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18.09.2024 - 00:45 [ Palestinian News and Information Agency – WAFA.ps ]

State of Palestine presents its first resolution as follow-up on ICJ ruling in UNGA session

17/September/2024 07:22 PM

„I have the honor to introduce the draft resolution under consideration in this Emergency Special Session, entitled “Advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legal consequences arising from Israel’s policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and from the illegality of Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”, Palestine ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Masnour said before the 10th special emergency session of the UNGA in New York.

18.09.2024 - 00:18 [ Middle East Monitor ]

Palestine submits draft resolution to UN General Assembly for Israel to end Occupation

September 17, 2024 at 7:20 pm

The Palestinian Permanent Mission to the UN submitted a first draft resolution, Tuesday, to the General Assembly demanding Israel end its presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories within 12 months, Anadolu Agency reports.

10.03.2023 - 08:38 [ Tehran Times ]

Iran dedicated to multilateral nuclear talks, diplomacy: Foreign Ministry

(06.03.2023)

Kanaani was referring to the nuclear negotiations that started in April 2021 to revive the 2015 nuclear deal but the talks came to a standstill in the summer of 2022 as the Biden administration is refusing to lift the sanctions imposed during Donald Trump’s presidency.

10.03.2023 - 08:35 [ theGuardian.com ]

IAEA chief holds ‘constructive’ talks in Iran after uranium enrichment findings

(04.03.2023)

The two-day visit by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, comes as the Vienna-based organisation seeks greater cooperation with Iran over its nuclear activities.

“By having a constructive discussion … and having good agreements, like I am sure we are going to have, we are going to be paving the way for important agreements,” Grossi told a news conference on Saturday alongside the head of Iran’s atomic energy organisation, Mohammad Eslami.

26.08.2022 - 12:32 [ ABC News ]

US response suggests progress in renewing Iran nuclear deal

While the E.U.‘s top diplomat described the text put forth earlier this month as „final,“ sources told ABC News the U.S. answer is expected to fall short of total acceptance but move negotiations forward.

18.08.2022 - 04:22 [ Tehran Times ]

Ball in U.S. court on nuclear deal

He also said that any agreement being achieved in Vienna should be passed by Parliament.

As things stand, Iran appears to have done its part and made every necessary decision needed to resuscitate the JCPOA. Therefore, it’s now the U.S.’s turn to do the same and facilitate the conclusion of the talks.

The U.S. confirmed that it has received the Iranian response via the EU and said that it will need “some time” to study it.

U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Tuesday, “We are still studying [the response].”

He added, “It will require some time to digest what has been provided to the EU and in turn what has been provided to us.”

18.08.2022 - 04:11 [ Haaretz ]

Iran Setting the Ground for Signing Nuclear Deal Despite Unresolved Issues, Israeli Officials Say

After several months during which Israel offered contradictory assessments regarding Iran’s intention to sign a new agreement, in the past two days senior Israeli officials have voiced similar assessments: Since Tehran conveyed its reply to the draft agreement last Monday, the chances of a treaty have increased significantly, even if still not great.

16.08.2022 - 06:39 [ ORF.at ]

Atomdeal: Iran übermittelte Antwort

Die USA teilten mit, sie seien bereit auf Grundlage der EU-Vorschläge den Atomvertrag zu erneuern. Der Iran müsse allerdings auf „belanglose“ Forderungen verzichten.

25.06.2022 - 21:07 [ Tehran Times ]

Iran says nuclear talks to lift sanctions will resume soon

Amir Abdollahian said the decision was made after detailed and in-depth talks with Josep Borrell, the EU foreign policy chief.

“The talks to remove the sanctions imposed on Iran will be resumed soon,“ Amir Abdollahian said in a joint press conference with Borrell.

04.06.2022 - 14:01 [ ORF.at ]

Atomstreit mit Teheran: Aussicht auf Einigung „immer geringer“

Die Chance zur Rettung des Atompakts mit dem Iran (JCPOA) sinkt nach Ansicht des EU-Außenbeauftragten Josep Borrell.

28.03.2022 - 08:25 [ Trendsmena.com ]

EU envoy holds talks in Iran to bridge nuclear deal gaps

Iran has been engaged in negotiations to revive the accord formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia directly, and the United States indirectly since April 2021.

