Iran nuclear deal

File: Robert Malley, US Special Envoy for Iran (R) and Stephan Klement, EU Ambassador and European External Action Service Special Advisor on Iran, talk in front of the Hotel Imperial near the Grand Hotel Vienna where closed-door nuclear talks took place in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, June 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Florian Schroetter)

US said increasingly skeptical return to Iran nuclear deal is possible

NY Times reports on pessimism in Washington amid challenges facing accord, including new hardline government in Tehran and growing Iranian technical knowhow

Israelis above 60 years old receive their third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a Clalit health care maintenance organization, on August 01, 2021, in Jerusalem. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing August 1 – Israelis turn guinea pigs as 3rd COVID dose rolled out

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August 1, 2021, 2:24 pm

Daily Briefing August 1 – Israelis turn guinea pigs as 3rd COVID dose rolled out

Lazar Berman explains why Israel is up in arms after an alleged Iranian attack on an oil tanker; health reporter Nathan Jeffay lists pros and cons of Israel’s 3rd dose campaign

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In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, July 14, 2021. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

August 1, 2021, 12:36 pm

Outgoing Iran president admits government was not always truthful

Rouhani says he withheld information from his citizens because ‘I did not find it useful and I was afraid it would harm national unity’

By AP

Iran's new President-elect Ebrahim Raisi waves at the conclusion of his news conference in Tehran, Iran, June 21, 2021. (Vahid Salemi/AP)

August 1, 2021, 9:26 am

Seeking to save battered economy, Iran’s Raisi may prioritize axing US sanctions

Ultra-conservative new president is set to take reins of a country facing deep economic problems; experts say he’ll focus on removing trade barriers with China and Russia

By Ahmad Parhizi and Karim Abou Merhi

August 1, 2021, 4:01 am

US said increasingly skeptical return to Iran nuclear deal is possible

NY Times reports on pessimism in Washington amid challenges facing accord, including new hardline government in Tehran and growing Iranian technical knowhow

By TOI staff

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (C) speaks with officials before he boards his plane on his return to the United States from Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City, on July 29, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool/ AFP)

July 29, 2021, 8:01 pm

Blinken warns time running out on return to Iran nuclear deal

Khamenei says experience has shown ‘trusting the West does not work,’ referring to US withdrawal from pact and implementation of crippling sanctions

By AFP

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei checks the time in farewell meeting with outgoing President Hassan Rouhani's administration in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

July 28, 2021, 6:32 pm

Ahead of new government, Iran’s Khamenei warns to not trust the West

Supreme leader says the decision by Trump to pull out of the 2015 nuclear deal proves ‘that trusting the West does not work’

By Amir Havasi

Defense Minister Benny Gantz attends a conference in the Eshkol region, southern Israel, on July 13, 2021. (Flash90)

July 28, 2021, 11:40 am

Israel is acting against Iranian ‘existential threat,’ Gantz tells BBC Persian

Defense minister says Jewish state reserves the right to take independent steps against Tehran’s nuclear program, says deal with world powers must be improved

By TOI staff

July 26, 2021, 7:48 pm

After months of optimism, a return to the Iran nuke deal begins to look unlikely

The Islamic Republic’s demands, along with progress in its program, make a return to the JCPOA seem much more difficult than when Biden came into office

By Lazar Berman

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets Foreign Minister Yair Lapid ahead of their meeting in Rome, on June 27, 2021. (Andrew Harnik/Pool/AFP)

July 25, 2021, 10:45 pm

Lapid and Gantz said to warn US: Iran is close to nuclear threshold

Senior diplomat cautions that Tehran could take advantage of lull in talks, until Iran’s new president installed, to advance program

By TOI staff

French parliamentarians meet President Isaac Herzog (right) in Jerusalem, July 20, 2021 (Mark Neyman/GPO)

July 21, 2021, 6:23 pm

Iran, terror concerns are changing France’s ties with Israel, say visiting MPs

40 French parliamentarians meet with top Israeli leaders, with some sounding alarm over Hezbollah’s grip over Lebanon, antisemitism in France

By Lazar Berman

Iran's government spokesman Ali Rabiei speaks at a regular news briefing, on July 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

July 20, 2021, 8:33 pm

Iran security council rejects proposal to restore nuclear deal – gov’t spokesman

Ali Rabiei says supposed draft deal doesn’t meet terms of Iranian law, but council later disputes his claim; he also reiterates Vienna talks won’t resume until Raisi inaugurated

By TOI staff

Iran's Governor to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Kazem Gharib Abadi, Political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Araghchi, and Deputy Secretary General and Political Director of the European External Action Service (EEAS), Enrique Mora stand in front of the ‚Grand Hotel Vienna' where where closed-door nuclear talks take place in Vienna, Austria, June 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner)

July 19, 2021, 5:06 pm

US said to weigh sanctions on Iran’s oil sales to China if nuke talks fail

As Vienna negotiations on reviving 2015 deal falter, Biden administration reportedly considers plan in attempt to deter Islamic Republic from hindering progress to agreement

By TOI staff

Political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Araghchi, leaves the 'Grand Hotel Wien' where closed-door nuclear talks take place in Vienna, Austria, on May 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner)

July 17, 2021, 11:57 pm

Iran nuclear negotiator: Vienna talks must wait for new president to take office

US officials have voiced increasing pessimism regarding the chances for an agreement; Ebrahim Raisi is likely to take an even tougher approach with the West

By TOI staff

Ebrahim Raisi, who went on to win Iran's presidential election, waves after casting his vote at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, on June 18, 2021. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)

July 15, 2021, 4:29 am

Iran said unwilling to restart nuclear talks until hardliner Raisi enters office

In blow to US efforts to revive accord, Tehran reportedly notifies parties it’s staying away from negotiation table until after Rouhani vacates presidency in August

By TOI staff

July 14, 2021, 2:00 pm

Daily Briefing July 14 – UAE’s Israel embassy is open for business in Tel Aviv

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