Even as the United States gets ready to tighten sanctions and counters Iranian threats, it is at the same time making efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. “We do not have a deal … and prospects for reaching… Read More ›
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US weighs dropping Iran’s IRGC from terror blacklist midst demands for crude oil
As per a source familiar with the matter at hand, the United States is considering removing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards from its foreign terrorist organization blacklist in return for Iranian assurances for reining in its elite force. According to the source,… Read More ›
Reviving 2015 Iran nuclear deal close: France, UK
According to envoys from France and Britain, indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are closed being clinched. “We are close. E3 negotiators leaving Vienna briefly to update Ministers on state of… Read More ›
Revival of 2015 Iran nuclear deal close to finish line
In a statement the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it is slated to visit Tehran on Saturday. The development suggests that this could potentially help pave the way for a revival of Iran’s 2015 nuclear agreement…. Read More ›
Significant progress made at reviving 2015 nuclear deal: Iran’s top security official Ali Shamkhani
On Monday, in a significant development, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said, talks in Vienna aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the US have made “significant progress”. In a separate statement, Iran’s top security official… Read More ›
Israel-UAE hold historic meeting, Iran continues to be in focus
In the first ever public meeting, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan played host to Israel’s prime minister Naftali Bennett, following the formalisation of Israel-UAE ties in 2020. Ahead of the talks, Israeli ambassador to Abu Dhabi… Read More ›
Crude oil prices rise after Saudi price hike
Oil prices have risen by more than $1 dollar after Saudi Arabia raised prices for its crude oil sold to the United States and Asia. Brent crude futures for February gained $1.69 to $71.57 a barrel while U.S. West Texas… Read More ›
Coming weeks decisive for Iran nuclear deal: German Chancellor Angela Merkel
In a statement, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, the coming weeks will be decisive for the future of the Iran nuclear deal while adding, every day passing day that goes by without Tehran responding to U.S. overtures on the nuclear… Read More ›
Iranian oil cargo lands in US, second such import since 1991: EIA
In a significant development, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows, 1.033 million barrels of Iranian crude oil landed in the U.S. in March 2021, marking the second such shipment to be imported into the United States since… Read More ›
Tehran must resume complying with the Iran nuclear deal before Washington: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday stuck to his stance that Tehran must resume complying with the Iran nuclear deal before Washington, which abandoned the pact under former President Donald Trump, would do so. Making his first public… Read More ›