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Peoples Dispatch
China Urges US to Rejoin Iran Nuclear Deal
21 Jan 2021
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying urged the incoming Biden administration to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) “as early as possible” and without any preconditions…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Israel Gets Boxed in as Iran Issue Surges
03 Dec 2020
Israel stands utterly isolated in the region. The UAE and all Iran’s neighbours have closed ranks to condemn the killing of Fakhrizadeh, including Turkey, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan.
Peoples Dispatch
Clashes Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Over Nagorno Karabakh Raise International Concerns
29 Sep 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh is a breakaway region of Azerbaijan with an Armenian ethnic majority. Governments of both the Transcaucasian countries have accused each other of violating the 1994 ceasefire…
Peoples Dispatch
US Prepares to Impose Unilateral Arms Embargo Against Iran After Failing to Garner Support in the UN
19 Sep 2020
The US is considering issuing an executive order within days which will threaten secondary sanctions against countries or firms buying or selling arms from and to Iran.
Abdul Rahman
Why is the US Threatening to Activate ‘Snapback’ Sanctions on Iran?
19 Aug 2020
The latest US threat of resuming sanctions comes after its failure to get the UN Security Council’s approval for an indefinite extension of the international arms embargo against Iran which is set to…
Peoples Dispatch
Iran Threatens to Leave Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
22 Jan 2020
The announcement comes after the UK, France and Germany proposed the invocation of the dispute settlement mechanism in the UNSC – a move that Iran alleges is based on US diktats.
Peoples Dispatch
Iran Accuses EU of Adhering to Trump’s Policy, Asks its Troops to Leave the Region
17 Jan 2020
Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif said that Germany, France and the UK, which are signatories to the deal, had failed to provide necessary safeguards to Iran against the illegal sanctions imposed…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Moratorium on US Oil Sanctions to Open Talks With Iran
03 Sep 2019
The maximum pressure strategy against Tehran is opening the window for an unprecedented expansion of Russian and Chinese influence in Iran, which may damage US regional interests in the long-term.
Peoples Dispatch
Iranian Foreign Minister Met European Diplomats at the G7 Meeting
27 Aug 2019
The meeting between Javad Zarif and the European diplomats was the result of French president, Emmanuel Macron’s attempts to salvage the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or the ‘Iran nuclear deal’.
Vijay Prashad
Trump’s ‘Diplomacy’ in Iran is a Cynical Farce
06 Aug 2019
Tehran’s foreign minister Javad Zarif has been sanctioned to send a message to all the US allies who have become part of new platforms and alliances.