BEIRUT — Iran’s acting foreign minister dismissed a Gaza cease-fire deal proposed by U.S. President Joe Biden and warned Israel against launching an all-out war on Lebanon during a visit to Beirut Monday, his first official diplomatic visit since his predecessor died last month. Hezbollah has been clashing with Israeli forces along the Lebanon-Israel border since October, against the backdrop …
India and Iran held Foreign Office Consultations on Thursday during the visit of Tehran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani here. Dr. Kani, who is a close relative of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, handles Iran’s nuclear negotiations and is considered to be part of the ruling elite of the Iranian state. “During the delegation level …
European delegations head back to capitals for consultations after submission of two proposals by Iranian side, with fresh round of talks expected next week. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also said on Friday that Iran “does not seem to be serious about doing what is necessary” to restore the JCPOA, pledging to not let Iran drag out the negotiations …
EU, Iranian and Russian diplomats sounded upbeat as Iran and world powers held their first talks in five months on Monday to try to save their 2015 nuclear deal, despite Tehran taking a tough stance in public that Western powers said would not work. “I feel extremely positive about what I have seen today,” Enrique Mora, the EU official chairing …
