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Iran’s president insists Tehran wants to negotiate over its nuclear program
3 months, 1 week ago

Iran’s president insists Tehran wants to negotiate over its nuclear program

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s new reformist president insisted Monday that Tehran didn’t want to enrich uranium at near-weapons grade levels but had been forced to by the U.S. withdrawal from its nuclear deal with world powers. They tore them, they forced us to do something.” He added: “If they don’t continue, we will not continue,” Pezeshkian’s comments came as Iran …

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Death of a President: The Hindu Editorial on Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi
7 months ago

Death of a President: The Hindu Editorial on Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi

The Hindu  

The death of Iran’s eighth President, Ebrahim Raisi, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran amid bad weather has sent shockwaves across West Asia. Raisi and others, including local officials, were travelling to Tabriz after inaugurating a dam with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, on the countries’ shared border when his chopper went down in Iran’s …

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Iran and the UN nuclear agency are still discussing how to implement a 2023 deal on inspections
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran and the UN nuclear agency are still discussing how to implement a 2023 deal on inspections

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Iran and the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog are still negotiating over how to implement a deal struck last year to expand inspections of the Islamic Republic’s rapidly advancing atomic program, officials said Tuesday. That 2023 statement included a pledge by Iran to resolve issues around sites where inspectors have questions about possible undeclared nuclear activity, and to allow …

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Has Biden Considered Having an Iran Strategy?
8 months, 1 week ago

Has Biden Considered Having an Iran Strategy?

Politico  

The Islamist regime in Tehran is, by many measures, at the root of much of the destabilization across the Middle East and more of a threat to U.S. interests than ever before. So when policy wonks use words like “containment,” “de-escalation,” “deterrence” and “risk management” to describe Biden’s approach to Iran, I hear only tactics, not strategies. There’s no question …

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Iran’s currency hits a record low
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Iran’s currency hits a record low

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s currency fell to a record low on Sunday, plunging to 613,500 to the dollar, as its people celebrated the Persian New Year. Mohsen, a 32-year-old employee at one of the exchange shops, said the holiday was contributing to the low prices, “The price is not real, the demand for purchasing dollars is very high, but there …

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'Red lines have sometimes been ignored...': Iran says reviving nuclear deal 'useless'
1 year ago

'Red lines have sometimes been ignored...': Iran says reviving nuclear deal 'useless'

Firstpost  

The JCPOA, signed in 2015, involved Iran agreeing to limit its nuclear activities in exchange for the lifting of sanctions Iran declared on Saturday that the efforts to revive the nuclear deal with global powers, which was effectively scrapped by former US President Donald Trump, are becoming increasingly “useless”. “Today, the more we advance, the more the JCPOA becomes useless,” …

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Iran says reviving nuclear deal 'useless': ‘Red lines sometimes ignored’
1 year ago

Iran says reviving nuclear deal 'useless': ‘Red lines sometimes ignored’

Hindustan Times  

Iran said Saturday that attempting to revive its landmark nuclear deal with world powers that was effectively scrapped by former US president Donald Trump was increasingly "useless". Iran nuclear deal: An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. "Today, the more we advance, the more the JCPOA becomes useless," Foreign Minister Hossein …

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How significant is lifting of UN curbs on Iran’s missile programme?
1 year, 2 months ago

How significant is lifting of UN curbs on Iran’s missile programme?

Al Jazeera  

Iran says it will keep developing its missiles to defend itself as the US and E3 keep their sanctions in place. Tehran, Iran – A number of restrictions imposed by the United Nations Security Council on Iran’s missile programme were lifted on Wednesday as part of the country’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. The restrictions, enshrined in UN Resolution …

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Iran’s president says US should ease sanctions to demonstrate it wants to return to nuclear deal
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran’s president says US should ease sanctions to demonstrate it wants to return to nuclear deal

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Wednesday that relations with the United States can move forward if the Biden administration demonstrates it wants to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, and a first step should be easing sanctions. The Iranian leader added: “We have not left the table of negotiations.” Raisi said the American withdrawal from the 2015 …

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Belarus deal to take in leader of Russian rebellion puts him in an even more repressive nation
1 year, 5 months ago

Belarus deal to take in leader of Russian rebellion puts him in an even more repressive nation

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was notorious for unbridled and profane challenges to authority even before the attempted rebellion that he mounted Saturday. Prigozhin on Sunday was uncharacteristically silent as his Wagner private army forces pulled back from Russian cities after a Kremlin announcement that he had agreed to depart for Belarus; it remains unclear whether he’s …

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The path to a new and imminent U.S.-Iran nuclear deal
1 year, 6 months ago

The path to a new and imminent U.S.-Iran nuclear deal

The Hindu  

Hints of interactions between American and Iranian diplomats over the last few months finally became public on June 14 when the Foreign Minister of the Sultanate of Oman, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, told the media that Iran and the United States were finalising a deal on the release of American prisoners in Iran, and that there was “seriousness” on the part …

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Crude oil price today under sell off heat after US rebuttal on Iran nuclear deal
1 year, 6 months ago

Crude oil price today under sell off heat after US rebuttal on Iran nuclear deal

Live Mint  

Crude oil price today: After climbing on Thursday evening, oil prices on West Texas Index retraced to the tune of 0.25 per cent during early morning session in Asian stock market. On MCX, crude oil price today tumbled to the tune of one per cent and hit intraday low of ₹5,840 per barrel levels within few minutes of commodity market's …

