U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif pose for a photograph before resuming talks over Iran's nuclear program in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 16, 2015./ -- The top U.S. and Iranian diplomats plan to meet this weekend in Switzerland as efforts ...
US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman arrives at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, on April 3, 2015 (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)/ Washington (AFP) - The top US negotiator in talks with Iran on curtailing its nuclear program will leave her post after a June 30 deadline for ...
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Thursday he his hopeful Iran and a group of world powers can reach a final agreement on his country's nuclear program "within a reasonable period of time." But during a visit to Greece, Zarif also said an agreement will not happen if there are ...
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warns against "illusions" and "excessive demands" in nuclear talks with Western powers (AFP Photo/Yasser Al-Zayyat)/ Athens (AFP) - Iran on Thursday warned global powers against making "excessive demands" in talks aimed at sealing a ground-breaking ...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Iran's foreign minister is holding out hope that a "sustainable, mutually respectful" deal can be struck with world powers in talks over his country's nuclear program before the current deadline of June 30. Mohammad Javad Zarif says an agreement with negotiators from the U ...
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks live on television after casting his ballot in the Iranian presidential election in Tehran June 12, 2009./ France warned on Wednesday it was ready to block a final deal between Iran and the six major powers on Iran's nuclear programme unless ...
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday he hoped Tehran and world powers would reach a final nuclear deal "within a reasonable period of time" but this would be hard if the other side stuck to what he called excessive demands. Iran, the United States, Britain, France, ...
ATHENS, Greece — Iran’s foreign minister is holding out hope that a “sustainable, mutually respectful” deal can be struck with world powers in talks over his country’s nuclear program before the current deadline of June 30. Mohammad Javad Zarif says an agreement with negotiators from the U.S., ...
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday he was hopeful Iran and world powers would reach a final conclusion on a nuclear deal "within a reasonable period of time". Iran, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China reached a tentative framework for a ...
US Secretary of State John Kerry boards his airplane prior to departure from Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, May 19, 2015 (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)/ Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Geneva this weekend to meet with his Iranian counterpart amid a push to seal a ...
In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, second left, attends a graduation ceremony of Revolutionary Guard officers in Tehran, Iran, as he is accompanied by Chief of the General ...
If Iran signs a nuclear deal with world powers it will have to accept inspections of its military sites, the head of the UN's atomic watchdog Yukiya Amano told AFP in an interview./ The question of inspections is shaping up to be one of the thorniest issues as world powers try to finalise a deal ...
Iranian negotiator/ TEHRAN, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Talks to seal a deal over Tehran's nuclear program are likely to extended beyond the self-imposed June 30 deadline, 's senior nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi said in Vienna Wednesday, state IRIB TV reported. "The talks will continue until June 30 ...
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends the 42nd Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Corporation (OIC) with the theme 'Joint Vision to Strengthen Tolerance and Reject Terrorism', at Bayan palace in Kuwait City on May 27, 2015. Foreign ...
VIENNA (AP) — A senior U.S. official has joined nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers with little more than a month until the deadline for a deal. The talks resumed in Vienna Wednesday, with negotiators working on a main document and technical annexes outlining how it will be ...
Iran denies it is trying to produce atomic weapons and insists the Bushehr reactor and its other nuclear facilities are purely for peaceful energy needs (AFP Photo/Majid Asgaripour)/ Tehran (AFP) - Talks between Iran and world powers aimed at finalising a deal over Tehran's nuclear programme ...
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is seen as he walks through a courtyard at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel during an extended round of talks in Lausanne, April 1, 2015./ Iranians have been captivated by a video circulating on social media that shows lawmakers arguing over the ongoing nuclear ...
Negotiators of Iran and six world powers face each other at a table in the historic basement of Palais Coburg hotel in Vienna April 24, 2015./ Gerard Araud addresses the Security Council during a meeting about the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine, at United Nations headquarters ...
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. and Iranian diplomats plan to meet this weekend in Switzerland as efforts intensify to reach a comprehensive nuclear accord. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will hold talks Saturday in Geneva. State Department spokesman ...
A self-imposed deadline of June 30 for Iran and six major powers to reach a final nuclear deal to resolve a decade-long standoff may be extended, Iran's state TV reported. "The deadline might be extended and the talks might continue after the June 30," Iranian senior nuclear negotiator Abbas ...
