WASHINGTON, D.C.: A few days after Secretary Scott Bessent ruled out extending the pause on sanctions on Russian oil shipments to ease shortages from the Iran war, the U.S. Treasury Department gave it another 30-day extension on April 17.
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Category: 1. Iran
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Lawyer Arrested in Mashhad on Charges of “Cooperation with the Zionist Regime”
According to information received by IranWire, Shohreh Haddadian, a defense attorney based in Mashhad, was arrested by security agents i …
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Trump Sabotages His Own Much-Exaggerated Iran Deal
On Thursday and Friday, there seemed to be progress toward a war-ending deal. President Trump went along with an Iranian demand that Israel must cease bombing Lebanon as a precondition to talks. On Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin…
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An ‘Open for Open’ Hormuz Deal Could Break the Iran Stalemate
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that U.S. negotiators would head to Islamabad, Pakistan, for a second round of negotiations with Iran on Monday. “We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL,” he said, adding menacingly, “and…
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Wary Of Hormuz Instability, Eurasian Logistics Look To Middle Corridor
While diplomatic efforts struggle to stabilize access to the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions between the United States and Iran, Eurasian trade is increasingly being redirected toward overland alternatives, with the Trans-Caspian Transport Route,…
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Vance has not yet left for Iran talks in Pakistan, source says – Reuters
Vance has not yet left for Iran talks in Pakistan, source says Reuters
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Iran, Russia FMs hold phone call
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation on Monday.
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Tehran Says ‘No Decision Yet’ on Joining Peace Talks as Trump Issues Major Threat
Meanwhile, Trump has accused Tehran of violating the U.S.-Iran cease-fire, stating that Iranian forces fired bullets in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend.
In the wake of the latest clash, Trump renewed his threat to target Iranian…
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Iran’s Decision Not to Participate in Talks with US Unchanged – Politics news
While US President Donald Trump has said that Vice President J.D. Vance and other members of the American negotiating team are on their way to Pakistan, so far, there has been no change in Iran’s stance on not taking…
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Iran targets its diaspora Notebooks
The Islamic Republic of Iran does not see repression as something confined to its own borders. Recently, the regime’s judiciary announced that it had begun confiscating the assets of members of the Iranian diaspora. This followed a…
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