Iran broke international law by not disclosing sooner its recently revealed uranium enrichment site, the head of the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog agency said.
Don’t look for Iran to throw up the white flag anytime soon.
Thursday’s meeting between the United States and Iran may be the highest-level talks in three decades between the two countries, but the United States is cautious about predicting what might come next.
Iran has notified the Swiss government that it can have access to three American hikers detained near the border with Iraq, two senior U.S. officials confirmed Tuesday.
Days before a key meeting with Western leaders, Iran test-fired two types of long-range missiles Monday in part of what the Islamic republic called routine military exercises, its state-run media reported.
After sliding about 8% last week, oil prices ticked back near $67 Monday, tracking a rise in equities.
Iran tested a missile-launching system and several types of short- and medium-range missiles Sunday, the state-run Press TV said.
To: Interested Parties From: John King, CNN chief national correspondent Re: Monday Memo
The United States wants Iran to provide international inspectors with full access to a newly disclosed underground uranium enrichment plant that Obama administration officials say is both illegal and probably intended for developing weapons.
The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said Saturday that U.N. nuclear experts can inspect a uranium enrichment plant, according to a report from Iran-funded Press TV.
Iran’s admission that it is building a second uranium enrichment plant and the West’s blunt condemnation of the project will probably place the Islamic republic in a diplomatic corner, analysts say.
President Obama recently shared sensitive intelligence with Russia and China about Iran’s newly unveiled nuclear facility to get the two countries’ leaders on board with new sanctions against Tehran, senior U.S. officials revealed Friday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met Wednesday with U.S. President Barack Obama, then signaled he could support sanctions against Iran over its efforts to develop a nuclear weapon.
In their latest communique regarding the fate of seven arrested members of the Baha’i religious minority in Iran, Amnesty International has expressed grave concern they may face the death penalty if they are found guilty of the charges of “espionage for Israel,” “insulting religious sanctities,” and “propaganda against the system.”
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana will meet with Iranian officials in less than a month to discuss the Islamic republic’s recent proposal on its disputed nuclear program.