European Union diplomat Enrique Mora, who coordinates talks between Iran and the US, arrived in Tehran late Saturday and on Sunday met Iran’s chief negotiator Ali Bagheri, state news agency IRNA reported.

27.03.2022 - 16:29 [ Al Mayadeen English / Twitter ]

#AmirAbdollahian suggested that now that the deal is close to making a breakthrough, the #US is sending mixed signals to #Iran by making some last-minute changes that are making things increasingly difficult. #ViennaTalks

23.03.2022 - 20:28 [ American Citizen / Twitter ]

I fucking hate the anti-Iran nuclear deal movement. It‘s a weird movement that has no real point other than „opposing Iran.“ If you start discussing that, though, you never really get any specifics. I think leaving the JCPOA helps Iran and specifically Iranian hardliners.

19.03.2022 - 17:43 [ CNBC.com ]

Russia backs down on demands in Iran nuclear deal talks, making revival of 2015 pact imminent

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that he had “received written guarantees” from the U.S. that its demands would be met, meaning the talks will likely proceed. The nearly simultaneous release of British-Iranian dual nationals from years of Iranian detention back to the U.K. and a reported U.K. repayment of a decades-old $530 million debt to Iran have improved prospects for an agreement.

15.03.2022 - 14:35 [ Eitan Nechin, A writer from Israel in NY / Twitter ]

If the head of the GOP didn‘t get out of the nuclear deal in ‘16 and wasn‘t parroting Putin‘s talking points, maybe we wouldn‘t be in this mess. Also, JCPOA is a good deal, Russia aside.

15.03.2022 - 14:19 [ Bloomberg ]

Russia Says U.S. Guaranteed Sanctions Won’t Impede Iran Business

The U.S. has given Russia “written guarantees” that sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine won’t affect its nuclear supply agreements with Iran, clearing the way for a resumption of talks to revive the 2015 atomic accord. Oil prices fell.

13.03.2022 - 10:58 [ Dmitri Alperovitch / Twitter ]

As expected and predicted, Russia is doing its best to tank the JCPOA nuclear talks with Iran in retaliation for the sanctions

(March 11, 2022)

09.03.2022 - 16:18 [ Iran International English / Twitter ]

Back from Tehran, Iran’s chief negotiator @Bagheri_Kani had a meeting with EU coordinator @enriquemora_ in Vienna.

09.03.2022 - 16:16 [ Yahoo.com ]

UPDATE 5-Do not sabotage Iran deal with new conditions, West tells Russia

Iran‘s top negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani is due back in Vienna on Wednesday after unexpectedly returning to Tehran on Monday for consultations, an Iranian and a European official said.

08.03.2022 - 18:45 [ cgtn.com ]

Political decisions needed to end Vienna nuclear talks: EU coordinator

Mora is acting as the European Union‘s coordinator in the negotiations in Vienna. His comments came as Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in Tehran on Monday that ……………………

08.03.2022 - 18:42 [ Enrique Mora, Deputy Secretary General/Political Director. European External Action Service / Twitter ]

Just to clarify. There are no longer „expert level talks“. Nor „formal meetings“. It is time, in the next few days, for political decisions to end the #ViennaTalks . The rest is noise.

04.03.2022 - 14:47 [ Bloomberg ]

Nuclear Chief Says His Trip to Iran May ‘Pave Way’ for Deal

The head of the world’s atomic watchdog said his trip on Saturday to Tehran could “pave the way” to reviving the Iranian nuclear deal, an agreement that would return the country’s oil exports to global markets.

04.03.2022 - 14:42 [ UN Human Rights Council #HRC49 / Twitter ]

At #HRC49, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet presented her report into accountability for alleged violations of international human rights law committed by relevant actors in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

REPORT https://bit.ly/3Ce7IhM

02.03.2022 - 19:28 [ UN.org ]

Secretary-General‘s press remarks following vote of General Assembly on Ukraine

Ladies and gentlemen of the media,

The General Assembly has spoken.

As Secretary-General, it is my duty to stand by this resolution and be guided by its call.

The message of the General Assembly is loud and clear:

End hostilities in Ukraine — now.

