Iran nuclear deal

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrives to speak at the United Nations on Wednesday.

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'Engagement Is Losing Credibility': Iranian Foreign Minister

12:27pm July 19, 2019

by Steve Inskeep

Iran would commit to permanent nuclear inspections in exchange for a permanent lifting of U.S. imposed-sanctions, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tells NPR.

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From left: Iran's Atomic Energy Organization spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi, government spokesman Ali Rabiei and Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi give a joint press conference at the presidential headquarters in the capital Tehran on Sunday. Iran is e

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What's The Deal With The Iran Deal Now?

4:34pm July 11, 2019

by Peter Kenyon

A special meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna this week let the U.S. and Iran spell out their starkly different views, and came amid continuing tensions.

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The Sultan Qaboos Mosque in Salalah, Oman. The country has emerged as a quiet facilitator of dialogue, including between Iran and the U.S.

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How Oman Has Become A Key Diplomatic Player In The Middle East

5:36pm July 09, 2019

Oman has emerged as a quiet facilitator of dialogue, including between Iran and the U.S. "We always keep a focus not on the negative, but on the positive," says Oman's incoming U.N. ambassador.

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An Iranian security official in protective clothing walks through a uranium conversion facility in 2005. Iran says it is now enriching uranium above the limit set in the 2015 nuclear deal.

Iran's Uranium Enrichment Breaks Nuclear Deal Limit. Here's What That Means

4:30pm July 08, 2019

The move signals that Iran is losing patience with the 2015 agreement after the U.S. blocked the economic relief promised.

A file photo from Jan. 15, 2011, shows Iran's heavy water nuclear facility near Arak. Iran plans to walk back modifications to a nuclear reactor at the site.

Iran Is About To Exceed Uranium Limits. Is The Nuclear Deal Dying?

4:26pm June 26, 2019

by Geoff Brumfiel

As soon as Thursday, Iran is expected to surpass a key limit set in place by the 2015 nuclear agreement. It could spell the end of the deal.

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After Iran shot down a U.S. drone, President Donald Trump speculated that "it could have been someone loose and stupid" behind the surface-to-air missile strike. The president spoke about the issue Thursday, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White Hou

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Trump Says 'You'll Soon Find Out' If U.S. Will Strike, After Iran Shoots Drone Down

3:37pm June 20, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The U.S. says Iran's claims that the drone was in its airspace are false. On Twitter, President Trump says, "Iran made a very big mistake!"

Atomic Energy Organization of Iran spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi, pictured at a July 2018 news conference in Tehran, said Monday: "We have quadrupled the rate of enrichment and even increased it more recently."

Iran Says It Will Exceed Nuclear Deal's Limit On Uranium 'In 10 Days'

12:26pm June 17, 2019

by Scott Neuman

A spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran also says that Tehran is prepared to increase enrichment of uranium beyond what's permitted in the multilateral agreement.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will begin keeping its excess uranium and heavy water, and he set a 60-day deadline for new terms to its nuclear deal before the country will resume higher uranium enrichment. Rouhani is seen here at a cabinet me

Iran Says It Will Resume Some Activities It Had Halted Under Nuclear Deal

6:51pm May 08, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

President Hassan Rouhani announced that Tehran will start keeping larger amounts of enriched uranium and heavy water. Iran's economy has been damaged by the return of U.S. sanctions.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Vice President Pence talk at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

Munich Security Conference Reveals A Growing Rift Between U.S. And Its Allies

6:05pm February 16, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel received a standing ovation for a speech that critiqued U.S. foreign policy. Meanwhile, U.S. Vice President Pence defended U.S. global leadership.

People withdraw money from a bank machine in the Iranian capital Tehran's Grand Bazaar in November, months after President Trump announced in May he was withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and reimposing sanctions on the country.

Iran Has Had An Especially Bad 2018

7:51am December 18, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

The Trump administration hit Iran with sanctions after pulling out of the nuclear deal. That's hurt the Iranian economy — and emboldened hard-liners.