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Iran will never back down on red lines in Vienna talks: President Raisi

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi stressed on Tuesday that Iran has not backed down on any of its red lines in the talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal and will never do so.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard launches second satellite amid nuke deal talks

State television identified the launch as taking place in its northeastern Shahroud Desert, without specifying when

Russia insists on linking sanctions to nuclear talks, Iran stands firm

Moscow wants a written US guarantee that its trade, investment & military-technical cooperation with Iran would not be hindered by Western sanctions

Iran seeks creative ways to restore nuclear deal after Russian demand

A top Iranian official said on Monday that his country is seeking creative ways to restore its nuclear deal with world powers after Russia's foreign minister linked sanctions on Moscow over its war on Ukraine to the ongoing negotiations. The tweet by Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran's powerful Supreme National Security Council, offers the first high-level acknowledgment of the demands of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Vienna participants act & react based on interests and it's understandable, Shamkhani wrote. Our interactions ... are also solely driven by our people's interests. Thus, we're assessing new elements that bear on the negotiations and will accordingly seek creative ways to expedite a solution. In recent days, negotiators on all sides in Vienna had signalled that a potential deal was close as the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agreed to a timetable with Iran for it disclose answers to long-standing questions it had about Tehran's program. But

Iranian diplomat says new IAEA report includes some positive changes

An Iranian diplomat said the new Iran report by IAEA includes some positive changes, including removal of a location, alleged to indicate possible presence in the past of a uranium metal disc

Krrish, Ravi enter semifinals of Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships

India's Krrish Pal (46kg) and Ravi Saini (48kg) registered contrasting wins to enter the semifinals of the 2022 ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan on Sunday. Krrish, who hails from Chandigarh, was up against Philippines's Robert Jamero in the quarterfinal bout. He found the going tough in the first round and took some time to gauge his opponent. But in the last two rounds, Krrish completely dominated his opponent with his relentless and precise punches and won the bout 4-1. Ravi displayed brilliant courage and tactical prowess against Aphichit Chaemdi of Thailand in a bout that was very rough and aggressive from the beginning. Both the boxers exchanged punches throughout and refused to back down but the Indian boxer landed more punches to secure the result in his favour and win the bout 3-2. Later tonight, four more junior Indian men boxers -- Lovepreet Singh (50kg), Jayant Dagar (54kg), Chetan (57kg) and Yashwardhan Singh (60kg) -- will play their ...

Iran condemns mosque attack in Pak, says attack aimed at sowing discord

Iran strongly condemned a Friday attack on a mosque in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar that killed dozens, according to the Foreign Ministry website.Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said the attack was aimed at sowing discord, the official news agency of Iran reported.The Iranian spokesperson also expressed condolences to the families of the victims of the "inhuman and brutal" attack and wished the wounded a quick recovery.Khatibzadeh also hoped that the Pakistani government would prevent such criminal acts by taking required measures and making decisive moves.On Friday, an explosion at a Shia mosque in Peshawar had claimed the lives of 56 people and injured nearly 200. City officials termed the incident a suicide attack and said that two attackers were involved in the incident.A Pakistani journalist on Friday condemned the Peshawar suicide blast, saying that the local media is silent on the religious identity of the explosion that claimed the lives of .

Oil rises above $113 as Ukraine conflict offsets Iran supply hope

Oil rose above $113 a barrel on Friday in a volatile session as fears over disruption to Russian oil exports in the face of Western sanctions offset the prospect of more Iranian supplies

Iran says Vienna talks on reviving 2015 nuclear deal in final stages

Iran and the remaining parties to the JCPOA, namely Britain, China, France, Russia and Germany, have held eight rounds of talks in Vienna in a bid to revive the deal

Satellite pics show Iran had another failed space launch West opposes

Iran likely suffered another failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket while attempting to reinvigorate a programme criticised by the West

Over 3,000 Afghans travel to Iran daily due to unemployment: Local media

More than 3,000 Afghan people go to Iran every day due to unemployment, local media reported citing officials in Herat and Nimroz provinces of Afghanistan.

India plans urea import deal with Iran using rupee payments: Report

India plans to pay in rupees for its first long-term urea import deal with Iran to hedge itself from global supply disruptions, higher prices and forex volatilities

Iranian prez seeks international resistance to US oil, gas sanctions

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has urged the international community to resist US unilateral "cruel sanctions" against other countries' oil and gas industry.

Oil price set to test fresh peaks barring Iran breakthrough

Hitting just under $100 a barrel on Tuesday, international crude prices are still a way off the all-time peak of more than $147 hit in July 2008

New yet weaker Iran nuke deal imminent: Israel PM Naftali Bennett

Referring to the negotiations in Vienna between Iran and world powers, Bennett told his weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday that "the talks are advancing quickly... We may see an agreement shortly"

Oil heads for weekly fall on Iranian oil hopes

Oil prices head for a weekly fall after losses on Friday as the prospect of increased Iranian oil exports eclipsed fears of potential supply disruption resulting from the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Asian refiners eager to resume Iranian oil imports as high prices bite

Most Asian buyers halted Iranian oil imports in 2019 after former US President Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal with Iran and re-imposed sanctions on Tehran's oil exports

Oil prices fall amid Iran nuclear deal talks and Russia-Ukraine tensions

Oil prices fell on Thursday as talks to revive a nuclear deal with Iran entered their final stages, but losses were capped by heightened tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine

Oil prices slide after France and Iran say closer to a nuclear deal

Oil markets have been dominated in recent weeks by Russia's threatening posture toward Ukraine

Iran says peaceful nuke, defence capabilities irremovable options

The comments came at a time when envoys from Iran and other parties are engaged in negotiations in the Austrian capital of Vienna to restore a 2015 nuclear deal