Briefing the Iranian parliament Tuesday on the nuclear agreement reached with the U.S. and five other nations, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Iran had achieved its “main objectives” in the negotiations --“maintaining Iran’s dignity and might, establishing the nuclear program, [uranium] enrichment and retaining the heavy-water reactor.”
International
July 21, 2015
A key United Nations body on Monday granted official status to a non-governmental organization with alleged links to Hamas, rejecting a bid by Israel, supported by the U.S. and others, to deny it the recognition it sought.
July 22, 2015
CAIRO (AP) — A former army officer who is one of Egypt's most wanted militants called on his fellow countrymen to wage holy war against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, describing him as a "new pharaoh" in a new recording.
July 20, 2015
Iran has installed thousands of centrifuges at the uranium enrichment plant in Natanz.
July 20, 2015
July 17, 2015
July 8, 2015
PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Two Americans and a Briton were gored and eight other people were injured Tuesday as thousands of daredevils dashed alongside fighting bulls through the streets of Pamplona on the first bull run of the annual San Fermin festival, organizers said.
July 16, 2015
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Iran has been prevented “for decades” from obtaining a nuclear weapon through sanctions imposed on the country by the international community.
July 20, 2015
ISTANBUL (AP) — Authorities suspected the Islamic State group was behind an apparent suicide bombing Monday in southeastern Turkey that killed 31 people and wounded nearly 100 — a development that could represent a major expansion by the extremists at a time when the government is stepping up efforts against them.