Tag: Abbas Araghchi
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Trump ponders diesel export ban: Abbas Araghchi still in New York
US President Donald Trump is pondering a potential diesel export ban to lower domestic fuel prices, he told reporters yesterday, Sunday. A US diesel export ban would put massive price pressure on European fuel purchases, given that Europe has replaced a significant chunk of Russian diesel imports with supplies from the US. President Trump also…
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Abbas Araghchi and JD Vance land in Switzerland for talks as Israel bombs Lebanon and Gaza
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Vice-President JD Vance have landed in Switzerland for direct talks to implement the MOU signed by President Donald Trump at the Versailles Palace and coordinate the release of frozen Iranian funds. The talks are taking place at Bürgenstock, near Lake Lucerne, with Pakistan and Qatar acting as mediators.…
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President Trump announces deal with Iran: claims Strait of Hormuz is open but Iranian regime remains muted
President Donald Trump is claiming that a deal with the Iranian regime has been reached, but an official statement from Iran is yet to be published. Iranian state-media are quoting the Pakistani mediators saying that a signing will be held in Switzerland next Friday. President Trump also announced that the US and Iranian naval blockades…
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Trump and Araghchi confirm they will sign agreeent
Both US President Donald Trump and Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi have confirmed that they are close to sign a deal with the Iranian Foreign Minister confirming the news on state media. However no details have been made public yet, and initial reports state that the deal will include a 60-day extension of the…
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No deal over Strait of Hormuz: Iranian State Media
A deal between the US government and the Iranian regime is still forthcoming as disagreement looms on control over the Strait of Hormuz. According to the latest reports by Iranian state media, there is no agreement over the Strait of Hormuz as the Iranian state insists upon exerting control over its side of the strait.…
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UPDATED: Strait of Hormuz to re-open according to Iranian State News Media
UPDATED: Iranian State news media is reporting that the Strait of Hormuz will be re-opened and traffic will be restored to pre-war levels. According to the statement: According to information obtained by Tasnim, if the preliminary memorandum of understanding is finalised and agreed upon, what changes is not the legal or operational status of the…
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US Navy in Strait of Hormuz suspends operations as President Trump declares progress in negotiations with Iran
US President Donald Trump has suspended “Operation Freedom” which involved the US Navy transporting commercial vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz in spite of threats by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps will be suspended. Oil (WTI) went below $100 with the announcement. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragahchi is set to travel to Beijing,…
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Iranian Foreign Minister visits Saint Petersburg and meets Vladimir Putin
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi travelled to Saint Petersburg and met with Vladimir Putin after talks in Islamabad with the US administration failed to renew. While in Moscow, Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Iran and Russia are strategic partners. Before travelling to Russia, Minister Araghchi travelled to Oman, after leaving Pakistan. The visit to Russia…
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Paris and London postpone Palestine’s recognition to throw a lifeline at Iran’s Islamic regime
Yesterday, the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was invited to address the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Iranians protested outside the building as he gave his address. Meanwhile, France and Saudi Arabia postponed the United Nations conference they were supposed to chair, which was intended to vote on the recognition of the state of…