Thursday, September 21, 2023

Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, US Urge Iran to Fully Cooperate With IAEA

CAIRO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the U.S. renewed calls for Iran to fully cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the countries said in a joint statement. The statement came after a meeting of...

Biden, Netanyahu to Discuss Saudi Normalization, Iran

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday will hold their first face-to-face talks since Netanyahu took power in December, with topics expected to include a...

Iran Resumes Flights to Azerbaijan and Armenia – IRNA

DUBAI, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Flights between Iran and Azerbaijan and Armenia have resumed following a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the spokesperson of Iran's civil aviation organization. Iran had earlier cancelled all flights...

US Sanctions Russian, Chinese, Turkish Entities Over Iran’s Drones, Military Aircraft

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Biden administration issued fresh Iran-related sanctions on Tuesday, targeting multiple people and entities in Iran, Russia, China and Turkey in connection with Tehran's drone and military aircraft development. The sanctions target seven individuals...

American Prisoners Freed by Iran Land in U.S. After Swap Deal

By Andrew Mills, Humeyra Pamuk and Parisa Hafezi DOHA/NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Five Americans freed from Iran made an emotional return to the United States on Tuesday ending their imprisonment "nightmare", a day after they...

Russia and Iran to Plan Joint Activities

Sept 20 (Reuters) - Relations between Russia and Iran have reached a new level despite opposition from much of the Western world, Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said during his visit to Teheran on Wednesday. "We are aiming at...

US-Iran Ties Remain Adversarial but Door for Nuclear Diplomacy Remains Open, US Says

By Humeyra Pamuk, Arshad Mohammed and Steve Holland NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A detainee swap that secured the release of five Americans held in Iran on Monday does not change Washington's adversarial relationship with Tehran, although the...

How Iran, US Clinched Rare Detainee Swap and Funds Release

By Parisa Hafezi Sept 18 (Reuters) - Iran and the U.S. were to swap five detainees each on Monday after Qatar mediated a deal between the arch foes that also unfroze $6 billion of Tehran's funds. HOW IS THE EXCHANGE HAPPENING? Implementation...

UK, France, Germany, US Urge Iran to Reverse Bar on Some Un Nuclear Inspectors

LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The United States, Britain, France and Germany called on Iran to reverse its decision to bar "several" U.N. inspectors, a joint statement from the countries published by the British government said on Monday. "Iran must immediately reverse...
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Soccer-Crowds Hail Ronaldo’s Arrival in Iran Ahead of Match

Sept 18 (Reuters) - Al-Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo received a warm reception in Iran on Monday, in the first visit of a Saudi team to Iran since 2016 ahead of the beginning of the group stage of the Asian Champions...