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North Korea blasts U.S.-South Korea summit deal for escalating tension
1 year, 7 months ago

North Korea blasts U.S.-South Korea summit deal for escalating tension

The Hindu  

North Korea criticised a recent U.S-South Korea agreement to bolster the deployment of American strategic assets in the region for escalating tension to the "brink of a nuclear war," state media KCNA said on May 1. U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held a summit last week, during which Mr. Biden pledged to give Seoul …

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Russia to keep missile test notices under Cold War-era deal
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia to keep missile test notices under Cold War-era deal

The Hindu  

Russia will continue to give the U.S. advance notice about its missile tests despite suspending the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between the two countries, a top Russian diplomat said Thursday. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov's statement reversed one he made Wednesday, when he said Moscow had halted all information exchanges with Washington envisioned under the 2011 New START nuclear …

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Iran-Saudi Arabia deal not a setback for US, analysts say
1 year, 9 months ago

Iran-Saudi Arabia deal not a setback for US, analysts say

Al Jazeera  

The China-brokered detente can improve regional stability and benefit US interests in the Middle East, experts say. Washington, DC – The United States has described the China-brokered normalisation deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran as a “good thing”, despite the message it may send about waning US influence in the region. It’s good for the Middle East.” Heine, who previously …

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China says AUKUS deal going down ‘wrong and dangerous path’
1 year, 9 months ago

China says AUKUS deal going down ‘wrong and dangerous path’

The Hindu  

Expressing its “firm opposition” to Monday’s announcement on Australia’s purchase of nuclear-powered submarines, China’s government on March 14 slammed the Australia, United States and United Kingdom partnership as going “down the wrong and dangerous path” and undermining international nuclear non-proliferation. It will only exacerbate arms race, undermine the international nuclear non-proliferation regime and hurt regional peace and stability,” Foreign Ministry …

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Iran signals US prisoner exchange could be close
1 year, 9 months ago

Iran signals US prisoner exchange could be close

Al Jazeera  

US official denies claims by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian that an initial deal has been reached. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s foreign minister has signalled that an exchange of prisoners with the United States could happen soon after he said an initial agreement has been reached on the long-standing issue, however a US official dismissed the claims as false. The …

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IAEA head Grossi visits Iran for nuclear talks
1 year, 9 months ago

IAEA head Grossi visits Iran for nuclear talks

Al Jazeera  

Nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi said the talks could help restore the nuclear deal between Iran and several Western countries. Tehran, Iran – The head of the global nuclear watchdog is holding talks in Tehran in an effort to reach an understanding with Iran on nuclear safeguard issues that could also affect the country’s 2015 nuclear deal, which collapsed in …

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Iran and EU signal continued work on nuclear deal in Jordan
2 years ago

Iran and EU signal continued work on nuclear deal in Jordan

Al Jazeera  

Communication lines will be kept open despite worsening relations, but there has been no sign of serious progress toward an agreement. Tehran, Iran – The top foreign policy representatives of Iran and the European Union have signalled that efforts to restore the country’s 2015 nuclear deal will continue, after they held a meeting in Jordan. Necessary meeting w Iranian FM …

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New IAEA resolution censures Iran over insufficient cooperation
2 years, 1 month ago

New IAEA resolution censures Iran over insufficient cooperation

Al Jazeera  

Iran continues to demand that an inquiry into nuclear particles found at its nuclear sites must be dropped. A new resolution censuring Iran over insufficient cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency has been passed by the nuclear watchdog’s board of governors despite objections by Tehran. Kanani claimed there is “no credible technical reason or safeguards urgency” to back the …

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Will alleged drone sales to Russia impact Iran’s nuclear deal?
2 years, 1 month ago

Will alleged drone sales to Russia impact Iran’s nuclear deal?

Al Jazeera  

Talks to revive the agreement remain in limbo as a UN resolution underpinning the accord is being dragged into the Ukraine war. Tehran, Iran – Iran and the West are arguing over Tehran’s alleged drone sales to Russia for the war in Ukraine, an issue now being linked to a United Nations resolution backing the country’s nuclear deal with world …

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Biden juggles Iran nuke talks as Iranian repression grows
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden juggles Iran nuke talks as Iranian repression grows

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has hit back at Iran over the government’s brutal crackdown on antigovernment protests. He’s praised the “brave women of Iran” for demanding basic rights and signaled that he’ll announce more sanctions against those responsible for violence against protesters in the coming days. And while the Biden administration says it is dedicated to standing by the …

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With new sanctions, US vows to ‘severely restrict’ Iran oil sales
2 years, 2 months ago

With new sanctions, US vows to ‘severely restrict’ Iran oil sales

Al Jazeera  

The Biden administration explicitly links a fresh round of US sanctions to failure to restore the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. Washington, DC – The Biden administration has announced a new round of sanctions against Iran, vowing to impose financial penalties on a “regular basis” in an effort to “severely restrict” Iranian oil and petrochemical exports. The administration of US President …

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Iran and IAEA restart talks amid nuclear deal deadlock
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran and IAEA restart talks amid nuclear deal deadlock

Al Jazeera  

IAEA head Grossi announces resumption of talks, but neither side has changed its public stance. Tehran, Iran – Talks between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have restarted over a probe into nuclear material found at nuclear sites in Iran, which has been at the centre of the stall in efforts to restore the country’s 2015 nuclear deal with …

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