Iran has been accelerating its breaches of the nuclear deal in the past two months amid heightened tensions with the US. ( read original story ...)
Global watchdog says Iran is flaunting worrying steps away from 2015 nuclear accord
The agency confirmed another advance in the program, complicating the incoming Biden administration's intention to have the U.S. rejoin the 2015 Iran nuclear pact. ( read original story ...)
Wary of Biden tack on Iran, Israel revisits military options, newspaper says
Israel is revising military options for a possible clash with Iran, an Israeli newspaper reported on Thursday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government braces for differences with the ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi minister denounces in Moscow Iran’s “interventions” in Middle East
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan on Thursday denounced Iran's "interventions" in the Middle East region, after a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. ( read original story ...)
What will Joe Biden do about the Iran-al-Qaida connection?
Biden has said that he wants to take a more conciliatory approach with Iran, but the Iran-al-Qaida relationship makes that challenging. ( read original story ...)
Turkey urges ‘review’ of US sanction decision over S-400s
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar has called on the upcoming Biden administration in the United States to engage in a dialogue with Ankara and to review a decision to sanction the country over its ... ( read original story ...)
Greece seeks to send 1,450 migrants back to Turkey
Greece is pushing to return 1,450 people currently in migrant reception centres on Lesbos and other Aegean islands to Turkey, Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi said on Thursday, calling on Ankara to ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey says turning back on S-400s ‘problematic’, seeks U.S. dialogue
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said it would be "very problematic" for Ankara to turn back on its purchase of Russian S-400 defence systems but expressed hope that a dispute with the United ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Turkey starts vaccinations with China’s Sinovac
Turkey became the latest country to roll out its COVID-19 vaccination program, starting with health care workers in hospitals across the country. Thursday’s start of ... ( read original story ...)
Delivery Hero Turkey Workers Seek Precedent-Setting Unionization
Hundreds of employees at the Turkish unit of German food delivery company Delivery Hero SE are working to get unionized, a campaign that could have implications for other online delivery operations. ( read original story ...)