The United States has warned of having a “fundamentally different set of rules” to deal with the countries continuing to have economic activities with Iran after its sanction against Tehran becomes fully operational on November 4. “Make no mistake about it, come November 4 (and) there will be a fundamentally different set of rules with respect to anyone who deems it necessary to engage in economic activities with the Islamic […]

US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Iran of consequences “the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered,” if it threatens the United States. “Never, ever threaten the united states again or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before,” Trump said on Twitter in a direct message to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. “We are no longer a country that will […]

Iran and six major world powers reached a landmark nuclear deal on Tuesday, capping more than a decade of negotiations with an agreement that could transform the Middle East. US President Barack Obama praised the deal as one built on verification, not trust, and said it would help stop the spread of nuclear weapons in the Middle East. “Every pathway to a nuclear weapon is cut off,” Obama said in […]

The White House believes this to be a historic moment.  This deal that would clamp down on Tehran’s nuclear activities for at least 10 years but then slowly ease restrictions on programs that could be used to make atomic arms.  Originally The U.S. had originally sought restrictions for 20 years but have conceded to a 10 year agreement. Obama is trying to prevent Congress from passing new sanctions against Iran, […]

WASHINGTON: Iran has stopped a controversial practice that could allow it to enrich uranium faster, the United States said on Monday, ceasing an activity one expert saw as violating an interim nuclear deal. The development was disclosed as Tehran and Washington hold talks on an agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear program and dispel concerns, that Iran denies, that it is trying to build a nuclear weapon. The International Atomic Energy […]

Tehran: Iran executed Saturday a 26-year-old woman who had spent five years on death row for the murder of a former intelligence official, defying international pressure to spare her life. Reyhaneh Jabbari was hanged at dawn, the official IRNA news agency quoted the Tehran prosecutor`s office as saying. A message posted on the homepage of a Facebook campaign that was set up to try to save her, but which now […]

(Reuters) – Two powerful earthquakes killed 250 people and injured around 1,800 in northwest Iran, where rescue workers frantically combed the rubble of dozens of villages throughout the night and into Sunday as medical staff desperately tried to save lives. Thousands huddled in makeshift camps or slept in the streets after Saturday’s quakes in fear of more aftershocks, 40 of which have already struck. Casualty figures are expected to rise, […]