Christian Science Monitor | Nuclear deal with Iran not close: senior Western diplomat Reuters BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A senior western diplomat cautioned on Thursday that any breakthrough in diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program was not "close", seeking to dampen expectations the next round of talks on November 7-8 could lead to a deal. Western ... White House Weighs Easing Iran Sanctions' Bite With Slow Release of Assets Iran nuclear talks: Will 'bad cop' Congress approve a deal? (+video) Serious progress and a familiar road map at Iran nuclear talks |
BBC News | No mercy for Iranian execution survivor CNN International (CNN) -- For now, Alireza M. is a lucky man. But, like life itself, that may not last. Convicted by an Iranian court of possessing a kilogram of crystal meth, the 37-year-old man was sentenced to death by hanging at Bojnurd Prison in northeastern Iran ... After Man Survives Hanging, Iran Plans a Second Attempt Amnesty urges Iran to spare hanging survivor's life Amnesty International calls for Iran to halt man's second execution after he ... |
New York Times | After Talks on Iran's Nuclear Program, Officials Highlight the Positive New York Times GENEVA — Iran and a group of six world powers said Wednesday that they had engaged in “substantive” and “forward-looking” discussions on the disputed Iranian nuclear program and that they would meet again in early November. |
Russia says Iran nuclear talks were 'quite promising' Reuters MOSCOW (Reuters) - International talks this week on Iran's nuclear program were "quite promising" and Tehran's new proposals could produce progress toward ending the standoff between global powers and the Islamic state, Russia said on Thursday. |
'Substantive' talks over Iran's nuclear program CNN International Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) -- Talks between Iran and six world powers over Tehran's nuclear ambitions ended Wednesday on a promising note when they released a joint statement for the first time, suggesting Iranian officials appear willing to negotiate. |
US says talks intense, serious after Iran hints at atomic concessions Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States described two days of nuclear negotiations with Iran as the most serious and candid to date after Western diplomats said Tehran hinted it was ready to scale back sensitive atomic activities to secure urgent ... |
The Guardian | Iran presents 'timetable' to end nuclear talks deadlock The Guardian Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, gave an hour-long PowerPoint presentation of the proposals, entitled "Closing an unnecessary crisis: Opening new horizons", to senior diplomats from the US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, and China at the ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Why a little-noticed chat between the US and Iran is a big deal Christian Science Monitor When Presidents Barack Obama and Hassan Rouhani had their historic phone call in late September, the news was met with amazement and a flood of news coverage. But when Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and top US negotiator Wendy ... |
Aljazeera.com | Iran signals new phase in ties with West Aljazeera.com The latest round of talks between Iran and world powers have concluded in Geneva, Switzerland, with Iran indicating a willingness to scale back uranium enrichment, as well as allowing for snap inspections of its nuclear sites as part of a new proposal ... |
The Guardian | We cannot verify and must not trust Iran's promises on nuclear weapons The Guardian As in previous iterations of the charade now reopening in Geneva, Iran's bargaining position benefits from our own repeated mistakes. The ayatollahs need only take advantage of these unforced errors, and success may well fall into their undeserving hands. |