SEOUL—South Korea and North Korea reached a deal early Tuesday to defuse the latest confrontation on the Korean peninsula after three days of tense negotiations. There was no immediate report on details of the accord, but the office of South Korean President Park Geun-hye said it would make an announcement shortly. Earlier Monday, President Park […]
VIENNA, AUSTRIA—World powers have reached a deal with Iran that will limit the country’s nuclear program in exchange for eased economic sanctions, ending more than a decade of tempestuous negotiations. “This is the good deal we had sought,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who spearheaded recent efforts by the P5+1 countries to broker an accord, […]
VIENNA—The deadline for Iran nuclear talks is fast approaching as foreign ministers from the six negotiating powers and Iran meet in Vienna for a final push to reach a comprehensive agreement that limits Tehran nuclear capabilities in exchange for the lifting of sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic. After marathon meetings by experts this weekend, […]
WASHINGTON—When Iran and world powers reached a framework in April for a final comprehensive nuclear agreement, U.S. President Barack Obama hailed the accord as one that would “cut off every pathway that Iran could take to develop a nuclear weapon.” “Iran will face strict limitations on its program, and Iran has also agreed to the […]