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Russia's Nord Stream 2 ready for export after filling first string with gas

Oct 18, 2021 10:01

The gas-in procedure for the first string of the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 pipeline has been completed, the operator of the project said.
Iran says talks on removal of sanctions to resume Thursday

Oct 18, 2021 05:35

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Baqeri-Kani will travel to Brussels on Thursday to continue talks with the European Union’s Deputy Foreign Policy Chief Enrique Mora based on an agreement reached in Tehran last week.
Iran to resume JCPOA talks in days: MP

Oct 18, 2021 02:48

An Iranian lawmaker said on Sunday that Tehran will enter the negotiations on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal next week.
EU envoy in Tehran to discuss removal of illegal sanctions

Oct 14, 2021 10:57

Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Baqeri-Kani has met with EU deputy foreign policy chief Enrique Mora, who is on a visit to Tehran to discuss, among other things, the future of Vienna talks to remove Washington’s anti-Iran sanctions.
MEP questions US nuclear double standard over deal on submarines fueled with weapon grade uranium

Oct 14, 2021 02:55

An independent Member of the European Parliament (MEP) has hit out at US nuclear double standards, arguing the US does not want Iran to enrich uranium beyond the 3.67 percent purity but it helps Australia get submarines fueled with weapon-grade uranium.
Taliban warn US, EU sanctions could trigger wave of Afghan refugees

Oct 13, 2021 14:31

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have warned Western diplomats that insisting on sanctions as a means to pressure their governance could undermine security and trigger a wave of economic refugees.
Putin blames Europe’s ‘systematic flaws’ for energy crisis

Oct 13, 2021 12:10

Russian President Vladimir Putin has brushed off allegations that Moscow is using energy as a “weapon,” saying Europe’s gas shortage is largely caused by “systematic flaws” in the continent’s energy market.
EU's deputy foreign policy chief to visit Iran

Oct 13, 2021 02:59

Enrique Mora, the Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service for Political Affairs, will visit Tehran on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said.
Iran’s steps in JCPOA talks will correspond to moves by other parties: FM

Oct 12, 2021 14:14

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Tehran will soon "finalize" its internal deliberations on the resumption of the Vienna talks aimed at reviving the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal it signed with world powers.
Trade war looms as UK set to spurn EU offer on Northern Ireland

Oct 11, 2021 12:24

Fears that the UK is heading for a trade war with the European Union have been fuelled by strong indications from the government that proposals to be unveiled in Brussels on Wednesday (Oct 13, 2021) over Brexit arrangements do not go far enough.