Iran nuclear talks

Lebanese President Michel Aoun (R) shakes hands with Nizar Zakka (C), a Lebanese national and US resident arrested in Iran in 2015 and sentenced to 10 years in jail on espionage charges, after he was freed at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut on June 11, 2019.(ANWAR AMRO / AFP)

From the WebJuly 10, 2019, 12:38 pm

Iran’s release of Lebanese prisoner said to be failed overture to US

Sources tell Reuters that June release of businessman with US permanent residency, after 4 years in prison, was meant as an opening for talks between Washington and Tehran

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House, in Washington, DC, on June 20, 2019. (AP/Evan Vucci)

June 22, 2019, 3:42 am

Trump doesn’t want a war with Iran but warns of ‘obliteration’ if there is one

US president says no preconditions for talks with Tehran but won’t allow regime to have nuclear weapons; US military was ‘cocked and loaded’ to retaliate for downing of drone

By TOI staff and Agencies

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, May 8, 2019. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

June 3, 2019, 6:09 pm

Iran president rules out talks until US acts ‘normal’

Rouhani says ‘the enemy’ must recognize that leaving nuclear deal was a mistake before Islamic Republic will return to negotiation table

By AFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shake hands during their meeting in Qingdao, China, Saturday, June 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

June 9, 2018, 6:10 pm

Rouhani and Putin discuss US exit from nuclear deal

Cooperation between Moscow and Tehran in Syria also up for discussion as leaders meet on sidelines of regional cooperation meeting in China

By Agencies

Iranian protesters burn Israeli and US flags in their annual anti-Israeli Al-Quds, Jerusalem, Day rally in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 8, 2018 (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

June 9, 2018, 11:09 am

China hosts Russia, Iran for summit as US tensions rise

Meeting comes after Trump pulled Washington out of the 2015 international pact with Tehran that placed limits on its nuclear program

By Becky Davis

US President Donald Trump speaks following a meeting on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC June 1, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/AFP)

June 8, 2018, 5:22 am

Trump says Kim summit all about attitude, not preparation

US president believes he will be able to negotiate an accord with the North Koran leader to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula

By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin and Catherine Lucey

This June 6, 2018, photo shows the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island in Singapore (seen in the center of the picture) where US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are set to meet on June 12, 2018, for nuclear talks. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

June 7, 2018, 12:05 pm

Israel refused South Korea’s request to publicly back Trump-Kim summit — report

Army Radio says government fears nuclear talks with North Korea could set precedent for attempts to denuclearize Iran

By Sue Surkes

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a speech on files obtained by Israel he says proves Iran lied about its nuclear program, at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, on April 30, 2018. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)

May 5, 2018, 12:41 pm

European intelligence officials briefed in Israel on Iran’s nuclear archive

Israeli official says reveal of trove was timed to follow Macron, Merkel meetings with Trump ahead of decision on nuke deal. ‘Last week belonged to Europeans, this week was ours’

By TOI staff

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pose for photographers after the Israeli leader arrived at the Air Force Station in New Delhi January 14, 2018. (Prakash Singh/AFP)

May 4, 2018, 7:52 pm

Netanyahu briefs Australia, India and UK leaders on captured Iran nuke archive

Prime minister continues to update key allies on the trove of documents that the Mossad obtained from a secret Tehran warehouse

By TOI staff

Minister of Housing and Construction Yoav Gallant speaks at a signing ceremony for an agreement to build new apartments in Haifa, March 19, 2018. (Flash90)

May 1, 2018, 2:59 pm

Senior minister: Seized nuclear document trove could deter Iran

Yoav Galant says observers who saw intelligence achievement presented by Netanyahu can get an idea of Israel’s military capabilities

By Aron Heller

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departs after giving a speech on files obtained by Israel he says proves Iran lied about its nuclear program, at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, on April 30, 2018. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)

May 1, 2018, 2:55 pm

France says Iran nuclear deal strengthened by Netanyahu claims

IAEA reiterates it has ‘no credible indications of activities in Iran relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device after 2009’

By AFP

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exposes stolen files on Iran's nuclear program in a press conference in Tel Aviv, on April 30, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

May 1, 2018, 2:25 pm

Netanyahu: European officials will come to see secret Iran nuclear archive

Senior Israeli intelligence official says Israel never got so much material in one fell swoop before: ‘it is very technical and very complicated’

By Raphael Ahren

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives for their meeting at the European Council in Brussels on December 11, 2017. (AFP Photo/Pool/Eric Vidal)

May 1, 2018, 1:08 am

EU: Netanyahu exposé erodes Iran’s credibility, but that’s why we needed deal

Prime minister has ‘not put into question Iran’s compliance’ with 2015 landmark agreement, claims union’s foreign policy czar Federica Mogherini

By Raphael Ahren

President Donald Trump talks at the beginning of his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

April 24, 2018, 6:34 pm

Trump warns Iran against restarting nuclear program, calls deal ‘insane’

Before meeting Macron, US president says Tehran will have ‘bigger problems than they ever had before’ if it revives nuclear development

By Eric Cortellessa

Screen capture from video of Saudi Arabian journalist Loay al-Shareef speaking in Hebrew in a message to Israelis about his country's nuclear ambitions. (Facebook)

March 22, 2018, 8:48 pm

Don’t worry about us having nukes, Saudi journalist tells Israelis, in Hebrew

Loay al-Shareef, reportedly close to royal family, posts video message assuring Jewish people that Saudi Arabia poses no threat, is only interested in self-defense

By Stuart Winer and TOI staff