European Union

Boosting ties with neighbors, region priority of new govt.: FM

Sep 22, 2021 09:27

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says bolstering relations with Iran’s neighbors and regional states is top on the agenda of the country’s new administration.
Aukus row: European Union demands apology from Australia over France’s treatment before trade talks

Sep 22, 2021 06:16

The European Union is demanding answers – and an apology from Australia – over its treatment of France as the fallout from the Aukus announcement threatens to delay a key trade deal.
France tries to delay EU-Australia trade deal amid AUKUS fallout

Sep 22, 2021 06:10

The A$90bn (£48bn) submarine contract was the centrepiece of French-Australian cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, but the Australians have instead opted to form a US-UK-Australia pact dubbed AUKUS, and build eight nuclear-powered submarines likely to be delivered between 2030 and 2040.
Iran to resume JCPOA talks considering deeds, not words, FM tells Borrell

Sep 22, 2021 05:13

The Iranian foreign minister informed the European Union’s foreign policy chief of Tehran’s readiness to resume the talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, but made it clear that Iran will count only on the actions of the other parties this time, not their words.
US efforts to impose hegemony have ‘failed miserably’: President Raeisi

Sep 21, 2021 21:03

President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the US efforts to impose hegemony on other countries have “failed miserably,” and that Washington’s hegemonic system lacks credibility.
Russia says Europe’s court claim on Litvinenko poisoning ‘unfounded’

Sep 21, 2021 15:10

The Kremlin has categorically rejected a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that Russia was responsible for the 2006 killing of former agent Alexander Litvinenko.
EU ministers say submarine row ‘wake-up call’ for Europe, not only a French matter

Sep 21, 2021 13:15

The 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.
EU, Australia trade ties at risk over diplomatic crisis

Sep 21, 2021 03:57

The issue centers around a contract signed five years ago, worth up to €50bn, for France to build 12 submarines for Australia. Out of the blue, Paris found out a few days ago that the deal is off.
'Cold War mentality' in US, British, Australia pact: China

Sep 16, 2021 04:05

China has reacted to a new trilateral security alliance announced by the United States, Britain and Australia aimed at addressing defense and security concerns in the Indo-Pacific region, calling on the three countries to shake off their ‘Cold War’ mentality.
EU’s Borrell hails Baghdad conference as ‘important diplomatic achievement’

Sep 11, 2021 11:37

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has hailed the recent Baghdad conference, which aimed at promoting regional de-escalation and dialog, as an “important diplomatic achievement,” saying Iraq is key to promoting stability between Iran and Saudi Arabia.