Silence the guns — now.

Open the door to dialogue and diplomacy — now.

The territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine must be respected in line with the UN Charter.

We don’t have a moment to lose.

02.03.2022 - 19:24 [ United Nations / Twitter ]

In historic „Uniting for Peace“ session, #UNGA adopts resolution demanding that the Russian Federation immediately cease its use of force against Ukraine and withdraw its military forces.

21.02.2022 - 04:01 [ Mikhail Ulyanov, Representative of Russia Flag of Russia to International Organizations in Vienna / Twitter ]

In my view the deal will be finalised by the end of February.

21.02.2022 - 03:53 [ Times of Israel ]

‘Turned diplomacy into a religion’: Israel officials said to lash Biden on Iran deal

As reports swirl of an imminent new Iran nuclear deal, Israeli officials on Sunday lashed out at Washington, according to a TV report.

“The Biden administration has turned diplomacy into a religion, and the agreement the US will sign with Tehran is meaningless,” officials quoted by Channel 13 news said.

18.02.2022 - 08:42 [ tass.com ]

US Secretary of State views JCPOA as example of Russian-US security cooperation

GENEVA, January 21. /TASS/. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is an example of cooperation between Russia and the US on security issues, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said following the talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva.

„I should mention as well that the foreign minister and I had an opportunity to discuss Iran, an example of how the US and Russia can work together on security issues of shared concern,“ the US diplomat noted.

18.02.2022 - 08:38 [ iranintl.com ]

Draft Deal In Vienna Stipulates ‘Step By Step’ Return To JCPOA

(16.02.2021)

A US-Iranian deal taking shape in Vienna lays out phases of mutual steps to bring both sides back into full compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement, Reuters reported.

01.02.2022 - 02:10 [ Haaretz ]

Why Biden’s Team Suddenly Sounds Optimistic on Iran

White House Middle East coordinator Brett McGurk expressed the Biden administration’s most optimistic statement yet concerning the talks last Thursday, saying that the parties were “in the ballpark of a possible deal” on returning to the 2015 nuclear agreement. However, he noted that he did not want to place odds on it and that the U.S. was prepared for talks to …

04.01.2022 - 17:35 [ Times of Israel ]

Iran, US interested in returning to JCPOA and will likely manage to do so — Lapid

According to the Walla news site, US Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley spoke with a senior official in the Foreign Ministry in order to coordinate positions ahead of the negotiations.

27.12.2021 - 17:19 [ ORF,at ]

Iran-Gespräche: Diskussionen über neuen Entwurf

Der Iran und die 4+1 (Großbritannien, Frankreich, Deutschland, Russland und China) werden nach Angaben des iranischen Außenministers Hossein Amir-Abdollahian während der neuen Gesprächsrunde, die heute in Wien beginnt, einen „neuen und akzeptablen gemeinsamen Entwurf zur Nuklearfrage und US-Sanktionen diskutieren“, um das Wiener Atomabkommen 2015 wiederzubeleben.

08.12.2021 - 05:20 [ ORF.at ]

Iran-Gespräche dürften morgen weitergehen

Ein Vertreter des US-Außenministeriums sagte unterdessen, dass Washington noch kein bestätigtes Datum für eine Fortführung der Gespräche habe.

29.11.2021 - 21:53 [ Mikhail Ulyanov / Twitter ]

The meeting of the Joint Commission on #JCPOA is over. The participants agreed on further immediate steps during the seventh round of negotiations which started quite successfully.

29.11.2021 - 21:40 [ ORF.at ]

„Erfolgreicher“ Start für Atomgespräche mit Iran

Nach monatelanger Pause sind am Montag in Wien die Gespräche zur Rettung des Iran-Atomdeals wieder aufgenommen worden. Eine Plenarsitzung von Vertretern des Iran mit den fünf anderen Vertragsparteien des Deals ging heute zu Ende, teilte der russische Vertreter Michail Uljanow auf Twitter mit. Er sprach von einem „ziemlich erfolgreichen“ Start der siebenten Gesprächsrunde. Die Chancen auf einen Durchbruch schienen weiterhin gering.

