Egypt, Qatar hold first meeting since ending Gulf row
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait: Qatar and Egypt have held talks for the first time since an agreement last month to end the Gulf crisis that emerged...
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Iran could boost uranium enrichment to 60%: Khamenei
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s Supreme Leader has said his country “will not back down” on its right to pursue its nuclear program and could enrich uranium...
West pushes Iran to return to ‘full compliance’ with nuclear deal
PARIS, France: European powers and the United States on Thursday warned Iran it would be “dangerous” to carry out a threatened limit to UN nuclear...
France, Russia urge Iran ‘restraint’ after new ‘breach’ of nuclear accord
VIENNA, Austria: France and Russia have urged Iran to show restraint after it started producing uranium metal in a new breach of limits laid out...
Iran imposes sanctions on Trump, senior US officials
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s foreign ministry has sanctioned outgoing United States President Donald Trump and nine other current and former senior officials of his administration. The...
Qatar urges Gulf states to hold talks with Iran
DOHA, Qatar: Qatar has urged Gulf nations to enter into a dialogue with Iran and has offered to broker negotiations after a three-year blockade on...
Iran seizes tanker, ramps up uranium enrichment as tensions rise with US
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran announced Monday that it had resumed enriching uranium to 20% purity, far beyond the limits laid out in the 2015 nuclear deal,...
US carrier to stay in Gulf due to Iranian ‘threats’: Pentagon
NEW YORK, USA: The United States has reversed a decision to bring an aircraft carrier home from the Gulf, with the Pentagon saying that due...
US B-52 bombers fly over Gulf amid growing tensions with Iran
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The United States flew strategic bombers over the Gulf on Wednesday for the second time this month, in what Washington says is...
Iran set to begin trials of locally produced Covid-19 vaccine
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran has finalised all arrangements to start testing a domestically produced coronavirus vaccine on human subjects as the country continues to face difficulties...