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Iran: No decision on camera deal with UN nuclear inspectors
Middle East
June 28, 2021
Iran: No decision on camera deal with UN nuclear inspectors
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has not made a decision yet about whether to extend an agreement with the U.N.…
Blinken, Lapid meet in Rome amid reset US-Israel relations
Middle East
June 27, 2021
Blinken, Lapid meet in Rome amid reset US-Israel relations
ROME (AP) — Hush-hush diplomacy. In-person visits. And a very public no-surprises agreement on Iran. U.S. Secretary of State Antony…
Iran says nuclear site images won’t be given to IAEA as deal has expired
Middle East
June 27, 2021
Iran says nuclear site images won’t be given to IAEA as deal has expired
DUBAI, June 27 (Reuters) – The speaker of Iran’s parliament said on Sunday Tehran will never hand over images from…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says logistics ready for Iranian fuel imports
Middle East
June 26, 2021
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says logistics ready for Iranian fuel imports
BEIRUT, June 25 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday repeated pledges to import Iranian fuel should…
Iran’s leader gets locally made coronavirus vaccine shot
Middle East
June 25, 2021
Iran’s leader gets locally made coronavirus vaccine shot
DUBAI, June 25 (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei received his first dose of a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine…
Iran likely had failed rocket launch, preparing for another
Middle East
June 23, 2021
Iran likely had failed rocket launch, preparing for another
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran likely conducted a failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket in recent days and…
Iran’s election unsettles Biden’s hope for a nuclear deal
Middle East
June 22, 2021
Iran’s election unsettles Biden’s hope for a nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration officials are insisting that the election of a hard-liner as Iran’s president won’t affect prospects…
Raisi says he should be rewarded for defending people’s rights and security
Middle East
June 21, 2021
Raisi says he should be rewarded for defending people’s rights and security
DUBAI, June 21 (Reuters) – Iranian President-Elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that he should be rewarded for defending people’s…
Iran’s president-elect says he won’t negotiate over missiles
Middle East
June 21, 2021
Iran’s president-elect says he won’t negotiate over missiles
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president-elect says he’s not willing to negotiate over Tehran’s ballistic missile program, nor…
Iran’s sole nuclear power plant undergoes emergency shutdown
Middle East
June 21, 2021
Iran’s sole nuclear power plant undergoes emergency shutdown
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s sole nuclear power plant has undergone an unexplained temporary emergency shutdown, the country’s state TV…