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Iran denies offering inspector access for sanctions relief

Bloomberg News reported Thursday that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told diplomats in private that Tehran was willing to let nuclear inspectors back into its bombed facilities if sanctions were eased. Within hours, Iran's state news agency called the report…

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Trump offers Iran sanctions relief for nuclear steps

President Donald Trump is willing to offer Iran sanctions relief and release frozen funds in exchange for concrete progress on Tehran's nuclear program, U.S. officials told multiple news outlets on Monday, marking a conditional shift just days after Washington rejected…

Netanyahu lands in Washington for Trump talks on Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in Washington on Monday ahead of a Tuesday meeting with President Donald Trump, their first face-to-face encounter in more than five months as the two allies navigate the aftermath of a U.S.-led military campaign…

Iran denies nuclear activity at Pickaxe Mountain after Trump strike threat

Iran's foreign ministry on Wednesday rejected allegations of nuclear activity at its underground Pickaxe Mountain site, one day after President Donald Trump vowed the U.S. military would hit the fortified complex "pretty soon" and "very heavily."

Israel says Iran moved centrifuges into Pickaxe Mountain

Israeli intelligence has assessed that Iran relocated centrifuges and other critical nuclear equipment into subterranean tunnels beneath Pickaxe Mountain, a heavily fortified facility near the Natanz nuclear complex, according to Israeli and U.S. officials. Israel shared the intelligence with the…

Satellite images show Iran rebuilding bombed nuclear sites

Exclusive satellite imagery obtained and analyzed by CNN shows signs that Iran may be attempting to rebuild nuclear facilities struck by the United States and Israel, even as a top United Nations official warned the Security Council on Thursday of…

US-Iran nuclear talks to resume July 11 in Pakistan

Negotiations between the United States and Iran are scheduled to resume on July 11 in Pakistan, according to Al Arabiya, as the two countries prepare to tackle unresolved issues over sanctions, frozen Iranian assets, and Tehran's nuclear program.

Iran rejects IAEA access to bombed nuclear sites after Doha talks

American and Iranian negotiators wrapped up a round of indirect technical talks in Doha on Wednesday, with Qatar's foreign ministry reporting "positive progress" on implementing the memorandum of understanding that halted hostilities in June — even as Iran's top negotiator…

U.S. and Iran clash over nuclear deal terms days after signing

The United States and Iran are publicly disputing fundamental elements of the framework deal they signed last week to end their war, with each side offering sharply different accounts of what was agreed regarding nuclear inspections and the use of…

US-Iran draft deal includes $300B reconstruction fund for Tehran

A draft memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran contains a proposed $300 billion reconstruction and investment program for Tehran, according to an Iranian lawmaker and reporting from The New York Times, adding a striking economic dimension to…