US, Iran See Indirect Nuclear Talks as Constructive

VOA — U.S. and Iranian officials are calling talks in Vienna productive as the two sides and the other signatories of a 2015 agreement on Iran’s nuclear program work to revive the... Read more »

Efforts continue to get US back to Iran nuclear negotiating table

RFI — Efforts to bring the United States back into the 2015 deal on Iran’s nuclear programme stepped up a gear on Tuesday after Iran and the five world powers remaining in... Read more »

US Expects ‘Difficult’ Iran Talks, Sees No Quick Breakthrough

VOA — The United States expects indirect talks with Iran that begin Tuesday about both sides resuming compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to be difficult and does not foresee any... Read more »

US Puts J&J In Charge of Plant that Botched COVID Vaccine, Removes AstraZeneca

VOA — The United States has put Johnson and Johnson in charge of a plant that ruined 15 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine and has stopped British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc from... Read more »

Iraq Judge Who Presided Over Saddam’s Trial Dies of COVID-19

VOA — BAGHDAD – A retired Iraqi judge who presided over the trial of Iraq’s late dictator Saddam Hussein has died after battling COVID-19, the country’s top judicial body said Friday. According... Read more »

US, Iran Head to Vienna for Indirect Nuclear Deal Talks

VOA — PARIS/BRUSSELS – Iran and the United States said on Friday they would hold indirect talks in Vienna from Tuesday as part of broader negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal... Read more »

Covid: Europe’s vaccine rollout ‘unacceptably slow’ – WHO

BBC — The World Health Organization (WHO) has criticised the rollout of coronavirus vaccines in Europe as being “unacceptably slow”. It also says the situation in the region is more worrying than... Read more »

Biden Unveils $2 Trillion US Jobs, Infrastructure Plan

VOA — A domestic jobs and infrastructure plan with a price tag of $2 trillion was unveiled on Wednesday by President Joe Biden. “Our infrastructure is crumbling,” the president said during a... Read more »

State TV: Iran Rejects Ending 20% Enrichment Before US Lifts Sanctions

VOA — DUBAI/WASHINGTON – Iran will not stop its 20% uranium enrichment before the United States lifts all sanctions, Iranian state TV quoted an unnamed official as saying on Tuesday, as Washington... Read more »

Iran, China Sign 25-Year Cooperation Agreement

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – The Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers on Saturday signed a 25-year cooperation agreement between the two allies in a ceremony carried live on state television.... Read more »