Iran awaits US response to its demands in latest move to revive the nuclear deal
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell claimed on Monday that talks in Vienna have concluded and the parties must now say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the final text of the agreement as there is no room for further negotiations
Rift emerges between the US and EU over fate of Iran nuclear deal?
On the same day when EU officials insisted on the deal’s revival, Brett McGurk, US President Joe Biden’s aide on the Middle East, said that the revival is “highly unlikely” and hinted at more sanctions against Iran
Russia-Iran relations take a quantum leap
President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Tehran on Tuesday is invested with great importance, as Iran is becoming one of the most consequential relationships for Russia
Iran expresses anger regarding US-Israel deal over nuclear program
The US declared that it will use all possible ways, including force, to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons in a joint strategic declaration signed with Israel
US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran & other stories
In today’s episode, we bring you stories of fresh US sanctions on Iranian entities, the mounting crisis of global hunger, Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank, and a taxi drivers’ strike in Italy
Fresh US sanctions on Iran despite claims of wanting to revive nuclear deal
The current round of sanctions add to the numerous rounds of similar coercive measures imposed by the US on Iran after the Donald Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the multi-party JCPOA in May 2018
Iran’s growing concerns about IAEA’s neutrality may hamper chances of JCPOA revival
A resolution against Iran, drafted and pushed by the US and its allies, was passed at the IAEA meeting on June 8, marking a new low in the Iran-IAEA confrontation
What’s stopping the revival of the Iran nuclear deal?
Rania Khalek talks about the obstacles to the revival of the Iran nuclear deal. She explains how the deal is stuck at the final phase due to the unwillingness of the US to take the necessary steps
Iran fires missiles in Erbil in Iraq, claims Israeli bases were targets
Muqtada al-Sadr, whose party emerged as the largest party in last year’s parliamentary elections in Iraq, initially condemned the attack but later issued a statement asking for investigation into Iranian claims of Israeli bases in the country
Iranian parliamentarians reiterate need for guarantees from US to revive the nuclear deal
Parliamentarians in Iran issued a joint statement on Tuesday, asking their country’s negotiators to look for guarantees from the US that it will not violate the deal in the future before finalizing it
Iran says significant progress made on JCPOA, hardest issues remain and other stories
Today we look at the developments in the 8th round of JCPOA talks, the Rohingya genocide case in the International Court of Justice, and more
Mapping Faultlines: Deal or no deal?
NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha analyzes the Iran nuclear deal which seems to be in the final stages of discussions. He talks about the positions taken by the various sides and the risks and possibilities
- Massive rally in Brussels demands refinancing and more staff in health and non-profit sectors
- Five social media influencers arrested in Egypt for making a satirical video
- Court in Uzbekistan sentences 22 people for participating in protests in July last year
- Palestinians file objection to US plan to build new embassy on stolen land in Jerusalem
- Progressives in Ireland protest austerity and xenophobic attacks on refugees
