Pompeo in NKorea to finalize summit, seek Americans’ release
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea on Wednesday to finalize plans for a historic summit between President Donald Trump and the North’s leader, Kim Jong Un.
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Iran talks tough, Israel braces for worst after Trump pulls out of nuclear deal
Iran said Tuesday that it was prepared to quickly restart uranium enrichment — the process needed to make nuclear bombs — if President Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal leads to a total collapse of the Obama-era accord.
EU piles last-minute pressure on US over Iran nuclear deal
The EU is demanding the nuclear deal with Iran remain intact and unchanged ahead of US plans to possibly scrap the pact.
Netanyahu Says Better to Face Iran Sooner Rather Than Later
Israel will do what’s needed to block Iranian aggression, sooner rather than later, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday.
Russia Starts Advanced Construction on New Iranian Nuke Plant
Russia has begun advanced construction on a new Iranian nuclear plant that could provide Tehran with a second, plutonium-based pathway to a nuclear weapon, according to regional reports that have rattled U.S. officials in the wake of a major disclosure showing Iran lied about its past efforts to construct nuclear warheads.
John Kerry under fire for reported ‘shadow diplomacy’ to save Iran deal
Former Secretary of State John Kerry is under fire over a report claiming that he has been engaged in ‘shadow diplomacy’ with officials from Iran and Europe as part of a final attempt to save the seemingly doomed 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Russia eyes closer Iran ties, more trade if Trump nixes nuclear deal
A top Russian official said bilateral relations and trade with Iran could actually be enhanced if President Trump follows through on a threat to take the United States out of the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran next week.
Israeli Satellite Images Show Renewed Activity at Iran’s Fordo Enrichment Facility
An Israeli satellite has reportedly found signs of renewed activity at the Fordo enrichment facility in Iran.
Iranian foreign minister: Iran will not renegotiate nuclear deal
Iran will not renegotiate a 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, Iran’s foreign minister said on Thursday, as a deadline set by US President Donald Trump for Europeans to ‘fix’ the deal loomed.
Tehran terrified, ex-Pentagon official says
The Iranian regime is ‘quaking in its boots,’ after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed secret nuclear-program documents appropriated by the Mossad, an ex-Pentagon Iran expert told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
Mossad agents snuck nuclear files out of Iran with authorities ‘on their tails’
Agents of Israel’s spy agency Mossad smuggled hundreds of kilograms of paper and digital files on Iran’s clandestine nuclear weapons program out of the Islamic Republic with Iranian agents ‘on their tails,’ Hadashot television news reported Tuesday night, based on briefings by Israeli officials.
W. House says Israel info shows ‘new and compelling details’ on Iran nuke effort
The White House said late Monday that the trove of information released earlier in the day by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘provides new and compelling details about Iran’s efforts to develop missile-deliverable nuclear weapons.’
Mossad’s stunning op in Iran casts giant shadow over the intelligence it stole
While revealing a truly impressive intelligence coup by the Mossad, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night did not present evidence that Iran had violated the 2015 nuclear deal, or shed new light on the Islamic Republic’s pre-agreement atomic program.
Israel: Iran Kept Blueprints ‘To Use At a Time Of Its Choice To Develop Nuclear Weapons’
A trove of stolen Iranian data revealed by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday appear to provide evidence to corroborate long-held suspicions that the Tehran regime actively sought nuclear bombs and the means to deliver them.
Israel to send professional teams to Europe to discuss Iran intel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the Iranian situation with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, his office announced Monday night.
U.S. Confirms Authenticity of Secret Iran Nuclear Docs, Officials See Game Over for Deal
U.S. officials and congressional insiders view the disclosure Monday by Israel of Iran’s ongoing efforts to develop a nuclear weapon as game over for the landmark nuclear deal, telling the Washington Free Beacon that new evidence of Iran’s top secret nuclear workings makes it virtually impossible for President Donald Trump to remain in the agreement.
Nuke deal deadline nearing, Netanyahu and Trump discuss ‘problems posed’ by Iran
With a deadline for amending the Iran nuclear deal or walking away from it just weeks away, US President Donald Trump spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by phone Saturday about Tehran’s malign influence on the region, the White House said on Sunday.
Pompeo blasts Iran as ‘greatest sponsor of terror,’ assures Israel, Saudis
Mike Pompeo, calling Iran the ‘greatest sponsor of terrorism in the world,’ pledged his support to Saudi Arabia and Israel during his first foreign trip as the secretary of state Sunday.
Russia’s floating nuclear plant heads out to sea
A controversial floating nuclear power plant made by Russia has headed out for its first sea voyage.
Kim Jong-un vows to shut down North Korea nuclear site ahead of Trump meeting
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to shut down the country’s nuclear test site in May and open the process to experts and journalists from South Korea and the United States, Seoul’s presidential office said Sunday.