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Iran says hopes for nuclear talks without ‘political pressure’
Advertisement The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, southeast of the city of the same name, during the visit of the country’s president on Oct 8, 2021. (File photo: AFP/Iranian Presidency) TEHRAN: Iran said on Monday (Nov 18) it hoped talks on its nuclear programme would be conducted “away from political pressure and considerations” ahead of a UN…
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Could Trump’s re-election derail the Saudi-Iran rapprochement?
China’s brokering of the Saudi-Iran deal in 2023 ushered in a new era of relations between the two major regional powers. Over the past year, Tehran and Riyadh have considerably expanded economic and political cooperation with a nascent, albeit cautious, emergence of defence cooperation. Earlier this month, Saudi Armed Forces’ General Chief of Staff, Fayyad…
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CRANK Call | October 2024
CRANK Call is a monthly review of developments involving cooperation, and at times contention, among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (the CRANKs). October 2024 Highlights North Korean forces join Russian war with Ukraine North Korean military personnel have been moving into Russia since early October to intervene directly in support of Russia’s war with Ukraine. The…
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“Trump’s Return Will Not Impact Iran-China Ties”: Ayatollah Khamenei’s Aide
Tehran: Iran’s ties with China will remain unchanged despite the election of Donald Trump as US president, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said in remarks carried by ISNA news agency. Ali Akbar Velayati said Trump’s return to the White House in January would not “impact” Iran’s foreign policy, “particularly its ties with China”, according…
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Trump Return Won’t Impact Iran-China Ties: Khamenei Aide
By AFP – Agence France Presse November 18, 2024 Order Reprints Print Article Text size Iran’s ties with China will remain unchanged despite the election of Donald Trump as US president, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said in remarks carried by ISNA news agency. Ali Akbar Velayati said Trump’s return to the White House…
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Iran Says Hopes For Nuclear Talks Without ‘Political Pressure’
By AFP – Agence France Presse November 18, 2024 Order Reprints Print Article Text size Iran said Monday it hoped talks on its nuclear programme would be conducted “away from political pressure and considerations” ahead of a UN nuclear agency board meeting this week. “All our efforts and our emphasis in our talks were to…
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Iran, Russia discuss construction of railway from Azerbaijan to Persian Gulf
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 17. Iran and Russia are discussing a project to build a railway with a Russian gauge that will connect the Iranian city of Parsabad on the border with Azerbaijan with the port of Bandar Abbas on the Persian Gulf coast, Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali said, Trend reports. “In addition to…
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IAEA chief tours key Iranian nuclear sites
i24NEWS Middle East Iran & Eastern States IAEA chief tours key Iranian nuclear sites Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Saturday suggested a ‘limited opportunity’ for nuclear negotiations with the West i24NEWS Le directeur général de l’Agence internationale de l’énergie atomique (AIEA), Rafael GrossiAP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader The United Nations (UN) nuclear chief Rafael Grossi…
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Iranians Sceptical About Talks Under Trump
By Majid Sourati and Payam Doost Mohamadi November 16, 2024 Order Reprints Print Article Text size Many Iranians were sceptical on Saturday about the possibility of the Islamic republic opening negotiations with the United States under Donald Trump, given the fractured history he has with Tehran. On Thursday, The New York Times reported that tech…
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Iran ‘categorically denies’ envoy meeting with Trump ally Elon Musk
Iran ‘categorically denies’ envoy meeting with Trump ally Elon Musk Iran has categorically denied any meeting between the country’s ambassador to the UN and US tech billionaire Elon Musk, following media reports. Before Iran’s denial, the country’s media had split reactions to it [Getty] Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman on Saturday “categorically” denied The New York…