Iran, world powers ‘far apart’ after new nuke talks

Published on April 8, 2013

The world powers will pursue further talks with Iran over its nuclear program, but will not continue them indefinitely, John Kerry said a day after another round of talks failed to produce any new proposals.

U.N. report may show slower growth in Iran nuclear stockpile

Published on February 20, 2013

A U.N. nuclear watchdog report due this week is expected to reveal a slowdown in the growth of Iran's stockpile of higher-grade enriched uranium as it is using some of the material to make reactor fuel, diplomats said on Wednesday.

Netanyahu: Iran shortening the time needed to cross “red line.”

Published on February 12, 2013

Addressing a delegation from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about the Iranian nuclear threat and said he looked forward to President Obama’s upcoming Israel trip.

Syria may hold uranium stash, Western and Israeli experts say

Published on January 11, 2013

Western and Israeli security experts suspect Syria may have tonnes of unenriched uranium in storage and that any such stockpile could potentially be of interest to its ally Iran for use in Tehran's own disputed nuclear program.

Iran, U.N. nuclear agency to resume talks in December

Published on November 9, 2012

Iran will return to talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency next month, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday, the latest push to seek a peaceful end to a dispute that has raised fears of a new Middle East war.

Israelis see no Iran war this year after Netanyahu’s speech

Published on September 28, 2012

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's U.N. speech about Iranian nuclear advances has dampened speculation in Israel that he could order a war this year.

Former IDF commander: Iranian nuclear threat not imminent

Published on August 24, 2012

Gabi Ashkenazi, the former Israeli military chief of staff, said that the threat to Israel from a nuclear Iran was not imminent.

Iran reportedly installs hundreds of new uranium enrichment machines

Published on August 24, 2012

Iran may have installed as many as "hundreds of new" uranium enrichment machines in its underground nuclear facility at Fordow.

Dear Ahmadinejad: Let me tell you about cancer

By Rabbi David Wolpe
Published on August 21, 2012

When the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad compares Israel to a cancer, I take it personally.

U.S.: Iran still not on ‘verge’ of weapon

Published on August 10, 2012

The U.S. assessment remains that Iran is not on the verge of achieving a nuclear weapon, a U.S. official said, apparently pushing back against claims to the contrary by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.

Khamenei dismisses sanctions, says Iran stronger than ever

Published on July 11, 2012

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday dismissed harsher sanctions imposed on Iran this month over its disputed nuclear activity, saying the country was "100 times stronger" than before.

Iran says test-fires missiles over threats of attack

Published on July 3, 2012

Iran said on Tuesday it had successfully tested medium-range missiles capable of hitting Israel in response to threats of military action against the country, Iranian media reported, the latest move in a war of nerves with the West.

Iran threatens Israel; new EU sanctions take force

Published on July 2, 2012

Iran announced missile tests on Sunday and threatened to wipe Israel "off the face of the earth" if the Jewish state attacked it, brandishing some of its starkest threats on the day Europe began enforcing an oil embargo and harsh new sanctions.

Israel says clock ticking after Iran talks fail

Published on June 21, 2012

Israel has responded to the failure of the latest nuclear talks between world powers and Iran with a familiar refrain: sanctions must be ramped up while the clock ticks down toward possible military action.

U.S.: Israel ‘supportive’ on future Iran sanctions

Published on June 4, 2012

The United States is conferring with Israel about new sanctions planned against Iran should international negotiations this month fail to curb the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, a U.S. official said on Monday.

Satellite images show crews hiding evidence at Iran nuclear site

Published on May 31, 2012

New satellite images show possible recent nuclear activity at the Parchin facility in Iran as well as attempts to hide evidence of past activity.

Higher grade Iranian enriched uranium uncovered

Published on May 25, 2012

Evidence found in an underground bunker in Iran could signal the country’s having moved one step closer toward the uranium threshold needed to make nuclear arms, International Atomic Energy Agency diplomats said today.

Israel wary of expected Iran nuclear deal

Published on May 22, 2012

Israel expressed deep suspicion on Tuesday about an expected deal between the U.N. nuclear agency and Iran, suggesting Tehran's aim was to wriggle out of sanctions rather than make real concessions ahead of wider atomic talks with world powers.

U.N. nuclear chief holds talks in Tehran, hopes for deal

Published on May 21, 2012

The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief held rare talks in Tehran on Monday after voicing hope for a deal to investigate suspected atomic bomb research - a gesture Iran might make to try to get international sanctions relaxed and deflect threats of war.

Amid new Iran nuke rumors, Barak and Panetta to meet

Published on May 17, 2012

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will meet with his U.S. counterpart, Leon Panetta, in Washington amid reports that Iran may have achieved the capability to build a nuclear bomb.

Iran nuclear concession would test big power unity

Published on May 16, 2012

Facing an imminent toughening of sanctions, Iran is hinting at a readiness to give some ground in its long nuclear stand-off with world powers, but any flexibility could split their ranks and lead to protracted uncertainty about how to respond.

