Nuclear Talks

Iran to resume nuclear talks next month; only sanctions imposed in Trump era can be lifted, says US

The accord between Iran and six world powers to find a solution to the crisis over its controversial nuclear programme has been stalled since former US president Donald Trump walked out in May 2018

Iran set to resume nuclear negotiations with world powers on 21 October

The Vienna talks aimed at reviving the deal were suspended in June, when Iran elected ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi as president

Sanctions in the time of pandemic amounts to crimes against humanity, says Ebrahim Raisi

The Iranian president in his maiden speech at the UN slammed the US saying the world no longer cares about "America First" or "America is Back"

North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into eastern waters amid deadlocked nuclear talks with US

Japan's coast guard says they landed outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone in the waters between Japan and the Korean Peninsula.

Donald Trump, Moon Jae-in discuss North Korea threat, say will continue talks wih Pyongyang to forward denuclearisation negotiations

The two leaders agreed that the situation has become “severe” and that “dialogue momentum should be maintained to achieve prompt results

North Korea taking 'right direction' by politically resolving issues in Peninsula, says Xi Jinping in Pyongyang-run newspaper

Xi Jinping, in the article in the North Korea-run newspaper, didn't mention the stalled nuclear weapons talks between the US and Pyongyang.

Kim Jong-un arrives in Russia ahead of summit with Vladimir Putin; North Korean leader to discuss Korean Peninsula, bilateral ties tomorrow

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Russia by train on Wednesday, a day before his much-anticipated summit with President Vladimir Putin that comes amid deadlocked diplomacy on his nuclear programme.

Iran will continue nuclear talks with world power under Ayatollah Khamenei's guidelines, says Rouhani

Tehran will continue nuclear talks with the six world powers under the guidelines of supreme leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday.

Iran and 6 world powers launch new round of nuclear talks

Experts from Iran and six world powers are launching a new round of negotiations focused on reaching a deal that curbs Iran's nuclear program.

Marathon Iran nuclear talks drag on past self-imposed deadline

The US on Tuesday abandoned a midnight deadline to agree the outlines of a nuclear deal with Iran but insisted that "enough progress" merited extending marathon talks into tomorrow.