General Assembly September 24, 2019 Germany's Angela Merkel supports US-Iran talks but says lifting sanctions first is 'not realistic' German Chancellor Angela Merkel encouraged talks between the United States and Iran Tuesday but said she felt it was "not realistic" for President Trump to lift sanctions on Tehran before a formal meeting between the two adversaries.
Iran September 7, 2019 Iran threatens higher uranium enrichment as stockpile ‘quickly increasing,’ official says Iran continued to antagonize the U.S. and Europe on Saturday by publicly threatening to push uranium levels beyond what the country has previously reached – possibly even to weapons-grade levels, an official said.
Iran September 7, 2019 Iran injects gas into advanced centrifuges, violating deal Iran has begun injecting uranium gas into advanced centrifuges in violation of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, a spokesman said Saturday.
Vladimir Putin September 6, 2019 Putin again threatens to develop previously banned missiles if US does Vladimir Putin warned the U.S. once again this week that Russia would develop missiles previously banned under a landmark nuclear forces treaty if it learns that the United States has begun building them.
OPINION September 6, 2019 Heinonen and Kahn: Iran is once again trying to blackmail the world for billions – We can't give in Iran is once again trying to blackmail the world for billions of dollars, after announcing that it is beginning work to develop centrifuges to accelerate uranium enrichment – a step needed to start producing nuclear weapons
Iran September 3, 2019 Rouhani says Iran's response to bilateral talks will always be 'negative' As Iran continues to up the ante on its nuclear program, reportedly stockpiling low-enriched uranium beyond the limitations outlined in the 2015 nuclear deal, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country always will say "no" to bilateral talks with the United States.
Iran August 30, 2019 Iran still violating 2015 nuclear deal, UN watchdog finds A report from the United Nations atomic watchdog says Iran continues to stockpile low-enriched uranium beyond the limitations outlined in the 2015 nuclear deal, the Associated Press reported Friday.
Russia August 20, 2019 US stoking tension after missile test that would have been banned under treaty, Russia says A top Russian official on Tuesday said the U.S. is stoking tension after firing a ground-based version of a Tomahawk cruise missile that was previously barred under a Cold War-era agreement between the two sides that both accused the other of violating.
Russia August 19, 2019 Russia nuclear monitoring sites lost contact after mystery blast: report A nuclear official said in an email Sunday that two Russian nuclear monitoring stations—specifically designed to detect radiation— “went silent” in the days following an explosion by what many believe was a nuclear-powered missile earlier this month during tests at a remote base.
Russia August 6, 2019 Putin threatens to develop nuclear missiles if United States does Russia has threatened to develop short- and intermediate-range land-launched nuclear missiles if it gets word that the United States starts building such weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday at a Security Council meeting.
Bernie Sanders August 2, 2019 Liz Cheney blasts 'commie' Sanders: ' He seems to have daddy issues ... with my daddy' House GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., came out swinging on Friday, claiming that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., was a communist who was willing to let the United States get hit first in a nuclear conflict.