Catherine Philp in Washington Confidential intelligence documents obtained by The Times show that Iran is working on testing a key final component of a nuclear bomb. The notes, from Iran’s most sensitive military nuclear project, describe a four-year plan to test a neutron initiator, the component of a nuclear bomb that triggers an explosion. Foreign [...]

Sunday, December 6, 2009 9:51 AM President Barack Obama’s national security adviser says the door remains open for Iran to work with other countries on its nuclear program. But James Jones also says the “picture is not a good one.” Jones says the clock is ticking toward the end of the year. That’s when Obama [...]

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran has sentenced five people to death over the unrest that followed the country’s disputed June presidential election, state television reported Tuesday. At least three others caught up in the turmoil have received death sentences previously. Iran began a mass trial in August of prominent opposition figures and activists, accusing them [...]