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Europe heads for drought as France faces historic drought, Rhine drying
Aug 06, 2022 10:27A continent-wide heat wave has swept Europe with rising temperatures above 40C for the first time on record resulting in a historic drought situation in France, England and putting Rhine River on the brink of drying up.
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World strongly condemns deadly Israeli air raids on Palestinians in besieged Gaza Strip
Aug 06, 2022 04:34The international community has strongly condemned the latest Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip that martyred at least 10 people, including a 5-year-old girl, and injured more than 40 others, voicing its deep concern over the latest rounds of violence by the Tel Aviv regime against Palestinians in the besieged coastal enclave.
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Russia blasts Ukraine for ‘nuclear terrorism’
Aug 06, 2022 01:28Russia has reprimanded the Ukrainian regime for “nuclear terrorism,” saying the Ukrainian army has carried out artillery attacks against a nuclear power plant located in southeastern Ukraine.
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FM: Negotiators bent on safeguarding economic, nuclear interests in Vienna talks
Aug 05, 2022 10:49Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the negotiators will rigorously observe the country’s red lines during the ongoing talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, which was abandoned by the United States three years after its conclusion.
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Russia backs Iran’s position, advises US against pursuing ‘altered plan’
Aug 05, 2022 09:05Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Tehran’s position on the nuclear deal is “absolutely legitimate,” calling on the US to return to the original accord instead of pushing for an “altered plan.”
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Vienna talks ‘ample opportunity’ for US to return to JCPOA: Iran
Aug 05, 2022 02:17A top Iranian diplomat has said that the talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal are an “ample opportunity” for the US to show its determination to return to the agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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Talks on removal of anti-Iran sanctions, JCPOA revival resume in Vienna
Aug 05, 2022 00:33Talks over the removal of anti-Tehran sanctions and reviving the Iran nuclear deal have resumed in the Austrian capital of Vienna, as Iran's lead negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani meets with the European Union’s Deputy Foreign Policy Chief, Enrique Mora.
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Russia again blames bans for non-delivery of turbine, resultant cutting of gas flow to Europe
Aug 04, 2022 06:46Russia's energy giant Gazprom says the sanctions imposed by the West against Moscow have made it impossible for the company to receive a turbine needed to keep gas flowing to Europe.
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Iran delegation set to leave for Vienna to resume nuclear deal talks: FM Spox
Aug 03, 2022 12:21Foreign Ministry spokesman says the country’s lead negotiator in Vienna talks and his accompanying delegation are set to leave for the Austrian capital on Wednesday to resume the talks aimed at reviving the accord and lifting sanctions.
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French parliament backs accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO
Aug 03, 2022 07:16The French parliament has voted to ratify the accession of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), following the two Nordic countries' bid to join the Western military alliance amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.