Nuclear program of Iran

U.S. allies and rivals spoke out in support of the Iran nuclear deal on April 23, bolstering French President Emmanuel Macron’s pitch to U.S. President Donald Trump that there was no “Plan B” for keeping a lid on Tehran’s atomic ambitions.

Iran has warned it is ready to "vigorously" resume nuclear enrichment if the United States ditches the 2015 nuclear deal, adding that further "drastic measures" are being considered in response to a U.S. exit.

An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale was registered in the southern Iranian province of Bushehr, there is a nuclear power plant nearby, Reuters reported, referring to state television.

TEHRAN: President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran "does not intend any aggression" against its neighbours but will continue to produce all the weapons it needs for its defence.

French energy giant Total will push ahead with a $4.8 billion deal to develop an Iranian gas field and will seek a waiver if Washington re-imposes sanctions, the firm’s CEO has said.

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Iran said on March 5 that it could produce higher enriched uranium within two days if the United States quit a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and six major powers, Tehran’s Arabic language al-Alam TV reported.

European and U.S. officials are planning to meet in Berlin in March for talks on Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, a German Foreign Ministry source said on Wednesday, quoted by Reuters.

Another European diplomat said the meeting would take place on March 15.

Preparations are under way for Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to meet in April in Turkey, RIA news agency said on Feb. 19.

Moscow and Tehran are continuing talks on using national currencies in trade, according to Russia's Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan.

He told TASS that "central banks" working groups have met several times.

"As far as we can understand, negotiations are underway," Dzhagaryan said.