Iran nuclear deal
Iran to begin injecting uranium gas into 1,044 centrifuges | World news
Iran’s president has announced that Tehran will begin injecting uranium gas into 1,044 centrifuges, in the latest step away from its nuclear deal with world powers since the US president, Donald Trump, withdrew from the accord over a year ago. The development is significant as the centrifuges previously spun empty, without gas injection, under the …
Emmanuel Macron floats plan at G7 to defuse Iran tensions | World news
Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has floated a plan at the G7 summit to defuse rising tensions in the Gulf by partially lifting the US oil embargo on Iran in exchange for Tehran’s return to full compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement restricting the country’s nuclear programme. Donald Trump was noncommittal about the plan. Asked …
Iran’s foreign minister sanctioned after declining Trump’s ‘chat’ invitation | World news
Iran’s foreign minister has said he was invited for White House talks with Donald Trump and threatened with sanctions if he did not attend. Mohammad Javad Zarif told reporters in Tehran: “I didn’t accept and was sanctioned.” The secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, announced the imposition of sanctions on Zarif on 31 July, two weeks …
Iran to further reduce compliance with nuclear deal | World news
Iran will take another step to reduce its compliance with a landmark 2015 nuclear deal, the Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said on Saturday, according to parliamentary news agency Icana. Iran has repeatedly said it will reduce its commitment to the nuclear accord in stages and may even withdraw from the pact altogether unless …
Failure of Iran deal could pose ‘existential threat’, says Hunt | World news
Tensions in the Middle East could pose an existential threat to mankind unless the Iran nuclear deal is maintained, Jeremy Hunt will say on Monday in his starkest warning since the regional crisis escalated two months ago. Speaking ahead of an EU meeting in Brussels, the UK foreign secretary will try to underline the importance …
Trump warns Iran nuclear threats will ‘come back to bite you’ | World news
Donald Trump has warned Iran to be “careful with threats” as they can “come back to bite you” in response to Tehran’s vow that it will exceed within days its uranium enrichment level agreed under the 2015 nuclear deal. President Hassan Rouhani reiterated on Wednesday’s that his country would exceed the enrichment level set out …
Spokesman: Iran to break stockpile limit set by nuclear deal
Iran will break the uranium stockpile limit set by Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers in the next 10 days, the spokesman for the country’s atomic agency said Monday while also warning that Iran has the need for uranium enriched up to 20%, just a step away from weapons-grade levels. Interested in Iran? Add Iran …
