State Dep’t admits official censored 2013 briefing video
WASHINGTON (AP) — A State Department official deliberately cut several minutes of videotape from a news briefing dealing with sensitive questions about…
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Iran’s coverage: Iran FM: no nuclear deal without all sanctions lifted
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran to insist all sanctions lifted in any nuclear deal: foreign minister…
US to keep briefing Israel on Iran talks amid spying row
The US administration will continue to brief Israel on its secret nuclear negotiations with Iran, US officials said Tuesday, despite allegations the…
US Congress relying on Israeli intelligence for Iran talks ‘absurd’ – Psaki
US Department of State spokesperson Jen Psaki renounced allegations over the US Congress reliance on Israeli intelligence in the Iran nuclear deal.…
Netanyahu win has no impact on Iran nuclear talks: US
Washington: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory in the Israeli election will not hamper US efforts to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, the State Department said…
Iran’s coverage: Kerry says unclear whether interim Iran deal within reach
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Kerry: ‘Important gaps’ standing way of Iran nuclear deal U.S. Secretary of…
US says UN will approve final nuclear deal between Iran, P5+1
US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki has said that the United Nations Security Council would endorse any final nuclear agreement between Iran…
U.S. State Department rebuffs Republican criticism of Iran nuclear talks
(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department fought back on Friday against the latest Republican criticism of the Iran nuclear talks, saying any moves to…
US official says Republican senators aim at scoring political points
Tehran, March 10, IRNA – Spokesperson of the US Department of State Jen Psaki said on Monday that a group of the…
Washington: US won’t work with Iranian forces in Iraq
WASHINGTON – The US military will not take part in the liberation of Tikrit due to the participation of Iranian forces and…
US opposes sale of Russian anti-ballistic missile system to Iran
US State Department spokesperson said that the United States is opposed to Russia selling the Antey-2500 anti-ballistic missile system to Iran following…
Israel’s Netanyahu: ‘What to hide’ in Iran deal
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister said Thursday that he knows the details of the deal being forged with Iran over its…
U.S. officials, in blunt language, say Israel is distorting reality of Iran talks
The Obama administration on Wednesday accused the Israeli government of misleading the public over the Iran nuclear negotiations, using unusually blunt and…
State dept. admits it’s not telling Israel everything about the Iran nuclear talks
The State Department acknowledged on Wednesday that it has not been telling Israel everything about its ongoing negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program,…
Judiciary chief deplores US meddling in Iran’s internal affairs
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani on Tuesday strongly slammed US State Department’s recent remarks about Iran, saying…
Iran rejects Washington’s meddling, asks US to protect Americans’ rights
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham described Saturday’s statement issued by US State Department spokesperson as an example of…
US denies any role in rise of Islamic State group in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON, February 14. /TASS/. The United States has played absolutely no role in the emergence of the Islamic State (IS) militant group…
Kerry plans to meet Lavrov at security conference in Munich early in February
WASHINGTON, January 30 /TASS/. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the International Security Conference…
US stongly condemns Hezbollah attack on Israeli convoy
The U.S. on Wednesday strongly condemned a Hezbollah attack on an Israeli convoy in northern Israel. “We strongly condemn Hezbollah’s attack today…
Iran says it sent warning ro Israel via US officials
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Tehran said Tuesday it sent a warning to Israel through the United States over the recent killing of…
Progress made in nuclear talks with Iran: US
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Spokeswoman for US State Department Jen Psaki announced that Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UNSC members…
US Spokeswoman: US looking at timeline of Iran n-talks seriously
Islamabad, Jan 13, IRNA – Spokesperson for the US Department of State Jen Psaki said her country is looking at the timeline…
Iran’s coverage: US confirms Kerry, Zarif meeting in Geneva next week
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: US State Department confirms Kerry-Zarif meet in Geneva The US State Department…
US State Department confirms Kerry-Zarif meet in Geneva
Tehran, Jan 10, IRNA – The US State Department has verified the report that Secretary of State John Kerry will hold talks…
US official: New anti-Iran senate sanctions “Not the right step”
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that new anti-Iran sanctions introduced by a number of Republican senators would…
Republicans return to Washington with Iran talks in their crosshairs
WASHINGTON — Republicans are returning to Washington this week with control over both houses of Congress, and they have their sights set…
US calls nuclear meetings with Iran in Geneva “useful”
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US State Department announced that the latest round of negotiations between Iran and six world powers in the…
Psaki misspoke: Obama not yet signed new anti-Russian bill
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President Barack Obama has not yet signed a bill clearing the way for more economic sanctions against Russia.…
Investor interest in Iran renews concerns of failing sanctions
Foreign investors from more than half a dozen major automobile corporations flocked to Tehran this week to participate in the country’s auto show,…
Iran’s coverage: Iran’s Zarif says successful end to nuclear talks within reach
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Zarif: Iran nuclear talks very close to successful end Iranian foreign minister…
P5+1, Iran plan to have nuclear talks in December: US state department
US Department of State spokesperson Jen Psaki said the P5+1 group and Iran will continue to nuclear talks later in December and…
Kerry to join Iran nuclear meetings in Vienna
PARIS (AP) — The State Department says U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Vienna later Thursday to join high-level…
Iran dismisses US claim on IR-5 centrifuges as “Propaganda Campaign”
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected the US State Department’s claim that Tehran has agreed to stop the activities of the…
Iran’s coverage: West afraid of Iran’s resistance not nuclear bomb: Senior Iranian negotiator
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: West afraid of Iran’s resistance not nuclear bomb: Araqchi In an extensive…
Lacking breakthrough, sides weigh next moves in Iran nuclear drama
(Reuters) – The United States, Iran and Europe were weighing their next moves on Tuesday after two days of nuclear talks in Oman failed…
US, EU, Iran nuclear talks in Oman tough, but serious: US state department
US State Department spokeswoman Psaki said that the US remained “very focused” on making progress in talks with Iran and on signing…
Iran stops processing uranium using advanced enrichment centrifuge
US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki announced that Iran stopped using the advanced IR-5 centrifuge for uranium processing, a controversial enrichment method…
Zarif, Kerry, Ashton to meet in Oman in early November
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, US Secretary of State John Kerry and outgoing EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will hold…
Key US Iran nuclear negotiator leaves department of state Friday: Spokesperson
WASHINGTON, October 24 (RIA Novosti) – United States Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns will leave his post Friday, but will continue…
Iran’s coverage: Iran to arm Lebanon against terror threats: Shamkhani
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran to help Lebanon army fight extremists Iran will supply the Lebanese…