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Iran's nuclear program

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (front) walks during a joint press conference with the Saudi foreign minister (not pictured) after a ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State in Riyadh on June 8, 2023. (Ahmed Yosri/Pool/AFP)
June 17, 2023, 7:06 pm
US not optimistic on Israel-Saudi normalization despite boosting efforts — report
NY Times says Netanyahu recently held 40-minute call with Blinken on Saudi demands, while envoy McGurk led delegation to region last week
By ToI Staff
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (L) and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meet in Brussels on June 15, 2023. (Elad Malcha/Defense Ministry)
June 16, 2023, 1:59 am
Gallant, Austin talk upping cooperation on Iran as US said close to interim nuke deal
Defense chiefs vow joint work to counter Tehran’s ‘wide range of threats’; after TV report says Israel didn’t receive some US details on deal, Israeli official quoted saying it did
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
A student looks at Iran's domestically built centrifuges in an exhibition of the country's nuclear achievements, in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
June 15, 2023, 10:18 am
US, Iran said nearing informal, limited ‘political ceasefire,’ not full nuke deal
Citing Israeli, US and Iranian officials, New York Times reports sides closing in on unwritten understandings to curb further uranium enrichment in return for unfreezing assets
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Negev Forum participants hold a meeting in Abu Dhabi on January 10, 2022. (UAE Foreign Affairs Ministry)
June 14, 2023, 6:07 am
US House passes bill to establish special envoy for advancing Abraham Accords
Vote comes days after Blinken said administration already planning to create position, demonstrating determination in Congress to leave footprint on Israel normalization effort
By Jacob Magid
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, visits an exhibition of Iran's nuclear achievements, at his office compound in Tehran, Iran, June 11, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader, Via AP)
June 13, 2023, 10:46 pm
Report: Netanyahu says US and Iran in talks for a ‘mini-deal’ Israel can live with
Agreement said to stipulate that Tehran will limit uranium enrichment in exchange for sanctions relief
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) addresses a meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on June 13, 2023 (Haim Tzach/GPO)
June 13, 2023, 1:20 pm
Netanyahu: Israel won’t be bound by any new nuclear deal with Iran
Prime minister’s comments come as Washington confirms it is again talking to Iran about returning to nuclear agreement
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, visits an exhibition of Iran's nuclear achievements, at his office compound in Tehran, Iran, June 11, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader, Via AP)
June 13, 2023, 5:12 am
US confirms talks with Iran, denies interim nuclear deal on table
US official says Washington has conveyed to Tehran what steps it thinks will help lead to more productive engagement, hours after Iran acknowledges indirect negotiations via Oman
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a ceremony commemorating the death anniversary of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, shown in the poster at top right, at his mausoleum just outside Tehran, Iran, June 4, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
June 11, 2023, 3:52 pm
Khamenei: West wouldn’t be able to block Iran from nuclear weapon if we wanted one
Supreme leader says Tehran not pursuing weapons of mass destruction for religious reasons, urges cooperation with UN watchdog but ‘existing nuclear infrastructure’ must remain
By ToI Staff and Agencies
File: Benjamin Netanyahu (right) during a Likud party meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on December 13, 2021; Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (left) speaks during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 14, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90; Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)
June 9, 2023, 1:41 pm
Netanyahu: Saudi normalization would be quantum leap forward, change history
PM also tells Sky News that Israel ‘will do what we need to do’ against Iran’s nuclear program, says he’s ‘not sure’ consensus will be achieved on judicial overhaul
By ToI Staff
Israeli troops are seen near combat helicopters during a major military drill dubbed 'Firm Hand,' in a handout image published by the IDF on June 8, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 8, 2023, 10:40 pm
IDF wraps up major drill focused on multi-front war with Iran, Middle East proxies
‘Firm Hand’ exercises include lengthy ground combat on Lebanon front, hundreds of aircraft carrying out mock strikes ‘deep in enemy territory,’ cyber warfare
By Emanuel Fabian
Defense Minister Benny Gantz and then-outgoing prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the Knesset plenum, June 13, 2021. (Noam Moskowitz/Knesset)
June 6, 2023, 11:44 pm
Gantz rules out joining gov’t to secure Saudi normalization, would offer safety net
Former defense minister says he could back deal from the opposition, with Riyadh expected to make demands for concessions to Palestinians opposed by PM’s hardline allies
By Jacob Magid
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks with IDF officers during a drill in northern Israel, June 6, 2023. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
June 6, 2023, 8:50 pm
Israel can best any Iranian weapon, Gallant says after hypersonic missile claim
During visit to Northern Command headquarters for major drill, defense minister also threatens to ‘send Lebanon back to the stone age’ if Hezbollah goes to war against Israel
By Emanuel Fabian
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the 2023 American Israel public affairs committee policy summit in Washington, DC, on June 5, 2023. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
June 5, 2023, 9:37 pm
Biden administration planning new post aimed at expanding Abraham Accords
Top US diplomat Blinken tells AIPAC that integrating Israel in region a ‘cornerstone’ of policy, pans Israel for steps undermining Palestinians’ dignity, settlement expansion
By Jacob Magid
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left) sits with the chief of the IDF Home Front Command, Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo, at the unit's headquarters in Ramle, June 5, 2023. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
June 5, 2023, 4:22 pm
Gallant warns of unprecedented challenges for home front in threatened war with Iran
Visit by defense minister to Home Front Command comes as IDF carries out major drill simulating multifront conflict
By Emanuel Fabian
Members of Israel's security cabinet convene for a mock assessment at the IDF's main underground command center in Tel Aviv, amid a major drill, June 4, 2023. (Hain Zach/GPO)
June 4, 2023, 11:34 pm
At drill for war with Iran and others, PM says IDF ‘can handle any threat on our own’
Security cabinet meets in underground command center for mock assessment, during military’s ‘Firm Hand’ multi-front war exercise focusing on northern frontier, Iran
By Emanuel Fabian
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