23.11.2021 - 18:14 [ ORF.at ]

Erneut keine Ergebnisse bei IAEA-Atomgesprächen mit Iran

Die Atomgespräche der Internationalen Atomenergiebehörde (IAEA) mit dem Iran sind erneut ohne konkrete Ergebnisse zu Ende gegangen.

17.10.2021 - 18:10 [ ORF.at ]

Iran nimmt Atomgespräche in Brüssel wieder auf

Ein weiterer Abgeordneter bestätigte die Wiederaufnahme „in dieser Woche“. Die Verhandlungen finden zwischen dem Iran einerseits und Frankreich, Großbritannien, Russland, China sowie Deutschland statt.

Das Außenministerium in Wien erklärte, dabei handle es sich um Vorgespräche.

23.09.2021 - 15:23 [ Yahoo.com ]

‚Very clear intent‘ by Iran to return to nuclear talks, Ireland says

Iran‘s foreign minister expressed a „very clear intent“ to return to nuclear talks in Vienna, Ireland‘s foreign minister said on Wednesday after meeting with his Iranian counterpart on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

23.09.2021 - 15:17 [ ORF.at ]

Schallenberg bestätigt Iran-Atomgespräche in Wien

Außenminister Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) hat gestern bestätigt, dass es demnächst in Wien Gespräche mit dem Iran zur Wiederbelebung des Atomabkommens von 2015 geben soll.

27.07.2021 - 09:06 [ KBS.co.kr ]

Süd- und Nordkorea stellen Kommunikationsleitungen wieder her

Süd- und Nordkorea hätten vereinbart, um 10 Uhr am 27. Juli ihre bisher unterbrochenen Kommunikationsleitungen wiederherzustellen, und das erste Telefonat geführt, teilte Park Soo-hyun, der Chefsekretär für öffentliche Kommunikation im südkoreanischen Präsidialamt, mit.

Die Staatschefs Süd- und Nordkoreas hätten seit April mehrmals Briefe ausgetauscht und über eine Erholung der innerkoreanischen Beziehungen gesprochen.

05.06.2021 - 12:18 [ ORF.at ]

Iran-Atomverhandlungen auf kommende Woche vertagt

(03.06.2021)

Vertreter aus Deutschland, Frankreich und Großbritannien versuchen seit April, gemeinsam mit Russland und China zwischen dem Iran und den USA zu vermitteln. Es geht um die schwierigen Fragen, welche der vielen Iran-Sanktionen Washington bereit ist aufzuheben, und wie dauerhaft verhindert werden kann, dass iranische Atomanlagen für militärische Zwecke genutzt werden.

27.05.2021 - 13:14 [ Haaretz ]

Israel Election: Lapid and Gideon Sa‘ar Resume Coalition Talks After Gaza Operation Halted Negotiations

Both parties‘ negotiating teams are expected to meet later on Thursday for the first time since talks between Yesh Atid and New Hope were halted amid Israel‘s latest operation in Gaza.

10.05.2021 - 02:10 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Bennett, Lapid aim to swear in government Thursday

Bennett made significant progress in a meeting with Ra‘am (United Arab List) head Mansour Abbas on Sunday, and he will meet with him again with Lapid on Monday.

09.05.2021 - 10:57 [ Ardon W. / Twitter ]

We will not let @netanyahu drag us to war. Not with our neighbours and not among ourselves! @yairlapid @naftalibennett it‘s your turn to put an end to this once and for all!

09.05.2021 - 10:55 [ Haaretz ]

Israel Coalition Talks: United Arab List Leader Presents His Demands to Bennett and Lapid

Yamina chairman Naftali Bennett and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid are meeting with United Arab List chairman Mansour Abbas in order to secure Abbas‘ support for a unity government.

20.04.2021 - 21:54 [ Washington Post ]

Biden’s approach to North Korea is the opposite of ‘fire and fury’

(16.04.2021)

Biden set the nonconfrontational tone on North Korea at his March 25 news conference, when he was asked about Pyongyang’s short-range missile tests the previous week. He said that the United States would respond “if they choose to escalate,” but that he was ready for “diplomacy . . . conditioned upon the end result of denuclearization.”

