Coronavirus: Germany recommends AstraZeneca vaccine for under-65s only

DW — Germany has said there was a lack of data regarding the effectiveness of the AstraZeneca vaccine for older people. The UK-based firm is also in the midst of a dispute... Read more »

Experts: Iran Eyes Reuniting Its ‘Axis of Resistance’

VOA — WASHINGTON – Ongoing talks about restoring ties between the Syrian government and the Palestinian militant group Hamas are part of a new attempt by Iran to revitalize a regional alliance,... Read more »

Blinken: US Sanctions on Iran to Remain as Return to 2015 Nuclear Deal a ‘Long Way’ Off

VOA — WASHINGTON – Top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken has signaled that U.S. sanctions on Iran will remain in place for some time as Washington waits to see if Tehran verifiably stops... Read more »

Judge Bars Biden From Enforcing 100-day Deportation Ban

VOA — HOUSTON – A federal judge Tuesday barred the U.S. government from enforcing a 100-day deportation moratorium that is a key immigration priority of President Joe Biden.   U.S. District Judge... Read more »

Iran Hosts Taliban to ‘Exchange Views’ on US-backed Afghan Peace Process

VOA — ISLAMABAD – Senior leaders of Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgency traveled to Iran Tuesday to “exchange views” on U.S.-brokered peace negotiations between warring Afghan parties.   Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh... Read more »

France’s Covid policy enriches billionaires, sends millions into poverty: Oxfam

RFI — France is third only to the United States and China in terms of how the wealth of billionaires has grown throughout the Covid pandemic, anti-poverty campaigner Oxfam said Monday as... Read more »

US General Says US, Iran Entering ‘Period of Opportunity;’ Former Prisoner Warns Against Softening Stance

VOA — How relations between the United States and Iran will take shape under the new Biden administration remains to be seen, but one U.S. general says the two foes are entering... Read more »

Today’s Democracy Isn’t Exactly What Wealthy US Founding Fathers Envisioned

VOA — America’s Founding Fathers were among the wealthiest people in the Colonies when they drafted and signed the Constitution, and that’s pretty much who they expected to continue to guide the... Read more »

Iran’s Domestic, Diaspora Critics Differ on How Biden Should Counter Tehran’s Behavior

VOA — WASHINGTON – Prominent Iran-based and Iranian diaspora critics of Tehran’s Islamist rulers have differing expectations about how far U.S. President Joe Biden will go to implement his promised new approach... Read more »

ظریف: نماینده حاکمیت هستم، باید از چیزهایی دفاع کنم که خودم هم به آنها باور ندارم

بی بی سی فارسی ـــ محمدجواد ظریف، وزیر امور خارجه ایران، درباره سیاست های منطقه‌ای کشورش از جمله تلاش های شکست خورده برای بهبود روابط با عربستان سعودی گفته و نقش خود... Read more »