Joe Biden says US won’t lift Iran sanctions

DW — The Iranian regime insists that lifting sanctions is a perquisite for its return to the 2015 deal, but the US president wants Tehran to first meet its nuclear commitments. Read more »

WHO Calls for Drug Companies to Share Vaccine-Making Facilities

VOA — The head of the World Health Organization called Friday for pharmaceutical companies to share manufacturing facilities to increase the production of COVID-19 vaccines. Speaking at an online news briefing from... Read more »

Iran Warns Nuclear Deal in Danger if US Does Not Ease Sanctions

VOA — Iran’s foreign minister warned that the Iran nuclear deal could be further jeopardized if the U.S. does not ease sanctions against the Middle Eastern power by Feb. 21. Mohammad Javad... Read more »

China’s Rise Complicates Biden’s Mideast Policy Plans

VOA — As the Biden administration contemplates a return to Obama-era policies in the Middle East – from the Iran nuclear deal to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations — it is finding those policies complicated... Read more »

Blinken Discusses Iran with UK, French, German Ministers

VOA — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed Iran and other issues on Friday in a virtual meeting with his British, French and German counterparts as the group weighs how to... Read more »

US: Biden outlines immediate foreign policy goals

DW — Joe Biden outlined his foreign policy priorities in a speech at the State Department. Promising that “America is back,” he discussed an array of pressing topics, from Myanmar to Moscow,... Read more »

Belgian Court Hands Iranian Diplomat 20 Years for Terrorism Plot

VOA — An Iranian who claimed diplomatic immunity from prosecution was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Belgian court on Thursday for an attempted 2018 bombing in Paris. The court... Read more »

Iran welcomes UN court ruling in its favour over US sanctions

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US Cool to Iranian Idea of Synchronized Steps on Nuclear Deal

VOA — WASHINGTON – The United States reacted coolly on Tuesday to an Iranian suggestion that Washington and Tehran take synchronized steps to return to the Iran nuclear deal, saying the U.S.... Read more »

Iran Releases South Korean-Flagged Tanker Crew

Iran has released 19 crew members and the captain of a South Korean tanker that was seized in the Persian Gulf last month, Iranian state TV announced Tuesday. The South Korean-flagged MT... Read more »