Biden’s stance, suggesting that denuclearization was an eventual goal, not an immediate one, was repeated in a joint U.S.-Japanese-South Korean statement on April 2, which called for progress “towards denuclearization.”

03.04.2021 - 00:15 [ Wall Street Journal ]

U.S. and Iran Agree to Resume Talks on Nuclear Deal

A face-to-face meeting between officials from the two countries over the nuclear agreement would be the first since late 2017, months before the Trump administration withdrew from the deal in May 2018.

03.04.2021 - 00:05 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Indirekte Gespräche mit den USA: Neue Hoffnung im Atomstreit mit dem Iran

Die Gespräche über die Rettung des Iran-Atomabkommens von 2015 und eine mögliche Rückkehr der USA sollen am Dienstag in Wien in eine neue Runde gehen. Dies teilten der Iran und die EU nach einer Videokonferenz der verbliebenen Vertragspartner Deutschland, Frankreich, Großbritannien, China, Russland und Iran mit. Nach Wien sollen auch US-Vertreter kommen.

22.02.2021 - 06:44 [ Haaretz ]

Biden‘s Diplomacy Train Is Headed Straight for Iran, With No Stop in Israel

Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei hinted at the likely response when he said that Tehran “can confidently predict that diplomatic initiatives will work well [to achieve] the desired outcome,” adding that the “diplomatic back-and-forths” are “the natural prelude to the return of all sides to commitments including the lifting of all sanctions in the near future.” If his statements reflect Tehran’s official position, then Iran evidently doesn’t intent to await the results of its presidential election in June, but is willing to begin talks now to exploit the momentum Biden has created.

22.02.2021 - 06:39 [ Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic of Iran / Twitter ]

There is a path forward, with a logical sequence: #CommitActMeet As the offending side, US must take corrective measures: -commit to JCPOA -effectively fulfill obligations Iran would reciprocate immediately by reversing its remedial measures.

20.02.2021 - 13:46 [ New York Times ]

Biden Administration Formally Offers to Restart Nuclear Talks With Iran

While it was unclear whether the Iranians would agree to join discussions, three people familiar with the internal debate said it was likely Iran would accept. The officials said Iran would probably be more open to a meeting with the European Union, where the United States was a guest or observer, rather than direct formal talks with Washington as a participant.

17.02.2021 - 09:44 [ Newsweek ]

Two-Thirds of Middle East Experts Want Biden to Return to Iran Deal Without Conditions: Poll

The Middle East Scholar Barometer found that 67 percent of respondents said the foreign policy strategy that was most likely to produce „favorable results“ for the U.S. would be Biden returning „immediately“ to the current Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) before negotiating any other conditions with Iran. Also in the survey, released Tuesday, 75 percent of experts said the U.S. returning to the deal would reduce the likelihood of Iran getting a nuclear weapon within the next decade.

17.02.2021 - 09:42 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Streit um Atom-Abkommen: Iran schränkt IAEA-Inspektionen ein

Die Regierung habe die IAEA darüber informiert, ab dem 23. Februar die freiwilligen Transparenzmaßnahmen aus dem Wiener Atomabkommen nicht mehr durchzuführen. Außerdem habe Teheran der IAEA mitgeteilt, dass es sich nicht mehr an das sogenannte Zusatzprotokoll halten werde, das IAEA-Inspektoren kurzfristige Besuche erlaubt.

30.12.2020 - 12:24 [ AstraZeneca.com ]

AstraZeneca and Oxford University announce landmark agreement for COVID-19 vaccine

(30.04.2020)

The collaboration aims to bring to patients the potential vaccine known as ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, being developed by the Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group, at the University of Oxford. Under the agreement, AstraZeneca would be responsible for development and worldwide manufacturing and distribution of the vaccine.

07.11.2020 - 14:53 [ University of Oxford ]

The Oxford Vaccine

The University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group have been at the forefront of scientific endeavour to develop vaccines for diseases of major global importance for more than 30 years.

Their ChAdOx1 trials are currently assessing whether the vaccine will be effective in combatting COVID-19.

04.11.2020 - 13:56 [ CNN ]

Official in Michigan‘s Wayne County can‘t predict when vote counting will finish

County clerk Cathy M. Garrett declined to give a specific time frame on when we can expect it to be completed.

