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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem April 15, 2018. (AFP/Gali Tibbon)
April 15, 2018, 2:21 pm
Netanyahu praises West for Syria strike, urges similar policy against Iran
PM tells British counterpart that the same mindset regarding Assad's chemical weapons should be applied to prevent 'terrorist states' from acquiring nuclear abilities
By TOI staff and Agencies
The General Secretary of the European Council, Thorbjoern Jagland (3rdL) and Denmark's Minister of Justice Soeren Pape Poulsen (4thL) attend the opening session of the European Councils conference on the reform of the European Human Rights System on April 12, 2018 in Copenhagen. (AFP PHOTO / Ritzau Scanpix / Bax Lindhardt)
April 12, 2018, 3:43 pm
EU extends Iran human rights sanctions as US nuke deal deadline nears
Amid efforts to keep Washington from leaving accord, European Council signs on for another year of measures imposed due to regime's repression of Iranian people
By AFP
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas takes the oath of office after the new government was appointed after German Chancellor Angela Merkel was elected for a fourth term as chancellor in the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
March 24, 2018, 4:48 am
German, French foreign ministers set to visit Israel for talks on Iran nuke deal
Given a mid-May deadline by Trump, US negotiators have been working with European allies to 'fix' agreement with Tehran
By Agencies and TOI staff
German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas, left, speaks with High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini ahead of a Foreign Affairs minister meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on March 19, 2018. (AFP/JOHN THYS)
March 22, 2018, 4:41 am
Stiffening stance to save nuke deal, Europe struggles to gauge placating Trump
Allies mulling tougher sanctions -- albeit only on long-range missiles -- though some say president, who has set no clear parameters for how to fix pact, may not go for it anyway
By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee
An F-16I fighter jet of the Israeli Air Force's 253rd Squadron prepares to take off during an operation to bomb a Syrian nuclear reactor in Deir Ezzor on September 5, 2007. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 21, 2018, 5:15 pm
From Osirak to Iran scientists: Other nuclear-related attacks linked to Israel
Aside from destruction of Syrian and Iraqi reactors, covert assassinations and computer viruses have also been attributed to the Jewish state
By AFP
Bob Corker talks to Margaret Brennan on the CBS network's "Face the Nation," March 18, 2018. (Screenshot)
March 18, 2018, 4:44 pm
Trump will nix Iran nuke deal, senior Republican predicts
Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker says Europeans look unlikely to amend pact before May 12 deadline
By Sue Surkes
Iran's Ghadir submarine moves in the southern port of Bandar Abbas in Iran, Wednesday, November 28, 2012. (AP/Fars News Agency, Ebrahim Norouzi)
February 23, 2018, 4:00 am
Iran looking to build nuclear submarines, watchdog says
IAEA report says Tehran compliant with nuke deal, downplays plans for naval nuclear vessels, which may require highly enriched uranium
By AFP and TOI staff
Iran's deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi addresses the United Nations Security Council during a meeting on Iraq on September 19, 2014 at UN headquarters in New York City. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images/AFP)
February 22, 2018, 3:51 pm
Iranian official: We may leave nuclear deal if banks don’t come to Iran
Facing uncertainty over proliferation of sanctions against Islamic Republic, many financial institutions still won't back investments in the country
By TOI staff
Ahmadreza Djalali, left, and his family. (Screen capture via YouTube/Amnesty International)
February 20, 2018, 10:17 am
Iran slams Sweden for naturalizing ‘Mossad spy’ sentenced to death
Stockholm's sympathy for scientist Ahmadreza Djalali is 'very strange' and 'unprincipled,' says Tehran, summoning ambassador
By AFP and TOI staff
A panther chameleon opens the mouth in its enclosure in a zoo in Frankfurt, Germany, May 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
February 13, 2018, 1:50 pm
Iran accuses West of using lizards for nuclear spying
Adviser to Khamenei says aid collectors for Palestinians sought to deploy reptiles whose skin 'attracted atomic waves'
By AFP and Michael Bachner
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press conference in Tehran on February 6, 2018, (ATTA KENARE/AFP)
February 7, 2018, 10:27 am
Iran will abide by nuclear deal even if US pulls out, assures Rouhani
President says that as long as his country's interests are preserved, Tehran will honor the pact
By TOI staff and Agencies
Illustrative: Iran's heavy water nuclear facilities near the central city of Arak. (CC-BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia/Nanking2012)
February 4, 2018, 6:49 pm
Iran jails man over ‘nuclear espionage’ for US, Europe
Suspect sentenced to 6 years for allegedly meeting with American intelligence agent nine times to relay sensitive information
By AP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on January 11, 2018. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)
January 13, 2018, 8:52 pm
Netanyahu: World powers seeking to keep Iran nuclear deal alive should fix it
In call with France's Macron, PM warns Trump's threats to withdraw from deal must be taken seriously, outlines '5 crimes' by Iran regime; French leader urges 'respect' for accord
By Agencies and TOI staff
Iranians gather next to a replica of a medium-range ballistic missile during a demonstration outside the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran on November 4, 2017, marking the anniversary of its storming by student protesters that triggered a hostage crisis in 1979. (AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE)
January 13, 2018, 6:07 pm
Iran vows to pursue ballistic missile development, slams ‘irrational’ Trump
Amid US president's push to incorporate Tehran's ballistic capabilities into nuke accord, Iranian official says missile program is 'only deterrent against enemy threats'
By TOI staff
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov looks on at the start of two days of closed-door nuclear talks in Geneva, October, 2013. (AP/Fabrice Coffrini)
January 13, 2018, 1:50 pm
Russia: Trump would make a ‘big mistake’ by leaving Iran deal
Moscow believes Washington already set on withdrawing from accord, Deputy FM says, vowing to fight to keep agreement alive
By AFP and TOI staff
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