Category: 1. Iran

Why it matters:

Tensions over Iran’s nuclear program are spiking again just as diplomatic space narrows. A new resolution from the E3 could derail any remaining prospects of salvaging the JCPOA and push Iran toward more…

Amid a looming anti-Iran resolution at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting, Abbas Araghchi took to the X on Wednesday to remind the three European participants to the JCPOA that “The E3 have had SEVEN YEARS to implement their JCPOA commitments….

Why it matters: 

Since Iran has emphasized its compliance with nuclear commitments in the JCPOA and cooperation with the IAEA, activating the “Snapback Mechanism” by E3 (Germany, France, and the U.K.) can affect the…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. envoy Tom Barrack he’s interested in negotiating with the new Syrian government, with the U.S. serving as mediator, Axios quoted two Israeli officials as saying.

Netanyahu is interested in…

Russian envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mikhail Ulyanov made the remarks in a post on the X network on Wednesday, concurrent with the meeting of the board, which has been underway since Monday and is scheduled to end on…

Why it matters:

The rare trilateral engagement signals a growing willingness among West Asian powers to engage in multilateral dialogue amid ongoing regional crises, especially at a time when diplomacy in the region is under…

In a statement to the IAEA Board of Governors on the Verification and Monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of United Nations Security Council resolution 2231 (2015) on Wednesday, the three major European powers who are participants…

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The rising death toll underscores the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where the ongoing Israeli attacks have led to widespread destruction and displacement of the Palestinian people, especially in…

At least 55,104 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip since October 2023, the Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.

A fire and explosion at the Kaveh Methanol Petrochemical Plant in Bandar Dayyer, Bushehr Province, has left at least three people dead and ten others injured, according to local emergency officials. The incident occurred around 11:05 a.m. on…