Nuclear energy in Iran
US Imposes Sanctions on Iran's Space Program
The United States has imposed sanctions on Iran's space program, saying the recent explosion is a sign of rocket work.
"The United States will not allow Iran to use its space launch program as a cover for the progress of its ballistic missile programs," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
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The Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers Ends Today
The informal EU foreign ministers' meeting in Helsinki ends in today.
The agenda of the first diplomats includes a discussion on the Arctic and a working session with the countries of the Western Balkans and Turkey on regional cooperation.
The protests in Hong Kong are also expected to be discussed today.
Iran's Rouhani says no talks with US until sanctions lifted
Iran will not talk to the United States until all sanctions imposed on Tehran are lifted, President Hassan Rouhani said on Aug. 27, a day after President Donald Trump said he would meet his Iranian counterpart to try to end a nuclear standoff.
Iran's Zarif leaves G7 talks, unclear if progress made to ease tensions
Iran's foreign minister made a flying visit for talks with host France at the G7 summit on Aug. 25, as Paris ramped up efforts to ease tensions between Tehran and Washington, a dramatic diplomatic move that the White House said had surprised them.
Iran Has Ruled Out the Possibility of Negotiating a New Nuclear Deal with the US
Iran is not interested in negotiating with Washington, but if there is mediation, it should focus on the US returning to the 2015 nuclear deal, which they left last year. This was stated by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, quoted by BTA.
US sanctions on foreign minister 'childish': Rouhani
Iran's president lambasted new U.S. sanctions by the Trump administration targeting the country's foreign minister, describing the move Thursday as "childish" and a barrier to diplomacy.
The US Withdraws From the Nuclear Deal with Russia
As of today, the United States' decision to withdraw from the nuclear weapons treaty concluded with Russia in the 1987, enters into force.
The nuclear deal deals with medium to low range missiles, and signing it was key to the end of the Cold War.
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US puts sanctions on Iranian foreign minister Zarif
The United States on July 31 imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, targeting the country's top spokesman and potentially hurting chances of diplomatic talks amid rising tensions between the two countries.
EU works to save unraveling nuclear agreement with Iran
European Union nations threw their diplomatic weight behind the unraveling Iran nuclear deal on July 15, trying to rescue the pact from collapsing under U.S. pressure.
Britain's Hunt says "small window" to save Iran nuclear deal
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on July 15 that there was still time to save the Iran nuclear deal and that despite the United States being Britain's closest ally it disagreed on how to handle the Iran crisis.