Aug 09, 2022
EU, US push for JCPOA deal
The European Union announced yesterday that it has put forward a "final" text to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal after conclusion of the latest round…
Aug 04, 2022
Lapid convenes Security Cabinet over Gaza
Tensions continue to run high between Israel and the Iranian-proxy Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group in the Gaza Strip despite extensive mediation efforts by Egypt. By Jonathan Hessen and…
Aug 04, 2022
Iran to US: don’t test our resolve
The warning comes as top Iranian and United States officials resume indirect talks in Vienna this week on reviving the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear pact, although…
Jun 09, 2022
Israel hails IAEA censure of Iran
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) 35-nation Board of Governors overwhelmingly passed a resolution formally criticizing the Islamic Republic for failing to explain uranium traces found at three undeclared sites,…
Mar 24, 2022
Iran, Syria boost ties
The Arab Republic is hosting Iran’s top diplomat for talks in Damascus. By Jonathan Hessen and Erin Viner "We are talking about strategic ties and today, aside from all the…
Mar 17, 2022
Iran releases hostages as UK pays $530m debt
British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and dual national Anoosheh Ashoori have arrived in the United Kingdom after being released from the Islamic Republic. By Erin Viner The pair were freed…
Mar 16, 2022
Lavrov: nuclear deal with Iran in final phase
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian that agreement on the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is in the finishing straight. By…
Mar 01, 2022
Iran: key issues still unresolved at nuclear talks
"Reaching a good deal is possible ... three key issues still remain to be resolved. The US and European powers have not taken political decisions on these major issues," Iran's…
Feb 08, 2022
JCPOA talks resume in Vienna
The 8th round of negotiations to salvage the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal between Iran and world powers continued, after envoys took a 10-day break for consultations with…
Nov 19, 2021
IAEA: Iran still denying access
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) detailed a number of ongoing disputes with the Islamic Republic in separate reports. By Erin Viner Tehran has still not granted IAEA inspectors the access…