- 15 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityIran
U.S. restores sanctions waiver to Iran with nuclear talks in final phase
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration on Friday restored sanctions waivers to Iran to allow international nuclear cooperation projects, as indirect American-Iranian talks on reviving the 2015…
Macron tells Iran’s Raisi nuclear talks need to speed up
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron has told his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi that a deal lifting sanctions on Iran in return for curbs on its nuclear activities is…
Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah arms at Gulf meeting, minister says
By Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's foreign minister said he was not going "to hand over" Hezbollah's weapons during a meeting this weekend with Gulf Arab counterparts that want…
UN urged to open query into Iran’s 1988 killings and Raisi role
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Prominent former U.N. judges and investigators have called on U.N. human rights boss Michelle Bachelet to investigate the 1988 "massacre" of political prisoners in…
Lebanon Slips Further Into Iran’s Orbit
A decision by Sunni Muslim leader Saad al-Hariri to step away from Lebanese politics opens the way for Shi'ite Hezbollah to extend its already deep sway over the country, rendering…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Explainer-Why Yemen is at war
DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have launched two missile attacks at the United Arab Emirates in the last week, raising the stakes in a ruinous and complex conflict. Monday's…
U.S. deputy special envoy for Iran leaves post amid Iran nuclear talks
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior member of the U.S. team negotiating with Iran has left the role amid a report of differences of opinion on the way…
Exclusive-Iran nuclear agreement unlikely without release of U.S. prisoners -Malley
By Francois Murphy and Arshad Mohammed VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States is unlikely to strike an agreement with Iran to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal unless Tehran releases…
S.Korea says Iran to regain UN vote after delinquent dues paid with frozen funds
SEOUL (Reuters) - Iran is expected to regain its vote in the U.N. General Assembly after South Korea paid Tehran's delinquent dues to the world body with frozen Iranian funds…
Blinken talks Iran with Lavrov, sees only brief window to reach nuclear deal
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he discussed Iran on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, warning there was only a brief window to bring…
Trilateral naval drills between China, Russia and Iran start on Friday
DUBAI (Reuters) - China, Russia and Iran will hold joint naval drills on Friday, a public relations official from Iran's armed forces told semi-official ISNA news agency on Thursday. The…
U.S. condemns deadly Houthi attack on Abu Dhabi; UAE reserves right to respond
By Ghaida Ghantous and Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group attacked the United Arab Emirates in what it said was an operation using missiles and drones, setting…
