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2025-06-07 22:10
By Soheila Zarfam
This Guy Has No Will for a Deal
TEHRAN – Despite five rounds of indirect nuclear negotiations, U.S. President Donald Trump seems less interested in diplomacy with Iran and more invested in keeping tensions alive.
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2025/06/06
By Xavier Villar
Iran and its right to a civil nuclear program
Between international law and resistance to western disciplinary logic
MADRID – In the speech delivered on the 36th anniversary of the death of Imam Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, made Iran’s position regarding the recent U.S. nuclear proposals unmistakably clear.
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2025-05-31 22:36
By Soheila Zarfam
Key Elements Iran Needs in a Potential Agreement
TEHRAN – As diplomatic efforts to revive the nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers gather momentum once again, much of the international focus continues to center on what Iran must do—its nuclear obligations, inspection regimes, enrichment limits, and regional behavior.
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2025-05-30 20:56
Iran demands Austria explain ‘baseless’ nuclear leak amid suspected Austrian-Israeli collusion
TEHRAN – Iran has formally demanded that Austria explain an “irresponsible and provocative” intelligence report alleging Tehran maintains “an active nuclear weapons program,” amid rising suspicions of Vienna’s coordinated effort with Tel Aviv to disrupt Tehran-Washington diplomacy.
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2025-05-30 20:50
Talks, not headlines will deliver results, Iran FM rejects nuclear deal hype
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reaffirmed Tehran’s commitment to diplomacy amid renewed efforts to revive nuclear negotiations with the United States, denouncing the deliberate media disinformation aimed at undermining the talks.
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2025-05-27 21:34
Enrichment not up for debate, Iran Foreign Ministry tells CNN
TEHRAN – Iran has reiterated that uranium enrichment remains a red line in its nuclear negotiations with the United States, with Tehran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson emphasizing that Washington appears to acknowledge this position.
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2025/05/21
By Xavier Villar
Tehran’s national policy unaffected by pressure and threats
MADRID – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on Tuesday dismissed “absurd demands” from the United States in the ongoing nuclear negotiations.
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2025-05-16 22:43
None of Iran’s nuclear facilities will be dismantled: FM Araghchi
TEHRAN—Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared Thursday that Tehran will not shutter or dismantle any of its nuclear facilities.
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2025-05-16 22:40
Sanctions relief would unlock ‘immediate’ nuclear agreement, Shamkhani says to NBC
TEHRAN – Ali Shamkhani, a political advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, delivered a public roadmap for U.S.-Iran reconciliation in an interview with NBC News, emphasizing Tehran’s readiness to formalize a nuclear agreement if Washington addresses the “Bibi effect.”
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2025-05-14 21:03
Iran, E3 to convene in Istanbul for nuclear talks
TEHRAN – Iran and the European trio of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom (E3) are set to hold a new round of nuclear negotiations in Istanbul on Friday, amid heightened warnings from Tehran that triggering UN sanctions through the 2015 nuclear deal’s “snapback mechanism” could lead to irreversible consequences.
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2025-05-13 21:55
Iran hosts 31st nuclear conference as AEOI head stresses ‘irreversible scientific gains’
TEHRAN – The 31st edition of Iran’s Annual Nuclear Conference commenced on Tuesday in Mashhad, organized by the Iranian Nuclear Society with support from the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).
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2025-05-12 22:08
By Xavier Villar
Washington’s self-sabotage: Why US media tactics threaten Iran deal prospects
MADRID – The fourth round of nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran, held in Muscat on Sunday, May 11, concluded on a surprisingly constructive note.
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2025/05/10
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Witkoff dims prospects for nuclear agreement as he demands concessions on Iran’s red lines
TEHRAN – President Donald Trump’s special West Asia envoy Steve Witkoff dampened hopes for a potential breakthrough in indirect nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington ahead of a fourth round of the discussions, as he told a U.S. news outlet that Iran should “dismantle” its uranium enrichment facilities and ship the material “far away”.
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2025-05-06 22:40
Enrichment ‘core’ to Iran’s industrial power, declares nuclear chief amid strategic blueprint launch
TEHRAN—Mohammad Eslami, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), emphasized the pivotal role of uranium enrichment in the nation’s technological and industrial sovereignty, underscoring the country’s commitment to advance its civilian nuclear program under a newly finalized 20-year strategic plan.
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2025-05-06 22:36
By Soheila Zarfam
Iran says ‘swift’ response will follow any US-Israeli aggression
TEHRAN – Recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who have threatened unwarranted action against Tehran based on unsubstantiated claims of involvement in Yemeni resistance against Israeli aggression, have drawn a firm response from Iran, with the country’s Ambassador to the United Nations promising a “swift” response to any illegal aggression by Washington or Tel Aviv.
