This is Beirut, 22/04 17:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Iran nuclear talks with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq in Moscow on Tuesday, the Kremlin said. "This topic was touched on... in the context of mediation efforts by Oman," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, including AFP, during a briefing at the Kremlin. Russia has ...
This is Beirut, 21/04 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to visit China on Tuesday, the ministry said, ahead of a third round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States. The visit to China, which was a signatory to a since-abandoned 2015 nuclear agreement that reined in Tehran's nuclear programme, was announced by foreign ministry spokesman ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 20/04 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Many in Lebanon and beyond are still grappling with what President Joseph Aoun meant when he spoke of integrating Hezbollah members into the army or security forces. Yet, his message was clear, “We do not want to replicate the Popular Mobilization Forces model in Iraq.” In other words, Lebanon’s leadership is not prepared to absorb ...
This is Beirut, 17/04 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump scuppered an Israeli plan to strike Iranian nuclear sites, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, as Washington attempts to reach a deal to curb Tehran's weapons program. The United States and Iran, which have not had diplomatic relations for more than 40 years, are seeking a new nuclear deal after Trump pulled out of ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 08:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Iran's foreign minister is to visit ally Russia this week to discuss nuclear negotiations with the United States, ahead of a new round of talks planned between the foes. On Saturday, Abbas Araghchi held talks with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman -- the highest-level discussions since the 2015 nuclear accord ...
Mario Chartouni, 14/04 17:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iran and the United States held indirect negotiations on Saturday, mediated by the Sultanate of Oman, focused on Iran’s nuclear program. These talks are making headlines amid a lack of transparency about their content and progress. A Second Round in Rome According to Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp, a second round of negotiations is set ...
This is Beirut, 11/04 13:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Germany urged Friday a "diplomatic solution" ahead of this weekend's nuclear talks between Iran and the United States after President Donald Trump said military action was possible if negotiations fail. Longtime adversaries Iran and the United States are set to hold talks on Saturday in Muscat on Tehran's nuclear programme. The ...
This is Beirut, 11/04 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran said Friday it was giving diplomacy a "genuine" chance in surprise nuclear talks with the United States in Oman, despite mounting pressure from Washington. Longtime adversaries Iran and the United States are set to hold talks on Saturday in Muscat, aimed at reaching a potential nuclear deal. President Donald Trump on Monday made a shock ...
This is Beirut, 09/04 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday Iran has no objection to American investors doing business in the country but it firmly opposes any attempts at regime change or foreign interference. "The leader has no objection to the presence of American investors in the country," Pezeshkian said of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a speech ...
This is Beirut, 08/04 19:25 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that "the military option" would become "inevitable" if talks between Washington and Tehran on Iran's nuclear program drag on. "We agree that Iran will not have nuclear weapons," Netanyahu said in a video statement following a meeting with US President Donald Trump. "This can be done in an ...
This is Beirut, 07/04 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tehran on Monday urged Paris to explain the arrest in France of an Iranian woman who has been out of reach for weeks, as tensions mount between the two countries. The French weekly Le Point identified the woman as Mahdieh Esfandiari, a 35-year-old French language graduate who has lived in Lyon for eight years. Her family, worried after losing ...
This is Beirut, 03/04 22:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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According to information reported by British media outlet The Telegraph on Thursday, Iran has ordered its military forces in Yemen to withdraw from the country due to the intensification of US airstrikes on its Houthi allies. A senior Iranian official stated that the decision aimed to avoid a direct confrontation with the United States if an ...