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January 14, 2025 10:17 AM

Iran, European powers to resume nuclear talks: Senior diplomat

Iran and three European powers -- France, Britain and Germany -- have agreed to restart discussions on lifting sanctions and Tehran's nuclear program, a senior Iranian diplomat said. Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy Foreign Minister, announced this on social media platform X as a new round of talks began in Geneva between Iran, the three countries, and the European Union. The talks are expected to cover a range of issues, including how the countries relate to each other, as well as problems in ...

January 7, 2025 4:20 PM

France says conditions of citizens held in Iran akin to torture

The situation of three French citizens held in Iran is worsening with some being detained in conditions similar to torture, France's foreign minister said on Tuesday, adding that future ties and any lifting of sanctions would depend on their fate. French officials have toughened their language towards Iran in recent weeks, notably over the advancement of its nuclear programme and regional activities, but also the detention of European citizens in the country. President Emmanuel Macron said on ...

December 31, 2024 8:45 PM

Iran rejects involvement in escalating Red Sea tension

Iran's envoy to the United Nations (UN) has rejected the accusations by the United States and Britain about Tehran's role in escalating tensions in the Red Sea, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported Tuesday. Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's permanent representative to the UN, made the remarks on Monday in letters to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Linda Thomas-Greenfield, UN Security Council (UNSC) president for the month of December, while reacting to what he called "baseless and polit...

December 24, 2024 3:44 PM

Israel asks diplomats to seek Houthis’ listing as terrorists

Israel has instructed its diplomatic missions in Europe to try to get the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen designated as a terrorist organisation. The Houthis have repeatedly fired drones and missiles towards Israel in what the group describes as acts of solidarity with Palestinians fighting Israeli forces in Gaza. The attacks have disrupted international shipping routes, forcing firms to re-route to longer and more expensive journeys that have in turn stoked fears over global inflation...

December 6, 2024 3:42 PM

Turkey, Iran and Russia to meet in Doha on Saturday to discuss Syria, Turkish source says

The foreign ministers of Turkey, Iran, and Russia will meet in Doha on Saturday to discuss a lightning rebel advance in Syria, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Friday. Syrian rebels have made their biggest battlefield gains since the civil war began 13 years ago, striking a devastating blow to President Bashar al-Assad. After years of being locked behind frozen frontlines, the rebels captured the main northern city of Aleppo last week before pushing as far south as the centre of Hama, t...

November 11, 2024 4:07 PM

Will Trump’s return make Iran go nuclear?

Tensions persist in West Asia and the Gulf. Hostilities between Israel and Iran threaten to spill over. The return of Donald Trump as U.S. President has added an element of uncertainty to the prevailing situation in the region. Why? Because it was Trump who pulled the U.S. out of the 2015 Iran Nuclear deal. But Trump did not stop at that. He imposed sanctions on Iran. And, in January 2020, an Iranian General, Qassem Soleimani, was killed in a U.S. drone strike inside Iraq. The assassination took...

November 6, 2024 11:22 PM

UN nuclear watchdog chief says he may head to Iran soon as Trump return looms

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday he might head to Iran in the coming days to discuss its disputed atomic programme and that he expected to work cooperatively with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Grossi had previously said he hoped to go to Tehran ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. vote as he seeks to resolve several long-standing issues that have dogged relations between Iran, the International Atomic Energy Agency and Western powers. "We are already talking to colleagues i...

October 28, 2024 10:32 AM

Netanyahu says Israel hit Iran hard; Khamenei says damage should not be exaggerated

Israel's airstrikes "hit hard" Iran's defences and missile production, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, as Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the country was considering its response. With warfare raging in Gaza and Lebanon, direct confrontation between Israel and Iran risks spiralling into a regional conflagration. But a day after the airstrikes, there was no sign they would spark another round of escalation. However, heavy fighting in Lebanon between Israeli ...

October 26, 2024 8:12 AM

Israel starts ‘precision strikes’ on military targets in Iran, West Asia conflict escalates

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that it is carrying out "precise strikes" on Iranian military targets, around a month after Tehran launched around 200 ballistic missiles towards Israel. The IDF noted that the strikes are being conducted in response to "relentless attacks" from Iran and its proxies since October 7, adding that Israel has the "right and the duty to respond." The Israeli military said, "The regime in Iran and its proxies in the region have been relentlessly attack...

October 26, 2024 8:27 AM

Israel strikes Iran military targets amid fears of a wider war

Israel said it struck military sites in Iran early on Saturday in retaliation for Tehran's attacks on Israel earlier this month, the latest step in the escalating conflict between the heavily armed rivals. Iranian media reported at least two waves of multiple explosions over more than two hours in the capital and at nearby military bases, playing down the attacks in initial reportsand highlighting Iran's air defenses. The Middle East has been on edge awaiting Israel's retaliation for a ballist...

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