- With the deadline a little more than a month away, “productive” talks between Iran and the United States continued. While the details of the plan have not been released yet, reports suggest that the two nations are exploring a deal that would keep Tehran from amassing enough material to make a bomb for at least ten years, but could allow it to gradually build up its capabilities again. The White House denied such reports.
- As the Obama administration and Prime Minister Netanyahu continued their war of words, leaked cables showed that Israel’s spy agency did not share the Prime Minister’s view in 2012 that Iran was only months away from producing enough weapons-grade uranium for making a nuclear bomb. On Sunday, a group of more than 180 former commanders in Israel’s security apparatus called for Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel his speech to the United States Congress. During their press conference, they warned that Netanyahu’s security and diplomatic policies were destroying Israel’s strategic partnership with the U.S., and were serving to bring Iran closer to obtaining nuclear weapons.
- Days after the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) accused Iran of conducting secret nuclear weapons research in a new hidden facility, evidence emerged that showed that the NCRI likely faked the evidence. According to new reports, the pictures used to show heavy explosive-proof, radiation resistant doors, and bullet proof vaults, are actually pictures of a vault from the website of a vault manufacturer, GMP Safe. Additionally, the Department of State has also cast doubts on the existence of a new hidden facility.
- A recently published N.S.A. document outlines the ongoing on escalating cyber war between Iran and the United States.
- On Sunday, quoting a senior official, the Fars News Agency wrote that the Islamic Republic could permit Internet giants such as Google to operate inside Iran if they respect Iran's "cultural rules." Deputy Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Nasrollah Jahangard graciously said: “we are ready to negotiate with them and if they accept our cultural rules and policies they can offer their services in Iran.”
- Massoud Soltanifar, the Head of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, condemned the destruction of Iraq's artifacts by the self-proclaimed Islamic State. He stated that Tehran is ready to temporarily host and safeguard the endangered artifacts until calm is restored in Iraq.