Iran's consulate in Mumbai signals pushback against Trump’s claims, hinting at naval preparedness while US leadership asserts Tehran is seeking a nuclear deal breakthrough.
After 21 hours of talks, US and Iran step back without agreement, with Washington insisting on strict nuclear commitments and signalling Tehran must decide the next course.
Iran’s sweeping 10-point proposal has emerged as the core of US talks, with demands ranging from sanctions relief to military withdrawal shaping the next phase of negotiations.
With US troop reinforcements underway and Iranian officials vowing resistance, Trump told Republican donors Iran's leadership privately wants a deal, but is too frightened to seek one openly.
Thousands of Iranians have reportedly received a text message on their phones that read, "The US President is a man of action. Wait and see."
He has indicated what he calls “Tehran’s final and irreversible decision” on the issue in an effort to stem the raging controversy. Specifically, the country will comply with the 2015 nuclear deal only if America lifts the sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Earlier in September, the US had imposed its first-ever sanctions against Iran’s space agency and accused it of disguising a missile program.
Today, such large-heartedness across the political divide no longer exists on Capitol Hill. President Trump has called the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, a ‘disgrace’. She has called him a ‘potty-mouth’, as the impeachment drama unfolds.
Western leaders' apprehensions over Iran owning nuclear capability had lead to the 2015 nuclear deal which limited its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
The International Atomic Energy Agency had earlier confirmed that Iran had breached the deal's cap on stockpiling of low-enriched uranium.
