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Biden says Iran enriching uranium at 60% is not helpful, but is pleased country engaging in indirect talks
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President Joe Biden on Friday said Iran's decision to enrich uranium at 60% is not helpful and counter to the agreement the countries made under the Iran nuclear deal, but said he is pleased the country continues to...
US ‘heading into troubled waters’ with China, Russia and Iran: Pillsbury
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"The Chinese, in their comments on the Biden administration, say that there are two factions, there's kind of a continuity with President Trump group that wants to be tough or even tougher on China. But there's also ...
Iran to enrich uranium to 60%, highest level ever: official
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The announcement marks a significant escalation after the sabotage that damaged centrifuges, suspected of having been carried out by Israel — and could inspire a further response from Israel amid a long-running shado...
Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout ‘nuclear terrorism’
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Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, stopped short of directly blaming anyone for the incident. Details remained few about what happened early Sunday morning at the facility, which in...
Talks over Iran nuclear deal to resume next week as US questions Tehran’s ‘seriousness’
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A senior State Department official said that questions remain about whether Iran seriously wants to return to compliance with the nuclear deal after talks in Vienna this week aimed at salvaging the landmark 2015 agr...
Iran releases seized South Korean tanker Hankuk Chemi
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Seoul A South Korean tanker seized by Iranian authorities in January has been released. In a press release Friday, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said the Hankuk Chemi and its captain were freed early Friday Iranian...
Iran ship said to be Red Sea troop base off Yemen attacked
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Iran's Foreign Ministry confirmed the attack on the MV Saviz, suspected to have been carried out by Israel — though Tehran did not immediately blamed its regional archenemy. The assault came as Iran and world powers ...
US, Iran due to begin indirect nuclear talks in Vienna
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Friday's announcement that Washington and Tehran would begin indirect talks through intermediaries was one of the first signs of tangible progress in efforts to return both nations to the terms of the accord, which b...
Fred Fleitz: Iran will dictate Biden’s surrender on its nuclear weapons program at Vienna meeting
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Biden officials claim that indirect U.S.-Iran nuclear talks scheduled to start Tuesday in Vienna will be an important first step in meeting President Biden’s campaign promise to get the United States back into the 20...
Former Cheney adviser: Biden admin ‘hell-bent’ on rejoining Iran nuclear deal
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AMERICAN HELD CAPTIVE BY IRAN WARNS AGAINST RETURN TO 2015 NUCLEAR DEAL WITHOUT GAINING CONCESSIONS JOHN HANNAH: I think [the Biden administration] are hell-bent, whether it’s before the Iranian elections in May or J...
American man held in Iran marks 2,000 days in detention
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Siamak Namazi, an Iranian-American detained in Iran, marked 2,000 days -- more than five years -- in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison on Saturday and his family again urged the Biden administration to do everything it...
Biden administration disappointed after Iran rejects invite to discuss nuclear deal with US and other nations
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The Biden administration is disappointed after Iran rejected an offer by the European Union to partake in nuclear talks with the US and the other signatories of the nuclear deal on Sunday, but said they remain open ...
Family of Americans held hostage in Iran urges Biden administration to make release key part of Iran policy
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Washington The family of two Iranian-Americans held in Iran is urging the Biden administration to make the release of hostages a key part of its Iran policy and to ensure that they are not left behind again. Babak N...
National security adviser says White House has started to communicate with Iran over American hostages
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Washington The Biden administration has begun to communicate with Iran over American hostages in the region, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday, calling the issue a "significant priority" for the Whi...
5 things to know for February 19: Texas, Iran, Covid-19, NASA, Capitol riot
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Biden taps Iran envoy to face challenges of confronting both Tehran and polarized views at home
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Washington The Biden administration has tapped Robert Malley, a progressive foreign policy expert who served on the Obama administration's negotiating team for the Iran nuclear deal, as its new top envoy for Iran. In...