Rappler's latest stories on Iran nuclear deal
U.N. nuclear watchdog passes resolution criticizing Iran
The resolution urges Tehran to provide inspectors from the IAEA with access to two sites in Iran in order to clarify whether undeclared nuclear activity took place there in the early 2000s
Iran warns against U.N. nuclear watchdog resolution
Diplomats say the resolution will call on Iran to provide access to two locations where past nuclear activity may have occurred – sites to which the IAEA has been trying to gain access for months
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief asks Iran for access to disputed sites
Rafael Grossi repeats an appeal to Iran to 'cooperate immediately and fully' with the International Atomic Energy Agency
Iran dismisses 'desperate' U.S. move to end nuclear waivers
Iran's ambassador to the United Nations says that with the move, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is pulling the 'final plug' on the nuclear deal after President Donald Trump withdrew the US from it in 2018
In twist to press arms ban, U.S. asserts role in Iran deal
The push to extend an arms embargo draws skepticism from Western allies and leads critics to question if the ultimate aim is to kill the deal entirely, potentially in the final stretch of Trump's re-election campaign
Iran open to 'any initiative' after talks to save nuclear deal
(UPDATED) A diplomat says no timetable has been fixed for solving the dispute, adding 'we are still far from a result'
EU calls Iran nuclear talks in bid to save deal
Josep Borrell, the EU's diplomatic chief, says the so-called joint commission that oversees the deal and comprises representatives of all the countries involved will meet in February
EU states launch process disputing Iran's nuclear compliance
The foreign ministers of Britain, France, and Germany say Iran has been progressively scaling back its commitments under the deal since May last year
Iran nuclear deal hangs by thin thread
Iran has not said it wants to quit the agreement, leaving some room for the deal's remaining parties to try to save it, according to analysts
Iran to finalize new retreat from nuclear deal
A foreign ministry spokesman says 'some chances will be made'
Quake strikes near Iran nuclear power plant
Its reported epicenter is 45 kilometers east of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, on the southwest Gulf coast
China, Russia, Iran to hold joint naval drills
China's foreign minister says the exercises are part of 'normal military cooperation' between the 3 countries
Iran nuclear deal parties meet as accord nears collapse
Envoys from Britain, France, Germany, China, Russia and Iran are taking part in the meeting, which is the first time the 6 parties gather in this format since July
Iran says may 'reconsider' atomic watchdog commitments
Iran warns they will reconsider if European parties trigger a dispute mechanism that could lead to sanctions
Nuclear agency urges Iran to explain uranium particles at undeclared site
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says its inspectors had 'detected natural uranium particles of anthropogenic origin at a location in Iran not declared to the agency'
Iran now enriching uranium to 5%
Irans' Atomic Organization says the country has the 'capacity to produce 5%, 20%, 60%, or any percentage' of enriched uranium
Iran downs unidentified drone near Gulf coast – reports
The unmanned aircraft is downed over Iranian territory with a domestically manufactured Mersad surface-to-air missile
What is left of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal?
Here's a look back at the 2015 Iran nuclear accord, as well as the setbacks that have occurred since
Iran says to resume enrichment at underground plant
The suspension of all enrichment at the Fordow plant in the mountains near the Shiite holy city of Qom was one of the restrictions on its nuclear activities that Iran accepted in return for the lifting of international sanctions
Iran announces sharp rise in enriched uranium production
Iran has also developed two new advanced centrifuges, one of which is undergoing testing, says Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran
Iran leader says Europe untrustworthy, condemns 'hostility'
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's remarks follow a failed European push to arrange a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly
Iran rules out direct U.S. talks
President Hassan Rouhani says any dialogue with the US will have to fall within the framework of the group of major powers that agreed the landmark nuclear deal with Iran in 2015
Iran's Rouhani warns Macron of looming nuclear step
Rouhani's chief of staff says the next step would be taken 'in the event Iran's demands are not met'
Trump ready to meet Iranian president in potential breakthrough
(UPDATED) 'I knew everything he (Macron) was doing and I approved everything he was doing,' says US President Donald Trump, adding that the French president 'asked for my approval'
Iran 'favors' talks despite Trump snub
'Iran favors talks and negotiations and, if the US really wants to talk, before anything else it should lift all sanctions,' says President Hassan Rouhani
Iran says Europe 'obliged' to let it sell and ship oil
