in the Persian Gulf that could be used to demonstrate Tehran's ability to block the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reports.Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
View ArticleIran to stop complying with parts of nuclear deal
Iran said it would pull out of parts of an international nuclear deal, announcing it would resume the enrichment of uranium previously prohibited by the Obama-era agreement that President Trump...
View ArticleTrump: 'Too soon' to make a deal with Iran
President Trump on Thursday said it's "too soon" to consider making a deal with Iran amid mounting tensions between the two countries, despite the president's recent insistence that he's open to...
View ArticleBiden faces deadline pressure on Iran deal
President Biden is coming under pressure to deliver on his campaign pledge to re-engage with Iran as Tehran pushes a deadline for Washington to lift Trump-era sanctions.The president has said he is...
View ArticleNuclear watchdog says Iran is escalating its breaches of 2015 deal
The United Nations's nuclear watchdog agency on Monday accused Iran's government of accelerating the pace at which it violates restrictions put in place under the 2015 nuclear agreement signed among...
View ArticlePompeo: Reentering Iran deal would make Middle East 'less secure'
Former secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that the U.S. re-entering the Iran nuclear deal would make the Middle East ‘less secure.’ During an interview with John Catsimatidis on his radio show...
View ArticleIran's president: 60 percent uranium enrichment an 'answer' to...
Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, said Wednesday that Tehran will begin to enrich uranium at higher levels as an "answer" to sabotage at the Natanz nuclear plant.Rouhani said the move to enrich uranium...
View ArticleUS says 'swift' return to Iran deal possible ahead of Vienna talks
An agreement between the U.S. and Iran on a pathway back to the 2015 nuclear deal that former President Trump withdrew from in 2018 is “doable,” and could happen before mid-June, a senior State...
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