Middle East

Ship attack row, Iran says it will respond to security threats

Editorial Bureau August 2, 2021

DUBAI (UAE) – A foreign ministry spokesman of Iran has informed that the country, will respond promptly to any threat against its security. The announcement comes after the United States, Israel and Britain blamed Tehran for an attack on an Israeli-managed tanker off the coast of Oman.

Middle East

Monitoring deal with Tehran ends, IAEA will no longer access images of nuclear sites

Editorial Bureau May 23, 2021

DUBAI (UAE) -The UN nuclear watchdog would no longer access images of Iran’s nuclear sites following the expiry of three-month monitoring deal between Tehran. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, is to hold a news conference on Sunday afternoon. He is in talks with Iran on extending the monitoring arrangement, […]

USA

US tiptoes through sanctions minefield toward Iran nuclear deal

Editorial Bureau May 17, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – As the United States searches for a path back to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, it is tiptoeing through a minefield laid by former US President Donald Trump. The mines are Iran-related sanctions Trump imposed on more than 700 entities and people, according to a Reuters tally of U.S. Treasury actions, after […]

Europe

Talks on rescuing Iran’s nuclear talks to last several days: EU

Editorial Bureau April 16, 2021

BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) – Talks on rescuing Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal will carry on for several days before breaking so that Iranian and US officials can return home for consultations, a European Union official informed. The EU is chairing meetings in Vienna of the remaining parties to the deal – Iran, Russia, China, France, Germany and […]

USA

US to initiate indirect talks with Iran on nuclear deal

Editorial Bureau April 14, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – White House press secretary Jen Psaki has informed that the United States and Iran will reconvene indirect talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal in Vienna. There have been doubts about whether the indirect talks, which began last week, might resume this week following an explosion at Iran’s key nuclear […]

Asia

Chung Sye-kyun visits Iran, reviving nuclear deal the main agenda

Editorial Bureau April 12, 2021

SEOUL (SOUTH KOREA) – Chung Sye-kyun became the first South Korean Prime Minister to visit Iran in 44 years amid icy relations between the two countries due to Iran’s military cooperation with North Korea. Seoul officials informed that Chung will help in restoring a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers Chung’s trip comes […]

Middle East Uncategorized

World powers, Iran conduct ‘constructive’ talks on renewing nuclear deal

Editorial Bureau April 7, 2021

VIENNA (AUSTRIA) -Iran and world powers held what they described as “constructive” talks on Tuesday and agreed to form working groups to discuss the sanctions Washington might lift and the nuclear curbs Tehran might observe as they try to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. While longtime foes the United States and Iran say they do […]

Middle East

Iran and US initiate indirect talks to revive nuclear deal

Editorial Bureau April 6, 2021

VIENNA (AUSTRIA) – Iran and the United States will start indirect talks in Vienna on Tuesday, with a goal of bringing both countries back into full compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal that Washington had dropped three years ago. Iran has steadily overstepped the accord’s limits on its nuclear programme in response to Washington’s withdrawal […]

USA

US, E3 allies respond to Iran provocations with studied calm

Editorial Bureau February 25, 2021

WASHINGTON/PARIS (US/FRANCE) – A week after the US offered to hold talks with Iran about reviving the nuclear deal struck in 2015, Tehran has curbed UN monitoring, threatened to enhance uranium enrichment and its alleged proxies have twice targeted Iraqi bases with US troops. On the other hand, the US and its allies – Britain, […]

Middle East

Ending IAEA snap inspections doesn’t affect nuclear deal: Iran’s Zarif

Editorial Bureau February 21, 2021

DUBAI (UAE) – Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that Tehran’s decision to end snap inspections by UN inspectors on February 23 does not mean that it is abandoning its nuclear pact, adding that the US has to lift curbs imposed on the country to salvage the agreement. “All our steps (to […]