Senior diplomats from Iran, Britain, France, and Germany convened a new round of talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear program in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday to test diplomacy ahead of Donald Trump's return to power in the US but made little or no progress, media reports said.
Iranian negotiators held talks with the deputy head of the EU’s External Action Service on Thursday, setting the stage for Friday’s negotiations between the Islamic Republic and the three European nations collectively known as the E3.
Iran raised the stakes ahead of nuclear talks with European powers on Friday, unveiling plans to expand uranium enrichment capabilities and hinting at a potential shift in policy toward weaponization.
Iran has escalated its nuclear program by injecting gas into thousands of advanced centrifuges, a process to enrich uranium which could ultimately be used to develop a nuclear weapon.
Iran’s former president Hassan Rouhani criticized calls from top government officials for a shift toward pursuing nuclear weapons, saying they give Israel and the United States an excuse to attack.
The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization on Wednesday criticized the director of the UN nuclear watchdog for making what he described as provocative statements regarding Tehran’s nuclear program.
Iran’s nuclear chief said on Tuesday that the country’s nuclear technology will not be restricted, despite demands from the United States and European powers to halt high-level uranium enrichment.
A powerful former security chief inserted himself anew into Iran's fraught domestic power milieu and increasingly exposed position abroad by saying he is a key decision-maker on Iran's global role and nuclear diplomacy.
Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization chief confirmed on Saturday that the country has agreed to increased monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), following Western pressure for accountability.
A former member of Iran’s nuclear negotiating team and a frequent voice on international media defending Tehran’s policies has said Qatar should be bombed if Iran’s nuclear facilities are targeted.
Iran faces the threat of tougher sanctions as Britain, France, and Germany warn of a potential snapback of UN measures against Tehran that were lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear deal.
The United States assesses that Iran could rapidly build a nuclear weapon should it decide to do so, according to a November 2024 intelligence report released Thursday which said there were no indications yet it was building a bomb.
A top Iranian diplomat warned Tehran would withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if a so-called snapback mechanism renews the UN sanctions lifted by a 2015 nuclear deal, underscoring Iran's determination to avoid being pressured into ditching its nuclear ambitions.