The US government continues to believe that finalizing a nuclear agreement with Iran by the June 30, 2015 deadline is feasible, despite reports that negotiations have stalled, US Department of State spokesperson Jeff Rathke told reporters on Friday. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) Rathke explained US Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman is in Vienna, Austria,...

The US says it has taken steps to ensure confidentiality of nuclear talks between Iran and major world powers, denying a report that Israel has been spying on the negotiations. We take steps, certainly, to ensure that confidential, that classified negotiating details stay behind closed doors in these negotiations, State Department spokesman Jeff ...

The United States will not consider an extension to reach an agreement on curbing Iran's nuclear program, the State Department said on Wednesday, despite indications from France and Iran that talks may stretch into July. "We're not contemplating any extension beyond June 30," State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke said at a news briefing. Rathke ...

Iran must free Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian whose secret trial as an alleged US spy started on Tuesday, US Department of State spokesperson Jeff Rathke told journalists. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported that Rezaian, who has been in custody for ten months, went on trial behind closed doors ...

Tehran, May 14, IRNA US State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke has acknowledged that Washington was pursuing a double standard policy towards dispatching humanitarian aid to the worlds disputed areas including Yemen. We look to the UN to guide the international community on how to implement the humanitarian pause. Iran is no exception to this. ...

The US State Department says it cannot confirm a report that an American oil delegation plans to visit Tehran within the next few days to discuss business. State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke told reporters at a daily press briefing that it is difficult to verify the report since not a single individual or company is identified" in it. Rathke ...

The US State Department has announced that it was premature to say whether the use of force is needed after Iran boarded a cargo ship. A Marshall Islands-flagged container ship was seized by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuzdue to legal issues. Iranian forces reportedly boarded the vessel, Maersk Tigris, to a port south of Iran on Tuesday....

The United States says sanctions imposed on Iran would be lifted in a phased manner as part of a final nuclear agreement between Tehran and the West. "Sanctions will be suspended in a phased manner upon verification that Iran has met specific commitments under a finalized joint comprehensive plan of action," State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke ...

The Saudi-led military offensive against Iranian backed Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen is not having an impact on the international nuclear negotiations over Irans nuclear program, State Department spokesperson Jeff Rathke said at a press briefing. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) Rathke noted that US Secretary ofState John Kerry briefly discussed the crisis ...

[caption id="attachment_128274" align="alignright" width="207"] Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) holds a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) on the second straight day of talks over Tehran's nuclear program in Vienna, July 14, 2014. (photo by REUTERS/Jim Bourg)Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/11/khamenei-...

Adjusting the US position, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Iran can play a role in the intervention in Iraq against the Islamic State but Tehrans criticism of the American-led coalition is unabated. Kerrytold the UN Security Councilon Iraq on Friday: The coalition required to eliminate ISIL is not only, or even primarily, military in nature,...

The United States has discussed the threat of ISIL Takfiri terrorists with Iran on the sidelines of the new round of nuclear talks in New York, says a US official. Jeff Rathke, spokesman for the US Department of State, made the remarks on Friday. The news comes as US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that Iran has a role to play in the campaign ...