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Blinken: Nuclear deal the best way to cap Iran nuclear activity

Secretary of state says the US and Israel are ‘committed’ to preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.

Al Jazeera · Mar 27, 2022

EU envoy in Tehran amid hopes to restore nuclear agreement

A leading European Union diplomat was holding talks in Tehran amid hopes that an agreement to restore Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers could be completed

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022

Blinken tries to calm allies ahead of Iran nuke deal

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has tried to soothe the fears of Israel and its Gulf Arab allies ahead of the expected renewal of global powers’ international nuclear deal with Iran

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022

Israel, US aim to ‘prevent a nuclear Iran’, FM Lapid says ahead of Arab-Israeli summit

Israel and the United States will cooperate in preventing a nuclear-armed Iran despite disagreements they have over an emerging nuclear deal, Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday before the start of a summit with four Arab countries.

France 24 · Mar 27, 2022

Yemenis Agree on Need to End the Houthis Militarily

Houthi militia leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi commemorated the eighth year of war and terrorism, rejecting all international and regional calls for peace and disregarding the inter-Yemeni consultations hosted by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Houthi disregarded the tragedies his group caused to Yemenis at the humanitarian, economic, and cultural levels during…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 27, 2022

U.S. envoy not confident Iran nuclear deal is imminent

U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said on Sunday he was not confident that a nuclear deal between world powers and the Islamic Republic was imminent, dampening expectations after 11 months of talks in Vienna that have stalled.

Reuters · Mar 27, 2022

Israeli-Arab summit convenes, Blinken seeks to reassure allies on Iran

Israeli and Arab partners convened for a rare summit in Israel on Sunday attended by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who sought to reassure the U.S. allies over Washington's diplomacy with Iran.

Reuters · Mar 27, 2022

Arab Coalition Gives Houthis 3 Hours to Remove Arms from Hodeidah Ports, Sanaa Airport

The Saudi-led Arab coalition said on Saturday it had targeted armed drones in Yemen's ports of Hodeidah and al-Salif that were being prepared to be used in attacks. The coalition gave the Iran-backed Houthi militias three hours to remove weapons from protected areas, starting with Sanaa airport, and the Salif…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 26, 2022

Iran diplomat suggests flexibility to restore nuclear deal

Iran’s top diplomat says that the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has accepted the idea of continuing to be sanctioned by the U.S. if it meant the restoration of Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

Arjun Erigaisi back in joint lead at Delhi International Open Chess

NEW DELHI: National champion Arjun Erigaisi returned to the joint lead by defeating International Master Shyam Nikhil in the seventh round of the 19th Delhi International open chess tournament on Saturday.

The Times of India · Mar 26, 2022