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US Says It is Now Up to Iran to Take the Deal or Reject It

Negotiations aimed at reviving the nuclear agreement have been completed, and it is now up to Iran to decide whether they're going to take that deal or not, announced a US official. NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stressed that the US administration remains committed to seeing Iran never…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 29, 2022

Iran Tells EU it Welcomes More Diplomacy over Nuclear Deal

Iran welcomes diplomatic efforts to resolve its nuclear dispute with world powers, state media quoted Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian as saying on Wednesday, a day after the EU's top diplomat proposed a new draft text to revive a 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran. "Iran welcomes the continuation of diplomacy and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 27, 2022

Biden's Middle East adviser says return to Iran deal is "highly unlikely" in near future

The shrinking likelihood the deadlock in the talks will be broken increases the pressure on the U.S. to come up with a Plan B.

Axios · Jul 27, 2022

Iran says it has new ideas on nuclear deal after EU proposes text

It appears an impasse over the 2015 nuclear deal is continuing 15 months after negotiations began to restore it.

Al Jazeera · Jul 26, 2022

Israeli PM Praises EU's Decision to Resume Association Council Sessions

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has lauded the European Union's decision to resume the Association Council sessions with Israel for the first time in a decade. Lapid said in a statement Tuesday that a new era has begun in the relations between the EU and Israel. Political sources confirmed that…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 20, 2022

Costs of Ukraine war pose tests for European leaders – and things may get worse

Analysis: Vladimir Putin claims time is on his side, but he will have only one shot at making a gas cutoff count

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022

EU Promises More Ukraine War Aid; Calls for Sanctions Unity

European Union foreign ministers promised another 500 million euros in military aid to Ukraine’s war chest to beef up the defense of the nation as the bloc's foreign policy chief exhorted member states not to waver in their commitment to sanctions against Russia. The aid decision came after a video…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 18, 2022

EU foreign ministers weigh up ban on Russian gold imports

Bloc lines up latest sanctions amid divisions over their effectiveness at curbing Moscow’s war machine

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022

EU seeks to keep up support for Ukraine despite economic damage

European Union foreign ministers sought on Monday to show that the bloc can maintain its financial and military support for Ukraine despite the serious inflationary impact on EU economies five months after Russia's invasion.

Reuters · Jul 18, 2022

Timeline: Week 20 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera recaps key events in week 20 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Jul 14, 2022