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U.S. says small number of outstanding issues in Iran nuclear talks

The U.S. State Department on Thursday said a small number of outstanding issues remain in nuclear talks with Iran, adding that the onus is on Tehran to make those decisions.

Reuters

Kylie Moore-Gilbert's 804 days in an Iranian prison were a travesty - but the West is in no position to lecture

The brutal 804-day incarceration of Kylie Moore-Gilbert in Iran on fictitious charges was an appalling travesty. It remains inexplicable.

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Iran Says US Violates UN Resolution Linked to Nuclear Deal

The United States continues to violate a United Nations resolution that enshrines a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, despite its claims of wanting to revive the pact, foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Thursday. On Wednesday, the United States applied sanctions on a procurement agent in…

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US Imposes Sanctions on Key Actors in Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on an Iran-based man and his network of companies it accused of helping Tehran obtain materials for its ballistic missile program, acting after missile attacks by suspected Iranian-backed proxies on countries in the region. In a statement issued as talks on reviving the…

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UK-Iranian National Ends Hunger Strike in Iran’s Evin Prison

Morad Tahbaz, an environmental campaigner held in Iran, has ended a nine-day hunger strike, his daughter said Tuesday, reiterating his family’s frustration with the UK government’s handling of the case. Tahbaz, 69, who holds British, US and Iranian citizenship, remains in prison in Tehran while two other UK-Iranians -- Nazanin…

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British-Iranian Morad Tahbaz ends hunger strike in Tehran jail

Tri-national was excluded from deal leading to release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori

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‘A nightmare’: Kylie Moore-Gilbert’s 804 days as a victim of Iran’s hostage diplomacy

Two years after the British-Australian academic was released from Tehran’s Evin prison, she remains marked by her ordeal and anxious that western governments have no better strategies to respond to Iran’s ‘blackmail’

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Aboul Gheit to Asharq Al-Awsat: Iran Uses Arab Crises as Pressure Cards to Confront the West

Arab League Secretary General Ahmad Aboul Gheit said that the possible understanding between the United States and Iran in the ongoing nuclear negotiations in Vienna, “does not end” the Iranian nuclear threat, calling on Tehran to stop its “adventures” on Arab land, and to refrain from using Arab files to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian FM Faces Criticism Despite Holding onto IRGC Delisting

Iran’s demand from the US to remove the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from its terrorist list has transformed from an unresolved issue at the Vienna talks to an item for internal controversy among conservatives in the cleric-led country. Controversy is raging in Tehran despite Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian…

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Tehran: Absence of US Decision the Only Obstacle in Vienna

Iran informed the European mediator at the Vienna talks that the “political decision” in Washington was the “last obstacle” to reaching an agreement, calling for US “realism.” However, US Special Representative for Iran Robert Malley expressed doubts about reaching an agreement, stressing that sanctions will be kept on Iran’s elite…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US says Iran nuclear deal not imminent amid deadlock over IRGC

The U.S. said the revival of a nuclear deal with Iran may not happen soon following recent requests from Tehran, including that Washington removes the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from its list of terrorist organizations.

Tribune News Service

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

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

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.

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The Independent UK

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU’s Borrell Says Nuclear Agreement with Iran Very Close

Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell said on Saturday Iran and world powers were "very close" to agreement on reviving their 2015 nuclear deal, which would curb Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting tough sanctions. Then-US President Donald Trump abandoned the pact in 2018, prompting Tehran to start violating its…

Reuters

EU's Borrell says nuclear agreement with Iran 'very close'

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Anoosheh Ashoori Accuses Johnson of 'Opportunism' after Release from Iran Prison

Anoosheh Ashoori, a former detainee in Iran, has accused Boris Johnson of ‘opportunism’, claiming the prime minister only reached out to him after his release from detention. The 67-year-old British-Iranian was held in Tehran’s Evin prison for five years after a visit to Iran in August 2017 to see his…

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EU's Iran Talks Coordinator Plans to Travel to Tehran

The European Union coordinator for the Iran nuclear talks will travel to Tehran on Saturday to meet Iran's chief negotiator, he said on Friday. "Closing remaining gaps to Iran nuclear talks, must conclude this negotiation.

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EU's Iran talks coordinator plans to travel Tehran on Saturday to close gaps

The European Union coordinator for the Iran nuclear talks will travel to Tehran on Saturday to meet Iran's chief negotiator, he said on Friday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US to Increase Pressure on Iran If Nuclear Diplomacy Fails, Says White House

The United States is still pursuing talks on Iran's nuclear program but will work with allies to increase pressure on Iran if diplomacy fails, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday. The talks were close to an agreement until Russia made last-minute demands of the United States,…

The Independent UK

Iran blames US for delays in reaching nuclear deal

Iran's foreign minister says his country is ready to reach a lasting agreement with world powers and is blaming the latest failure to revive Tehran's tattered nuclear deal on an allegedly “unrealistic vision" by the United States

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran: Nuclear Deal Can be Reached if US is Pragmatic

The revival of a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers can happen in the short term if the United States shows pragmatism in Vienna negotiations, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Thursday. "If the United States is pragmatic, a nuclear deal can be reached in the short…

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Congress Warns Biden of Making ‘Concessions’ to Iran

Republican and Democratic lawmakers warned the US administration against removing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from terrorism lists in exchange for Tehran's possible return to the nuclear agreement. Lawmakers were furious after a two-hour closed briefing with the US Special Envoy for Iran, Rob Malley, on the updates of…

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US Less Optimistic over Iran Nuclear Deal

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday that the onus is now on Iran on whether it is willing to enter into a mutual return to compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. A return to the deal remained uncertain and was not imminent, Price said,…

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