DUBAI—Iran began enriching uranium to 60 percent purity in order to show its technical capacity after a sabotage attack at a nuclear plant, and the move is quickly reversible if the United States lifts sanctions, the Iranian government said on Tuesday. Talks in Vienna aimed at bringing the United States and Iran back to full…
Iran Says 60 Percent Enrichment Meant to Show Nuclear Prowess, Is Reversible
US, Iran Expected to Begin Indirect Nuclear Talks in Vienna
VIENNA—Efforts to bring the United States back into the 2015 deal on Iran’s nuclear program stepped up a gear Tuesday as Iran and the five world powers still in the accord were meeting in Vienna while the United States is due to start indirect talks with Tehran. Friday’s announcement that Washington and Tehran would begin…
House Democrats Want Biden to Give up Sole Authority to Launch Nuclear Weapons
Several-dozen House Democrats signed a letter asking President Joe Biden to give up his sole authority to launch nuclear weapons and “consider modifying” the command and control of the U.S. nuclear forces. “Vesting one person with this authority entails real risks,” a letter from Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) said. “Past presidents have threatened to attack other…
US Says Ready for Talks With Iran to Revive Nuclear Deal
PARIS/WASHINGTON—The United States on Thursday said it was ready to talk to Iran about both nations returning to a 2015 agreement that aimed to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons, seeking to revive a deal that Washington itself abandoned nearly three years ago. The move reflects the change in U.S. administration, with U.S. Secretary of…
Biden Admin Says Ready to Rejoin Iran Nuclear Deal If Tehran Returns to Compliance
PARIS/WASHINGTON—The United States on Thursday said it was ready to talk to Iran about both nations returning to a 2015 agreement that aimed to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons, seeking to revive a deal that the Trump administration abandoned nearly three years ago when it criticized the regime’s use of its citizen’s wealth to…
US Must Lift Sanctions Before Tehran Rejoins Nuclear Deal: Iran
The leader of Iran’s Islamic regime said if the United States wants the regime to “return to its commitments” and rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, it must lift economic sanctions. “Iran has fulfilled all its obligations under the deal, not the United States and the three European countries … If [the U.S.]…
Russia’s Putin Signs Law Extending Nuclear Arms Control Treaty with US by 5 Years
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a law extending the New START nuclear arms control treaty, the last major pact of its kind between Russia and the United States, by five years, the Kremlin said in a statement. Russia’s lower and upper houses of parliament voted unanimously to ratify the extension on Wednesday. Russia…
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