Ben Wolfgang

1 week ago | washingtontimes.com | Ben Wolfgang

There are clear divisions between the U.S. and Iran ahead of high-stakes nuclear negotiations this weekend. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters Wednesday that his country must be allowed to continue enriching uranium — a stance that seems to put Tehran at odds with new positions laid out by the Trump administration a day earlier. “Iran’s enrichment is a real, accepted matter.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Ben Wolfgang

Live updates: Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation orderToday’s live updates have ended. Find more coverage at APNews.com. A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold President Donald Trump’s administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador. U.S. District …

1 week ago | washingtontimes.com | Ben Wolfgang

- The Washington Times - Top U.S. and Iranian officials opened a new round of talks Saturday aimed at striking a deal to limit Tehran’s nuclear program. The negotiations in Oman come against the backdrop of vows by President Trump that Iran will never acquire a nuclear weapon, and that U.S. and Israeli military action could be on the horizon if Washington and Tehran are unable to come to an agreement.

2 weeks ago | washingtontimes.com | Ben Wolfgang

The Trump administration will enter direct nuclear negotiations with Iran this weekend with a seemingly endless list of high-stakes questions in play: For starters, will the U.S. push for the full dismantlement of Iran’s plutonium production and uranium enrichment programs, or accept something short of that? Should the Trump administration roll back Iran’s ballistic missile program?

2 weeks ago | washingtontimes.com | Ben Wolfgang

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said over the weekend that his country is open to dialogue with the U.S. but only if the two nations are on an “equal footing.” His comments come amid President Trump’s push for a diplomatic deal between America and Iran to limit Iran’s nuclear program. Mr. Trump laid out a May deadline to reach such an agreement. If not, he’s left open the possibility of military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.