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RFL/RE- Germany, France, and Great Britain have urged Tehran to stick by the terms of the 2015 deal that restricted Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. In a joint statement on January 12, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that “it is essential that Iran return to full compliance …

RFL/RE – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he is “outraged” by a rocket attack on an Iraqi air base on January 12.“Outraged by reports of another rocket attack on an Iraqi airbase. I pray for [the] speedy recovery of the injured and call on the government of #Iraq to hold those responsible for this attack on the Iraqi …

VOA – Iranian Americans gathered in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles Sunday to mourn those killed when Iran shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, and peaceful protesters killed and wounded by Iranian security forces.  VOA’s Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports from Washington. https://www.voanews.com/episode/iranian-americans-mourn-lost-lives-protest-against-tehran-government-4154216#

gatestoneinstitute.org – Europe, too, will have to draw a few conclusions. The European attempt, initiated by France, Germany and the United Kingdom, to circumvent American sanctions on Iran should cease. In reality, the Iranian regime has just lost a round in its long conflict with the United States. Such air disasters have a lasting effect on people’s minds. The Iranian …

Al-Monitor – Protests erupted across Iran after Iranian officials admitted they had accidentally shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane that had taken off from Tehran hours after Iran launched missiles at US bases in Iraq. President Hassan Rouhani issued a Jan. 11 statement saying the Jan. 8 Ukraine International Airlines crash, which killed 176 people, was due to “human error,” adding that it …