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Russia, China tighten ties with Iran
May 17, 2018 (AFP)
In one of the most concrete moves yet against renewed US efforts to choke off Iran economically, a Russian-led trade bloc signed an interim trade deal with Iran...
No plans to cut back US-South Korea drills: Pentagon
May 17, 2018 (AFP)
"There's been no talk of reducing anything. There's been no talk of changing our scope," Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said. The exercises "are defensive in n...
Lockheed contracts for Trident II ballistic missile production, support
May 17, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, from Strategic Systems Programs and announced by the Defense Department on Wednesday, enables Lockheed Martin for Trident II D5 ballistic missile ...
EU vows to block blow of US Iran sanctions
May 17, 2018 (AFP)
The decision came as Russia and China took some of their most concrete moves yet to extend their economic influence in Iran, in the face of renewed US efforts t...
Trump says 'we'll see' as North Korea threatens to cancel summit
May 16, 2018 (AFP)
Trump said the US government had not received any official word of a change in plans for the June 12 meeting in Singapore. "We haven't been notified at all. We'...
Iran's Zarif says EU meetings must be turned into action
May 16, 2018 (AFP)
"If the JCPOA (nuclear deal) is supposed to continue, it was a good start and it has sent an important political message, but this is not the end of the work," ...
North Korea threatens to cancel US summit
May 16, 2018 (AFP)
It also cancelled high-level talks due Wednesday with Seoul over the Max Thunder joint military exercises being held between the United States and South Korea, ...
EU leaders agree 'united approach' on Iran deal, trade
May 16, 2018 (AFP)
The 28 EU leaders also backed a plan for dealing with trade tariffs that Trump is imposing on European metals, saying that the "EU will not negotiate with a gun...
UN nuclear test watchdog stands ready to visit North Korea
May 16, 2018 (AFP)
Lassina Zerbo, executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), said his body had "the required expertise, unique verifica...
Dismantling of N. Korea nuclear site 'well under way': US monitor
May 15, 2018 (AFP)
In a move welcomed by Washington and Seoul, North Korea said at the weekend it will "completely" destroy the Punggye-ri test site, in a ceremony scheduled betwe...
N. Korea to join efforts for total nuclear weapons test ban
May 15, 2018 (AFP)
"DPRK will join international desires and efforts for a total ban on nuclear tests," North Korea's ambassador to the UN in Geneva Han Tae-song said in an addres...
EU launches economic plan to save Iran nuclear deal
May 15, 2018 (AFP)
Europe is scrambling to come up with ways to persuade Iran to stick with the landmark 2015 agreement despite US President Donald Trump ditching it a week ago. T...
US offers to work with Europe on new Iran deal, holds out sanctions threat
May 14, 2018 (AFP)
But while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talked up the prospect of renewed coordination with America's allies, another top aide reminded Europe its companies co...
N. Korea will never fully give up nuclear weapons: top defector
May 14, 2018 (AFP)
The current whirlwind of diplomacy and negotiations will not end with "a sincere and complete disarmament" but with "a reduced North Korean nuclear threat", sai...
Iran FM in Moscow as Russia moves to save nuclear deal
May 14, 2018 (AFP)
Russia is trying to keep the landmark 2015 accord alive in the wake of US President Donald Trump's decision, pushing Moscow into rare cooperation with Europe. "...
UK and France 'determined' to save Iran deal
May 14, 2018 (AFP)
Speaking during a visit to London, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian also condemned as "intolerable" comments by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov after a ...
US ready to offer North Korea security assurances, investment: Pompeo
May 13, 2018 (AFP)
The US price for normalization -- complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization -- is one Pyongyang has never before been willing to pay, seeing nuclea...
N. Korea to destroy nuclear site ahead of US summit: KCNA
May 13, 2018 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump praised the North's decision to dismantle the Punggye-ri test site in a ceremony scheduled between May 23-25, the latest step in leade...
Russian companies to benefit from US Iran withdrawal
May 12, 2018 (AFP)
"The deal and the lifting of sanctions in 2015 marked the return of European business to Iran. But it's unlikely they can keep doing business today, giving room...
Trump pullout from Iran deal signals Mideast strategic shift
May 11, 2018 (AFP)
While Europe is leading efforts to save the nuclear deal with Tehran, Iran's regional rivals Israel and Saudi Arabia both are behind Washington. "The result is ...
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