DefenceTalkTel Aviv: The Iran nuclear deal does not mean military action is off the table when it comes to stopping Tehran from obtaining an atomic bomb, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Sunday ahead of a visit to Israel. “One of the reasons why this deal is a good one is that it does nothing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-chief-says-iran-nuclear-deal-does-not-prevent-military-option-64909/

DefenceTalkVienna: Major powers and Iran struck a historic deal Tuesday aimed at ensuring Tehran does not acquire a nuclear bomb, in return for sanctions relief, a diplomat close to the talks said. The breakthrough came on the 18th day of marathon talks between Tehran and the so-called P5+1 — the United States, Russia, China, Britain, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-major-powers-strike-nuclear-deal-diplomat-64888/

DefenceTalkA top US Republican said a potential historic nuclear deal with Iran would be a “hard sell” in Congress, as talks neared their final hour in Vienna on Sunday. “It appears as if the administration’s approach to this was to reach whatever agreement the Iranians are willing to enter into,” US Senate Majority Leader Mitch […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nuclear-agreement-a-hard-sell-to-us-congress-64885/

DefenceTalkVienna: The broad outlines of an unprecedented deal between Iran and global powers to put a nuclear bomb out of Tehran’s reach are known. But the devil is in the details. Here are some of the thorniest sticking points which top negotiators still have to nail down to reach a comprehensive accord, as Tuesday’s deadline […]https://www.defencetalk.com/main-sticking-points-in-iran-nuclear-talks-64722/

DefenceTalkIran and the US admitted during tense talks Sunday they are highly likely to miss a looming deadline to nail down a historic nuclear deal as they struggled to overcome major differences. Officials in Vienna said however that Tuesday’s target date would only be missed by a few days, with Iran saying there was “no […]https://www.defencetalk.com/deadline-in-doubt-in-tense-iran-nuclear-talks-64720/

DefenceTalkIran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei restated his red lines for a nuclear deal with world powers in a sudden intervention Tuesday after discord surfaced between his government and lawmakers. Khamenei, who will have the last word for Iran in its talks with the West, stepped in hours after Iran’s parliament passed a bill on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-leader-restates-red-lines-on-nuclear-deal-64676/

DefenceTalkA top Iranian official, in an unusual declaration Saturday, said there remains no trust between Tehran and world powers and either side could yet abandon a nuclear deal after signing. In comments that laid bare a paradox of long-running negotiations between Iran and the West, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said an agreement — due […]https://www.defencetalk.com/no-trust-in-iran-nuclear-talks-top-negotiator-64417/

DefenceTalkIran wants international sanctions lifted on the day of the implementation of an agreement with world powers on its nuclear programme, President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday. “We will not sign any agreements unless on the first day of the implementation of the deal all economic sanctions are totally lifted on the same day,” Rouhani […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sanctions-must-go-on-same-day-nuclear-deal-implemented-rouhani-63787/

DefenceTalkIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kept up his offensive against the framework nuclear deal with Iran on Tuesday, saying it fails to address Tehran’s long-range missile arsenal. “Why doesn’t the framework address Iran’s intercontinental ballistic missile program whose sole purpose is to carry nuclear payloads?” he asked on his official Twitter account. He said the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/netanyahu-wants-iran-deal-to-cover-missile-capacity-63773/

DefenceTalkA raft of biting global sanctions imposed on Iran for its suspect nuclear activities will be lifted over time, if the Islamic republic sticks to the terms of a final deal with global powers. Under a framework struck Thursday, the US and EU will lift all nuclear-related sanctions after the UN atomic watchdog, the IAEA, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nuclear-sanctions-on-iran-to-be-lifted-if-it-meets-deal-63721/