Iran has been pushing the European parties to the deal – Britain, France, and Germany – to adhere to their commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal despite US pressure
Trump warns Iran sanctions will 'soon be increased substantially'
'Remember, that deal was to expire in a short number of years. Sanctions will soon be increased, substantially!' says President Donald Trump
French envoy in Tehran talks for nuclear deal salvage bid
Emmanuel Bonne's mission is 'to try and open the discussion space to avoid an uncontrolled escalation, or even an accident'
European powers urge Iran to reverse nuclear deal breaches
The European signatories to the Iran nuclear deal say a meeting of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action's overseeing joint commission should be called 'urgently'
Iran passes uranium enrichment cap set by endangered deal
(UPDATED) The European Union says it is 'extremely concerned' by the development and calls on Iran to 'reverse all activities' inconsistent with its deal commitments
Iran to bypass uranium enrichment maximum despite calls for rethink
Iran is acting on its May 8 threat to suspend parts of the agreement in response to US President Donald Trump's reimposition of crippling sanctions after withdrawing from it in May last year
Russia tells Iran 'not to give in to emotions' in nuclear standoff
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia will do everything to help preserve the Iran nuclear accord
Trump: Iran 'playing with fire' after nuclear deal limit breached
US president Donald Trump says: 'They know what they're doing. They know what they're playing with and I think they're playing with fire'
Iran says it exceeds enriched uranium stockpile limit
'The Europeans' efforts were not enough, therefore Iran will go ahead with its announced measures,' says Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
Iran judges 'progress' made at nuclear meeting but 'still not enough'
(UPDATED) Iran is on the verge of exceeding one of the limits on stockpiles of nuclear material foreseen under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Iran to abandon more nuclear deal commitments on July 7
'As of July 7, Iran will forcefully take the second step of reducing its commitments' to the nuclear deal, says Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council
Iran warns over 'economic war' waged through U.S. sanctions
(UPDATED) 'The only way to decrease tensions in the region is to stop the economic war,' says Mohammad Javad Zarif
Iran president rules out talks until U.S. acts 'normal'
'The party that has left the negotiating table, the party that has trampled the pact must return to a normal' behavior, Hassan Rouhani says in a televised speech
Iran says no talks with U.S. 'under any circumstances'
(UPDATED) Keyvan Khosravi, spokesman of the Supreme National Security Council, says there has been an uptick in official delegations travelling to Tehran from various capitals, although 'most of them are coming on behalf of America'
Iran urges China, Russia 'concrete action' to save nuclear deal
'Iran and China need to think together and work together about preserving a multilateral global order and avoiding a unilateral global order,' says Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
Iran accuses U.S. of 'unacceptable' escalation in tensions
'We exercise maximum restraint...in spite of the fact that the United States withdrew from JCPOA last May,' says Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
U.S. sends naval strike group as tensions rise with Iran
'The United States does not seek conflict with Iran, but we are postured and ready to defend US forces and interests in the region,' the Pentagon says
Europe rejects Iran 'ultimatum' but stands by nuke deal
(UPDATED) The 3 European signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal urge Iran to stick to its commitments after it said it would stop respecting some limits imposed by the agreement
Iran's part in U.S. sanctions bypass scheme ready 'this month'
INSTEX is seen as key to European Union efforts to preserve the deal struck in 2015 between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Pence demands EU isolate Iran as Israelis, Arabs unite
(UPDATED) US Vice President Mike Pence takes direct aim at allies Britain, France, and Germany, denouncing their new initiative to let European companies operate in Iran in defiance of unilateral US sanctions
Iran deal, Saudi murder: Turbulent year shakes up Middle East
In another turbulent year for the tinderbox region, Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad appear ever more powerful and Washington's promised Israeli-Palestinian peace plan seem ever more elusive
U.S. Iran sanctions move hits European companies
European companies are wary of being caught out by the US sanctions regime
Trump has 'disgraced' U.S. prestige – Iran's Khamenei
(UPDATED) A defiant Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismisses the renewed US sanctions – including an oil embargo – that will take effect on Monday, November 5
China, Russia denounce 'blackmail' as rift with U.S. exposed at UN
The United States' relations with China and Russia continue to plummet amid President Donald Trump's accusations against the two countries
