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Possible Breakthrough Could Release US Detainees in Iran

While the Biden administration is showing great reservation when it comes to disclosing details on US dual nationals held hostage in Iranian prisons, reports indicate that Qatari mediation could conclude a deal for their release in exchange for $10 billion that Iran would get from funds frozen in South Korea,…

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Macron Tells Iran’s Raisi More Effort Needed in Nuclear Talks

French President Emmanuel Macron in a discussion with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday said a deal on Iran's nuclear activities was still possible but insisted on the need to boost efforts, Macron's office said on Sunday. France, Germany and Britain, known as E3, and the United States are…

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Macron tells Iran's Raisi nuclear talks need to speed up

French President Emmanuel Macron has told his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi that a deal lifting sanctions on Iran in return for curbs on its nuclear activities is still possible but talks need to accelerate, Macron's office said on Sunday.

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France Says Signs Iran Nuclear Talks 'Could Succeed'

Negotiations in Vienna on reviving a 2015 deal on the Iranian nuclear program are difficult but there are some signs that the talks could succeed, a French presidential official said on Friday. World powers are holding the talks in a bid to bring the United States back into the deal…

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VIDEO: Tall Order: World’s Oldest Zoo Welcomes Giraffe Calf Over The Weekend

The Vienna zoo's new giraffe is the first in 10 years. The animals can live 20 to 30 years.

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US Senator Calls for Additional Pressure on Iran

Republican Senator Jim Risch criticized the progress of negotiations with Iran in Vienna.

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Blinken Says ‘A Few Weeks Left’ for Vienna Talks

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has confirmed that there are only “a few weeks left” for the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna as they near the end of the road. The potential failure of diplomacy will prompt Western countries to return the Iranian nuclear file to the UN Security…

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Raisi Says Revival of Nuclear Deal Possible if US Lifts Sanctions

Iran's hardline President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday a revival of Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal is possible if the United States removes sanctions that have crippled Tehran’s economy. "If the other party removes the sanctions, there will be possibility to revive the pact," Raisi told Iran's state TV. Iran and…

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Flicker of Hope for Western ‘Hostages' in Iran

When Barry Rosen, one of those held in Tehran's American embassy in the 1979-81 crisis, saw coverage of the talks in Vienna on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, he felt there was one glaring omission. Rosen, 77, says he saw "nothing in the press, anywhere, about the plight of the…

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US ‘prepared to meet directly’ with Iran as nuclear talks reach critical phase

The United States is prepared to hold direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program, the State Department reaffirmed Monday, after Tehran said it would consider such an option.

France 24

Iran Blames US for Slow Pace of Nuclear Talks

Iran blamed the United States on Monday for the slow pace of indirect talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal. "The main reason behind the slow pace of the Vienna nuclear talks is the United States' lack of readiness," said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh. He also ruled out…

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Hunger Strikers Demand Prisoners’ Release amid Iran Nuclear Talks

Two men are staging a hunger strike to demand the release of prisoners being held in Iran, on the sidelines of international negotiations in Vienna to halt Tehran's nuclear ambitions. The two activists have also experienced being jailed, they told dpa in Vienna. As a young diplomat from the US,…

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Exclusive-Iran nuclear agreement unlikely without release of U.S. prisoners -Malley

The United States is unlikely to strike an agreement with Iran to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal unless Tehran releases four U.S. citizens Washington says it is holding hostage, the lead U.S. nuclear negotiator told Reuters on Sunday.

Reuters

Iran Rejects Russia’s Proposal for ‘Interim Deal’ in Vienna

Tehran rejected a Russian proposal in the Vienna talks to conclude an “interim deal” that includes restrictions on its nuclear program in exchange for the release of its frozen assets, NBC News reported, citing US officials. The network quoted US officials as saying that Iran and Russia discussed, on the…

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The Guardian - UK

Anoosheh Ashoori to start hunger strike in protest against Iran hostage-taking

The British-Iranian dual national is staging a strike in solidarity with Barry Rosen who is campaigning outside Vienna nuclear talks

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Nuclear Talks with Iran on Right Track, EU Official Says

The nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna are moving in the right direction and a final agreement may be within reach, a senior European Union official said on Friday. "My assessment is that we are on the right track for a final agreement," the official, who spoke on the condition…

Reuters

Exclusive-Islamist attacker's suspected accomplices used crypto exchange Binance, German police say

Two men suspected by Germany of assisting an Islamist gunman, who killed four people in Vienna in 2020, used the major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, German federal police said in a confidential letter seeking information from the company.

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West Warns Iran amid ‘Modest Progress’ at Vienna Talks

Foreign ministers of the Western quartet partaking in talks on Iran’s nuclear program sent another warning to Tehran.

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The Independent UK

US says nuclear talks with Iran at 'decisive moment'

U_S_ Secretary of State Antony Blinken says talks with Iran over its nuclear program are at a “decisive moment.”

Reuters

'Decisive' moment nears as West sees only weeks to salvage Iran nuclear deal

The United States and its European allies said on Thursday that it was now just a matter of weeks to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal after a round of talks in which a French diplomatic source said there had been no progress on the core issues.

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Biden Sees 'Some Progress' in Iran Nuclear Talks

US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday there is progress being made in the Iran nuclear talks and now is not the time to give up on a diplomatic solution. "It's not time to give up, there is some progress being made," Biden said, adding the group of countries negotiating…

France 24

China plays discreet but critical role in Iran nuclear negotiations

As talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal proceed in fits and starts, China is trying to position itself as a key player in the region, and for good cause: It is in Beijing's interest to push for the lifting of US sanctions on Iran, with which…

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VIDEO: Zoo Win Again: Expert Declares Wildlife Park Best For Sixth Time

Vienna's Schonbrunn Zoo lauded for ongoing work on conservation and breeding endangered species.

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Bobby Ghosh: Trump isn’t responsible for Iran’s aggressive behavior

As the nuclear negotiations between the world powers and Iran approach a denouement, the Biden administration is turning up the heat on … Donald Trump!? Facing a Republican clamor against reviving the 2015 deal, the White House is keen to reframe the discussion in Washington about the talks in Vienna…

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