Day: December 23, 2021

Iran, Russia, Turkey condemn Israeli continuing attacks on Syria

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December 22, 2021 – 21:10 TEHRAN – Negotiating teams from Iran, Russia and Turkey who had met in Kazakhstan issued a joint statement on Wednesday in which they insisted on several important issues, including a condemnation of the continued Israeli attacks on Syria. “(They) condemned continuing Israeli military attacks in Syria which violate the international […]

Top Iran diplomat: European stance not constructive at nuclear talks

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On Wednesday, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan had warned that the troubled talks with Iran could be exhausted within weeks. REUTERSDECEMBER 23, 2021 18:09 European negotiators in talks to salvage Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers presented no “new practical initiatives” and were not constructive in the last round that paused on Dec. […]

Putin says Russia doesn’t want conflict but needs ‘immediate’ guarantees

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Putin was plied with questions about the risk of conflict with Ukraine during his marathon annual news conference, which lasted over four hours. REUTERSDECEMBER 23, 2021 17:42 Russia wants to avoid conflict with Ukraine and the West, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, but needs an “immediate” response from the United States and its allies […]

Saudi-led coalition destroys explosives-laden boat in southern Red Sea -state TV

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REUTERSDECEMBER 23, 2021 18:38 The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen destroyed an explosives-laden boat in the southern Red Sea before it could carry out an attack, Saudi state television reported on Thursday, citing a coalition statement. “The boat was launched from Yemen’s Hodeidah,” state TV added, referring to an area controlled by Houthi forces.

Iran Nuclear Talks to Resume on Dec. 27

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 by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff Talks to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will resume on Monday, two parties to the talks said. “Usually it isn’t popular to engage in serious business b/w the Catholic Christmas and the New Year,” Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s top envoy to the talks, tweeted on Thursday. “In this particular case […]