Confidential intelligence documents obtained by The Times show that Iran is working on testing a key final component of a nuclear bomb. ...
Trita Parsi | Posted 12.07.2009 | World
If the Obama administration waits until it takes punitive action against Iran to censure human rights abuses there, it will look like we view human rights as a pressure tactic, rather than as the foundation of free society.
AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 12.02.2009 | World
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Tehran is reviewing the option of decreasing cooperation with the U.N. nu...
AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and JASON KEYSER | Posted 12.01.2009 | World
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's announcement of plans to build 10 more uranium enrichment facilities is largely bluster after a strong rebuke from the U.N...
Trita Parsi | Posted 11.29.2009 | World
Should diplomacy with Iran fail, and should Israel seek to attack Iran, America will have plenty of reasons to prevent such a disaster from taking place. It also has the means to tell Israel "no."
Daniel Wagner | Posted 11.27.2009 | World
The impact of Iran's economic plight on the nuclear negotiation process is likely to be severe. As the government reckons with its unfolding economic reality, its inclination will be to reject any meaningful nuclear oversight.
AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 11.28.2009 | World
VIENNA — In a blow to Iran, the board of the U.N. nuclear agency on Friday overwhelmingly backed a demand from the U.S., Russia, China and three...
AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN and STEVEN GUTKIN | Posted 11.25.2009 | World
JERUSALEM — With cutting-edge anti-missile systems and two new submarines that can carry nuclear weapons, Israel is readying a new generation of...
AP | GEORGE JAHN and NASSER KARIMI | Posted 11.24.2009 | World
VIENNA — Six world powers have readied a resolution critical of Iran's nuclear program, diplomats said Tuesday, as Tehran suggested it was still...
AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 11.22.2009 | World
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported,...
AP | SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 11.20.2009 | World
BRUSSELS — Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapo...
AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 11.19.2009 | World
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will not ship its low-enriched uranium out of the country for processing, its foreign minister said Wednesday, once again re...
Richard W. Parker | Posted 11.18.2009 | World
Will Iran accept the kind of deal ElBaradai is said to be seeking -- a deal that gives Iran limited enrichment in exchange for a form of nationwide surveillance?
Posted 11.12.2009 | World
VIENNA (Associated Press) -- Iran's recently revealed uranium enrichment hall is a highly fortified underground space that appears too small to house ...
The Guardian | Julian Borger, Diplomatic Editor | Posted 11.06.2009 | World
The UN's nuclear watchdog has asked Iran to explain evidence suggesting that Iranian scientists have experimented with an advanced nuclear warhead des...
nytimes.com | MICHAEL SLACKMAN | Posted 11.03.2009 | World
CAIRO - Iran's leadership has once again equivocated after agreeing to a deal that would ease its nuclear standoff with the West. But this time, that ...
Bruno Pellaud | Posted 10.28.2009 | World
Iran's refusal and counter-proposal to shipping low-enriched uranium to Russia is unacceptable. But before slamming the door on talks, two alternative arrangements still deserve consideration.
BBC NEWS | Posted 10.27.2009 | World
Iran will accept a UN deal on its nuclear programme, but only if "very important changes" are made, Iranian state media have reported....
Evelyn Leopold | Posted 10.16.2009 | World
Two elephants are and were in the room during negotiations on Iran's nuclear ambitions: the rigged elections that brought President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power and the shadow of Iraq.
ABC News | Jonathan Karl | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics
Is the U.S. stepping up preparations for a possible attack on Iran's nuclear facilities? The Pentagon is always making plans, but based on a little-n...
Newsweek | Fareed Zakaria | Posted 10.04.2009 | Politics
It is time to clarify the debate over Iran and its nuclear program. It's easy to criticize the current course adopted by the United States and its all...
Posted 10.04.2009 | Politics
***SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO*** By STEVEN R. HURST, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - The White House said Sunday it sees signs of progress in confr...
AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Congress is poised to act swiftly on new penalties against Iran if international talks on Tehran's nuclear program show signs of fa...
AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 12.01.2009 | World
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday called landmark nuclear talks with Iran a constructive beginning, then challenged Tehran to matc...
nytimes.com | MICHAEL SLACKMAN | Posted 12.01.2009 | World
CAIRO �" As the West raises the pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, Arab governments, especially the small, oil-rich nations in the Persian G...
timesonline.co.uk | Catherine Philp i | Posted 12.14.2009 | World