Iran
60pc enrichment response to Israel’s ‘nuclear terrorism’: Iran
Tehran starting advanced centrifuges and producing more highly refined uranium “is the response to your malice,” Rouhani said in a message aimed at Israel
Iran accuses Israel of sabotage at nuclear site, vows revenge
Iran charged Monday that its arch-enemy Israel was behind an attack on its Natanz uranium enrichment plant and vowed it would take “revenge” and ramp up its nuclear activities
Iran atomic agency says nuclear facility hit by act of ‘terrorism’
Iran’s atomic energy organisation said Sunday the Natanz nuclear facility was hit by a terrorist act, hours after it said an “accident” had caused a power failure there
Covid-19
Saudi to allow only ‘immunised’ umrah pilgrims
The pandemic has not abated despite more than 660 million jabs having been doled out across the world, with vaccine-manufacturing powerhouse India registering more than 100,000 cases in a single day ...
US to join talks aimed at salvaging Iran nuclear deal
The United States is set to start talks with EU negotiators on Tuesday in Austria's capital Vienna aimed at salvaging an international agreement on Iran's nuclear programme, which Washington withdrew ...
US, Iran to start indirect talks to salvage nuclear deal
The United States and Iran will open indirect talks next week in Vienna as the European Union spearheads efforts to bring president Joe Biden's administration back into a nuclear accord
Iran, China to sign 25-year cooperation pact: Tehran
The pact, which will include “political, strategic and economic” components, will be signed by visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who arrived in Tehran late Friday, Khatibzadeh told state ...
Iran rejects Israel PM’s charge it attacked ship
Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday “strongly” rejected accusations by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Tehran was behind a recent attack on an Israeli-owned ship on the Gulf of Oman
Nuclear issue key as Iran readies for Rouhani replacement
Iran will vote in June for a successor to president Hassan Rouhani and his moderate-reformist government, but politics in the country is dominated by the nuclear issue and no frontrunner has emerged
Rocket strikes on US in Iraq seen as ‘message from Iran’
Renewed rocket attacks on US targets in Iraq show Iran-aligned factions are heaping pressure on the government while Tehran may be seeking leverage over America’s new administration, analysts say
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