- 16 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityIran
Saudi confirms first round of talks with new Iranian government
RIYHADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia confirmed on Sunday it had held its first round of direct talks with Iran's new government last month, part of a process begun earlier this…
UAE official says time to manage rivalry with Iran and Turkey
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates is trying to manage long-running rivalries with Iran and Turkey through dialogue to avoid any new confrontations in the region as the Gulf…
Iran holds border war games amid tense relations with Azerbaijan
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran started military exercises near its border with Azerbaijan on Friday as tensions between the two neighbours rose over issues including Baku's relations with Tehran's arch-enemy Israel. Iranian…
Exclusive-U.S. has reached out to China about cutting oil imports from Iran, officials say
By Arshad Mohammed and John Irish WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - The United States has reached out to China diplomatically about reducing its purchases of Iranian crude oil, U.S. and European officials…
Iran must return to nuclear talks to avoid escalation, French official says
PARIS (Reuters) - Iran must return to talks with world powers over its 2015 nuclear deal to avoid a diplomatic escalation that could jeopardize the negotiations, a French presidency official…
Iran rejects U.S. demand for U.N. inspectors’ access to nuclear site
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran on Tuesday rejected a U.S. call to grant U.N. inspectors access to a nuclear site, saying Washington was not qualified to demand inspections without condemning a…
Iran’s Eslami in Moscow for nuclear cooperation talks -report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iran's vice president and head of the country's atomic energy organization, Mohammad Eslami, has arrived in Moscow for talks with the chief executive of Russian state nuclear…
U.S. to Iran: Grant inspectors access to workshop or face action at IAEA
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran must stop denying the U.N. nuclear watchdog access to a workshop making centrifuge parts as agreed two weeks ago or face diplomatic retaliation…
Exclusive-Under U.S. sanctions, Iran and Venezuela strike oil export deal – sources
By Deisy Buitrago, Marianna Parraga and Matt Spetalnick CARACAS/HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Venezuela has agreed to a key contract to swap its heavy oil for Iranian condensate that it can use…
UK’s Truss urges Iran to return to nuclear deal negotiations in Vienna -UK government spokesman
(Reuters) - British foreign minister Liz Truss held her first meeting with Iran's foreign minister and urged Iran to return rapidly to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) negotiations…
Iran minister expressed ‘very clear intent’ to return to nuclear talks -Ireland
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister expressed a "very clear intent" to return to nuclear talks in Vienna, Ireland's foreign minister said on Wednesday after he met with his…
Saudi king tells U.N. that his Kingdom supports efforts to prevent nuclear Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that his kingdom supports efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, as world…
