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EU will launch financial mechanism with Iran by year-end: Mogherini
Dec 10, 2018 16:30The European Union will establish a mechanism to facilitate non-dollar transactions with Iran in the near future in an attempt to circumvent sanctions imposed by the United States against Tehran, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says.
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May to postpone parliamentary vote on Brexit deal: Sources
Dec 10, 2018 11:39Sources close to the British government have indicated that Prime Minister Theresa May is to postpone a crucial vote in parliament on her European Union withdrawal agreement.
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No-deal Brexit would force Scots to vote for independence from UK: Poll
Dec 10, 2018 04:55A new poll conducted in Scotland shows that a significant majority of people in the British province would prefer to leave the United Kingdom if the country leaves the European Union without a deal.
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‘Yellow vests’ reveal Europe’s failure in democracy, human rights: Erdogan
Dec 09, 2018 03:44Speaking at a rally in the Turkish city of Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the ongoing "yellow vests" protest movement reveals Europe’s failure in democracy, human rights and freedom.
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Iran’s nuclear chief hopes SPV will take effect by year-end
Dec 07, 2018 03:36Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi expressed hope that a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that the European Union has developed to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will be in place by the end of December.
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EU plans to do all oil transactions with other states in euros: Iran
Dec 06, 2018 14:38The European Union is going to ditch the US dollar and use its own currency in oil contracts worth 300 billion euros, an Iranian official said, quoting a European commissioner.
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It’s my deal, no deal or no Brexit, UK PM warns MPs
Dec 06, 2018 09:52UK Prime Minister Theresa May has warned British lawmakers that they should make a choice between her Brexit deal, a “no deal” exit from the European Union (EU) or no exit from the bloc at all.
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US pressuring Arab allies to back anti-Hamas resolution at UN
Dec 06, 2018 02:17The United States is reportedly exerting pressure on several Arab countries to back its draft UN resolution against the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in support of the Israeli regime’s latest wave of attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip.
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Iran’s missile program not in violation of UNSC Resolution 2231, Zarif tells US
Dec 06, 2018 01:57Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has rejected allegations by US officials that Iran’s missile program violates Security Council Resolution 2231, saying the UN document does not ban Tehran’s missile activities.
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Russia will respond if US withdraws from INF treaty: Putin
Dec 05, 2018 16:49Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow will be forced to respond if the United States withdraws from a bilateral Cold War-era nuclear arms control treaty.