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TEHRAN – Iran on Friday freed a South Korean ship and its captain detained since January after South Korea pledged to try to secure the release of Iranian funds frozen in South Korean banks under US sanctions, said a South Korean official. Iran seized the chemical tanker in the Strait …

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said on Monday that Iran can serve as a transit route from Uzbekistan to global markets and the high seas. Zarif made the remarks in Uzbekistan, after meeting with his Uzbek counterpart, Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov. Congratulating the Uzbek people on the occasion …

BRUSSELS – The United Nations will urge international donors to pledge up to $10 billion on Tuesday to help Syrians fleeing a decade of civil war amid the Covid-19 pandemic, saying the need for humanitarian support has never been greater. At the fifth annual conference to prevent Syrian refugees from …

BEIJING – Saudi Foreign Minister, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, and praised Beijing’s active efforts to promote peace and stability in the Middle East. “The Saudi side welcomes China’s active role in protecting security in the Middle East region and welcomes …

MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said on Monday that the United States’ exit from a 2015 multinational agreement with Iran – known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – signals the inability of the country to implement the agreements. Lavrov made the remarks when addressing Chinese reporters …

WASHINGTON – The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, authorized influence operations to aid Donald Trump in last November’s presidential election, according to a declassified intelligence assessment that revealed extensive efforts by the Kremlin and Iran to shape the result of the race, but ultimately no evidence that a foreign actor changed …

TEHRAN – A US media outlet has claimed that Joe Biden’s administration should sanction Iran, Russia and China for alleged interference in the 2020 US presidential election. CNN claimed on Tuesday that three US officials said Washington should impose sanctions next week on certain countries for their interference in the …

DOHA – “Today we launched a new process of trilateral consultation,” Cavusoglu said after talks in Doha with the foreign ministers of Russia and Qatar. “Our aim is to discuss how we can contribute to the efforts to find a lasting political solution in Syria.” The three ministers stressed during …

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Tuesday released its first sanctions against Iran as part of its continued efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal. US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, announced sanctions against two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps interrogators, Ali Hemmatian and Masoud Safdari. “They were punished for their …

DUBAI – Iran ruled out an informal meeting with the United States and European powers on Sunday to discuss ways to revive its 2015 nuclear deal with the major powers, insisting Washington must lift all its unilateral sanctions. “In view of recent actions and statements by the United States and …