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Foreign ministers of world powers meet to hammer down a final nuclear deal in Vienna, Austria, on November 21, 2014.
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Iran nuclear talks: not ‘all options on the table’ yet

by Ali M. Pedram | Nov 22, 2014 | Features

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As the countdown to a final agreement on Iran’s nuclear file comes to an end with one day to go before the November 24 deadline, all sides expressed hope that an agreement was still within reach, although both parties argue that the onus to...

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In this November 2, 2006 file photo, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fire missiles during a war game in a desert near the holy city of Qom, southeast of Tehran. (Reuters/Fars News)

Iranian media showcases Revolutionary Guard’s ballistic capabilities to “attack and destroy” Israel

by Ali M. Pedram | Nov 16, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian websites close to the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have run special feature reports and interviews relating to Iran’s capability to “attack and destroy” Israel using ballistic missiles, the semi-state-run Fars and Tasnim...

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Iranian Mohammad Javad Zarif (C-R) sits next to the EU’s Catherine Ashton (C-L), during their meeting in the framework of negotiations on the Iranian nuclear file in Muscat, Oman, on November 11, 2014.

Iran nuclear negotiations set for extension under face-saving agreement: Iran sources

by Ali M. Pedram | Nov 15, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Negotiations on the Iranian nuclear file between Iran, the US and the EU have not achieved the desired outcome according to sources in Iran. The failure to come to a consensus has put all sides under further pressure to rescue talks before a...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) shake hands during a meeting in Muscat, Oman, on November 9, 2014. Omani Foreign Minister Yussef bin Alawi bin Abdullah (center R) and European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton (center L) stand at background. (AP Photo/Nicholas Kamm, Pool)

Iran’s conservatives turn up heat on nuclear deal as deadline approaches

by Ali M. Pedram | Nov 13, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s influential Supreme National Security Council, confirmed on Wednesday that Iran has responded to US President Barack Obama’s letters to Iran’s supreme leader, though he gave no indication if the responses...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry after a statement early on November 24, 2013 in Geneva. (AFP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini)

Iran contemplating nuclear compromise in return for US-backed regional role: sources

by Ali M. Pedram | Nov 8, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As the November 24 deadline for nuclear negotiations approaches, the revelation that US President Barack Obama sent a letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been cautiously welcomed in the highest political circles in...