Twenty five years ago this month, the world watched in horror as rescuers in Buenos Aires picked through the rubble of a Jewish community center, searching for survivors of a suicide bombing that leveled the building, killing 85 people, including a five-year-old boy, and wounding 300 more.
Read More »Iran officially begins enriching uranium beyond 3.67% level
Iran on Sunday has officially announced the beginning of the second phase of reduction of its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, increasing the level of its uranium enrichment to a level beyond the 3.67% limit set by the accord.
Read More »Several suspected U.S. spies 'due to be' sentenced to death, Iran says
Iranian prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for several individuals accused of spying for the United States, Iran’s spokesman for the judiciary announced Tuesday.
Read More »Iran warns Europe it 'will take next step' to enrich uranium to weapons-grade level if new deal isn't reached
Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani warned European nations Wednesday that Tehran will “take the next step” in increasing its uranium enrichment closer to weapons-grade levels this coming Sunday if they do not offer a new deal by then, adding that they will increase it to “any amount that we want”.
Read More »Foreign minister: Iran's enriched uranium stocks exceed 300kg
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the country has increased the level of its low-enriched uranium production to over 300 kilograms as had been already announced by the country in line with paragraphs 26 and 36 of a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, officially known as the Joint …
Read More »Pompeo Meets Saudi King, Crown Prince on Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi King Salman Monday, before going for a “working lunch” with his son and heir, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, at a restaurant in the Red Sea resort town of Jeddah. The visit took place at a time of strong tensions with …
Read More »Trump Imposes New Iran Sanctions, Targeting its Supreme Leader
U.S. President Donald Trump imposed what he described as “hard-hitting” new financial sanctions on Iran Monday, specifically targeting the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Read More »Trump Warns Iran that US 'Cocked & Loaded' but 'In No Hurry'
The United States was “cocked & loaded,” ready to strike three sites in Iran in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. drone over the Strait of Hormuz but called off the attacks at the last possible moment to spare Iranian lives. The revelation by U.S. President Donald Trump on …
Read More »Iran: Rouhani welcomes developing relations with Qatar
Iran’s president says his country has ‘no intentions to have conflicts’ with world powers and those in the region.
Read More »Iran is 'championing terrorism' in Mideast, says Trump
US President Donald Trump launched yet another broadside against Iran on Thursday, accusing Tehran of “championing terrorism” across the Middle East.
Read More »