Masoud Pezeshkian's remarks came after Iran's clerical establishment opened the doors for renewed talks with the US over the nuclear deal scrapped by Donald Trump in 2018. His remarks came as regional tensions remain high over Israel's conflict with Hamas and Hezbollah.
As of August 17, Iran has 164.7 kg (363.1 pounds) of uranium enriched up to 60 per cent, just short of enough needed to create four nuclear bombs if enriched further. This came as Iran opened doors for restarting negotiations with the US on the now-scrapped nuclear deal.
Iran's supreme leader suggested that there might be an opportunity for renewed negotiations with the United States regarding his country’s accelerating nuclear program, indicating to the civilian government that engaging with its "enemy" posed "no harm."
Trump encouraged supporters to join a planned protest at the Miami courthouse Tuesday, where he will face the charges and surrender to authorities.
Iran nuclear deal: The three European governments said in a joint statement Saturday that Iran has instead raised “separate issues” and “continues to escalate its nuclear programme way beyond any plausible civilian justification”.
India, the US and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China's rising military manoeuvring in the region.
At the same time, Raisi is likely to raise the Iran’s demands for sanctions relief in return for Iranian compliance with the deal, as he himself is already subject to U.S. human rights penalties.
The announcement by Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and later confirmation by the U.N. nuclear watchdog puts new pressure on European nations trying to save the deal amid President Donald Trump's maximalist campaign targeting Tehran. Iran separately threatens to raise its uranium enrichment closer to weapons-grade levels on July 7 if Europe fails to offer it a new deal.
The cyber attacks — a contingency plan developed over weeks amid escalating tensions — disabled Iranian computer systems that controlled its rocket and missile launchers, the officials said. Two of the officials said the attacks, which specifically targeted Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps computer system, were provided as options after Iranian forces blew up two oil tankers earlier this month.
In a televised speech, President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran was reducing its own commitments under the agreement and would no longer respect limits on its reserves of low-enriched uranium -- currently limited to 300 kg -- and heavy water.
The Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement gave a fillip to the ties between the two nations, which since then have been on an upswing.
Speaking at the NATO allies summit in Brussels, President Trump said that US will consider making deal with Iran after it approches him with the proposition.
On Tuesday, Trump had argued that the deal struck by the previous Obama administration and world powers was "defective at its core" and that he would pull out and reimpose sanctions on Iran, the world's fifth-biggest oil producer.
IAEA chief Yukiya Amano has said that Iran is living up to its commitments made under the 2015 international nuclear deal.
Khamenei even accused the US president of taking a nonsensical approach towards the deal, which was struck by Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama, but also called on the JCPOA's European signatories to step up their opposition to Washington's threats.
Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the P5+1 (the US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany) agreed to lift economic sanctions against Tehran in exchange for Tehran's accepting curbs on its nuclear programme.
The Trump administration said that though Iran can keep enjoying sanctions relief, it insisted that Tehran would face consequences for breaching the deal.
US nuclear giant Westinghouse Electric Company has filed for bankruptcy, raising uncertainties over the implementation of the landmark Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
India and Japan today signed the civil nuclear agreement during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Tokyo, the Indian External Affairs Ministry said. "A landmark deal for a cleaner, greener world! PM @narendramodi and PM
India-Japan all set to sign historic nuclear deal this Friday: Report
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