Hamas says it will not go to war for Iran

Published on May 10, 2012

The Islamist movement Hamas will not let itself be dragged into a war against Israel if it attacks the nuclear facilities of Hamas ally Iran, Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Thursday.

Iran cleaning building of nuclear traces, U.S. institute alleges

Published on May 9, 2012

New satellite imagery analyzed by a U.S. security think tank shows that Iran may be clearing nuclear evidence from a building at a military site.

Biden: Israel still has time to strike Iran [VIDEO]

Published on May 8, 2012

Israel still has time to strike Iran and the right to decide for itself whether to do so, Vice President Joe Biden said.

Barak: Iran could seek short build time for bomb

Published on May 4, 2012

Iran's nuclear strategy could eventually allow it to build an atomic bomb with just 60 days' notice, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Friday.

Israel’s top general says Iran unlikely to make bomb

Published on April 25, 2012

Israel's military chief said he does not believe Iran will decide to build an atomic bomb and called its leaders "very rational" - comments that clashed with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's assessment.

Barak: Israel did not promise not to attack Iran

Published on April 17, 2012

Israel did not promise the United States that it would abstain from attacking Iran while negotiations are going on, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said.

Obama responds to Netanyahu’s Iran ‘freebie’ comment

Published on April 16, 2012

President Obama responded to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that world powers gave Iran a "freebie" by agreeing to hold more talks.

Iran, world powers set for high-stakes nuclear talks

Published on April 13, 2012

Iran and the six world powers prepared on Friday for rare talks aimed at easing fears that a deepening dispute over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program could plunge the Middle East into a new war.

Iran to offer ‘new initiatives’ in nuclear talks

Published on April 11, 2012

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said his country was prepared to offer "new initiatives" at upcoming nuclear talks in Istanbul.

World powers to meet Iran in Istanbul this week

Published on April 9, 2012

Nuclear negotiations between Iran and world powers will be held this week in Istanbul, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton announced.

Israel to phase out civilian atomic reactor by 2018

Published on March 20, 2012

Israel is phasing out a civilian nuclear reactor to which it has admitted foreign inspectors while keeping a second reactor, widely believed to have produced atom bombs, off-limits, officials said on Tuesday.

West seeks to pressure Iran at U.N. nuclear meet

Published on March 2, 2012

Western powers hope to win Russian and Chinese backing for rebuking Iran at the U.N. nuclear agency next week over Tehran's failure to address mounting fears that it is secretly bent on acquiring nuclear weapons capability, diplomats say.

Poll: Little support in Israel for solo strike on Iran

Published on March 1, 2012

A wide majority of Israelis either oppose an Israeli strike on Iran or would favor an attack only if it was carried out with U.S. agreement, an opinion poll showed on Thursday.

Iran election highlights deepening power struggle

Published on February 28, 2012

Iran's parliamentary election this Friday is a potentially decisive battle in the struggle between political and religious hardliners, but it is unlikely to alter Tehran's stand on its deadlock with the West over its nuclear program.

Divided by common foe, Israel and U.S. tangle over Iran

Published on February 23, 2012

Ever since their first awkward encounter - a hastily arranged meeting in a custodian's office at a Washington airport in 2007 - Iran has been one of the few issues on which Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu have been able to find some common ground.

Iran defiant as U.N. nuclear talks fail

Published on February 22, 2012

The U.N. nuclear watchdog ended its latest mission to Iran after talks on Tehran's suspected secret atomic weapons research failed, a setback likely to increase the risk of confrontation with the West.

Russia to Israel: Attacking Iran would be ‘catastrophic’

Published on February 22, 2012

Russia warned Israel on Wednesday that attacking Iran would be a disastrous and played down the failure of a U.N. nuclear agency mission to Tehran, saying there is still a chance for new talks over the Iranian atomic program.

EU bans Iranian oil, Tehran responds with threats

Published on January 23, 2012

The European Union banned imports of oil from Iran on Monday and imposed a number of other economic sanctions, joining the United States in a new round of measures aimed at deflecting Tehran's nuclear development program.

Iran starts underground nuclear work, condemns American to die

Published on January 9, 2012

Iranian and Western sources said on Monday Iran had switched on a uranium enrichment plant deep inside a mountain, a momentous step that aggravates Tehran's nuclear dispute with the West.

Barak: No strike on Iran anytime soon

Published on December 1, 2011

Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday an Israeli attack on Iran is not imminent but all options remain open to stop what Israel sees as an Iranian bid to develop nuclear weapons.

Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei warns U.S., Israel on atom site attacks

Published on November 10, 2011

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned the United States and Israel on Thursday not to launch military action against its nuclear sites, saying it would be met with "iron fists," state television reported.

Iran to triple uranium enrichment

Published on June 9, 2011

Iran will triple its uranium enrichment capacity and expand its production of higher-level enriched uranium, its nuclear chief announced.