This is Beirut, 09/09 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet on Tuesday with United Nations nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi in Egypt, the first such meeting since Tehran suspended cooperation with the agency two months ago. "During a trip to Cairo, a meeting will be held with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency to conclude ...
Mario Chartouni, 08/09 19:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
UN Security Council Europe Iran nuclear snapback
At the end of August, the United Kingdom, France and Germany (the E3) officially triggered the snapback mechanism outlined in UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which governs the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA). This unprecedented procedure in the multilateral system stipulates that all previous UN ...
Salam El Zaatari, 04/09 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Iran Washington United States Donald Trump
By every measure that counts, Iran is once again daring the West to call its bluff. Less than three months after US and Israeli airstrikes tore into its nuclear facilities, Tehran has chosen defiance over accountability—expelling inspectors, hiding its enriched uranium stockpile and openly daring the international community to stop it. Europe ...
This is Beirut, 03/09 18:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Iran IAEA Iran Nuclear Program
Iran boosted its sensitive stockpile of highly enriched uranium just before a 12-day war with Israel broke out, a confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seen by AFP on Wednesday showed. The UN nuclear watchdog's quarterly report said that Iran has an estimated 440.9 kilograms enriched to up to 60 percent as of 13 ...
This is Beirut, 03/09 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Iran United States Hezbollah
Israel announced on Wednesday that it had launched a new spy satellite into orbit, called Ofek 19. According to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, “This is also a message to all our enemies, wherever they may be: we are watching you constantly and under all circumstances.” For his part, Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared that “Israel ...
This is Beirut, 02/09 18:50 - Reading : less than a minute
United States U.S. Department of Treasury U.S. Sanctions Iran
The United States Department of Treasury announced on Tuesday new sanctions aimed at cutting off revenue to Iran for its destabilizing activities in Iraq, the Middle East, and beyond. “The sanctions target a network of companies and vessels led by Waleed al-Samarra’i, an Iraqi and Saint Kitts and Nevis dual citizen, accused of smuggling ...
This is Beirut, 02/09 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
China Iran Masoud Pezeshkian Xi Jinping
President Xi Jinping told his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday that China supported Iran's right to civilian nuclear energy and opposed the use of force to resolve differences, state media reported. "The use of force is not the right way to resolve differences. Communication and dialogue are the right path to achieving lasting ...
David Hale , 01/09 18:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon UNIFIL Hezbollah Iran
There was a real possibility earlier this summer that the United States was going to veto the renewal of the UNIFIL mandate in August. Ultimately, a wiser course prevailed, when the UN Security Council extended UNIFIL's mandate "for a final time" last week until the end of 2026. This step is a positive one for everyone concerned except ...
Paul Guillot, 01/09 15:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Banks Europe Iran Economy Sanctions
Three months after the “twelve-day war” with Israel, Iran is struggling to keep its economy afloat under severe US sanctions. With mounting military pressure, the return of European sanctions and the continuing collapse of its currency, the Islamic Republic has never been more vulnerable. Fragile Growth Despite decades of international ...
Michel Touma, 01/09 08:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hamas Hezbollah Iran
Clothes do not make the man – a saying that fits today’s leaders of Iran’s radical factions, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Tehran’s proxies in Iraq and Yemen. They issue routine inflammatory statements and adopt media stances that are often exaggerated, sometimes bordering on the absurd. In response to the upheavals sweeping the region, they ...
This is Beirut, 31/08 14:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit China Russian North Corea Iran
President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India, among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries, on Sunday to kick off a showpiece summit aimed at putting China at the front and center of regional relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is being held in the northern port city of Tianjin until Monday, days before ...
Marc Saikali, 28/08 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Gulf Middle East Tehran Turkey Iran
Hezbollah and its weapons, a never-ending tale. Same story, on repeat. Giving up the arsenal? Never. Without it, there is no arbitrary power, no rent to collect. And like any loyal client, Hezbollah clings to its dealer: Iran. Each time an Iranian leader takes the stage or embarks on a “diplomatic” tour, the pattern is predictable. Days ...