U.S. president-elect Joe Biden’s stated intent of returning to the Iran nuclear deal is fraught with complexity and unlikely to happen. For one thing, Biden has stressed that his priorities starting …
Joe Biden should think hard about re-engaging with Iran
As the Donald Trump presidency winds down and Joe Biden prepares to enter the White House, all eyes are on the Middle East and in particular the future of U.S. policy on Iran.
European powers see hope for Iran accord in US transition
The German, French and British foreign ministers were meeting Monday to discuss the future of the international agreement on Iran’s nuclear program amid hopes that the incoming U.S. administration …
Iran’s Zarif calls for lifting of all ‘cruel, unfair’ sanctions against Syria
Iran’s Zarif calls for lifting of all ‘cruel, unfair’ sanctions against Syria. Iran Press TV. Sunday, 22 November 2020 2:35 PM. Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says a …
I Helped Negotiate the Iran Nuclear Deal. Here’s How Joe Biden Could Revive It
A common expression we used during the negotiations over the Iran nuclear deal of 2015 was cautious optimism. It aptly sums up what will be felt in Brussels, Paris, London and Berlin on reports that …
Germany, France and Britain to Discuss Iran Nuclear on Monday – Germany
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas is meeting his French and British counterparts in Berlin on Monday for talks focussing on the nuclear deal with Iran, a German foreign office spokeswoman said, …
Pakistan, Iran to promote ‘Islamic unity’ with art contest weeks after Prophet cartoon row
There was an outcry among Muslims worldwide over the publishing of cartoons of Prophet Muhammad in France and Emmanuel Macron’s pledge to fight ‘Islamist separatism’.
Yemen’s Houthis say they fired missile at Saudi Aramco site in Jeddah
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Monday said it fired a missile at a distribution station operated by the Saudi Aramco oil company in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea city of Jeddah and struck it.
Netanyahu urges no return to Iran nuclear deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an apparent message to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, said on Sunday there should be no return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal abandoned by President …
Saudi UN ambassador: Nobody ‘naive enough’ to rejoin Iran nuclear deal – including Biden administration
Saudi Arabia’s U.N. envoy on Sunday dismissed the idea that the United States would re-enter the Iran nuclear deal under a Joe Biden administration, saying nobody would be “naive enough” to go back to …