“Because of how large our county is, I don‘t want to be boxed in with that. But just know that we‘re not in a competition.“

15.08.2020 - 19:49 [ KBS.co.kr ]

Pompeo Sends Well Wishes for Liberation Day

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday issued a message celebrating Liberation Day on August 15, which marks the day Korea was liberated from Japan‘s colonial rule.

03.01.2020 - 11:18 [ Bernie Sanders, candidate for President / Twitter ]

Trump‘s dangerous escalation brings us closer to another disastrous war in the Middle East that could cost countless lives and trillions more dollars. Trump promised to end endless wars, but this action puts us on the path to another one.

31.12.2019 - 20:41 [ Elizabeth Warren, candidate for President / Twitter ]

Trump’s reckless decisions to walk away from the Iran Deal and now to launch airstrikes in Iraq without Iraqi government consent have brought us closer to war and endangered U.S. troops and diplomats. We should end the forever wars, not start new ones.

02.11.2019 - 13:50 [ i24news.tv ]

Israel: Gantz, Joint Arab List leaders say coalition talks held in ‚positive spirit‘

Earlier on Thursday, a meeting between Blue & White‘s representatives and Netanyahu’s Likud negotiating team ended with no major breakthrough, Hebrew-language broadcaster Channel 12 reported.

08.10.2019 - 16:02 [ Sputnik ]

Kurds in Syria Ready to Negotiate With Damascus as Turkish Operation Looming – Official

„In order for the AANES to continue to safeguard the people‘s rights and play a role in all Syria, an agreement with Damascus is necessary. This is why we have repeatedly tried, either directly or through Russia, to hold dialogue with Damascus and reach a political agreement to end the Syrian crisis and confront the agendas seeking the division of the Syrian territory“, Badran Jiakurd, an adviser to the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, said.

01.10.2019 - 16:04 [ Yonhap ]

N. Korea, U.S. agree to resume nuke talks on Oct. 5

Hopes for a compromise in the envisioned talks have emerged with the ouster of hawkish U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton and Washington‘s apparent conciliatory gestures.

01.10.2019 - 15:54 [ KBS.co.kr ]

USA und Nordkorea wollen diese Woche Arbeitsgespräche aufnehmen

Nordkoreas staatliche Nachrichtenagentur KCNA veröffentlichte heute eine Erklärung von Vizeaußenministerin Choe Son-hui, wonach beide Seiten am Samstag zu Arbeitsgesprächen zusammenkommen würden. Diese würden im Anschluss an einen ersten Kontakt am Freitag stattfinden.

23.09.2019 - 06:28 [ PressTV.com ]

Trump says open to hearing Rouhani‘s ‚Hormuz Peace Initiative‘ at UNGA

US President Donald Trump says he has no plans to meet his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, but he is open to hearing his „Hormuz Peace Initiative“ at the UN General Assembly in New York.

„I‘m always open. I have no plans to meet with them, but I‘m always open,“ Trump said Sunday in Houston, when asked if he was open to hearing Rouhani‘s plan.

23.09.2019 - 06:27 [ Haaretz ]

Trump Arrives in New York for UN General Assembly With Rohani Meeting Still in the Air

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived on Sunday night to New York City to attend this year’s United Nations General Assembly. Unlike in previous years, Trump will not meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, because Netanyahu is staying in Israel as a result of his failure to secure a majority in the Knesset in last week’s election.

01.09.2019 - 10:32 [ rt.com ]

Iran to speed up legal process for seized British oil tanker Stena Impero – Zarif

(30.08.2019)

His comments come one week after meeting with Erik Hanell, the chief of Swedish shipping firm Stena Bulk, which owns the seized vessel. Hanell asked Tehran to release the ship and its crew of 23.

27.08.2019 - 21:10 [ apnews.com ]

Iranian president: First lift sanctions, then let’s talk

Earlier on Monday, Rouhani expressed readiness to negotiate a way out of the crisis following America’s pullout from the nuclear deal.

“If I knew that going to a meeting and visiting a person would help my country’s development and resolve the problems of the people, I would not miss it,” he had said. “Even if the odds of success are not 90% but are 20% or 10%, we must move ahead with it. We should not miss opportunities.”