As part of an effort to revive the international nuclear deal with Iran, Russia has discussed a possible interim agreement with Iran in recent weeks that would involve limited sanctions relief in return for reimposing some restrictions on Tehran’s nuclear program, according to two U.S. officials, one Congressional official, one former U.S. official and four other people familiar with the discussions.
"Iran approached the JCPOA as a good faith interlocutor, but was blindsided by the caprice of the United States and, in the case of Europe's failure to fulfill its economic commitments, the subservience of the EU and its member states to the United States," a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) told ILNA.
"There will be a revival of the nuclear deal because both sides want it for their own reasons," the U.S Professor Karl Kaltenthaler told in an exclusive interview with ILNA news agency.
The Trump administration on Monday announced it was returning Cuba to the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move that could complicate any efforts by the incoming Biden administration to revive Obama-era detente with Havana.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh termed the outgoing Trump administration as a catastrophe against all world nations and a notorious hooligan against the Iranian nation.
An Associate Professor of Political Science and National Security says that the Biden Administration will likely try to revive the JCPOA. However, as I stated earlier, this is not a top priority at the moment.
Washington is poised to designate four more Chinese companies as backed by the Chinese military, sources said, curbing their access to U.S. investors as the Trump administration seeks to cement its hawkish China legacy in its waning days.
Joe Biden’s projected win of the U.S. presidency and the Republican Party potentially retaining control of the U.S. Senate could drive a pickup in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) that took a hit amid the COVID-19 pandemic, dealmakers said.
As the Trump administration continues to slap more sanctions on Iranian oil and launches a flurry of enforcement actions, seizing Iranian weapons and oil bound for Venezuela, some are hedging that a potential Biden victory could lead to a relaxation of sanctions on Iran and a return to the market of Iranian oil.
The U.S. State Department sent Congress an informal notification of plans to sell $10 billion of defense equipment, including precision-guided munitions, non-precision bombs, and missiles to the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. congressional aide said on Friday.
