- 19 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityRaisi
Syrian president meets Iranian leader in Tehran – Iranian state media
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited his closest regional ally Iran on Sunday for talks with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during which both leaders…
France’s Macron urges Iran to agree to a nuclear deal
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday, urging him to agree to a deal to revive a 2015 nuclear agreement, the…
Nuclear talks harder as West ‘pretends’ to take initiative -Iran official
DUBAI (Reuters) -A senior Iranian security official said on Monday that progress in talks to salvage Iran's 2015 nuclear deal was becoming "more difficult" as Western powers only "pretended" to…
Iranian president says Tehran ‘never has hope’ in Vienna nuclear talks
(Reuters) - Hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday Tehran “never” pins hope on ongoing talks in Vienna aimed at reviving the country's 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers.…
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…
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…
Putin to host Iranian president next week for talks – state TV
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi for talks in Moscow next week as Russia tries to help salvage a nuclear deal between world…
Venezuela’s president to visit Iran ‘very soon’
By Deisy Buitrago CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday he will soon visit Iran to finalize new agreements on cooperation with the Middle Eastern country, which…
Iran sticks to stance as nuclear talks resume, EU, Russia stress urgency
By Parisa Hafezi and Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Iran's top negotiator said on Thursday he was sticking to positions Tehran set out when nuclear talks broke off last week, while…
UAE security official pays rare visit to Iran to discuss ties, regional issues
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates' senior national security adviser met his Iranian counterpart and hardline President Ebrahim Raisi in a rare visit to Iran on Monday,…
Iran MPs reject President Raisi’s proposed education minister again
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's hardline-dominated parliament on Tuesday rejected conservative President Ebrahim Raisi's proposed education minister for a second time since he formed his cabinet in August. Masoud Fayazi failed…
Wielding Fresh Leverage, Iran to Play Hardball at Nuclear Talks
Iran will adopt an uncompromising stance when it resumes nuclear talks with major powers, betting it has the leverage to win wide sanctions relief in return for curbs on its…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
