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Trump warns he’s considering limited strikes on Iran
Washington: President Donald Trump warned on Friday that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat said Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next…
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Rubio to brief Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on US-Iran talks
Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to travel to Israel next week to update Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the US-Iran nuclear talks, two Trump administration officials said. Rubio…
- Middle East
Iran temporarily closes Strait Of Hormuz amid US nuclear talks
Tehran: Iran announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for live fire military drills in a rare show of force as its negotiators held another round of indirect…
- Middle East
Iran FM meets UN nuclear chief ahead of fresh US talks in Geneva
Geneva: Iran’s top diplomat met with the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency on Monday, February 16, ahead of a second round of negotiations with the United States (US) over Tehran’s…
- Middle East
US, Iran to hold new round of nuclear talks in Geneva this week
Geneva: Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme next week, the Swiss Foreign Ministry has said. Oman, which welcomed the first round of…
- Middle East
Iran says US talks can progress if ‘excessive demands’ avoided
Tehran: A senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said negotiations between Tehran and Washington could advance and protect mutual interests if they are grounded in realism and avoid excessive demands.…
- Middle East
Trump sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East amid Iran nuclear talks
Washington: President Donald Trump said Friday that he decided to move a second aircraft carrier into the Middle East as he presses Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program. The…
- Middle East
Iran rejects reports of shifting US nuclear talks from Oman
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected reports that indirect nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington would be held outside Oman, saying Muscat was always the agreed venue, according to the state-run IRNA news…
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Iran refuses to resume nuclear talks until US drops ‘excessive demands’
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said that Tehran will not return to the negotiating table unless the US abandons “excessive demands” and “unreasonable” requests. He made the remarks on…
- Middle East
Iran’s Khamenei rules out nuclear talks with US
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned against nuclear negotiations with the United States under the present circumstances, saying it will not serve Iran’s national interests. “Under the present circumstances, negotiation with…
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Iranian, Russian foreign ministers review nuclear negotiations with West
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have exchanged views on the latest developments regarding Iran’s nuclear issue. In a phone call on Friday, the two…
- Middle East
Iran to hold nuclear talks with EU powers ahead of sanctions deadline
Tehran: Just days away from a European deadline, Iran said Friday its foreign minister would hold a telephone conference call with his French, German and British counterparts to avoid the reimposition of…
- Middle East
Egypt steps up efforts to revive stalled Iranian nuclear talks
Cairo: Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has held separate phone calls with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said. …
- Middle East
No US talks unless sanctions are lifted, nuclear rights respected, says Iran’s FM
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that his country is ready to resume indirect negotiations with the US if sanctions are lifted and Tehran’s right to use nuclear technology for…
- Middle East
Iran, E3 agree to resume nuclear talks amid sanctions threat
Tehran: Iran and the three European countries of France, Germany and Britain, collectively known as the E3, have agreed to resume negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme, a semi-official news agency reported. Quoting…
