IAEA head to visit Tehran, ahead of Iranian intention to end snap inspections

US secretary of state won't say if Washington has reached out to Tehran, vouches for nuclear deal, says Iran still 'ways away' from being in compliance

Iranian foreign ministry says it'll prevent certain visits by UN watchdog if other parties to nuclear accord 'fail to meet their obligations'

Key date comes on February 21 when Tehran, under new law passed by conservative parliament, is set to stop allowing intrusive inspections by IAEA, unless US sanctions eased

Former consul to New York Dani Dayan claims New Hope, to the right of Likud on many issues, can repair bipartisan ties in Washington that he says the premier drove into the dirt

Tehran, under a law passed in December, is set to stop allowing inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency on February 21

Discussion comes as Netanyahu taps Meir Ben-Shabbat to lead talks with Washington on Iran amid concerns US heading back to nuclear deal

Meir Ben-Shabbat expected to hold discussions with Biden administration, world powers and regional partners, Walla reports, adding Netanyahu to convene strategy meeting soon

Britain, France and Germany 'strongly urge' Tehran halt uranium metal production activities; analysts say narrow window of opportunity exists to bring US back into deal

Moscow says that while it understands Tehran's motives and the 'reasons prompting' further step away from 2015 nuclear deal, it wants Iranians to be 'responsible'