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Iran's nuclear program
A satellite image from September 15, 2017, of the Fordo nuclear facility in Iran. (Google Earth)
June 13, 2018, 8:47 pm
If deal fails, Iran threatens to enrich uranium beyond accord’s limitations
Spokesman for Tehran's atomic energy organization says Fordo facility prepared for go-ahead from supreme leader
By Stuart Winer
US President Donald Trump (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands following a signing ceremony during their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB)
June 13, 2018, 12:37 am
What the Trump-Kim summit could mean for Israel and Iran
With North Korea possibly coming to terms with Washington, former air force chief says Jerusalem hopes to push Tehran's nuclear threat to top of agenda
By Ron Kampeas
Massoumeh Ebtekar (YouTube screenshot)
June 8, 2018, 10:09 pm
Iran ‘can’t wait forever’ for confirmation of nuclear deal, Tehran official says
Vice president for women's affairs says preserving 2015 accord 'very important' for peace and security of the Middle East and the world
By Vaidotas Beniusis
Screen capture from video of an interview given by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the BBC in London, and broadcast June 7, 2018. (BBC)
June 7, 2018, 9:13 pm
Iran nuke deal already dead thanks to sanctions, Netanyahu says
Prime minister says there is no need to persuade Europe to abandon 2015 agreement as it is finished anyway
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a meeting with French Economy Minister and entrepreneurs at the French Economy Ministry in Paris on June 6, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / ERIC PIERMONT)
June 7, 2018, 8:17 pm
Assad no longer immune if he harbors Iranian forces, Netanyahu warns
PM says Israel will destroy Syria's troops, criticizes west Europe for 'living in the past' and not understanding that the Middle East is realigning to counter Tehran
By AFP
In this frame grab from Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting, IRIB, state-run TV, three versions of domestically-built centrifuges are shown in a live TV program from Natanz, an Iranian uranium enrichment plant, in Iran, June 6, 2018. (IRIB via AP)
June 7, 2018, 8:05 pm
Iran shows off centrifuges as nuclear deal founders
Head of Iranian atomic agency gives interview from Natanz facility with advanced uranium enrichment equipment on display
By Jon Gambrell
Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, April, 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
June 6, 2018, 11:27 pm
Iran opens new nuclear facility for centrifuge production
Regime's nuclear chief inaugurates Natanz plant, which will increase enrichment, but operate within the limits of nuclear deal
By Agencies
Iranians drive locally-manufactured Peugeot 206 cars in the streets of Tehran, July 24, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/ Atta KENARE/ File)
June 6, 2018, 3:21 pm
France, Germany, Britain formally request exemptions from US Iran sanctions
In letter to US secretary of state and treasury secretary, countries plead that as allies, they expect Washington not to harm their security interests
By AFP
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian leaves the Elysee presidential palace in Paris after a weekly cabinet meeting, on May 30, 2018 (AFP PHOTO / ludovic MARIN)
June 6, 2018, 1:39 pm
French FM: Iran flirting with ‘red lines’ with uranium enrichment plan
Jean-Yves Le Drian says Tehran's newly announced program does not breach nuclear accord limitations, but is 'quite unwelcome'
By AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, speaks as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens during a joint press conference after their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on June 5, 2018. (PHILIPPE WOJAZER/AFP)
June 5, 2018, 11:11 pm
In France, Netanyahu predicts collapse of Iran deal under US sanctions pressure
After talks with prime minister, French President Macron warns recent escalation will lead to conflict, urges efforts at stabilization
By TOI staff and Agencies
Illustrative image of centrifuges enriching uranium (US Department of Energy/Wikimedia Commons)
June 5, 2018, 9:24 pm
Iran enrichment plan not in breach of nuclear deal, says European Union
But spokesperson for EU diplomatic chief notes Tehran's announcement about upscaled production will not build confidence over nature of its nuclear program
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a press conference after a meeting with the German chancellor at the Chancellery in Berlin on June 4, 2018. ( AFP PHOTO / Tobias SCHWARZ)
June 5, 2018, 3:56 pm
Netanyahu says Iran’s new uranium enrichment drive is aimed at destroying Israel
Prime minister says he 'isn't surprised' by Tehran's plan to create 'arsenal of nuclear bombs' and vows Israel will not let it happen
By AFP
Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi, who is also a member of Iran's nuclear negotiating team, speaks with journalists upon his arrival to Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran, July 15, 2015. (AP/ Ebrahim Noroozi)
June 5, 2018, 2:19 pm
Iran tells UN it will hike uranium enrichment capacity, possibly from Wednesday
Tehran's atomic agency chief says new center for producing centrifuges is about to open at Natanz, insists it doesn't violate nuke deal
By AFP and TOI staff
Transportation and Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at PM Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem, July 23, 2017. (Ohad Zweigenberg)
June 5, 2018, 1:35 pm
Minister calls for international ‘military coalition’ if Iran boosts enrichment
As Netanyahu goes on diplomatic offensive against Tehran in Europe, Israel Katz says Arabs would 'definitely' join the West in alliance
By AFP and TOI staff
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) meets with European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini, to discuss Iran's nuclear deal, on May 15, 2018 at the EU headquarters in Brussels. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Thierry Monasse)
May 25, 2018, 12:11 pm
Iran demands assurances after US pullout from nuclear accord
Ahead of meeting with remaining signatories to JCPOA, Tehran wants concrete solutions by end of May, will decide soon whether to remain in deal
By Agencies and TOI staff
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