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2025/04/26
By Garsha Vazirian
The Myth of Iran’s ‘collapse’: How Western media misreads Tehran’s strategic resolve in Oman talks
TEHRAN – In the last days of April, as Oman prepared to host the third round of indirect nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, the Washington Post published an article titled “Iranian Elite Grows Supportive of Nuclear Talks as Economic Fears Spike,” which disingenuously insists that Tehran entered the nuclear talks “because it faces the prospect of economic collapse.”
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2025-04-21 22:14
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Where do Arabs stand on Iran-US talks?
It appears that Persian Gulf states are no longer opposed to a potential agreement
TEHRAN – Regional Arab states have taken the public stage in recent weeks to welcome the ongoing indirect talks between Iran and the United States. But this is a clear swerve from their stances during previous Iran-US negotiations in the 2010s, when the region seemed to believe a less contentious state of relations between Tehran and Washington was something they had to steer through, rather than gain from.
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2025-04-11 21:30
Western pressure has failed to halt our progress: Iran’s nuclear chief
TEHRAN – Iran’s top nuclear official says the country’s homegrown nuclear capabilities have matured into a strategic asset, despite years of Western opposition and pressure aimed at curbing its technological advancement.
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2025-04-09 19:46
National Nuclear Technology Day exhibition showcases Iran’s scientific advancements
TEHRAN – Iran marked National Nuclear Technology Day on Wednesday with the unveiling of a wide array of achievements in its nuclear industry at a major exhibition held in Tehran.
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2025-04-07 22:44
Second round of Iran-Russia-China talks on nuclear issue set for Tuesday in Moscow
TEHRAN – Senior diplomats from Iran, Russia, and China are scheduled to hold their second round of trilateral talks in Moscow on Tuesday, reinforcing collaborative efforts to address challenges surrounding Tehran’s civilian nuclear program and counter Western pressure.
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2025-04-06 21:51
IAEA chief acknowledges Iran has no nuclear weapons, says will visit Tehran in coming weeks
TEHRAN – In the face of renewed political rhetoric from Western powers, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has confirmed that Iran does not possess nuclear weapons, despite ongoing claims surrounding its peaceful nuclear program.
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2025-04-04 21:56
By Soheila Zarfam
Neither intimidated nor giving concessions
While standing firm against threats, Iran doesn’t reject indirect talks
TEHRAN – In recent weeks, the conflict between Iran and the United States has greatly escalated, with Iran’s peaceful nuclear program at the heart of the issue.
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2025-03-31 16:50
Iran says bullying is the reason for “indirect negotiations” with US
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the fact that Iran does not negotiate directly with the United States is that Washington acts like a bully.
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2025-03-26 02:26
Iran says preparing response to Trump’s letter
TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran has yet to respond to a letter from President Donald Trump of the United States regarding a replacement for the 2015 nuclear deal.
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2025-03-22 03:24
US and Israel to meet for Iran talks next week
The US and Israel are set to convene a strategic meeting on Iran's nuclear program as the administration of President Donald Trump ramps up its maximum pressure campaign on Tehran, Middle East Eye reported.
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2025-03-21 15:29
Kremlin says Iran has right to nuclear energy, acting in line with international law
TEHRAN - Iran has the right to peaceful nuclear energy and is acting in line with international law, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
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2025-03-20 15:50
Iran committed to ‘diplomacy and dialogue’, FM says in Persian New Year message
TEHRAN – In a message on the onset of the Persian New Year, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran is committed to “diplomacy and dialogue” as alternatives to sanctions and threats in regard to its civilian nuclear program.
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2025-03-15 22:34
IAEA chief: Iran's nuclear situation ‘relatively controlled’ despite tensions
TEHRAN – The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has stated that the situation in Iran remains "relatively controlled."
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2025-03-14 22:12
By Shahrokh Saei
China, Russia affirm Iran's peaceful nuclear program
The three allies convene in Beijing to discuss JCPOA, sanctions and the West's threats
BEIJING – The tripartite talks held in Beijing on Friday regarding Iran’s nuclear program have thrown a spotlight on China’s unique role in advocating for political solutions to both regional and international challenges.
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2025-03-12 21:25
Iran, China, and Russia to convene in Beijing to discuss nuclear issue, sanctions removal
TEHRAN – In a move to counter Western economic pressure and reinvigorate nuclear negotiations, Iran, China, and Russia are scheduled to hold trilateral talks in Beijing this Friday.