KABUL: The Taliban administration’s acting foreign minister travelled to Iran to meet with his Iranian counterpart, who called for Afghan financial assets blocked since the Taliban takeover to be released for humanitarian purposes. A spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry said on Monday the visit did not constitute official Iranian recognition of …
Read More »Iran imposes sanctions on Americans over killing of top general | The Express Tribune
DUBAI: Iran on Saturday imposed sanctions on dozens more Americans, many of them from the US military, over the 2020 killing of General Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the 51 Americans had been targeted for what it called “terrorism” and human rights violations. The step lets …
Read More »UK warns Iran it’s the ‘last chance’ to sign up to nuclear deal | The Express Tribune
LONDON: British foreign minister Liz Truss urged Iran on Wednesday to sign up to the 2015 nuclear deal, saying it was “the last chance” to do, just a day before talks were expected to resume. “This is really the last chance for Iran to sign up and I strongly urge …
Read More »Iran walks back prior nuclear concessions: US official | The Express Tribune
WASHINGTON: Iran walked back any compromises it made in previous talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, pocketed all compromises made by others and asked for more during indirect US-Iranian talks this week, a senior State Department official said on Saturday. Iran continues to accelerate its nuclear programme in provocative …
Read More »European diplomats say awaiting Iran nuclear talks to resume | The Express Tribune
VIENNA: European powers are still awaiting confirmation that they can pick up where they left off in nuclear talks with Iran in June, senior European diplomats said on Tuesday. During a briefing to reporters by several senior European diplomats, they said they were now expecting to get down to business …
Read More »US won’t stand idly by if Iran gets ‘too close’ to nuclear weapon | The Express Tribune
WASHINGTON: The United States will not stand idly by if Iran gets too close to a nuclear weapon, US Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley said in interview excerpts released on Wednesday ahead of next week’s resumption of talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal. “If they start getting too close, …
Read More »IAEA chief meets top Iranian officials ahead of Vienna talks | The Express Tribune
TEHRAN: Less than a week prior to resumption of nuclear talks in Vienna, the UN nuclear watchdog chief met with top Iranian officials in Tehran on Tuesday. Rafael Grossi, the head of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), during his whirlwind visit held talks with Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the …
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