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Oman to mediate 2nd round of US-Iran nuclear talks in Rome
Muscat: Oman’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that it will continue to mediate a second round of nuclear talks between US and Iranian officials scheduled to take place in Rome on Saturday. A…
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Saudi Defence Minister arrives in Iran on his first visit
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman, arrived in Tehran on Thursday, April 17, leading an official delegation in what marks his first visit to Iran. This visit…
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Tehran says next round of Iran-US nuclear talks in Oman
Rome: The talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program had appeared ready Monday to leave the Middle East, as an Italian source and others said the…
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Iranian FM to visit Russia to discuss Iran-US Muscat talks
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will travel to Russia later this week for talks on recent developments in indirect negotiations with the United States, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday. …
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Trump opens window for deal with Iran
Washington: President Donald Trump is betting that a beleaguered Iran is so vulnerable following a tumultuous 18 months in the Middle East that it might finally be ready to abandon its nuclear…
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Trump announces direct talks with Iran amid nuclear tensions
Washington: The US and Iran are holding direct talks with their first meeting scheduled for Saturday at “almost at the top” level, President Donald Trump said Monday, adding a failure to reach…
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Iran denies reports of casualties in US airstrike on Yemen
Tehran: No Iranian personnel were killed in a recent US airstrike on Yemen, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, which is known to have close ties to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps…
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Iran has rejected direct negotiations with US in response to Trump’s letter
Dubai: Iran’s president said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic rejected direct negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear programme, offering Tehran’s first response to a letter President Donald…
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US & Iran-backed Houthis both vow escalation after airstrikes target rebels in Yemen
Cairo: The United States and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are both vowing escalation after the US launched airstrikes to deter the rebels from attacking military and commercial vessels on one of…
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Iran’s president reaffirms peaceful nuclear intentions
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reiterated that Iran has never sought nuclear weapons, citing a religious decree by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei that prohibits such arms. He emphasised Iran’s ongoing cooperation with…
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Iraq fears power cuts as US ends sanctions waiver for electricity purchases from Iran
Baghdad: The United States has declined to renew a waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran without running afoul of sanctions, a US official said Sunday. The previous waiver…
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‘Bullying’ powers’ call for talks with Iran not aimed at solving issues: Khamenei
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that certain “bullying” powers’ insistence on holding talks with Iran is not aimed at resolving issues but rather at imposing their own expectations. Khamenei made…
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Trump says he wrote to Iran’s leader on nuclear program, expects results soon
President Donald Trump sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, seeking a new deal with Tehran to restrain its rapidly advancing nuclear program and replace the agreement he withdrew…
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Iranian scholar Khosropanah dwells deep into age-old ties between India and Persia
Aligarh: The Institute of Persian Research at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) organized a special lecture on “Relations Between India and Iran” under the aegis of Sir Syed Academy. Professor Shafey Kidwai presided…
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Iranian official key to 2015 nuclear deal resigns amid hardliner pressure
A former Iranian foreign minister who was key to the country’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers reportedly tendered his resignation Monday, March 3, from the government of reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian,…
