Al-Arabia – According to those in the know in Paris, France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is a smart soft-soaper capable of persuading a mule out of its hind legs.
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Questions abound as Iranians claim US Treasury licensing plane sales to Iran
Al-Monitor – Questions have emerged about whether the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued new licenses to Canadian plane manufacturer Bombardier Inc. to sell passenger aircraft to Iran. If true, it would be the first such approval since President Donald Trump took office and comes at a time when Tehran is trying to overcome financing …
Read More »Tehran, Moscow set to broaden economic cooperation
PayvandNews – The 14th meeting of Iran-Russian Joint Economic Committee wrapped up on Tuesday with signing a cooperation document by Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Masoud Karbasian and Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin in Moscow.
Read More »Netanyahu Urges United States To ‘Fix’ Or ‘Nix’ Iran Nuclear Deal
Reuters – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a nuclear agreement with Iran “dubious” and warned that Iran wanted to “extinguish Israel’s present and future” in comments at the United Nations on Thursday (March 8).
Read More »IRGC commander: Iran’s missile production has increased three-fold
Al-Arabia – Iran has increased its missile production three-fold, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said Wednesday, according to the Fars news service. The commander did not explain during what time period the production increase had taken place. “In the past we had to do a lot of explaining to various bodies for our actions but it’s not like that anymore,” …
Read More »Iran Can Ramp Up Uranium Enrichment In Two Days – Spokesman
RadioFarda -Tehran can resume enriching uranium up to 20 percent within a matter of 48 hours if the U.S. backs out of the nuclear deal, the spokesman of the Islamic Republic’s Atomic Energy Organization said March 5.
Read More »Turkey Says It Will Hold Summit On Syria In April With Russia, Iran
RFL/RE – Turkey, Russia, and Iran will hold a summit next month to discuss the situation in Syria and potential measures in the region, a spokesman for the Turkish Foreign ministry said on March 6.
Read More »Iran: Detained Telegram Channel Admin Denied Much Needed Treatment
Iran-HRM – Hamidreza Amini, a detained Telegram channel administrator who was charged with publishing lies, blasphemy and insulting the Islamic Republic’s authorities, went on a dry hungers strike for five days in protest to his transfer from Evin Prison to Fashafoyeh Prison.
Read More »Iran announces opening of another Islamic college in Syria
Al-Arabia – Tehran announced on Wednesday that they will be opening the ‘College of Islamic Schools’ in Damascus, approximately a month after announcing the opening of several branches of the Iran-based Islamic Azad University across Syrian cities. According to the Iranian Tasnim news agency, the head of strategic council on foreign relations, Kamel Kharrazi, announced the opening of the college …
Read More »Saudis Reportedly Seek Parity With Iran In Nuclear Power Deal With U.S.
RFL/RE – The United States is negotiating with Saudi Arabia over a nuclear power deal that might allow Riyadh to enrich and reprocess uranium in exchange for choosing U.S. companies to build reactors in the kingdom, media are reporting. The Associated Press, Bloomberg, and other media reported on February 26 that the Saudis are pressing to include such advanced nuclear …
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