China, US Trade Negotiators to Meet in Shanghai July 30-31
Lead negotiators for China and the United States will meet in Shanghai on Tuesday for two days in the next round of trade talks, China’s commerce ministry confirmed.
Russia Says Ready to Join EU’s INSTEX
Russia has signaled its willingness to join an EU payments channel designed to circumvent US sanctions banning trade with Iran, but has called on Brussels to expand the new mechanism to cover oil exports.
Europe Buying Time to Gain Chance
While Iran is criticizing European governments for having no practical plan for making it take advantage of profits of its nuclear deal, the JCPOA, one European diplomat has said that it is necessary Iran to be convinced to return to the JCPOA commitments in exchange for U.S. symbolic gestures.
North Korea Calls South Korea’s F-35 Jet Purchases ‘Extremely Dangerous Action’
South Korea's acquisition of American F-35 stealth fighter jets will force North Korea to develop and test "special armaments" to destroy the new weapons, North Korea's state media said on Thursday, citing a government researcher.
IAEA’s Board of Governors Under U.S. Pressure
The official website of the U.S. Mission to the International Organizations in a statement claimed, “On July 5, in accordance with Rule 11 of the Provisional Rules of Procedures of the IAEA Board of Governors, U.S. Ambassador to International Organizations in Vienna Jackie Wolcott requested a special meeting of the Board to discuss the IAEA Director General’s latest, concerning report on the Iran’s nuclear program.
N Korea Says Time Running Out for US to Revive Talks
Time was running out for the United States to formulate a new strategy to revive denuclearization talks, a senior North Korean diplomat said on Thursday, as a US envoy for North Korea is set to visit South Korea ahead of President Donald Trump’s trip.
Japan PM in Tehran in Bid to Ease Tensions as Mediator
TEHRAN - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Tehran on Wednesday as he tries to position himself as a mediator between Iran and the United States to help reduce heightened tensions between them.
Iran’s President: Deal of Century Doomed to Collapse
Palestinians will definitely emerge victorious in the confrontation with the Zionist aggressors, President of Iran Hassan Rouhani underscored, stressing that the US-drafted deal of the century will end up as the ‘bankruptcy of the century’.
China Says US Trade Provocations ‘Naked Economic Terrorism’
Provoking trade disputes is “naked economic terrorism”, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Thursday, ramping up the rhetoric against the United States amid a bitter trade war that is showing no signs of ending soon.
U.S. After Devaluating Iranian Currency
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani says the United States wants to have the Iranian currency devalued in order to achieve its illegitimate objectives.