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Araghchi to Visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar Ahead of Trump’s Regional Tour

This is Beirut, 09/05 22:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Saturday, his ministry said, days before US President Donald Trump begins a regional tour. Araghchi is due to hold talks with senior Saudi officials in Riyadh before heading to Doha for a conference on Arab-Iranian dialogue, ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said in a ...

Iran-US: Fourth Round of Nuclear Talks Scheduled for This Weekend in Oman

This is Beirut, 09/05 19:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A fourth round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States is expected to take place this weekend in the capital of Oman, with Iranian state media mentioning May 11 as a likely date. Iran's Nournews site was the first to report the resumption of nuclear talks between Iran and the US on Sunday, citing an anonymous source. Stating that the ...

Iran Says US Sanctions ‘Will Not Change’ Its Policy After Trump Threats

This is Beirut, 02/05 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran said Friday continued US sanctions on its trade partners will not alter its policy, after President Donald Trump threatened to impose penalties on countries or individuals dealing in Iranian oil. "The continuation of these illegal behaviours will not change Iran's logical, legitimate and international law-based positions," a ...

Iran–USA Nuclear Talks Scheduled for Saturday Officially Postponed

This is Beirut, 01/05 22:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran said Thursday that the next round of nuclear talks with the United States has been postponed, after mediator Oman cited "logistical reasons" for the delay. In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said a meeting in Rome on Saturday between the United States and Iran had never been confirmed. "We expect another ...

Iran Says Next Nuclear Talks With US Set for Saturday in Rome

This is Beirut, 30/04 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran and the United States will hold a fourth round of talks on the Islamic republic's nuclear programme in Rome on Saturday, Iran's foreign minister said. The longtime adversaries have held three rounds of talks aiming for a deal on the programme, which the West believes is intended to develop nuclear weapons -- an allegation Tehran denies. The ...

Iran Blasts French ‘Threats’ of New Sanctions

This is Beirut, 30/04 11:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's UN mission has slammed "threats" by France to reimpose sanctions lifted under a landmark 2015 deal on Tehran's nuclear programme, media in the Islamic republic reported on Wednesday. France on Monday said that along with Germany and Britain, it "will not hesitate for a single second to reapply all the sanctions" scrapped a decade ago if ...

Iranian Nuclear Talks: Improbable Peace, Unlikely Agreement?

This is Beirut, 28/04 17:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In April, negotiations between the United States and Iran on the Iranian nuclear program took a notable step forward, with three rounds of talks mediated by Oman. The goal of these discussions is to limit Tehran's nuclear activities in exchange for a partial lifting of the economic sanctions imposed by Washington. The third round of talks took ...

America, Iran, and the Appearance That Deceives

David Hale , 28/04 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Judging from the statements out of Tehran and Washington, the American-Iranian nuclear talks are going swimmingly. This studied appearance is only natural. Iran's leaders are highly motivated to draw the U.S. into protracted negotiations, during which they can appear perfectly reasonable while avoiding further consequences for their inglorious ...

Fires Rage 2 Days After Iran Port Blast Killed 46

This is Beirut, 28/04 12:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Firefighters in Iran battled raging fires on Monday at the country's largest commercial port, two days after a massive explosion killed at least 46 people, state TV reported. The blast took place on Saturday at Shahid Rajaee Port in Iran's south near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which one-fifth of global oil output ...

Washington-Tehran Dialogue: A Question of Trust

Michel Touma, 28/04 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Can the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran be trusted? Should they be? Are they truly serious, strategically speaking, in their talks with the Trump administration? Are they genuinely capable of pursuing a path toward reintegration into the international community — with all the implications this would entail — and of breaking ...

Iran’s President Visits Site of Port Blast That Killed 40

This is Beirut, 27/04 18:58 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran's president visited on Sunday the scene of a massive port blast that killed 40 people and injured more than 1,000, as fires still blazed more than 24 hours after the explosion. The blast occurred on Saturday at Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of world oil output passes. With choking ...

Israel Says Intercepted Missile From Yemen, Drone 'From The East'

This is Beirut, 26/04 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's military said Saturday it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, whose Huthi rebels have launched attacks throughout the Gaza war, as well as a drone approaching "from the east". "Following the sirens that sounded recently in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted" before "crossing into ...

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