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Iran nuclear deal
An Iranian clergyman stands next to missiles and army troops, during a maneuver, in an undisclosed location in Iran, November 13, 2012. (Majid Asgaripour/ Mehr News Agency via AP/ File)
October 18, 2020, 8:23 pm
As UN arms embargo on Iran expires, US vows to punish those who sell it weapons
Tehran says it doesn’t plan a ‘buying spree’ for upgraded equipment; Washington warns of sanctions against any who engage in weapons trade with Islamic Republic
By Nasser Karimi
Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks to IDF Home Front Command soldiers, during a visit int the Southern city of Ashdod. September 14, 2020. (FLASH90)
October 18, 2020, 6:16 pm
Gantz: Israel will do whatever it takes to stop Iran rearming as UN embargo ends
Defense minister calls on countries around the world to confront Tehran after US bid to renew international ban on weapons sales to the Islamic Republic fails
By Judah Ari Gross
A Shahab-3 surface-to-surface missile is on display at an exhibition by Iran's army and paramilitary Revolutionary Guard in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
October 18, 2020, 3:05 am
Iran says UN arms embargo on Tehran has ended
5 years after nuclear deal took effect, ‘all restrictions on transfer of arms terminated,’ Islamic Republic says, hailing world’s position ‘in defiance of US regime’s efforts’
By AFP
File: The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi delivers his speech at opening of the general conference of the IAEA in Vienna, Austria, September 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
October 11, 2020, 3:20 pm
Iran’s nuclear chief has COVID-19; country sees highest daily virus death toll
Ali Akbar Salehi said to be in good condition at home; Tehran announces 251 fatalities in 1 day with nearly 4,500 critical patients, as currency crashes to record low
By Agencies
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi talks to Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during a meeting at the Diaoyutai state guest house in Beijing, Dec. 31, 2019. (Noel Celis/Pool Photo via AP)
October 11, 2020, 10:32 am
In rebuke of US, China backs Iran nuclear deal, calls for Mideast security forum
After meeting with Iran’s Zarif, Beijing says support for 2015 agreement would be condition for entry to proposed new regional platform
By AFP
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks during the Kohelet Forum Conference at the Begin Heritage Center, in Jerusalem, on January 8, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
October 5, 2020, 6:18 am
US envoy Friedman: If Biden wins, it will be bad for Israel and Gulf on Iran
American ambassador tells Emirati website that Democrat nominee would undermine efforts of Trump administration to reverse nuclear deal
By TOI staff and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing the 75th United Nations General Assembly via video message, September 29, 2020. (Screen capture: UNTV)
September 29, 2020, 8:06 pm
Full text of Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the 2020 UN General Assembly
Israeli PM reveals location of a Hezbollah ‘missile factory’ in Beirut, says Iran will have material for two nuclear bombs in months, hopes Palestinians will ultimately seek peace
By TOI staff
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the opening session of the 30th Arab League summit in the Tunisian capital Tunis on March 31, 2019. (Fethi Belaid/Pool/AFP)
September 23, 2020, 7:59 pm
Saudi king warns UN of Iranian threat, backs US peace efforts in Middle East
Salman castigates Iranian attempts to sow ‘chaos, extremism and religious fanaticism’; calls to disarm Hezbollah; stops short of directly endorsing Israel-UAE-Bahrain accords
By TOI staff
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaking in a pre-recorded message played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters in New York, September 22, 2020. (UNTV via AP)
September 23, 2020, 2:59 pm
Iran’s Rouhani says UN rejection of sanctions marks ‘victory’ over Trump
Iranian president says Tehran achieved ‘great political, legal and diplomatic success’ at the international body
By AFP
US President Donald Trump dances with the music after speaking at a campaign rally, in Swanton, Ohio, September 21, 2020. (Tony Dejak/AP)
September 22, 2020, 8:11 pm
West’s unity on Iran hinges on US presidential vote
Washington’s old allies have been reluctant to follow Trump in his crusade to reinstate sanctions after exiting 2015 nuclear deal
By Valerie LEROUX and Philippe RATER
File: The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi delivers his speech at opening of the general conference of the IAEA in Vienna, Austria, September 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
September 21, 2020, 3:13 pm
Nuclear deal with world powers worth preserving, Iran tells IAEA summit
Addressing UN atomic watchdog, Ali Akbar Salehi says accord ‘caught in quasi-stalemate situation’ since US pullout, but asserts there’s broad agreement it merits fighting for
By David Rising
Photo composite: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (Hadi Mizban, Petros Karadjias/AP Photos)
September 20, 2020, 10:50 am
Iran, Russia pan ‘illegitimate, reckless’ US claim UN sanctions back in force
Tehran’s rial drops to new low as Moscow says Washington’s ‘theatrics don’t correspond to reality’; White House isolated in its unilateral assertion measures have snapped back
By Agencies
Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer addresses a Hanukkah reception at the Washington D.C. residence of Poland’s Ambassador the US Piotr Wilczek, December 3, 2018 (screen shoot: facebook.com/ambdermer)
September 19, 2020, 12:59 am
Israel’s envoy to US: At least 2 more Arab states will normalize ties by January
Ron Dermer, ahead of his departure, says highlight of 7-year tenure in Washington was PM’s Congressional address bashing Obama-brokered Iran deal
By Jacob Magid
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a press conference in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2020. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / POOL / AFP)
September 17, 2020, 6:54 pm
Pompeo insists US to enforce ‘UN’ sanctions on Iran
Security Council has clearly said that it cannot proceed with the reimposition of sanctions due to US exit from nuclear deal
By AFP
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi at the IAEA board of governors meeting at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, September 14, 2020. (Ronald Zak/AP)
September 14, 2020, 4:02 pm
UN atomic watchdog: Hopeful of greater trust with Iran
Rafael Grossi, head of International Atomic Energy Agency, says Tehran’s granting inspectors access to two disputed sites could build cooperation
By AP and TOI staff
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