VIENNA—Britain, France, and Germany are pressing ahead with a U.S.-backed plan for a resolution by the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board criticizing Iran for curbing cooperation with the agency, despite Russian and Iranian warnings of serious consequences. The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) 35-nation Board of Governors is holding a quarterly meeting this week against the…
As Alliances Shift, West Needs Statesmanship
Commentary Almost indiscernible in the relatively banal debate about foreign policy, and particularly the relations of the United States with China and Iran, is a sideways shift in the alliance system that was set up to deal with, and was the framework for the successful conclusion of, the Cold War. The only rival of the…
Iran Insists US Lift Sanctions First to Revive Nuclear Deal Talks
DUBAI—Iran said on Monday the United States should lift sanctions first if it wants to hold talks with Tehran to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers that former President Donald Trump abandoned. President Joe Biden has said Washington is ready for talks about both nations resuming compliance with the pact, under which Tehran…
Iran Dismisses Idea of Talks With EU and US to Revive 2015 Nuclear Deal
DUBAI—Iran on Sunday ruled out holding an informal meeting with the United States and European powers to discuss ways to revive its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, insisting that Washington must lift all its unilateral sanctions. “Considering the recent actions and statements by the United States and three European powers, Iran does not consider…
Faulty US Intel Report on Khashoggi Death Meant to Topple Saudi Crown Prince, Woo Iran
Commentary Saudi Arabia is an authoritarian place in which religious leaders have tremendous power and the royal family has more. Its standards for justice are not American standards. So, when the CIA authors a report on the death of a Saudi journalist at the hands of Saudi henchmen, it isn’t surprising that the report, issued…
Israel Says Initial Assessment Is Iran Behind Explosion on Israeli-Owned Ship
JERUSALEM—Israeli defense minister Benny Gantz said on Saturday his “initial assessment” was that Iran was responsible for an explosion on an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman. “Iran is looking to hit Israeli infrastructure and Israeli citizens,” Gantz told the public broadcaster Kan. “The location of the ship in relative close proximity to Iran…
Iran Condemns US Air Strikes in Syria, Denies Attacks in Iraq
DUBAI—Iran on Saturday condemned U.S. air strikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria, and denied responsibility for rocket attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq that prompted Friday’s strikes. Washington said its strikes on positions of the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah paramilitary group along the Iraq border were in response to the rocket attacks on U.S. targets in…
Biden: Syria Airstrikes Tell Iran, ‘You Can’t Act With Impunity’
President Joe Biden on Friday said the airstrikes the United States carried out in Syria this week sent a message to the Iranian regime. “You can’t act with impunity,” he told reporters about the message while touring a facility in Houston, Texas. After a pause, he added, “Be careful.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki,…
Iran Probes Border Shooting Deaths That Sparked Protests
DUBAI—Iran is investigating the fatal shootings of at least two Iranians this week at the border with Pakistan, and Islamabad has handed over the body of one of the victims, the Iranian foreign ministry said on Friday. Monday’s shooting of at least two people carrying fuel across the border led to protests that spread across…
‘Axis of Evil’: China and Allies Russia, Iran, North Korea Pose Threat to America, Says Gordon Chang
China analyst Gordon Chang has said that Beijing and its “axis of evil”—Russia, Iran, and North Korea—pose the biggest threat to America. He’s concerned that U.S. President Joe Biden is reversing Trump-era safeguards against it. Speaking to The Epoch Times’ American Thought Leaders at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Chang said that despite the…
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