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Iran Sways between Optimism, Pessimism with IAEA

In the grey area between optimism and pessimism, Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman of Iran’s atomic agency, said Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must find political and technical solutions to outstanding issues. Iran has agreed with the IAEA regarding three locations where traces of uranium were found, Kamalvandi told…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2023

Saudi Official: Iran Will face Difficulties with China if it Doesn’t Honor Agreement

China has leverage on Iran and Tehran will find it difficult to explain if it does not honor the agreement signed with Saudi Arabia in Beijing, a Saudi official said on Wednesday. Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to re-establish relations, seven years after they were severed, following talks…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2023

Shirin Ebadi Urges EU 'Not to Give In' to Iran

Nobel Peace Prize-winning Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi on Wednesday urged the EU to maintain pressure on the authorities in Tehran over human rights violations. "Subordinate aid to Iran, contracts with Iran, and treaties with Iran to respecting international norms, otherwise the money will not benefit the Iranian people at all,"…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2023

France Says Iran Breaching International Treaty with Prisoner Detentions

France accused Iran on Tuesday of breaking an international treaty defining consular relations between states and said Tehran had demonstrated publicly that it was holding foreign nationals arbitrarily. Relations between France and Iran have deteriorated in recent months with Tehran detaining seven French nationals in what Paris has said is…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2023

Analysis: Iran eases its regional isolation with Saudi deal

Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore diplomatic relations, but Tehran is likely to keep its foreign policy pillars.

Al Jazeera · Mar 14, 2023

Yemen Hopes Saudi-Iranian Agreement Would Stop Tehran's ‘Bad’ Meddling

Abdullah al-Alimi, member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), has voiced hope for the rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh would lead to Iran stopping any malign involvement in Yemen. Al-Alimi’s statement was made during a meeting he had with the US ambassador to Yemen, Steven Fagin. The PLC member reaffirmed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2023

Khamenei Urges Belarusian President to Confront US Sanctions

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei urged Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to confront US sanctions, noting that countries subject to Western sanctions must counter the scheme through cooperation and by setting up a joint assembly. The two countries signed a roadmap to boost political, economic, and cultural cooperation. Lukashenko arrived in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2023

Iran: Resuming Relations with Saudi Arabia Shows Effectiveness of Diplomacy

After the recent announcement of the rapprochement with Saudi Arabia, Iran is hailing diplomacy as an effective solution to settle disputes. “The resumption of political relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia shows the effectiveness and success of diplomacy as a solution to settle differences,” said Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2023

Iran Says Agreement on Exchange of Prisoners is Ready, Throws Ball in US Court

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that the prisoner exchange deal is now in Washington's court, stressing that it was waiting for the US to solve some technical issues. Iranian sources reported that the discussions of Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri-Kani, focused on three main issues: the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2023

Saudi-Iran deal won't bring peace to the Middle East but will enhance China's role as power broker

After more than four decades as seemingly implacable enemies on either side of a deep political-religious divide in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to restore diplomatic relations and reopen embassies. The deal, which was signed in Beijing, comes seven years after diplomatic relations were severed in…

The Conversation · Mar 13, 2023