Sept. 11 Victims Seek Seizure of Iran Oil from US-Owned Tanker Victims of the Sept. Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2022
‘We Are Close’, UK Envoy to Iran Nuclear Talks Says as Europeans Fly Home Indirect talks between Iran and the United States on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are close to reaching an agreement, the chief British envoy said on Friday as she and her French and German colleagues flew home to brief ministers. "We are close. E3 negotiators leaving Vienna briefly to… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2022
'We are close', UK envoy to Iran nuclear talks says as Europeans fly home Indirect talks between Iran and the United States on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are close to reaching an agreement, the chief British envoy said on Friday as she and her French and German colleagues flew home to brief ministers. Reuters · Mar 4, 2022
OpenSea Blocks Iranian Users Without Notice In Light Of US Sanctions Decentralized NFT marketplace OpenSea has reportedly started to block users based in Iran without any prior notification. Benzinga · Mar 4, 2022
World powers, Iran near deal on staggered return to nuclear pact World powers are close to an agreement with Iran on a sequenced return to the 2015 nuclear accord to be implemented over a period of months, with relief for reeling global oil markets unlikely to come overnight. Tribune News Service · Mar 4, 2022
Iran: JCPOA agreement possible as soon as ‘red lines’ considered Months of nuclear deal negotiations are expected to result in an agreement – or a breakdown – within days. Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2022
Iran Foreign Minister Says Nuclear Deal Subject to Tehran’s Red Lines Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Friday the West’s “haste” to reach a nuclear deal “cannot prevent the observance of Iran’s red lines,” including economic guarantees. Negotiations on reviving a 2015 Iran nuclear accord appear near a climax, amid talk of an imminent ministerial meeting. Such a meeting, said… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2022
Iran foreign minister says nuclear deal subject to Iran's red lines Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Friday that the West's "haste" to reach a nuclear agreement "cannot prevent the observance of Iran's red lines", including economic guarantees. Reuters · Mar 4, 2022
Barnsley’s Poya Asbaghi: ‘I still think about the people that died. It was just chance’ The manager tells Ben Fisher about the day he thought his players had died in a plane crash, his family fleeing Iran and staying calm in a relegation fight The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022
Fire at communications centre disrupts internet in Iranian capital A fire at Tehran’s main telecommunications building disrupted internet services on Friday, Iran’s communications ministry said. Reuters · Mar 4, 2022
Long Road ahead for Iraq Pledge to Phase Out Gas Flares In the oilfields of southern Iraq, billions of cubic feet of gas literally go up in smoke, burnt off on flare stacks for want of the infrastructure to capture and process it. The flares produce vast amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming without any… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2022
Israel to Do 'Whatever it Takes' to Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Capabilities Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Israel would continue to do “whatever it takes” to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear capabilities. He made his remarks in wake of reports in Tel Aviv on Thursday that the United States had agreed to ease sanctions on non-nuclear parties, such as military militias… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2022
Court filing seeks to seize Iran oil on US-owned tanker Victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks have asked the U.S. government to seize Iranian crude oil suspected to be on an American-owned oil tanker in Asia The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022
Saudi crown prince says Israel 'potential ally' RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called Israel a "potential ally" and said in a wide-ranging interview published on Thursday that he wants to "work it out" with Iran. Bangkok Post · Mar 4, 2022
Axios · Mar 4, 2022 Iran nuclear deal near, diplomats say All Vienna talks participants said a deal is close, but some issues remain unresolved.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 3, 2022 Iranian refugee Mehdi Ali released after nine years in Australian immigration detention Mehdi, who became the public face of refugees and asylum seekers detained at Melbourne’s Park Hotel, is being resettled in the US
Reuters · Mar 3, 2022 Iran nuclear talks appear near climax, but no deal yet Talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal appeared to near a climax with talk of an imminent ministerial meeting as a U.N. report on Thursday showed Iran is most of the way to amassing enough enriched uranium for one bomb if purified further.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 3, 2022 Oil Steadies from Decade-highs as Iran Talks Kindle Supply Hopes Oil steadied after hitting prices not seen in roughly a decade on Thursday, as sellers jumped in on hopes that the United States and Iran will agree soon to a nuclear deal that could add barrels to a badly undersupplied market. Trade was volatile, however, as investors anticipate ongoing disruption…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 3, 2022 Iran Approaching Nuclear Bomb Yardstick as Enriched Uranium Stock Grows The stock of enriched uranium amassed by Iran in breach of its 2015 nuclear deal is growing to the point that its most highly-enriched material is most of the way to a common bomb yardstick, a report by the UN nuclear watchdog showed on Thursday. The amount in the quarterly…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 3, 2022 Saudi Crown Prince Says There’s an Opportunity to Boost Interests with US or Downgrade Them Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the Kingdom has “a long, historical relationship with America” and that there’s “a huge opportunity to boost” all interests. “And there is also a big possibility it could be downgraded in many areas,” he said. “Whether you want to win in Saudi Arabia…
Reuters · Mar 3, 2022 Iran's most-enriched uranium stock is approaching bomb yardstick - diplomat Iran's stock of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade is roughly three-quarters of the amount needed, if enriched further, for a single nuclear weapon according to a widely used definition, a senior diplomat said on Thursday.
Reuters · Mar 3, 2022 Iran nearing nuclear bomb yardstick as enriched uranium stock grows The stock of enriched uranium amassed by Iran in breach of its 2015 nuclear deal is growing to the point that its most highly-enriched material is most of the way to a common bomb yardstick, a report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog showed on Thursday.
The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022 UN atomic watchdog: Iran further raising nuclear stockpile The United Nations’ atomic watchdog says it believes that Iran has further increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in breach of a 2015 accord with world powers
The Guardian - US · Mar 3, 2022 White House announces new sanctions on Russian oligarchs and Putin’s ‘cronies’ – as it happened ‘We want him to feel the squeeze,’ says press secretary Jen Psaki
The Conversation · Mar 3, 2022 War in Ukraine is changing energy geopolitics Russia’s war against Ukraine will change the landscape of global energy and its geopolitics in profound ways. Pieces of this terrain have already begun shifting.