The presidency of moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani has opened a window of opportunity in Iran\’s delicate nuclear diplomacy with the West but Tehran-watchers say that window could close as each side waits for the other to make the first move.
Russia will deliver an advanced air defense system to the Syrian government despite Western opposition because it will help deter \”hotheads\” who back foreign intervention, a senior Russian official said on Tuesday.
Over the last few years, one of the questions that I have been often asked is: Is Turkey leaving the West? Is Turkey\’s axis shifting? Is Turkey turning its back on the West?
Russia warned the West on Tuesday against unilateral action on Syria, a day after U.S. President Barack Obama threatened \”enormous consequences\” if his Syrian counterpart used chemical or biological arms or even moved them in a menacing way.
An Iranian official said the West and Israel should disappear.
Iran is ready to resolve all nuclear issues in the next round of talks with world powers if the West starts lifting sanctions, its foreign minister said on Monday.
Time is not infinite for nuclear talks between Iran and the West, a White House said on Monday, five days before a planned round of talks was set to begin, adding that the window of opportunity in which a diplomatic solution can be reached is closing.
The West could carry out a military strike on any of Iran\’s nuclear facilities, former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Moshe Ya\’alon said.
In almost any other community from Moscow to Washington, it would have been just another public Chanukah menorah-lighting ceremony providing an opportunity for the local government and Jewish community to showcase their strong ties.
The Israeli president’s recent threat to bomb Iranian nuclear sites focused world attention on Iran’s nuclear program even before the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) shocking report on the country’s efforts to get the bomb was published.
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