(Reuters) - More talks with Iran about cooperation in dealing with the crisis in Iraq, which have taken places on the sidelines of meetings on Iran's nuclear program, are unlikely for the time being, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Wednesday. "There may be future discussions at lower levels ... though we do not expect the issue to be raised ...

Tehran, April 9, IRNA Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham termed the US treatment of Iran?s proposed United Nations envoy Hamid Abutalebi as unacceptable. She made the remarks in reaction to what the White House spokesperson has said about the Iranian diplomat. She said Iran has officially announced its views regarding the issue to the ...

(Reuters) - The White House on Thursday released a summary of the deal reached between six major world powers andIranto curb its nuclear program, responding to calls from the U.S. Congress and other groups for more transparency about what the agreement entails. Iranhas denied it wants to use the program to eventually build nuclear weapons but agreed ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Iran would have to commit itself to the Geneva Communique in order to participate in the upcoming peace conference on Syrian crisis in January, the 2?ifn9day. Iran, a main regional ally of the Syrian government, has said it is ready to play a "constructive" role in the Geneva II conference if it is invited. The meeting,...

WASHINGTON The Obama administration faced intensified pressure Friday to find former CIA contractor Robert Levinson both from lawmakers and the Levinson family nearly seven years after he disappeared in Iran during what now has been revealed as an unofficial spy mission. Levinsons family urged the government to step up and take care of one of its ...

WASHINGTON: The Obama Administration has urged the US Congress to hold off on new sanctions against Iran as this could jeopardise the recently negotiated deal on the Iranian nuclear weapons program. "We believe that Congress should hold in reserve the option of passing new sanctions if the moment arises when Iran has failed to comply with its agreement ...

(Reuters) - PresidentBarack Obamawill meet with Senate leaders from both parties on Tuesday to try to convince them not to adopt further sanctions onIranas the United States and other world powers head for new nuclear negotiations with Tehran, the White House said. Obama urged Congress last week to hold off on new sanctions and sought to reassure ...

(Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry will tell U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday it would be a mistake for Congress to impose new sanctions onIrannow amid talks with Tehran over its nuclear program, the State Department said. Kerry wants a "temporary pause" on new sanctions to allow diplomats from six world powers, including the United States, to negotiate ...

[caption id="attachment_29783" align="alignright" width="180"] US Secretary of State John Kerry[/caption] GENEVA (AP) -- Iran's chief nuclear negotiator signaled progress at talks with six world powers Thursday on a deal to cap some of his country's atomic programs in exchange for limited relief from sanctions stifling Iran's economy, saying the six ...

White House spokesman Jay Carney says the history of mistrust between Tehran and Washington is deep. The history of mistrust between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran is deep and it will not be erased overnight, Carney said during a press briefing on Monday. His comments came after Iranians from all walks of life took to the streets ...

The White House has praised Irans seriousness during the two-day nuclear talks between Tehran and six world powers. We found the Iranian presentation very useful. The Iranian proposal was a new proposal with a level of seriousness and substance that we had not seen before, White House Press Secretary Jay Carneysaid Wednesday. He, however, added ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff called off plans for a state visit to Washington in October because of revelations that the United States spied on her personal communications and those of other Brazilians. Rousseff's decision, which came despite a 20-minute telephone call from President Barack Obama on Monday night in an ...

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama has told Iran's President Hassan Rouhani in an exchange of letters that the United States is ready to resolve its nuclear dispute withIranin a way that allows Tehran to show it is not trying to build weapons, the White House said on Wednesday. "In his letter the president indicated that the U.S. is ready to resolve ...

(Reuters) - The United States said on Sunday it is prepared to work with the new government of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to address concerns about Iran's nuclear program ifIranwill engage seriously on the issue. "The inauguration of President Rouhani presents an opportunity forIranto act quickly to resolve the international community's deep ...