November 18, 2014
12:31 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L), former EU top diplomat Catherine Ashton (C) and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (R) meet in Muscat on November 10, 2014. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO/POOL/Nicholas KAMM)

On Iran nuclear deal, down to the wire in Vienna

With John Kerry waiting in the wings in London, any outcome is still possible in final week before deadline in negotiations on Tehran’s rogue program

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil

November 10, 2014
6:12 pm

Posing for a photo are, from left, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, European Union adviser Catherine Ashton, Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yussef bin Alawi and US Secretary of State John Kerry, in Muscat on Sunday Nov. 9, 2014. Talks are underway in high-level negotiations to limit Iran's nuclear program in exchange for easing crippling sanctions on the Islamic republic's economy. (photo credit: AP PHOTO/NICHOLAS KAMM, POOL)

Looming Iran deal spells the empowering of evil

Op-ed: An arrangement that depends on verifying Iranian good behavior and taking speedy counteraction in the inevitable event of bad behavior is simply not workable — and both sides know it

By David Horovitz

September 23, 2014
4:15 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry leaves after a press conference in Ankara on September 12, 2014. (Photo credit: AFP/POOL/Brendan SMIALOWSKI

Republican senators demand transparency on Iran talks

31 lawmakers pen letter to John Kerry on US centrifuge concessions; question whether deal will last

By JTA

September 19, 2014
5:24 pm

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani speaks to the UN General Assembly on September 24. (screen capture: UN live stream)

As nuclear talks open, US says Obama-Rouhani meet is ‘up to Iran’

Wide gaps between sides as negotiations resume in NY; Russians say regime’s reactor at Arak is one key sticking point

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil

September 17, 2014
11:03 pm

In this Jan. 15, 2011 file photo, Iran's heavy water nuclear facility is back-dropped by mountains near the central city of Arak, Iran. (AP Photo/ISNA, Hamid Foroutan)

Iranians back nuclear deal, fear tough demands — poll

94% say country needs atomic energy program; large majority say dismantling centrifuges, cutting research is unacceptable

By AFP

July 8, 2014
12:22 pm

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (screen capture: YouTube/PressTVGlobalNews)

Iran’s supreme leader: We want 190,000 centrifuges

Tehran demanding to keep nearly 20 times as much uranium enrichment equipment as world powers will allow

By AFP

May 16, 2014
7:54 pm

European Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton (left), and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (right), before the closed-door nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Ronald Zak)

Round of Iran nuclear talks ends with big setbacks

Senior Iranian official says differences remain on more than a dozen issues; uranium enrichment said to be among most divisive topics

By George Jahn

February 19, 2014
9:47 am

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif before the round of talks in Vienna February 18, 2014. (Screen capture)

Washington critics sound alarm as Iran talks resume

White House defends negotiations in Vienna amid warnings by hawkish groups; ballistic technology tops agenda

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil

February 18, 2014
5:54 am

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech in Tehran (photo credit: AP/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/File)

Obstacles abound ahead of final Iran nuclear deal

Expectations are low as talks between the Islamic Republic and Western powers resume on Tuesday

By AP and Times of Israel staff

February 17, 2014
8:20 pm

International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors (2nd and 3rd left) and Iranian technicians at Natanz nuclear power plant south of Tehran on January 20, 2014 (Photo credit: Kazem Ghane/IRNA/AFP)

Hard-line stance on Iran making Israel irrelevant, official says

World powers set to demand Tehran cut centrifuges and shutter Qom facility, but Israel wants zero enrichment; top US negotiator to visit Israel Sunday

By Marissa Newman

January 23, 2014
2:25 am

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif smiles and laughs as he speaks to the media in Geneva, on November 24, 2013, after the interim nuclear deal was concluded (photo credit: AP/Carolyn Kaster/Pool)

Iran: We did not agree to dismantle anything

FM Mohammad Javad Zarif claims Washington has mischaracterized Tehran’s concessions in the interim nuclear agreement

By Yoel Goldman

January 8, 2014
11:01 pm

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, second left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, third right, are pictured during talks over Iran's nuclear program in Geneva, Switzerland, in November. (photo credit: AP/Fabrice Coffrini)

Iran, big power nuclear talks hit snag on centrifuge research

From the web Negotiations have run into problems over the issue of centrifuges, and not for the first time, diplomats told Reuters

December 29, 2013
3:14 pm

Iranian nuclear head Ali Akbar Salehi speaks to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York in October 2012. (photo credit: CFR screenshot)

Iran nuclear chief: We’ve kept new centrifuges offline

Tehran said to be holding back on installing new devices due to November deal with Western powers

By AP

December 7, 2013
8:38 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry (left), and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (right) attend a meeting of the five permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, Thursday, September 26, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Jason DeCrow)

P5+1 talks on Iran’s nukes to resume on Monday

New negotiations, to be held this time in Vienna, still won’t finalize arrangements for implementing last month’s interim deal

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil

November 23, 2013
4:22 pm

A debacle created by our appeasement

The cruse and the centrifuge — two very different ‘miraculous’ events

By Marvin Hier

Topic: centrifuges

On Iran nuclear deal, down to the wire in Vienna

With John Kerry waiting in the wings in London, any outcome is still possible in final week before deadline in negotiations on Tehran’s rogue program

Looming Iran deal spells the empowering of evil

Op-ed: An arrangement that depends on verifying Iranian good behavior and taking speedy counteraction in the inevitable event of bad behavior is simply not workable — and both sides know it

Republican senators demand transparency on Iran talks

31 lawmakers pen letter to John Kerry on US centrifuge concessions; question whether deal will last

As nuclear talks open, US says Obama-Rouhani meet is ‘up to Iran’

Wide gaps between sides as negotiations resume in NY; Russians say regime’s reactor at Arak is one key sticking point

Iranians back nuclear deal, fear tough demands — poll

94% say country needs atomic energy program; large majority say dismantling centrifuges, cutting research is unacceptable

Iran’s supreme leader: We want 190,000 centrifuges

Tehran demanding to keep nearly 20 times as much uranium enrichment equipment as world powers will allow

Round of Iran nuclear talks ends with big setbacks

Senior Iranian official says differences remain on more than a dozen issues; uranium enrichment said to be among most divisive topics

Washington critics sound alarm as Iran talks resume

White House defends negotiations in Vienna amid warnings by hawkish groups; ballistic technology tops agenda

Obstacles abound ahead of final Iran nuclear deal

Expectations are low as talks between the Islamic Republic and Western powers resume on Tuesday

Hard-line stance on Iran making Israel irrelevant, official says

World powers set to demand Tehran cut centrifuges and shutter Qom facility, but Israel wants zero enrichment; top US negotiator to visit Israel Sunday

Iran: We did not agree to dismantle anything

FM Mohammad Javad Zarif claims Washington has mischaracterized Tehran’s concessions in the interim nuclear agreement

Iran, big power nuclear talks hit snag on centrifuge research

From the web Negotiations have run into problems over the issue of centrifuges, and not for the first time, diplomats told Reuters

Iran nuclear chief: We’ve kept new centrifuges offline

Tehran said to be holding back on installing new devices due to November deal with Western powers

P5+1 talks on Iran’s nukes to resume on Monday

New negotiations, to be held this time in Vienna, still won’t finalize arrangements for implementing last month’s interim deal

A debacle created by our appeasement

The cruse and the centrifuge — two very different ‘miraculous’ events

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