Mar. 1 – Israel has warned that striking Iran’s nuclear sites may be an option if the state’s nuclear program is not curbed through diplomatic talks with the West or sanctions imposed by the U.S.
The announcement follows a report by the United Nations atomic watchdog which found that Iran ramped up its production of near weapons-grade uranium following U.S. President Donald Trump’s election.
Israel warned that a failure to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb would pose a threat to Israel’s security, in an interview with online newspaper Politico.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdullah on Wednesday to discuss developments in the Middle East.
Araghchi told journalists present at the sidelines of a cabinet meeting that Iran was holding talks with European countries and that a fresh round of discussions on nuclear and other issues had begun two days ago in Geneva.
Iran has refused to hold talks with the US, following the implementation of Trump’s maximum pressure policy on Iran.
And Australian lawmaker Fatima Payman apologized for saying that women’s voices in Iran were heard and that Iran was an “incredible place” for women, during an interview with Iranian state television channel Press TV.
Payman also said Iran let women participate in the workforce, and were involved in the democratic process.
Iran’s policies and laws prohibiting women from entering several areas of the workforce and holding high-ranking political roles are some of the most restrictive in the world. The country ranked 143rd out of 146 on the World Economic Forum’s 2024 Global Gender Gap report.
