This handout photo taken on Oct 12, 2021 and released by the presidential Blue House via Yonhap news agency shows Republic of Korean President Moon Jae-in speaking as he takes part in a virtual G20 Extraordinary Summit on Afghanistan, in Seoul. (HO / THE BLUE HOUSE / AFP) SEOUL – The Republic of Korean President […]
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh speaks during a press conference in Tehran on Feb 22, 2021. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Monday that Iran and the European Union European Union will discuss nuclear topics in Brussels, capital of Belgium, in coming days. Making the remarks during his weekly […]
Deputy Secretary General/Political Director of the European External Action Service Enrique Mora speaks to journalists outside the 'Grand Hotel Wien' after the closed-door nuclear talks in Vienna on June 20, 2021. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP) PARIS – A pending visit to Tehran by the European Union's coordinator for talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal […]
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on August 26, 2021 shows Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (right) talking with Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian ahead of a meeting with Pakistan's Foreign Minister. (IRANIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP) DUBAI – Talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia have gone a "good distance", Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian […]
TEHRAN/MOSCOW – A senior Iranian lawmaker on Wednesday announced that the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the parties to the 2015 nuclear deal will resume soon, Tasnim news agency reported. Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, spokesperson for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian parliament, said that "negotiations will begin soon and in the […]
DUBAI – Iran's foreign minister said on Saturday that US officials tried to discuss restarting nuclear talks last month, but he insisted Washington must first release $10 billion of Tehran's frozen funds as a sign of good will. Iran has rejected direct talks with the United States, and indirect talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear […]
An Iranian flag flys outside the Vienna International Centre hosting the United Nations headquarters and the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna on July 3, 2014. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP) NEW YORK – Iran will return to talks on resuming compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal “very soon,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told […]
The Iranian national flag is seen outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters during the agency's Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on March 1, 2021. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP) TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said Monday the new Iranian administration is holding "internal consultations" on how to continue negotiations concerning […]
Ebrahim Raisi, Iran's president, holds his first news conference following his victory in the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, on June 21, 2021. (BLOOMBERG) Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi will meet with Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s new president, in Tehran on Sunday, the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency reported. The leaders are set to discuss regional […]
Iran's newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during his swearing-in ceremony at the Iranian parliament in the capital Tehran on Aug 5, 2021. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Saturday that the nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers should result in the removal of US sanctions against the […]
Iran's Governor to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Kazem Gharib Abadi (3rd from left), Political Deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi (center), and Deputy Secretary General and Political Director of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora (5th from left) stand in front of the Grand Hotel Vienna, […]
DUBAI – Iran plans to hold a fourth round of talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia in Iraq after the new Iranian government is set up, the Iranian ambassador in Baghdad was quoted on Tuesday as saying. READ MORE: Iran says Saudi talks progress but time needed to resolve disputes Iran and Saudi Arabia, leading Shi'ite […]
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference after talks with Montenegro's President Milo Dukanovic in Cetinje, Montenegro on Aug 28, 2021. (RISTO BOZOVIC / AP) ISTANBUL – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has spoken by phone with the UAE's de facto ruler, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Erdogan's office said […]
A general view taken on Feb 28, 2020 shows the skyline of the Qatari capital, Doha. (PHOTO / AFP) A senior United Arab Emirates royal visited Qatar to meet with its emir, the first high-level engagement between the ruling families since the end of a bitter three-year dispute that cut Doha off from many of […]
In this Dec 31, 2020 photo, soldiers with the Saudi-led coalition stand guard in a street in Yemen's southern city of Aden, a day after explosions rocked its airport, killing or injuring dozens of people. Iran and Saudi Arabia are aligned with rival forces fighting a war in Yemen and severed ties in 2016 – although […]
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani looks on while attending a Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board meeting (JCMB) at the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2021. (SAJJAD HUSSAIN / AFP) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani views peace talks with the Taliban as dead, and is looking to both arm civilians and cooperate with warlords […]
BEIJING – US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is traveling to China for a two-day visit starting on Sunday, during which she is scheduled to meet with senior Chinese diplomats in the Chinese coastal city of Tianjin. For a strained relationship that bears extensive global significance, dialogue is absolutely welcomed and expected to bring […]
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman bumps elbows with the Republic of Korea's (ROK) Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong prior to their meeting at Foreign Ministry in Seoul, the ROK on July 22, 2021. (SONG KYUNG-SEOK / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) SEOUL – The United States is hoping that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea […]
TEHRAN – Iran will continue to attend the Vienna talks to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement after President-elect Ebrahim Raisi and his cabinet take office in August, official news agency IRNA quoting Iran's Foreign Ministry as saying on Monday. The ministry's spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said during an online press conference that Iran has announced its […]
Negotiations in Vienna near conclusion, foreign ministry notes in positive tone Iran's Governor to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Kazem Gharib Abadi, and political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Araghchi (right), leave the 'Grand Hotel Vienna' where closed-door nuclear talks take place in Vienna, Austria, June 20, 2021. (FLORIAN […]