Tillerson, centre, met the 28 EU states’ foreign ministers in Brussels on Tuesday [Emmanuel Dunand/Reuters] 12/5/2017: Correction: An earlier version of this story stated Tillerson “expressed support” for the Iran nuclear deal. This has been corrected to say he only pledged to hold Iran compliant with the deal. The US secretary of state says pressure will continue…
Bloc affirms support for pact despite US administrations refusal to certify compliance; IAEA head says inspections of sites continuing unabated. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, Britain Prime minister Theresa May, center, and French President Emmanuel Macron talk as they arrive in Brussels, on October 19, 2017.(AFP/JOHN THYS) BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of the 28…
GETTY Sigamr Gabriel has warned he thinks war could break out if the Iran deal is withdrawn from Last week President Trump called Iran a “fanatical regime” and refused to sign off a landmark international nuclear deal. The US President accused Iran of sponsoring terrorism and proposed new sanctions. His decision to decertify the agreement…
Some European leaders vow to stand by Iran nuclear deal President Trump slams the agreement at the United Nations, calls it ‘the worst’ As President Donald Trump considers whether to certify to Congress the controversial 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, word that the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog can’t verify a crucial part of the agreement…
New evidence reveals that the relationship between Pyongyang, Tehran, and Damascus is more extensive and long-standing than we thought. Last week, Reuters revealed the existence of a confidential U.N. report claiming that two North Korean shipments bound for the government agency in charge of Syria’s chemical weapons were intercepted in the past six months. Put…
Iranian officials have urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) not to give in to the pressures from the United States pertaining to Iran’s international nuclear deal reached in 2015. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that any move of the United States to exert pressure on the IAEA over Iran’s nuclear deal is a…