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US treasury secretary says sanctions on Iran failed to achieve ‘ideal’ result

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this week acknowledged that US sanctions on Iran have not succeeded in forcing Tehran to change its policies and behavior as demanded by Washington but still have managed to create a “real economic…
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Netanyahu in London to Discuss Iran as Israeli Tensions Soar

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in London to talk about the risks of Iran’s nuclear program and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, leaving behind rising criticism over his plan to reduce the power…
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Double Standards: International Criminal Court Prosecution Reserved For US Enemies, Not For US & Allies

Was it a ‘sick joke’ as one commentator suggested for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue a warrant of arrest against Russian President Putin on the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq? And what does it mean for South…
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Iran Condemns France for ‘Repression’ of Protests

Iran on Friday condemned what it called France's repression of protests after more than 450 people were arrested and nearly as many police were injured in demonstrations against pension reforms. Protesters clashed with French security forces…
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Iraq, Turkiye to build transportation corridor linking Basra to Turkish border

Turkiye and Iraq will build a land and railroad transportation corridor stretching from the Iraqi province of Basra to the Turkish border, Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. "We have tasked our minister friends, who…
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Iran’s security chief heads to Iraq as regional diplomacy gains pace

Iran’s top security official Ali Shamkhani, after high-stakes trips to Beijing and Abu Dhabi aimed at rebooting diplomatic and security ties with Persian Gulf neighbors, is now slated to visit Baghdad. Nour News, which is affiliated with…
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Iran-Saudi Diplomatic Relations Revival Boosts Yemen Peace Talks: UN Envoy

The United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, announced that diplomatic efforts to end the Yemeni conflict have intensified since Iran and Saudi Arabia restored diplomatic relations last week. “Intense diplomatic efforts…
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Senior Iranian official visits UAE on heels of Saudi deal

 A senior Iranian official visited the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, just days after Tehran agreed to restore diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia in a Chinese-brokered deal that raised hopes of a broader rapprochement…
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UN envoy for Yemen welcomes Saudi-Iran deal brokered by China

The United Nations has welcomed the China-brokered agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran saying the deal represents opportunity for resolution of Yemen conflict. Briefing the Security Council, Top UN envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg welcomed…
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Iran says ‘everything ready’ for prisoner exchange as US dismisses claims

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian suggested a prisoner exchange deal with the United States is imminent, though the claim was dismissed by an American official on Sunday, according to news agencies. “We reached an…