Issued on: 13/04/2021 – 11:38 Top US officials are in Europe this week seeking to shore up allied support on countering Iran and China as well as recent Russian moves at the Ukraine border. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Berlin on his inaugural tour of Europe while Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to Brussels on Tuesday […]
Issued on: 13/04/2021 – 08:33 Iran’s foreign ministry said Monday it is suspending cooperation with the European Union in various fields following the bloc’s decision to blacklist several Iranian security officials over a 2019 protest crackdown. Advertising Read more Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh “strongly condemned” the sanctions and said Iran is “suspending all human […]
An electrical problem has been reported at Iran’s Natanz nuclear site, a day after Tehran launched new advanced centrifuges that enrich uranium more quickly. It was the latest incident to strike one of Tehran’s most secure sites amid negotiations over the tattered atomic accord with world powers. “The incident caused no casualties or pollution,” Iranian […]
Issued on: 11/04/2021 – 08:36 Iran’s Natanz nuclear site suffered a problem Sunday involving its electrical distribution grid just hours after starting up new advanced centrifuges that more quickly enrich uranium, state TV reported. It was the latest incident to strike one of Tehran’s most secure sites amid negotiations over the tattered atomic accord with […]
Iranian authorities say COVID-19 cases have surpassed 2 million, with a new daily record of more than 22,000 infections, following the Persian New Year holiday. “Unfortunately, with 118 new fatalities since yesterday, we have recorded a total of 63,884 coronavirus deaths,” Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari told state television on April 8, adding that […]
Iran has set a new daily record for new coronavirus infections amid a surge of cases following the Norouz holiday. The Health Ministry said on April 7 that in the previous 24 hours, 20,954 new cases had been reported, breaking the record set a day earlier of 17,430 infections. Deputy Health Minister Iraj Haririchi said […]
Issued on: 06/04/2021 – 04:34Modified: 06/04/2021 – 04:33 Advertising Read more Vienna (AFP) The United States will on Tuesday join talks in Austria’s capital Vienna aimed at salvaging an international agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme, which Washington withdrew from in 2018. US President Joe Biden has said he is ready to reverse the decision of […]
Iran says it will not engage in negotiations with the United States at the planned talks in Vienna next week on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and global powers. “We will not talk directly or indirectly with the United States in Vienna,” Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on April 4, denying reports […]
Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejects any “step-by-step” lifting of sanctions imposed against it, the state-funded Press TV quoted the ministry’s spokesman as saying on April 3. “The definitive policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the lifting of all U.S. sanctions,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in an interview with Press TV. U.S. State […]
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