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Qatar Opens ‘Communication Channel’ between US, Iran

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani announced on Monday's his country's readiness to provide assistance to reach an "acceptable solution for all parties" to revive the nuclear agreement between Iran and major powers. Sheikh Tamim held a meeting at the Emiri Diwan in Doha with Iranian President…

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Iran appears ready to swap prisoners with U.S. as talks approach 'finish line'

Talks on restoring a deal to curb Iran's nuclear programme and ease sanctions are near conclusion, a Russian envoy said on Tuesday, and sources close to the negotiations said a prisoner swap between Iran and the United States is expected soon.

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Iran’s Raisi discusses nuclear talks with Qatari emir in Doha

Iran’s president meets Qatar’s emir, who said his country was ready to help find an agreeable solution to nuclear talks.

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Israel Presses US on Iran Nuclear Deal Terms

Israel is pressing the United States about the terms of an emerging Iranian nuclear deal, Israeli officials said on Monday, raising the prospect of a bilateral day-after agreement with Washington to address their worries. While not a party to the nuclear negotiations between Iran and world powers in Vienna, Israel…

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Iran's Raisi says guarantees essential to reaching deal at nuclear talks

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, on a trip to Qatar, said on Monday the United States should prove its will to lift sanctions in indirect talks to salvage a 2015 nuclear pact.

Reuters

Iran FM Meets Mikati, Calls on All Countries to Back Lebanon without Meddling in its Policies

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Sunday that Tehran calls on all countries to support Lebanon's stability and security without interfering in its internal policies. "Tehran emphasizes the need to strengthen relations between Iran and Lebanon in the political and economic fields,” the Iranian FM said in a statement…

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Iran's Raisi calls on U.S. to lift sanctions to revive nuclear deal

Efforts to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear deal cannot succeed unless Washington lifts "major" sanctions, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday, as sources said indirect talks between Iran and the United States were reaching a final stage.

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Iran: 'Significant Progress' Seen in Vienna Nuclear Talks

Talks in Vienna on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers have made "significant progress", Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday at a weekly press briefing. Separately, Iran's top security official Ali Shamkhani said talks with European negotiators were ongoing and would continue while…

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Israel PM: New Iran nuclear deal coming ‘shortly’ will be ‘weak’

Naftali Bennett criticises a potential agreement being negotiated in talks between Tehran and world powers in Vienna.

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Israel Sees Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Shortly,’ Warns it Will Be Weak

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday that Iran may "shortly" agree a new nuclear deal with major powers but warned it will be weaker than the original 2015 agreement. Bennett was speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting following indications that the outline of a deal was taking shape at…

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Iranian parliament issues conditions for return to nuclear deal - IRNA

A majority of Iran's parliament on Sunday issued a statement of conditions to be met if Tehran is to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal with global powers, the country's official IRNA news agency reported.

Reuters

Iran Says Ready for Immediate Prisoner Swap with US

Iran is ready to swap prisoners with the United States, Iran's foreign minister said in Germany on Saturday, adding the West would be to blame if talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal fail as Tehran is ready to reach a good agreement. "We believe prisoner swaps is a humanitarian…

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Iran's top diplomat says ready for immediate prisoner swap with U.S.

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Iran's top diplomat says 2015 nuclear deal revival depends on U.S. political decision

Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington could succeed "at the earliest possible time" if the United States makes the necessary political decisions, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said at the Munich Security Conference.

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US Proposes Strategy Based on ‘Pressuring' Houthis to End Yemen Crisis

The United States has reiterated its strategy in dealing with the Yemeni crisis by suggesting two ways to end the conflict. Washington wants to "pressure" the Houthi group and support "international efforts," including UN Resolution 2216, while it continues to call for ending the conflict and delivering aid. The US…

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Republicans Warn Biden against Providing Guarantees to Tehran

Republican lawmakers reiterated their total refusal of any nuclear deal with Iran without Congress’ approval, following Iran’s proposal that the United States makes a “political statement” of its commitment to a nuclear accord with Tehran. About 200 Republican lawmakers wrote a letter to US President Joe Biden, warning that any…

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US Says Nuclear Deal Possible Within Days If Iran 'Shows Seriousness'

The United States said Thursday that "substantial progress" during negotiations in Vienna to save the Iran nuclear deal had been made, deeming an agreement possible within days if Iran "shows seriousness" on the matter. The Vienna talks, which involve Iran as well as Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia directly,…

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France steps up pressure on Iran ahead of nuclear talks in Vienna

Iran has just days left to accept a deal on its nuclear programme at talks in Vienna, France warned on Wednesday, while Tehran's chief negotiator promised that an agreement was closer than ever.

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Khamenei Urges Nuclear Energy Progress amid Talks

Iran’s supreme leader vowed on Thursday that his country would ramp up development of its civilian nuclear program, as major world powers continued delicate talks in Vienna to revive Tehran’s landmark nuclear deal. In a televised speech, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged the importance of nuclear energy for Iran, while again…

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Iran supreme leader urges nuclear energy progress amid talks

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Iran not seeking nuclear weapons, needs atomic energy, says Khamenei

Iran's supreme leader said on Thursday that it will further develop peaceful nuclear capacity to preserve independence, amid negotiations with world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear pact.

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South Korea, Iran Discuss Resuming Oil Trade, Unfreezing Funds

South Korea and Iran have held working-level talks on resuming imports of Iranian crude oil and unfreezing Iranian funds held in the East Asian nation, South Korea's foreign ministry said on Wednesday. South Korea was previously one of Iran's leading Asian oil customers.

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Germany Urged to Save Citizen Risking Execution in Iran

Germany must act immediately to prevent the hanging of a national detained in Iran who risks the death penalty on charges vehemently denied by his supporters, his family and activists said on Monday. Anti-regime activist Jamshid Sharmahd, 66, appeared in court in Tehran earlier this month charged with "spreading corruption…

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Iran Says Nuclear Agreement ‘Closer than Ever’

Iran has just days left to accept a deal on its nuclear program at talks in Vienna, France warned on Wednesday, while Tehran’s chief negotiator promised that an agreement was closer than ever. “It is not a question of weeks, it is a question of days,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves…

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U.S. in 'very final stages' of Iran nuclear talks, State Dept. says

The United States is in "the midst of the very final stages" of indirect talks with Iran aimed at salvaging a 2015 deal limiting Tehran's nuclear activities, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Wednesday.

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