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Transferring nuclear technology to al-Saud is the most destabilizing development: Entessar 24 Feb 2019

Transferring nuclear technology to al-Saud is the most destabilizing development: Entessar

Touching upon Trump’s attempt to transfer sensitive nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, Prof. Entessar says this is the most destabilizing and dangerous development that will embolden Takfiri extremists. The US President Donald Trump is rushing to transfer sensitive nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia, according to a new congressional report. To shed more light on […]

Iran’s Central Bank Says to Introduce Company for Facilitating INSTEX 23 Feb 2019

Iran’s Central Bank Says to Introduce Company for Facilitating INSTEX

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced that it will soon name a company in the country for facilitating cooperation with the European Union based on its financial mechanism for trade with Iran known as the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX). In a statement released on Saturday, the CBI’s public relations department said […]

FATF Extends Suspension of Iran Countermeasures Until June 23 Feb 2019

FATF Extends Suspension of Iran Countermeasures Until June

the anti-money laundering body, the Financial Action Task Force announced on Friday that it has extended the suspension of countermeasures against Iran for another four months, recognizing the country’s efforts in meeting its Action Plan. “The FATF decided at its meeting this week to continue the suspension of counter-measures. While welcoming the passage of the […]

Trump Vows Veto as Democrats Try to Block Emergency Order 23 Feb 2019

Trump Vows Veto as Democrats Try to Block Emergency Order

Democrats controlling the House have teed up a vote next week to block US President Donald Trump from using a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the US-Mexico border, accelerating a showdown in Congress that could divide Republicans and lead to Trump’s first veto. The Democrats introduced a resolution Friday to block Trump’s […]

Austria to coop. with Iran to build green energy ecological center 23 Feb 2019

Austria to coop. with Iran to build green energy ecological center

 Austrian Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Stefan Scholz said on Fri. that his country will cooperate with the Islamic Republic of Iran for constructing green energies ecological center. Islamic Republic of Iran is known as a driving force in the Middle East region, he said, adding, “the country’s tendency for moving towards renewable […]

IAEA reiterates Iran’s compliance with JCPOA 23 Feb 2019

IAEA reiterates Iran’s compliance with JCPOA

 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced in a quarterly report that Iran continues to comply with its commitments under 2015 Nuclear Deal, officially known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Iran remains within caps on the level to which it can enrich uranium and its stock of enriched uranium in accordance with the […]

Trump loves surprises, so we’ll entertain him: FM Zarif 23 Feb 2019

Trump loves surprises, so we’ll entertain him: FM Zarif

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tehran’s response to blunt the impact of US sanctions will come as a ‘surprise’ to US President Donald Trump. Zarif made the remark in an interview with the Swiss newspaper Basler Zeitungpublished on Thursday, while answering a question on Washington’s efforts to cut down Iran’s oil exports. He said the effort […]

Turkey Condemns European Parliament Committee Call to Suspend Accession 21 Feb 2019

Turkey Condemns European Parliament Committee Call to Suspend Accession

Turkey criticized on Thursday as “unacceptable” a vote by the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee calling for the suspension of EU accession negotiations with it. The Foreign Affairs Committee called on the European Commission and member states on Wednesday to formally suspend EU accession negotiations with Turkey, citing disregard for human rights and civil liberties, […]

Germany Resists Force to Ease Saudi Arms Export Halt 21 Feb 2019

Germany Resists Force to Ease Saudi Arms Export Halt

Germany is sticking to its weapons exports freeze to Saudi Arabia, the government said Wednesday, resisting pressure to soften its stance after criticism from Britain and defense firms, including Airbus, who argue it is hurting commerce. Germany said in November that it would reject future arms export licenses to Riyadh over the killing of Saudi […]

Netanyahu Makes Deal with Far-Right Party 21 Feb 2019

Netanyahu Makes Deal with Far-Right Party

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forged an election alliance with a far-right party that could give followers of the late anti-Arab rabbi, Meir Kahane. The deal, announced by Netanyahu’s Likud and the ultranationalist Jewish Home party, was aimed at solidifying a potential right-wing coalition after the April 9 parliamentary election, Reuters reported. Opinion polls predict […]