“According to the plans, Iran is scheduled to move toward more advanced nuclear industry and commercial (uranium) enrichment,” Zarif said after his flight back to Tehran on Wednesday.   “Our people stand against sanctions, however, they show heroic flexibility in the face of respect and dialogue, which leads to positive outcomes for everyone,” he added. […]

President Obama’s nominee to become the Pentagon’s No. 2 officer joined a chorus of defense hawks worried the landmark deal meant to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions will jumpstart the Iranian economy and generate more revenue for the regime’s military forces. Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, currently the head of U.S. Transportation Command, told Congress […]

Iran and world powers capped a decade-long dispute by reaching a historic deal early Tuesday for Tehran to curb its nuclear program in exchange for the easing of economic sanctions.   The Islamic republic has been negotiating with the U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China for years, with diplomats most recently extending numerous deadlines […]

Barack Obama sought to shrug off criticism that he had been naïve is seeking a compromise with Iran, saying the agreement was not built on trust, but on verification. “This deal meets every single one of the bottom lines that we established when we achieved a framework this spring,” he said, “Every pathway to a […]

The Iranian state press has presented its side of the nuclear talks Tuesday, as both Western and Iranian foreign ministers present the terms of the deal in a historic press conference over the nuclear agreement.   Just before the formal announcement, state-run PressTV revealed, allegedly, some of the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), […]

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani will address the nation on state television on Monday night, an official statement said, amid reports a nuclear deal with world powers could be imminent.Rouhani’s appearance scheduled for 10:00 pm (1730 GMT) was announced by the culture ministry in a notice sent to media which said he would talk about the […]

VIENNA (AP) — Negotiators at the Iran nuclear talks plan to announce Monday that they’ve reached a historic deal capping nearly a decade of diplomacy that would curb the country’s atomic program in return for sanctions relief, two diplomats told The Associated Press on Sunday. The envoys said a provisional agreement may be reached even […]

Negotiators from six world powers are making encouraging progress with Iran on a deal over curtailing its nuclear program, but it remains unclear whether they will hit Monday’s self-imposed deadline, officials told NBC News.   Several sticking points remain, including Iran’s demand — supported by Russia — that a U.N. embargo on conventional arms, including […]