ANALYSIS: The UN Nuclear Watchdog’s Long List of Difficulties in Iran
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, May 6 (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will hold talks with senior officials in Iran on Monday and Tuesday, hoping to bolster his agency's oversight of Iran's nuclear activities.
Since then-President Donald Trump's decision in 2018...
ANALYSIS: As Iran Nuclear Deal Expires, UN Sanctions Are Reinstated
By Ahmad Rafat
The nuclear agreement signed by the Islamic Republic of Iran in October 2015 with the three European countries -- Germany, France, and the United Kingdom (collectively known as the E3) -- alongside...
ANALYSIS: Iran and U.S. Enter Third Round of Nuclear Talks
By Ahmad Rafat
Negotiations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, mediated by the Sultanate of Oman, are currently under way.
The third round of talks is scheduled for April 26 in Muscat,...
Iran Fortifying Buried Nuclear Sites as Talks With US Continue, Report Says
By Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - Iran is ringing two deeply buried tunnel complexes with a massive security perimeter linked to its main nuclear facility, a report said Wednesday, amid U.S. and Israeli threats of attack.
The...
Iran, US Nuclear Talks End in Oman, with Further Talks Planned
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, May 11 (Reuters) - Fresh talks between Iranian and U.S. negotiators to resolve disputes over Tehran's nuclear program ended in Oman on Sunday with further negotiations planned, officials said, as Tehran publicly insisted on...
Iran’s Clerical Leaders Face Existential Crisis amid Nuclear Deadlock
By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Iran’s clerical rulers face one of their gravest crises since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, caught between growing discontent at home and a stalled nuclear deal...
EXCLUSIVE- Iran Plans New Uranium-Enrichment Expansion, UN Atomic Watchdog Says
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it plans to install more than 6,000 extra uranium-enriching centrifuges at its enrichment plants and bring more of those already in place...
Iran, US Hold ‘Positive’ Talks in Oman, Agree to Resume Next Week
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, April 12 (Reuters) - Iran and the U.S. said they held "positive" and "constructive" talks in Oman on Saturday and agreed to reconvene next week in a dialogue meant to address Tehran's escalating...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Faces Paralysis If West Toughens Sanctions
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic of Iran currently finds itself engulfed in a multitude of crises: a deepening water shortage as reservoirs run dry; an electricity crisis marked by relentless blackouts; the fallout from...
ANALYSIS: ‘Snapback’ Sends West Back to the Drawing Board on Iran’s Nuclear Program
By Parisa Hafezi, John Irish and Francois Murphy
UNITED NATIONS/VIENNA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The "snapback" re-imposition of U.N. sanctions on Iran lifted under a 2015 nuclear deal sends Western powers back to the drawing board on how to...
