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President Hassan Rouhani listens to explanations on new nuclear achievements at a ceremony to mark 'National Nuclear Day,' in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2018. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
April 19, 2018, 5:35 am
Iran president: If US scraps nuke deal, they’ll see impact ‘within a week’
Rouhani mocks Trump, says his administration has 'failed to destroy' the 2015 agreement between Tehran and world powers despite 'so many tweets'
By Agencies and TOI staff
Visitors look at the models of oil tanker shaped floating nuclear reactors and oil rigs showcased at the display booth of China's state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation during the China International Exhibition on Nuclear Power Industry in Beijing, Thursday, April 27, 2017. AP Photo/Andy Wong)
April 16, 2018, 4:43 am
Iran MP claims China in talks to build it small nuclear reactors
The mini reactors could be used in nuclear submarines, with Tehran reportedly looking to develop seaborne atomic capabilities
By TOI staff
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron deliver a joint press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on July 13, 2017. (AFP Photo/Patrick Kovarik)
April 15, 2018, 10:51 pm
Iran deal’s fate could rest on last-minute European interventions with Trump
Macron and Merkel likely to be last European leaders to meet Trump ahead of his mid-May deadline for the accord's 'serious flaws' to be fixed
By Matthew Lee
The new Secretary of State Michael Pompeo seen testifying on Capital Hill while still CIA Director, Washington, January 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
April 12, 2018, 9:21 pm
Pompeo: Trump aims to stop Iran’s nuclear program with diplomacy
At confirmation hearing, secretary of state-designate says he's 'absolutely not' in favor of a preemptive strike on Tehran's facilities
By Eric Cortellessa
The General Secretary of the European Council, Thorbjoern Jagland (3rdL) and Denmark's Minister of Justice Soeren Pape Poulsen (4thL) attend the opening session of the European Councils conference on the reform of the European Human Rights System on April 12, 2018 in Copenhagen. (AFP PHOTO / Ritzau Scanpix / Bax Lindhardt)
April 12, 2018, 3:43 pm
EU extends Iran human rights sanctions as US nuke deal deadline nears
Amid efforts to keep Washington from leaving accord, European Council signs on for another year of measures imposed due to regime's repression of Iranian people
By AFP
Illustrative photo of Iranian banknotes and foreign coins displayed by a vendor on a side walk of the Ferdowsi Street in Tehran, Iran, January 23, 2013. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
April 9, 2018, 4:54 pm
Iran’s rial at all-time low against the dollar
Currency plunges 18% in two days amid persistent fears Trump administration could pull out of nuclear deal and impose new sanctions
By AP
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a joint press conference with the leaders of Turkey and Russia as part of a tripartite summit on Syria, in Ankara, on April 4, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN)
April 9, 2018, 11:32 am
Iran’s Rouhani says US ‘will regret it’ if it violates nuke deal
Tehran warns Americans that if sanctions are reimposed on regime, in 'less than a week, they will see the result'
By AFP
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas takes the oath of office after the new government was appointed after German Chancellor Angela Merkel was elected for a fourth term as chancellor in the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
April 6, 2018, 5:57 am
German FM vows ‘considerable efforts’ to protect Iran deal
During visit to Jordan, Heiko Maas calls for a 'firewall' between the nuclear deal and Tehran's other activities
By TOI staff and AP
Yossi Cohen, the head of the Mossad, is seen in a committee meeting at the Israeli parliament on December 8, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 4, 2018, 10:50 pm
Mossad chief ‘100 percent certain’ Iran still seeks nuclear bomb
In closed security meeting, Yossi Cohen says nuke deal a 'terrible mistake,' must be 'completely changed or scrapped'
By Josef Federman
US President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, March 25, 2018. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
April 4, 2018, 5:47 am
Anticipating Trump’s next move, aides prep Iran deal pullout
National security officials exploring various 'day after' scenarios as deadline for possible US withdrawal inches closer
By Matthew Lee and Josh Lederman
Italy's Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni (L) talks with Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on the second day of a summit of European Union leaders at the European Council headquarter in Brussels, on March 23, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
March 29, 2018, 5:41 pm
European Union said to reject new sanctions aimed to save Iran deal
Italy, Spain and Austria reportedly resist plan by UK, France and Germany, saying it will endanger business ties and won't appease Trump
By TOI staff
White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah talks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, in Washington, February 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
March 26, 2018, 10:54 pm
White House: If it’s not changed, Trump prepared to ‘potentially’ exit Iran deal
Earlier Monday, Netanyahu reportedly tells foreign diplomats the US president will walk away from nuclear agreement if 3 major parts of accord are not amended
By Eric Cortellessa
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, shakes hands with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas during their meeting, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, March 26, 2018.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
March 26, 2018, 9:53 pm
German FM urges Palestinians ‘not to tear down bridges’
On Israel and West Bank visit, Heiko Mass says peace talks without the US 'would be difficult'; acknowledges differences with Israel, Trump on Iran deal
By AP
Iranian and US banknotes on display at a currency exchange shop in downtown Tehran, Iran, April 4, 2015. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
March 26, 2018, 4:49 pm
Iran currency hits record low, crashing through 50,000 rial to the US dollar
Fearing a Trump administration pullout from the nuclear deal, Iranians are hoarding cash despite crackdown on foreign exchange dealers
By AFP
John Bolton speaking at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, on April 17, 2015. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images via JTA)
March 25, 2018, 2:46 pm
Consider the monger: 10 things to know for March 25
While some in Israel fete John Bolton's nomination, others see him in a different light, and he isn't the only one around selling war or hate
By Joshua Davidovich
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