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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L), US Secretary of State John Kerry (R), and former EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (C) arrive for a closed-door nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna, Austria, November 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, pool)

Kerry in Geneva for nuclear talks with his Iranian counterpart

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...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (LtoR) pose for photographers before a meeting in Vienna November 24, 2014. Iran, the United States and other world powers are all but certain to miss Monday’s deadline […]

Opinion: A Cage of Iran’s Own Making

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:...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (LtoR) pose for photographers before a meeting in Vienna November 24, 2014. Iran, the United States and other world powers are all but certain to miss Monday’s deadline […]

Opinion: What is Iran’s Future Regional Role?

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Nov 27, 2014 | Opinion

The picture taken a couple of days ago of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif with the US Secretary of State and the other foreign ministers of the P5+1 group of nations in Vienna during negotiations pertaining to Iran’s nuclear program reminded me of a...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (L), former EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton (C) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) meet for talks on the sidelines of nuclear talks with Iran aimed at settling a dispute over Iran’s nuclear program at the Palais Coburg in Vienna on November 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Joe Klamar, Pool)

Failure of Iran nuclear talks will pose danger to region and beyond: official

by Buthaina Abdulrahman | Nov 23, 2014 | Middle East

Vienna and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The failure of the talks on Iran’s nuclear program in Vienna could threaten regional stability, an Iranian official told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday, as hopes that a deal will be reached before Monday’s deadline fade. Ali Khorram, an...

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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...