Nuclear deal ‘could lead to U.S.-Iran cooperation’ on ISIL: ex-negotiator
Iran’s former nuclear negotiator says a nuclear deal between Iran and the 5+1 group (the five permanent members of the UN Security…
Tag Archives: Iran-US thaw
Obama aims to soothe Saudi fears with Riyadh visit
(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will seek to ease Saudi concerns that he is neglecting an old ally when he visits…
How to talk and listen to Iran
Current negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program in Geneva have raised hopes that there may be rapprochement between Iran and the…
Persian hugs – Iran’s growing ties with Eurasia and Turkey
Iran is the new kid on the former-Soviet Bloc. The possibility of a detente with the US has seen businessmen from across…
Azerbaijan and the West´s rapprochement with Iran
The brewing rapprochement between the United States and Iran, signified by the Geneva nuclear deal signed in January, seems likely to scramble…
Iran nuclear talks could benefit from shift in Israel
While the focus of US attention is on how to craft an agreement defining Iran’s nuclear program, the broader issue of Iran’s…
U.S. and Iran meet to discuss final nuclear accord
(Reuters) – The foreign ministers of the United States and Iran held rare private talks in Germany on Sunday to discuss the…
Iran’s Rouhani says negotiating with U.S., Europe to normalize relations
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Rouhani says in negotiations with U.S., Europe relations to normalise Iran is negotiating…
Rouhani says in negotiations with U.S., Europe relations to normalise
(Reuters) – Iran is negotiating with the United States as part of a “constructive engagement” with the world community and wants Washington to back…
How Iran deal may bring down oil prices, cut Saudi Arabia to size
The Iran-US bonhomie may be bad news for traditional Iran-baiters like Saudi Arabia and Israel, but it certainly is good news for…
Iran nuclear case: Two viewpoints, one reality
Following the finalization of a recent interim agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of world power [in Geneva, Switzerland], which is…
Iran-US enmity to continue despite deal
In the wake of the Geneva interim agreement of late November, which marked the first formal agreement between Iran and the United…
Saudi Arabia angered by US-Iran rapprochement
Saudi Arabia, like Israel, has bitterly opposed President Barack Obama’s deal with Iran, accusing it of abandoning its long-time allies in the…
Tehran, Washington DC display political will to stop tensions despite skepticism of the Gulf states – expert
The United States is at a crossroads over the Iran nuclear deal. In his first congressional testimony since last month’s Geneva agreement…
Iran, from enemy to ally
LONDON — The recent nuclear deal with Iran has caused a predictable furor among Middle East hawks. But it offers an opportunity…
Syrian opposition head fears U.S.-Iran thaw could benefit Assad
KUWAIT: The head of the Syrian National Coalition opposition group said on Sunday a thaw in relations between Washington and Tehran could strengthen President…
Iran, Saudi strategists spar, swap ideas, over Gulf security
(Reuters) – Invoking religious faith and desert folklore, Gulf officials proclaim wariness about a possible thaw in relations between their ally the…
Need for direct Iran-US talks on Syria
Iranian Diplomacy’s interview with Qassem Mohebbali, an expert on Syrian affairs: – It seems that the position of some Arab countries with regard…
Rouhani: Mutual trust 1st step in Iran-US rapprochement
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani underscored that Iran and the US have to begin confidence-building measures before they could repair their…
Will West’s nuclear deal with Iran kill Zionism?
According to Israeli Likudnik parliamentarian Tzachi Hanegbi, after the G5+1 reached a deal with Iran, Netanyahu called Obama and “made it clear…
U.S. seeks Iran’s help in finding missing American
(Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday asked Iran for help in finding an American who has been missing there for more than six…
3-decade gridlock broken: The nuclear deal with Iran in Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) — The diplomatic gridlock between Iran and the West seemed immovable for decades. But on Sunday, diplomats made history when…
Nuclear accord with Iran opens diplomatic doors in the Mideast
WASHINGTON — For President Obama, whose popularity and second-term agenda have been ravaged by the chaotic rollout of the health care law, the preliminary…
Israel threats seek more US pressure on Iran: Analyst
Israel’s threats of war against Iran are aimed at provoking the US to escalate its pressures against Tehran over the country’s nuclear…
US-Iran timeline since 1979
The following is a chronology of key events in U.S.-Iran relations since the 1979 revolution. 1979 Feb. 14 – Students stormed…
U.S. and Iran poised to meet to tackle Syria aid together
The United States and Iran, enemies in a proxy war in Syria, now appear likely to come together at an upcoming U.N.-sponsored…
Iran deal fear for US’ Mid-East allies
For months now Israel has watched with alarm as its best friend has schmoozed its worst enemy. The government of Benjamin Netanyahu…
Richard J. Heydarian: Iran-West détente best foreign policy legacy for Rouhani and Obama
TEHRAN (FNA)- The normalization of relations between Iran and the United States and the recommencement of talks between the two countries to…
US won’t ignore Israeli interest at N-talks: Sherman
US Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman says Washington will take into consideration Israel’s security interests at the upcoming talks between Iran and…
Senior MP: Iran not optimistic about talks with US, but shows good will
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has not pinned much hope on its current talks with the US and other world powers, but it continues…
Arshin Adib-Moghaddam: Netanyahu administration nervous about Iran-US talks
TEHRAN (FNA)- As the representatives of Iran and the six world powers (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United…
Iranians can’t trust US: Jewish lawmaker
The representative of Iranian Jews at the parliament says Iran continues to distrust the US, unless Washington changes its hostile approach towards…
Some would propose ‘death to America’ abandoned in Friday prayers
TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – The head of Friday Prayer Imams Regulatory Body has said some have proposed ‘death to America’ be…
Why Arabs fear a U.S.-Iran détente
PARIS — Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United States over Washington’s approach to the Middle East were brewing for months before…
Cuban envoy lauds Irans new approach
Tehran, Oct 28, IRNA – New Cuban ambassador to Tehran here on Monday praised Iran’s new approach in its foreign policy, saying it…
‘There is no better ambassador than football’: Meet the US soccer coach in Iran
One American enjoys a unique view of life in Iran – from the sidelines of Tehran’s main soccer stadium typically packed with…
Israel, Saudis speaking same language on Iran – Livni
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Israel are united in their opposition to Iran, but they cannot cooperate as long the Palestinian conflict continues, Israel’s chief peace negotiator…
Israelis, Saudis just getting started in opposing U.S.-Iran detente
The trick to finding an agreement between the P5+1 world powers and Iran has become clear: keep Israel and Saudi Arabia out…
Iran sends out feelers for any return to oil markets
(Reuters) – Iran is reaching out to its old oil buyers and is ready to cut prices if Western sanctions against it are eased,…