Sanctions against Iran

Iran may steal Turkey's role

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an is visiting Iran today with four files. 

In a joint statement, 65 Iranian deputies called on Erdo?an to apologize for his remarks about Iran. Erdo?an is expected to bring Yemen, Iraq, Syria and energy to the table in his talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. 

Turkey expects nuke deal to lead to lifting of sanctions on Iran

The Turkish government has voiced its expectation that the tentative Iranian nuclear deal could mark the first step toward the lifting of sanctions on Iran.

Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said the deal, which could pave the way for the lifting of economic sanctions on Iran, would help boost Turkey's exports to its neighbor and help bring down global oil prices.

Iran, world powers agree 'historic' framework nuclear deal

Iran and world powers agreed April 2 on the framework of a potentially historic deal aimed at curbing Tehran?s nuclear drive after marathon talks in Switzerland.
 
It marks a major breakthrough in a 12-year standoff between Iran and the West, which has long feared Tehran wants to build a nuclear bomb.
 

Negotiating with Iran: Stability versus security

Diplomats from Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, made up by five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany, are racing against time in an effort to sketch up an acceptable framework for a comprehensive agreement on Iran's nuclear program ahead of the scheduled deadline of March 31, 2015.

UK PM, US President Reaffirm Cooperation in Tackling Terrorism

British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama reaffirmed on Friday their countries' willingness to cooperate in tackling radicalism and preventing domestic extremism.

Cameron, who is on a two-day visit to Washington, said that the UK is to deploy more unarmed drones in support to the ground forces fighting Islamic State (IS), the BBC reports.

Obama doesn't rule out US embassy in Iran

While President Barack Obama has not ruled out the possibility of reopening a U.S. Embassy in Iran, Republicans say the Senate will vote within weeks on a bill to impose more sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program.

Obama was asked in an NPR interview broadcast on Dec. 30 whether he could envision opening an embassy there during his final two years in office.

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