A senior U.S. official has joined nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers with little more than a month until the deadline for a deal. The talks resumed in Vienna Wednesday, with negotiators working on a main document and technical annexes outlining how it will be implemented. Most ...
The U.S. State Department says Secretary of State John Kerry plans to travel to Geneva for a May 30 meeting with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif for another round of nuclear talks. Spokesman Jeff Rathke said on May 27 that Washington believes the world powers and Iran can reach a ...
France, Iran indicate talks may be extended beyond June 30 * Fabius says no deal unless full access to military sites (Adds U.S. 'not contemplating' extension, Kerry trip) ANKARA/PARIS, May 27 (Reuters) - France warned on Wednesday it was ready to block a final deal between Iran and the six ...
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. and Iranian diplomats plan to meet this weekend in Switzerland as efforts intensify to reach a comprehensive nuclear accord. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will hold talks Saturday in Geneva. State Department spokesman ...
France's ambassador in Washington says world powers and Iran will probably miss an end-of-June deadline for a comprehensive nuclear agreement. Gerard Araud says it's "very likely" there will be no deal in the next five weeks, or even afterward. He says much technical work remains, meaning any ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not consider an extension to reach an agreement on curbing Iran's nuclear program, the State Department said on Wednesday, despite indications from France and Iran that talks may stretch into July. "We're not contemplating any extension beyond June ...
France's foreign minister said on Wednesday his country would not back any nuclear deal with Iran unless it provided full access to all installations, including military sites. "France will not accept (a deal) if it is not clear that inspections can be done at all Iranian installations, ...
Negotiations seeking to reach a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers could extend beyond a self-imposed June 30 deadline and are not bound by a “specific time,” a senior Iranian envoy said Wednesday. The comments appear to strengthen predictions that the talks may not settle on a within ...
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranians have been captivated by a video circulating on social media that shows lawmakers arguing over the ongoing nuclear negotiations with world powers. The video, which surfaced Monday, shows Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and hard-line lawmaker Mahdi Kouchakzadeh in a ...
TEHRAN – Abbas Araqchi, a top Iranian negotiator, has said that the nuclear talks will continue until the July 1 deadline and may even extend beyond that. He made the remarks upon arrival for nuclear talks at Vienna airport on Wednesday. “We are not bound to the time, but we are bound to the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — He seems "selfish and self-serving,” said one woman. The way he carries himself in public "leaves something to be desired," said another. His “negative rhetoric and bias," said another man, is what is “most harmful."/ has been forced to sit inside a frigid New York courtroom and ...
Famed for its palaces, tiled mosques and minarets, Isfahan - where blasts were heard overnight - is also a major centre for military industry./ Iran's third-biggest city, nicknamed "Nesf-e-Jahaan" or half the world, is located in the centre of the country near the Zagros mountains./ The city and ...
has refused to disclose the prosecution’s first three witnesses in advance to Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass revealed the move on Thursday, in response to a request from Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche. Steinglass pointed out how much Trump posts about possible witnesses and even ...
Surgeons believe that Hollywood is experiencing a spike in the side effect known as "Ozempic Face," which they claim has affected everyone from John Goodman to Sharon Osborne./ Amid the weight loss treatment’s skyrocketing popularity, surgeons believe that Hollywood is experiencing a spike in ...
US officials say Israel hit Iran with a missile overnight on Friday, in what appears to be a retaliatory strike after weeks of escalating tensions between the two countries./ There are competing claims about the scale of the attack on the Isfahan region and the extent of any damage, with Iranian ...
This morning warning sirens sounded across northern Israel as they do most days. The army said later that it was a false alarm. But for the people of Israel it was a reminder - if one were needed - of just how fast and how easily Iran could retaliate if it wanted to./ For north of the border in ...
An Israeli missile has struck Iran, two US officials have told the BBC's US partner CBS News. Iran's state broadcaster IRIB downplayed reports of an attack, saying Isfahan was "safe and sound". Residents from the area sent BBC Persian this footage, which shows flashes in the sky. A large ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. And in North Carolina, a ...
Play video Israeli missile strikes Iran from BBC News Channel/ It's nearly two hours since we first heard reports of explosions in Iran. Here's what we know so far:/ Two US officials have confirmed to the BBC's US partner CBS News that an Israeli missile has struck Iran/ We have live rolling ...
Reuters' template to be used in breaking news scenarios/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran, ABC News reported late on Thursday, citing a U.S. official, while Iranian state media reported an explosion in the center of the country, days after Iran launched a ...