Trump administration is ‘inept and insecure’: UK amb. to US
The Trump administration has been labelled "inept", insecure and incompetent in leaked emails from the UK ambassador to Washington.
JCPOA Joint Commission to Convene in Austria Next Week
The joint commission of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), will hold a session in Vienna on June 28 at the level of deputy foreign ministers and political directors, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said.
Tearful May resigns, paving way for Brexit confrontation
Fighting back tears, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she would quit, triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power who is likely to push for a more decisive Brexit divorce deal.
EU Leaders, UK Agree to Extend Brexit Deadline until End of October
European Union leaders and the UK government agreed to a “flexible extension” of the Brexit deadline until Oct. 31.
Britain rejects US’ demand for labeling IRGC terrorist group
As a British foreign ministry official told an Iranian reporter in London, it is the US’ decision to name IRGC a terrorist group and Britain is not to support the act.
China Cancels Trade Talks with UK in Protest over Defense Secretary’s Speech
Chinese Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua has cancelled trade talks with Britain’s Finance Minister Philip Hammond after Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson threatened to deploy an aircraft carrier in Beijing’s backyard, a report said. Hu was due to hold trade talks with Hammond this weekend. Instead, The Sun newspaper report said, Hu cancelled the talks in protest at […]
Germany, France, UK Mulling over Dual Approach on Iran
Germany, France and the UK are scrambling to win EU backing for a dual-pronged approach on Iran that would seek further sanctions against Tehran while shoring up the landmark nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic. The three powers want to agree on a common EU position ahead of a February 13-14 meeting against Iran that […]
UK Can Unilaterally Stop Brexit: Top EU Court
The European Union’s top court ruled on Monday that the British government may unilaterally reverse its decision to leave the bloc, without consulting the other member states. In an emergency judgment delivered just a day before the British parliament is due to vote on a Brexit deal agreed with the EU by Prime Minister Theresa […]
Iran summons Denmark, Netherlands, UK envoys over harboring terrorists
Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned ambassadors of the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK charge d’affaires to protest over harboring terrorist groups. Iran summoned ambassadors of Netherlands and Denmark to Tehran and strongly protested over residing of terrorists responsible for Saturday’s Ahvaz attack in their countries, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi. It is unacceptable that as […]
UK almost Doubles Arms Sales to Countries on List of Human Rights Abusers
The UK nearly doubled the value of arms sales to countries on the government’s list of human rights abusers in the past year, figures reveal. Licenses for arms deals worth some £1.5bn were approved in Whitehall in 2017, up from £820m a year earlier, according to figures compiled by the Campaign against the Arms Trade […]