The United States was further isolated on Friday over its bid to re-impose international sanctions on Iran, with 13 countries on the 15-member United Nations Security Council expressing their opposition, arguing that Washington’s movement was invalid. is, using a process agreed upon during a nuclear deal that ended two years …
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A recently discovered transcript of an interview with a British intelligence officer who played a leading role in the 1953 coup that brought forces back to the shah of Iran claims that Britain was the driving force behind the overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh. On the anniversary of …
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China welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposed summit of world leaders to prevent “confrontation” over a US attempt to trigger a return of all UN sanctions on Iran. The US lost a bid on Friday to extend a UN arms embargo on Iran. Russia and China oppose extending the arms …
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The United States is not entitled to re-impose sanctions on Iran through the so-called “snapback” mechanism linked to an international nuclear deal, said the head of the European Union. Since the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), it cannot be …
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Iran has downplayed the vote by the UN Security Council, which rejected a US bid to extend an arms embargo on the Islamic Republic, saying Washington “has never been so isolated”. In the Security Council’s vote on Friday, the US only received support from the Dominican Republic for its resolution …
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