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Jun
22
2021
By The African Mirror
President-elect Raisi backs nuclear talks, rules out meeting Biden

President-elect Raisi backs nuclear talks, rules out meeting Biden

WORLD
PARISA HAFEZI  PRESIDENT-ELECT Ebrahim Raisi has backed talks between Iran and six world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal but flatly rejected meeting U.S. President Joe Biden, even if Washington removed all sanctions. In his first news conference since he was elected on Friday, the hardline cleric said his foreign policy priority would be improving ties with Iran's Gulf Arab neighbours, while calling on Iran's regional rival Saudi Arabia to immediately halt its intervention in Yemen. Raisi, 60, a strident critic of the West, will take over from pragmatist Hassan Rouhani on August 3 as Iran seeks to salvage…
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Jun
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Iran, world powers adjourn nuclear talks, resumption date unclear

Iran, world powers adjourn nuclear talks, resumption date unclear

WORLD
FRANCOIS MURPHY and PARISA HAFEZI NEGOTIATORS for Iran and six world powers yesterday adjourned talks on reviving their 2015 nuclear deal and return to respective capitals for consultations as remaining differences still need to be overcome, officials said. "We are now closer than ever to an agreement but the distance that exists between us and an agreement remains and bridging it is not an easy job," Iran's top negotiator Abbas Araqchi told state TV from Vienna. "We will return to Tehran tonight." After more than a week of negotiations in their latest round, parties to the pact wrapped up with…
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Apr
07
2021
By The African Mirror
World powers, Iran, U.S. begin indirect talks to revive nuclear deal

World powers, Iran, U.S. begin indirect talks to revive nuclear deal

WORLD
FRANCOIS MURPHY, PARISA HAFEZI and JOHN IRISH EUROPEAN intermediaries began shuttling between Iranian and U.S. officials in Vienna yesterday as they sought to bring both countries back into full compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal that Washington abandoned three years ago. Iran has steadily overstepped the accord's limits on its nuclear programme in response to Washington's withdrawal from the accord in 2018 and its reimposition of sanctions that have crippled the Islamic Republic's economy. While Tehran has repeatedly rebuffed "direct and indirect negotiations" with its old foe, Washington said on Monday it expected the talks to be difficult. Neither side…
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