Israel PM in France, hopes to gain support on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron hoping to gain support against Iran's nuclear program. Israel's Paris embassy said the pair would discuss "the international effort to stop the Iranian nuclear program". The prime minister has also said Israel is considering sending military aid...
Iran, Russia link banking systems amid western sanctions
Linking of banking system with Russia is seen as an attempt by both the countries to get around the US economic sanctions.
EU seeks more sanctions on Iran for Russian drone supply
The EU is set to impose more sanctions on Iran for drone supplies to Russia and a crackdown on protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, European diplomats said. The new measures will target around eight individuals and organizations involved in the manufacture and delivery of drones Moscow has used...
Biden faces tough options with Saudis after OPEC+ oil price hike
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told CNN on Sunday that Biden would "act methodically, strategically" in re-evaluating US-Saudi relations, adding that the US leader had "no plans" to meet the crown prince at a November G20 summit in Indonesia. Russell Lucas, a Middle East expert at Michigan State University,...
Iran takes battle of frozen US assets before UN’s top court
Iran wants billions of dollars in US assets to be unfrozen and returned to it, while the US says money must go to victims of terrorist attacks blamed on Tehran. Tehran took Washington to the Hague-based ICJ in 2016 after the US Supreme Court ordered some $2 billion in Iranian...
Israel PM arrives in Berlin for fresh pitch against Iran deal
Momentum that built towards a restored agreement last month appears to have slowed, after the three European nations party to the agreement Germany, France and Britain on Saturday raised "serious doubts" about Iran's sincerity in restoring the deal.
Oil prices fall on potential Iran deal, as China economy falters
A deal would mean that Iran's crude output of 2.5 million barrels per day would no longer be subject to international sanctions, which would help relieve supply constraints that have been pushing up prices.
Will not be rushed into quick nuclear deal, says Iran
Iran said Monday it will not be rushed into a "quick" deal reviving its faltering 2015 nuclear accord with world powers, as negotiations remain deadlocked. "They demand that Iran makes a quick decision, (insisting that) time is limited and Iran must respond quickly," foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said at...Iran removal of monitoring cameras may scupper nuclear talks: IAEA
The UN atomic energy watchdog said Thursday that Iran was removing 27 surveillance cameras at its nuclear facilities, warning this could be a "fatal blow" to negotiations to revive a 2015 nuclear deal. Talks began in April last year to bring the United States back into that landmark agreement, after...UN expert calls US sanctions on Iran ‘devastating’
An independent United Nations expert said Wednesday that the impact of sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran was "devastating", describing them as illegal and urging they be lifted. "During our visit, we were able to identify (the) devastating humanitarian impact of sanctions," said Alena Douhan, the UN special...
US firm on nuclear accord as Iran casts blame
US officials warned that Iran's advances could eventually make a return to the JCPOA pointless.
Iran says US made ‘new demands’ in nuclear talks
Tehran is locked in negotiations with world powers to revive the nuclear deal that offered it sanctions relief in return for curbs on its atomic programme.
France warns Iran only days left to agree nuclear deal
"It is not a question of weeks, it is a question of days," French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told the Senate.
Iran nuclear talks requires ‘political decisions’
Diplomats meet in the Austrian capital to revive the 2015 deal involving Iran, the United States, Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia.
Iran ready for ‘direct’ nuclear talks with US
The US said multiple times it was ready to hold direct talks, and now Iran's foreign minister has also said to consider doing so if it proved the key to a "good agreement" to salvage the floundering deal.
Iran nuclear talks proceeding too slowly, says France
On Monday Iran's foreign ministry spokesman had said that efforts to revive 2015 nuclear agreement had made "good progress."
