France wants the oil of Iran and Venezuela, countries under sanctions, to return to international markets in order to counter the squeezing of Russia’s global energy supply, a French presidency official said on Monday. Paris is also in favor of a planned mechanism through which a price ceiling will be set on oil prices, which […]
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Qatar to host indirect Iran-US talks on reviving 2015 nuclear deal
Qatar will host indirect talks between Iran and the United States on the revival of Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with international forces, a spokesman for the Iranian nuclear delegation said today. “Iran chose Qatar (to host them) because it is our friendly country,” Mohammad Maradi told the semi-official ISNA news agency. Earlier, Iran announced that […]
‘The ball is now in Washington’s court’, says Iran on revival of nuclear deal
Iran announced today that the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal with international forces depends on Washington amid hopes of resuming talks on rescuing the deal shortly after European Foreign Minister Josep Borrell’s visit to the country. “The ball is now in Washington’s court,” State Department spokesman Said Hatibzadeh said in a weekly televised news […]
The Iranian Foreign Minister is going to Ankara today
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdolahian is on his way to Ankara today after his government denied Israel’s “ridiculous” warnings of a possible attack on Israelis in Turkey. According to a Turkish Foreign Ministry press release, Foreign Minister Amirabdolachian will have “meetings dedicated to bilateral relations as well as current regional and international developments”. The visit […]
US-Iran talks on reviving nuclear deal to resume ‘soon’
Iran’s indirect talks with the United States on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal will resume soon, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told a joint news conference with the EU foreign policy chief in Tehran, according to Reuters. “We are ready to resume talks in the coming days. What is important for Iran is to fully […]
5.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Iran
LAST UPDATE: 08:43 A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook the Gulf of southern Iran early this morning, state television said. There is currently no information on casualties or damage. The quake struck between the port of Sarak and the island of Keys and had a focal depth of 22 kilometers, Iranian state television added. Officials told […]
Iran: Borrell visits for talks on Iran’s nuclear program
European Union Foreign Minister Joseph Borrell is expected to meet tonight in Tehran with Iranian officials responsible for talks on Iran’s nuclear program, which have stalled since March, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said. This visit was not announced earlier. “Borrell will visit Tehran tonight to meet with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other Iranian officials,” […]
Iran: The head of the Revolutionary Guards intelligence service has been replaced
Iran ousts powerful Iranian Revolutionary Guards intelligence chief Hossein Taeb, state television said on Monday, following a series of high-profile incidents in which Tehran blamed Israel. Iranian state media did not say why, but state television said Taeb would be replaced by Mohammad Kazemi, the former head of the Guard Intelligence Unit. The Islamic Republic, […]
Turkey: 8 Iranians arrested on suspicion of plotting to attack Israelis
Eight people, including Iranian nationals, were arrested last week in Istanbul on suspicion of plotting to attack Israeli civilians, a news item welcomed by the Israeli foreign minister during a visit to Ankara today. The eight people arrested by police and agents of the Turkish National Intelligence Service (MIT), working for the Iranian secret services, […]
Russia has said in Iran that it supports the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal
Moscow fully supports the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the major powers, the Russian foreign minister said today after talks in Tehran with his Iranian counterpart. Reiterating Iran’s position at a joint news conference with Lavrov, Hossein Amirabdolahian said all sanctions against Iran should be lifted in order to revive the […]
