by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 8, 2015 | Middle East
Dubai and Munich, Reuters—Iran’s supreme leader said on Sunday he could accept a compromise in nuclear talks and gave his strongest defense yet of President Hassan Rouhani’s decision to negotiate with the West, a policy opposed by powerful hardliners at...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 18, 2015 | Middle East
Geneva, Reuters—Iran and major powers met on Sunday to take stock of their differences over its nuclear program, as the Obama administration lobbied to stave off fresh sanctions against the Islamic Republic. The Geneva negotiations, held at the level of political...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 14, 2015 | Middle East
Geneva, AP—US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Geneva for talks with his Iranian counterpart on how to speed up nuclear negotiations as a March target date approaches to conclude a deal. Kerry arrived in Geneva late Tuesday and is to meet Wednesday with Iranian...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 15, 2014 | Middle East
Geneva/Dubai, Reuters—President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that he would try to clinch a nuclear deal with world powers despite opposition from some quarters in Iran. Rouhani was speaking as Iran resumed talks with the United States in Geneva on its nuclear...
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Dec 6, 2014 | Opinion
There is a prevailing belief that Iran wants someone to save it from itself, not from Arabs or the West. Iran’s problem comes from within Iran itself and not from outside its borders. This seems to have been signaled by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who said:...
