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Iran sees foreign firms returning if US lifts sanctions
Middle East
November 24, 2020
Iran sees foreign firms returning if US lifts sanctions
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran expects foreign companies to return to the country if US sanctions are lifted under President-elect Joe…
European powers see hope for Iran accord in US transition
Middle East
November 23, 2020
European powers see hope for Iran accord in US transition
BERLIN (AP) — The German, French and British foreign ministers were meeting Monday to discuss the future of the international…
Adviser to Iran’s leader: US attack risks ‘full-fledged war’
Middle East
November 20, 2020
Adviser to Iran’s leader: US attack risks ‘full-fledged war’
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader who is a possible 2021 presidential candidate is warning that…
Iran’s Zarif says Biden can lift sanctions with ‘three executive orders’
Middle East
November 18, 2020
Iran’s Zarif says Biden can lift sanctions with ‘three executive orders’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran would fully implement its 2015 nuclear deal if US…
US slaps more sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war
Middle East
November 10, 2020
US slaps more sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on officials, entities and individuals it accused of providing support…
US plans sanctions on Iranians for violence against protesters, sources say
Middle East
November 10, 2020
US plans sanctions on Iranians for violence against protesters, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is expected to impose sanctions as early as next week on Iranians involved in…
Lebanon’s president seeks evidence behind US sanctions on son-in-law
Middle East
November 7, 2020
Lebanon’s president seeks evidence behind US sanctions on son-in-law
BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that Lebanon would seek evidence and documents from the United States…
Iran foreign minister, in ally Venezuela, says US no longer “controls world”
Middle East
November 6, 2020
Iran foreign minister, in ally Venezuela, says US no longer “controls world”
CARACAS (Reuters) – Iran believes the US government no longer can “control what’s happening in the world” or show other…
Iran’s supreme leader, quoting Trump, mocks US election
Middle East
November 3, 2020
Iran’s supreme leader, quoting Trump, mocks US election
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader mocked America’s presidential election Tuesday in a televised address, quoting President Donald Trump’s…
US seizes Iranian missiles, slaps Iran-related sanctions on 11 entities
Middle East
October 30, 2020
US seizes Iranian missiles, slaps Iran-related sanctions on 11 entities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States revealed on Thursday it had seized Iranian missiles shipped to Yemen and sold 1.1…