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  From ally to adversary: US once fuelled Iran's nuclear dream, now aims to end it

  Explainers | September 03, 2025 13:00 IST

  The Tehran Research Reactor, a small nuclear facility used for peaceful scientific purposes, was originally supplied to Iran by the United States in the 1960s as part of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s "Atoms for Peace" initiative.

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  US-Iran begin 'indirect' talks in Oman over Tehran's nuclear programme: Everything you need to know

  World | April 12, 2025 18:27 IST

  Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Deal, which was between Iran and six major powers (five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany), Iran could only maintain a small stockpile of uranium enriched to 3.67%. However, Trump pulled the US out of the deal.

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  Iran ready to negotiate with US over its nuclear program, says 'no harm in engaging with enemy'

  World | August 28, 2024 11:42 IST

  Iran's supreme leader suggested that there might be an opportunity for renewed negotiations with the United States regarding his country’s accelerating nuclear program, indicating to the civilian government that engaging with its "enemy" posed "no harm."

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  Mahsa Amini: How Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi braved massive burqa protests despite mass furore

  World | May 20, 2024 22:30 IST

  The death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman arrested by the morality police for allegedly flouting mandatory dress codes, triggered mass protests in Iran. The widespread protests brought massive turbulence in Iran's politics in 2022.

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  Iran's Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian, a diplomat who praised Soleimani, dies in helicopter crash

  World | May 20, 2024 12:04 IST

  The charred wreckage of the helicopter which crashed on Sunday carrying Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was found early the next day after an overnight search in blizzard conditions.

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  Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman which will deepen Mideast crisis

  World | January 11, 2024 21:12 IST

  The seizure also comes after weeks of attacks by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea, including their largest barrage ever of drones and missiles launched late on Tuesday.

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  Iran claims to create hypersonic missile capable of traveling 15 times faster than sound

  World | June 07, 2023 0:01 IST

  The tightly choreographed segment on Iranian state television apparently sought to show that Tehran’s hard-line government can still deploy arms against its enemies across much of the Middle East.

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  'Russia offered to help Iran's missile program in exchange for lethal drones', claims CIA Chief

  World | February 27, 2023 23:33 IST

  The critical remarks from CIA's Burns came amid multiple reports of Tehran sending its lethal drones to Moscow.

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  Trump not to grant waiver to India, 7 other nations importing Iranian oil

  World | April 23, 2019 10:22 IST

  The US re-imposed sanctions on Iran last November, after President Trump pulled out of the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

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  EU favours implementation of Iran N-deal: Envoy

  World | November 21, 2018 23:37 IST

    "Our understanding is that the EU is interested in implementing the Iranian nuclear deal," Kozlowski said during a media briefing here.

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  Indo-Iran bilateral: 'India engaged with all stakeholders', Sushma Swaraj tells her Iranian counterpart

  World | September 27, 2018 7:06 IST

  Among other things, the two nations discussed US sanctions on Iran and the status of Iran nuclear deal with the European Union. 

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  US sanctions may force India to pay for Iranian oil in rupee

  Business | September 20, 2018 20:13 IST

  Oil refiners such as state-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) could use UCO Bank or IDBI Bank to route oil payments to Iran, the official added.

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  US reimposes tough, unilateral sanctions against Iran

  Business | August 07, 2018 9:45 IST

  Iran accused the US of reneging on the nuclear agreement, signed by the Obama administration, and of causing recent Iranian economic unrest. European allies said they “deeply regret” the US action.

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  PM Modi at SCO Summit 2018: 'Connectivity with neighbourhood and in SCO region India’s priority'

  World | June 10, 2018 15:29 IST

  In his address at the SCO today, PM Modi is likely to articulate India's position on dealing with major challenges facing the world including ways to tackle terrorism, and boosting trade and investment in the region.

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  Iran rules out talks unless US ends threats

  World | June 09, 2018 12:40 IST

  Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi warned that Trump should stop his threats, sanctions, pressures and unilateral approaches to other countries and nations.

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  'India does not follow sanctions imposed by US': Sushma Swaraj reaffirms Delhi's support for Iran Nuclear Deal

  India | May 29, 2018 16:45 IST

  Swaraj’s comments came just ahead of a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, who was visiting Delhi to seek India's support for keeping the Iran nuclear deal alive.

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  PM Modi in Sochi: 'Russia played a major role in helping India get permanent membership in SCO'

  World | May 21, 2018 20:00 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin began their informal summit in Sochi on Monday.

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  Despite quashing Iran nuclear deal, US keen on continuing further nuclear inspections

  World | May 11, 2018 8:31 IST

  Known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of action (JCPOA), the deal between Tehran and major world powers forces Iran to open its nuclear sites to inspectors within 24 days.

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  Situation escalates in Middle East, Iran and Israel exchange dozens of rockets overnight

  World | May 10, 2018 12:00 IST

  Iranian forces based in Syria reportedly fired 20 rockets at Israeli front-line military positions in the Golan Heights, triggering an Israeli reprisal and escalating already heightened tensions in what appeared to be the most serious violence in years.

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  US exit from Iran N-deal: Why Trump opted out? Who'll it hurt? What next for Iran? Here's all you need to know

  World | May 09, 2018 14:42 IST

  United States President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of 'defective' Iran Nuclear Deal has left the world polarised as major European powers expressed regret and concern while Gulf Arab nations were jubilant. Here's everything you should know about the development and reactions on it from across the world.