Obama orders steps towards lifting Iran sanctionsPresident Barack Obama ordered the US government to take steps towards lifting sanctions on Iran, in accordance with the historic nuclear deal struck between six world powers and Tehran.
19 October 2015
Nuclear deal wins final Iran approvalIran's nuclear accord with world powers won final approval in the Islamic republic with a top panel of jurists and cleric giving the green light.
15 October 2015
Erdogan warns Russia over Turkey nuclear, gas dealsTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia that Ankara has alternatives to Moscow for building its first nuclear power plant and importing gas, as tensions rise over the Russian bombing campaign in Syria.
08 October 2015
Israel PM imposes silence on UN over Iran dealIsrael's prime minister savaged the nuclear deal with Iran, falling silent for nearly a minute at the United Nations in protest and offering to resume direct peace talks with the Palestinians.
02 October 2015
Iran's Rouhani reassures Americans over death chantIran's President Hassan Rouhani has tried to reassure a skeptical American public that when crowds in Tehran chant "Death to America!" they don't mean it personally.
19 September 2015
Trump, Cruz join forces to slam Iran dealThey are rivals on the campaign trail, but Republican presidential challengers Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz joined forces at a rally denouncing the Iran nuclear deal being debated by the US Congress.
Hillary Clinton defends Iran nuclear accordDemocratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton expressed firm support for the nuclear accord with Iran, saying it was flawed but still "strong".
10 September 2015
Dick Cheney blasts Iran deal 'madness'Former US vice president Dick Cheney blasted the Iran nuclear deal as "madness" and said it marked a "capitulation" by world powers.
US Assistant Secretary to visit KazakhstanUS Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation Thomas Countryman will pay a working visit to Kazakhstan.
Fate of nuclear deal still 'not clear': Iran's KhameneiThe fate of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers is still not decided but it will not leave the country vulnerable to US influence, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said.
17 August 2015
If US drops Iran deal, dollar could suffer: KerryIf the United States cancels the Iran nuclear deal, the blow to its credibility may be such as to hasten the end of the dollar's reign as the world's reserve currency.
12 August 2015
Japan ends nuclear shutdown four years after FukushimaJapan ended a two-year nuclear shutdown in the energy-hungry country, sparked by public fears following the 2011 Fukushima crisis, the worst atomic disaster in a generation.
11 August 2015
Obama predicts support for Iran deal will growUS President Barack Obama has predicted that opposition to his nuclear deal with Iran will erode as the agreement is implemented and a "parade of horribles" fails to materialize.
11 August 2015
Japan's Hiroshima ceremonies 'scheming': Chinese mediaA Chinese newspaper with close ties to the ruling Communist Party slammed Japan for commemorating the atomic bombing of Hiroshima without highlighting its own wartime aggression.