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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 23. (AP/Michel Euler)

Iran says new US curbs conflict with spirit of nuclear talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 30, 2014 | Middle East

Dubai and Vienna, Reuters—Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday new US sanctions were against the spirit of Tehran’s nuclear negotiations with world powers, but added he was not pessimistic about the talks continuing. The United States on Friday...

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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, addresses a meeting of university professors on July 2, 2014.
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Supporters should “bid farewell” to velayat-e faqih if nuclear negotiations succeed: former IRGC commander

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 18, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Devoted followers should give up on velayat-e faqih, the cornerstone of Iran’s Islamic political system, if the nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 world powers end in a comprehensive agreement, a former IRGC commander said at a conference...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry leaving a press conference after closed-door nuclear talks on Iran take place in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, July 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

British parliament committee says world should accept limited uranium enrichment in Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 15, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A British parliamentary committee recommended that world powers accept Iran’s possession of a limited capacity to enrich uranium on Monday. The publication of the report by the British parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee comes as negotiators...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at the Coburg Palais in Vienna, on July 13, 2014, for talks with foreign ministers from the six powers negotiating with Tehran on its nuclear program (AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR)

Kerry, EU foreign ministers in Vienna for Iran nuclear talks

by Behrouz Saeidi | Jul 14, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—US Secretary of State John Kerry flew into Vienna on Sunday in a bid to revitalize international talks between world powers and Iran over the latter’s nuclear program, ahead of a looming deadline for a final settlement. Analysts say both sides...

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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 25th death anniversary of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, in Tehran June 4, 2014. (REUTERS/leader.ir/Handout via Reuters)

Khamenei says Iran needs more uranium enrichment capacity

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 9, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s Supreme Leader has called for the country to boost its capacity to enrich uranium, underlining the deadlock in ongoing international talks over Iran’s nuclear program. In a statement published on his website late on Monday, Ayatollah Ali...