Video cameras are set up for the start of a news conference at the United Nations headquarters building (Vienna International Center) in Vienna May 14, 2014.

Envoys: July deadline for Iran nuclear deal appears in jeopardy

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW YORK/ANKARA - It was increasingly unlikely that six world powers and Iran would meet their July 20 deadline to negotiate a long-term deal for Iran to curb its nuclear program in return for an end to economic sanctions, diplomats and analysts said. In theory, an extension to the high-stakes talks should not be a problem if all sides...

Iran's national flags are seen on a square in Tehran February 10, 2012.

Senate majority support Iran sanctions bill

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON - More than half of US senators support a bill to impose new sanctions on Iran should the Islamic Republic break an agreement to curb its nuclear program, aides said on Thursday, but there was no plan yet to debate the measure. The White House has  threatened to veto the legislation, and Iran said last November's nuclear deal...