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Aukus alliance leads to ‘big loss of trust’ in Biden administration: German diplomat
Sep 25, 2021 05:38The new security pact between the United States, Britain and Australia has led to a “big loss of trust” in the White House, says Germany’s Angela Merkel’s longtime adviser.
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Paris running out of patience with London on post-Brexit fishing rights, French minister says
Sep 24, 2021 05:51French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune says his country has lost patience with the UK over post-Brexit fishing rights, as diplomatic tensions between the two countries escalate.
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Iran hits out at US, UK for double standards over AUKUS deal on submarines fueled with weapon-grade uranium
Sep 22, 2021 14:30Iran’s permanent ambassador to Vienna-based international organizations has lashed out at the US and UK for adopting nuclear double standards amid a decision to help Australia get its first nuclear-powered submarine under a deal known as AUKUS.
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EU ministers say submarine row ‘wake-up call’ for Europe, not only a French matter
Sep 21, 2021 13:15The European Union (EU)’s top officials have branded as a “wake-up call” the recent decision by the United States and Britain to exclude France from a $40-billion agreement to supply conventional submarines to Australia.
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Paris cancels French, UK defense ministers’ meeting amid submarine row
Sep 20, 2021 03:55France has canceled an official meeting scheduled for this week between its Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and UK Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace amid simmering tensions over a submarine row, a source in the French foreign office has said.
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US, UK discussed nuclear sub pact with Australia behind Macron’s back: Report
Sep 19, 2021 09:01French President Emmanuel Macron was reportedly kept in the dark as the United States and Britain discussed a major security partnership pact with Australia, known as AUKUS, during the G7 summit earlier this year, torpedoing Canberra’s multi-billion-dollar submarine contract with Paris.
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Biden stabs France in the back on Australia nuclear deal: French foreign minister
Sep 17, 2021 01:15France has accused US President Joe Biden of stabbing it in the back and acting like his predecessor Donald Trump after the Biden administration pushed Paris aside and signed a lucrative multi-billion nuclear deal with Australia for submarines.
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France says UK must stick to commitments on migrant crossings
Sep 09, 2021 10:07French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Thursday that he had clearly told his British counterpart Priti Patel that the United Kingdom must stick to its commitments on migrants trying to cross the Channel to reach Britain.
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World must hold US to account for supporting Daesh, new terrorism: President Raeisi
Sep 05, 2021 23:51Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the world must hold the United States to account for supporting terrorism fomented by the Daesh Takfiri group and other new forms of this ominous phenomenon.
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US lawlessness, Europe inaction responsible for status quo surrounding JCPOA: FM
Sep 02, 2021 02:25Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the US’s illegal measures and European countries’ inaction on the American lawlessness are responsible for the current unfavorable situation that surrounds the 2015 nuclear agreement.