Iran nuclear deal

Defense Minister Benny Gantz stands in front of an F-35 fighter jet at the Nevatim air base on April 12, 2021. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)

Amid leaks, Gantz orders probe into ‘chatter’ on alleged Israeli strikes on Iran

Defense minister requests attorney general look into intelligence officials quoted by Israeli, foreign press on strike at Iran’s Natanz nuclear site

AnalysisAfter Saviz strike, Israel may be in dire straits trying to battle Iran at sea

By Lazar Berman

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on April 12, 2021. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Netanyahu to visiting US defense secretary: We won’t let Iran obtain nukes

By TOI staff

US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 3, 2013, before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

April 14, 2021, 5:06 am

Senate confirms Iran deal negotiator Wendy Sherman as deputy secretary of state

Confirmation comes amid renewed tensions with Iran and efforts to bring Washington and Tehran back into the 2015 agreement

By TOI staff

Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the organization, speaks with media while visiting the Natanz enrichment facility, in central Iran, November 4, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)

April 13, 2021, 5:16 pm

Iran informs UN it will raise enrichment to 60%, its highest-ever levels

Nuclear negotiator also says 1,000 more centrifuges will be installed at Natanz nuclear facility, the site of a recent attack blamed on Israel

By AP and TOI staff

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses a conference in Tehran, Iran, February 23, 2021. (Vahid Salemi/AP)

April 13, 2021, 11:06 am

Iran’s Zarif: Israel made ‘a very bad gamble’ with blast at nuclear plant

Iranian FM says Tehran can now legitimately use any capacity it has at Natanz after ‘terrorist stupidity’; Russia’s Lavrov says Moscow expects nuke deal to be saved

By Agencies and TOI staff

File: Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, Iran (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

April 13, 2021, 9:19 am

Natanz blast took out main power and backup, Iranian official acknowledges

‘Technically, enemy’s plan was rather beautiful,’ energy panel head tells state TV; Tehran MPs urge suspension of nuke talks; US officials don’t know if Iran will show in Vienna

By TOI staff

In this Aug. 16, 2005 file photo, Iranian women form a human chain, at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility, in support of Iran's nuclear program, just outside the city of Isfahan, Iran (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

April 13, 2021, 6:00 am

From diplomacy to sabotage: Iran’s nuclear program and efforts to thwart it

Iran insists atomic goals are peaceful, but has long been accused of secret weapons program; meanwhile, Tehran blames US and Israel for cyberattacks, explosions and assassinations

By Agencies

Israeli National Security Council chairman Meir Ben-Shabbat (right), and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. (Flash90, AP)

April 13, 2021, 5:08 am

Amid spiraling tensions, Israel and US to convene strategic group on Iran

Second meeting of teams headed by national security advisers comes after Israel accused of attack on Iran nuclear facility, resumption of talks between Tehran and Washington

By TOI staff

Former Israeli national security adviser Yaakov Amidror. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

April 12, 2021, 10:34 pm

Ex-national security adviser warns: ‘Iran has ability to harm us significantly’

Amid tensions, Yaakov Amidror says Tehran’s willingness to use its military capabilities against Israel ‘depends on what level they want to produce this encounter’

By TOI staff

Journalists wait in front of the Grand Hotel Wien where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran take place in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Florian Schroetter)

April 12, 2021, 6:28 pm

EU sanctions 8 Iranian security officials over 2019 protests amid Vienna talks

The move to impose asset freezes and visa bans comes at a sensitive time as Brussels mediates efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal

By AFP

April 12, 2021, 5:53 pm

Netanyahu to visiting US defense secretary: We won’t let Iran obtain nukes

Following attack on Iran’s Natanz facility, which has been blamed on Israel, PM says US-Israeli cooperation is ‘crucial’ to combat threats facing both countries

By TOI staff

April 12, 2021, 5:04 pm

Amid leaks, Gantz orders probe into ‘chatter’ on alleged Israeli strikes on Iran

Defense minister requests attorney general look into intelligence officials quoted by Israeli, foreign press on strike at Iran’s Natanz nuclear site

By Judah Ari Gross

Defense Minister Benny Gantz, left, fist-bumps US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel on April 12, 2021. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

April 12, 2021, 5:04 pm

Gantz: A future Iran nuclear deal can’t have ‘expiration dates’

Defense minister says he told his visiting American counterpart that a new agreement with Tehran must be ‘more robust’ than the 2015 accord

By Judah Ari Gross

This image released by Apple TV+ shows Niv Sultan as Tamar Rabinyan in a scene from 'Tehran.' (Apple TV+ via AP)

April 12, 2021, 3:10 pm

Daily Briefing Apr. 12 – The latest twist in the plot of a real-life ‘Tehran’

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By TOI staff

Centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran, November 5, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)

April 12, 2021, 3:10 pm

Ex-Mossad head: Political leaders want Iran sabotage attributed to Israel

Efraim Halevy says potential retaliation by Tehran dependent on its upcoming elections, nuclear talks with US; adds Iran has means to hit Israel that it hasn’t previously used

By TOI staff

April 12, 2021, 1:42 pm

After Natanz incident, EU warns against attempts to ‘undermine’ nuclear talks

Germany says reported sabotage at facility ‘not positive’ for negotiations in Vienna, as sides set to reconvene Tuesday

By Agencies and TOI staff

President Hassan Rouhani, second right, is shown new centrifuges and listens to head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi, while visiting an exhibition of Iran's new nuclear achievements in Tehran, Iran, April 10, 2021. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

April 12, 2021, 10:00 am

Iran blames Israel for Natanz attack, vows to ‘take revenge on the Zionists’

Nuclear official claims enrichment ongoing; Tehran claims person behind attack identified; FM Zarif says damage to centrifuges will lead to installation of more advanced versions

By TOI staff