brussels bureau Middle East crisis: EU's delicate balancing act between Washington and Tehran In the past week, the EU has struggled to find a voice on foreign policy amid rising tensions in the Middle East. Thursday, the new EU Council President on a visit to Croatia - dismissed those claims, insisting he would be play a more important role. 09/01/2020
Good Morning Europe How could Iran respond to the US drone strike? A US airstrike on Iranian military leader Qassim Soleimani has brought the Middle East closer to conflict, as Iran narrows the scope of its possible responses to the assassination of a national hero. 07/01/2020
View Was Soleimani's killing justified? Yes. A million times yes ǀ View Soleimani's death will also prove to be more significant than that of Osama Bin Laden or Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to one of Italy's ex-foreign ministers. 04/01/2020
Russia Russia warns EU over crumbling Iran nuclear deal The U.S. withdrew from the accord last year and imposed crippling economic sanctions that block Iran from selling crude oil abroad. 30/12/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: The EU's diplomatic dilemma over Iran's petrol protests A violent crackdown on recent protests and internet restrictions in Iran present diplomatic challenges for the EU as it attempts a balancing act of keeping the Iran nuclear deal alive while standing firm on human rights. 10/12/2019
Iran Iran injects uranium gas into centrifuges — why is this important? Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that uranium gas will be injected into centrifuges at the Fordow plant later today — but why is this significant, and what comes next? 06/11/2019
Iran Iran to inject uranium gas into centrifuges as early as tomorrow Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said urnaium gas will be injected into centrifuges from tomorrow as part of Iran's latest step back from the 2015 nuclear treaty. 05/11/2019
Iran Iran scales back nuclear deal commitments as US imposes sanctions Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran's Nuclear Energy Organisation, said they were launching 30 advanced centrifuges. 04/11/2019
View The EU's misguided Iran strategy is akin to letting the fox into the hen house ǀ View If the European Commission - and foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in particular - would have the EU assume a more active role in world affairs, they will be presented with a host of difficult choices, few of them black or white. Take, for example, the question of Iran. 02/10/2019
World Europeans back US in blaming Iran for Saudi oil attack "It is clear to us that Iran bears responsibility for this attack. There is no other plausible explanation," Britain, France and Germany said. 24/09/2019
United Kingdom Boris Johnson calls for new Iran nuclear deal, says Trump is 'one guy' to get it done In an interview with "NBC Nightly News" anchor Lester Holt, the Conservative prime minister praised President Donald Trump's negotiating skills. 23/09/2019
Good Morning Europe Iran Nuclear Deal: 'All sides need to re-commit' Iran on Monday rejected a claim by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Tehran had been developing nuclear weapons at a secret site and said Netanyahu was seeking a pretext for war 10/09/2019
Good Morning Europe Inside Iran: the fresh missile threat causing alarm in Washington Whilst much of the recent attention has been on Iran's nuclear ambitions, the country's existing arsenal of ballistic missiles is also making the US wary. 09/09/2019
Iran Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog After a meeting with the International Atomic Energy Agency Iran claims the EU has failed to act on assurances made after the US pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal 08/09/2019
Iran Young Iranians discuss the future of their country with Euronews Euronews' Anelise Borges spoke to a group of young Iranians about their prospects for the future, the Iran nuclear deal, and their country's friends and foes. 06/09/2019
Iran Iran hardliner: EU not fulfilling its commitments to Tehran As all eyes are on Europe's diplomatic efforts to salvage the Iran nuclear deal, a senior journalist in the inner circle of Ayatollah Khamenei gave an exclusive interview to Euronews. 05/09/2019
World Iran will return to nuclear deal if US accepts oil credit line: IRNA Iran will return to nuclear deal only if the US accepts a €14 bn oil credit line proposed by France. 03/09/2019
Iran Tehran has further violated the Iran nuclear deal, says UN watchdog Iran has gone further in breaching its nuclear deal by increasing its stock of enriched uranium and refining it to greater purity than allowed, says the UN's nuclear watchdog. 31/08/2019
View Action must be taken to address new information on Iran’s breaches of nuclear accords ǀ View There are strong indications that Tehran is in breach of its obligations. Documents seized from a warehouse in Tehran by Israel in January 2018 disclose a wealth of new information about Iran’s nuclear program that was previously unknown to the IAEA. 28/08/2019
Iran Iran's Rouhani strikes conciliatory tone after Zarif visits Biarritz Hassan Rouhani said that Iran should not miss the chance to salvage nuclear deal 26/08/2019
Iran Iran test fires new missile: Iran Revolutionary Guards commander Iran has test-fired a new missile, Tasnim news agency cited the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Major General Hossein Salami, as saying. 24/08/2019
Iran Iran foreign minister reported to make nuclear offer; U.S. sceptical Iran foreign minister reported to make nuclear offer; U.S. sceptical 19/07/2019
brussels bureau Still a 'small window' to save Iran nuclear deal says UK's Jeremy Hunt EU foreign ministers meet on Monday to discuss the Iran nuclear deal amid fears it could collapse. 16/07/2019
brussels bureau EU foreign minister scramble to save Iran nuclear deal EU foreign minister scramble to save Iran nuclear deal. Spain's Borrell criticizes Trump administration 16/07/2019
world news EU says Iran nuclear deal 'still alive' But Israel's Netanyahu likened the EU position to the appeasement of Nazi Germany ahead of World War Two. 15/07/2019
world news EU nations issue statement over fears the Iran nuclear deal could fail The European nations said they were preoccupied by the escalation of tensions in the Persian Gulf region and urged for a dialogue between all parties involved in the deal, that was signed on this day four years ago. 14/07/2019
