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Khamenei looks at a copy of the Holy Qur’an gifted to him by Putin during their meeting in Tehran yesterday (Reuters)
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New Free Syrian Army (FSA) recruits run in groups as they receive military training in Idlib, Syria, in this May 19, 2014 file photo. (Reuters/Nour Kelze)
Moscow could reevaluate role of Free Syrian Army, says Lavrov
Beirut and Moscow, Asharq Al-Awsat—Russia could accept a role for the main anti-Assad rebel group the Free Syrian Army (FSA) as part of efforts to fight extremist groups in Syria, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday following meetings in Vienna on the...Caption:
European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini talks to media in front of the Palais Coburg where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran take place in Vienna, Austria, on July 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Iran says makes new proposal in nuclear talks, West unimpressed
Vienna, Reuters—Iran has offered “constructive solutions” to resolve disputes in nuclear talks with six major powers, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported on Wednesday, but Western officials suggested they had heard nothing new from Tehran....Caption:
US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman (L–R), US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, US Secretary of State John Kerry, and Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano, meet at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, on June 29, 2015, as part of discussions on reaching a nuclear deal between Iran and Western powers. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)
Iran talks to miss June 30 deadline
Vienna, AP—A senior US official on Sunday acknowledged that the Iran nuclear talks will go past their June 30 target date, as Iran’s foreign minister prepared to head home for consultations before returning to push for a breakthrough. Iranian media said Mohammad...Caption:
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)