UN Security Council to Meet Over Iran’s Growing Stockpile of Near-Bomb-Grade Uranium
UNITED NATIONS, March 10 (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council will meet behind closed doors on Wednesday over Iran's expansion of its stock of uranium close to weapons grade, diplomats said on Monday.
The meeting was requested...
Kremlin Says Tehran Makes Own Decisions, on Any Consultation with Iran over Trump’s Nuclear...
MOSCOW, March 10 (Reuters) - The Kremlin, asked on Monday if Russia had held consultations with Iran before or after Tehran responded to a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump urging the country to negotiate a...
Iran Would Consider Talks With US About Concerns Over Militarization of Nuclear Program, UN...
DUBAI, March 9 (Reuters) - Iran would consider negotiations with the U.S. if the aim of the talks was to address concerns regarding any potential militarization of its nuclear program, Iran's U.N. mission said on Sunday in a...
Trump Says He Sent Letter to Iran Leader to Negotiate Nuclear Deal
By Doina Chiacu
WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and sent a letter to its leadership this week suggesting talks with the Islamic Republic, which the West fears...
Russia Says Minister Discussed Iranian Nuclear Program With Tehran’s Envoy
MOSCOW, March 7 (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov discussed international efforts to resolve the situation around Iran's nuclear programme with Iranian ambassador Kazem Jalali, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Their meeting took...
US State Dept Says All Waivers Providing Iran Economic Relief Are Under Review
By Daphne Psaledakis
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The United States is reviewing all existing sanctions waivers that provide Iran any degree of economic relief, and urging the Iraqi government to eliminate its dependence on Iranian sources of energy as...
US Will Exert Maximum Pressure on Iran via Sanctions, Bessent Says
By David Lawder
NEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. will exert a campaign of maximum pressure of sanctions Iran to collapse its oil exports and put pressure on its currency, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday.
"Making Iran broke...
Kremlin Says Iran’s Nuclear Programme Will Be Subject of Future Russia-US Talks
MOSCOW, March 5 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that future talks between Russia and the United States would include discussions on Iran's nuclear programme, a subject it said had been "touched upon" in an...
Russia Seeks to Serve as Mediator Between US and Iran
By Steve Holland and Vladimir Soldatkin
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Russia has offered to mediate between the United States and Iran, a source briefed on discussions told Reuters on Tuesday, as the Kremlin vowed to do...
Kremlin Confirms Russia Is Ready to Help Resolve Iran’s ‘Nuclear Problem’
MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Tuesday that Russia was ready to promote a peaceful solution to Iran's "nuclear problem".
Earlier on Tuesday Russian state-run TV channel Zvezda quoted Peskov as saying that Russian President...