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Iran's Expanding Nuclear Programme: From 2015 Deal to Today

This is Beirut, 09/04 15:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

The United States and Iran are to hold talks in Oman on Saturday on Tehran's nuclear programme, with concerns mounting about its rapid expansion and both Washington and Israel warning of military action if discussions drag on. Tensions between Iran and the West have repeatedly flared up since Donald Trump, during his first term as US president, ...

Morgan Ortagus: ‘Lebanon Must Turn the Page on Iranian Influence’

This is Beirut, 09/04 14:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus affirmed that the Trump administration has a clear vision to support the Lebanese people – particularly in South Lebanon – and called for a decisive break from Iranian influence. “Lebanon has a golden opportunity to emerge from its crisis,” Ortagus said ...

Iran Says Open to US Investment, Against Interference

This is Beirut, 09/04 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday Iran has no objection to American investors doing business in the country but it firmly opposes any attempts at regime change or foreign interference. "The leader has no objection to the presence of American investors in the country," Pezeshkian said of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a speech ...

Japan to Sell More Rice Reserves as Prices Soar

This is Beirut, 09/04 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Japan will sell more rice from its emergency stockpile through July in an attempt to stabilize soaring prices, the agricultural minister said Wednesday. After rice prices nearly doubled year-on-year, the government began auctioning its stockpile last month -- the first time since it was started in 1995. "In order to stabilize rice prices ...

Is Hezbollah Open to Discussions on the Future of Its Weapons?

This is Beirut, 09/04 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A senior Hezbollah official told Reuters on Tuesday that the group “would be willing to hold talks on the future of its weapons, in particular with the President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, provided that the Israeli army withdraws from southern Lebanon and halts its continuous airstrikes against the country.” The aforementioned official ...

Judge Orders White House to Restore AP Access

This is Beirut, 09/04 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A US federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore the Associated Press's access to President Donald Trump's official events, saying it had no right to bar media for their "viewpoints." AP journalists and photographers have been barred from the Oval Office and from traveling on Air Force One since mid-February ...

Russian Attacks Wound 21 Overnight, Ukraine Says

This is Beirut, 09/04 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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At least 21 Ukrainians were wounded during Russian attacks across the country overnight, regional officials said on Wednesday, as Moscow stepped up its aerial bombardment despite US efforts to secure a ceasefire. The worst attack left 15 people wounded in the central Ukrainian industrial region of Dnipropetrovsk, the governor Sergiy Lysak wrote ...

US and Russia to Meet Thursday in Istanbul on Restoring Embassy Operations

This is Beirut, 08/04 23:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States and Russia will hold talks on Thursday in Istanbul on restoring some of their embassy operations that have been drastically scaled back following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the US State Department said. The talks, the second of their kind, come after President Donald Trump reached out to Russia following the start of his ...

Diamonds: Precious Stones Under Siege

Christiane Tager, 08/04 22:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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Over 80% of the world’s rough diamonds are polished in India, cementing the country’s status as the global epicenter of brilliance. Yet, the sparkle of this thriving industry is under threat. A 27% US tariff, introduced by Donald Trump, casts a long shadow over India’s diamond trade, while retaliatory measures from India add fuel to the ...

US Says Witkoff to Speak with Iran, Rejects 'Negotiation'

This is Beirut, 08/04 22:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States confirmed Tuesday that envoy Steve Witkoff would speak with Iran this weekend and said he would issue demands on Tehran's nuclear program rather than negotiate. Witkoff, a friend who has served as President Donald Trump's envoy on both the Gaza and Ukraine wars, will take part in the talks Saturday on Oman, State ...

Iran Says Deal Can Be Reached if US Shows Goodwill

This is Beirut, 08/04 21:21 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran said Tuesday a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States provided Tehran's longtime foe shows sufficient goodwill in upcoming talks but warned it would never accept coercion. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, warned that "the military option" would become "inevitable" if talks between Washington and Tehran ...

Netanyahu: 'military option inevitable' if US-Iran nuclear talks drag on

This is Beirut, 08/04 19:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that "the military option" would become "inevitable" if talks between Washington and Tehran on Iran's nuclear program drag on. "We agree that Iran will not have nuclear weapons," Netanyahu said in a video statement following a meeting with US President Donald Trump. "This can be done in an ...

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