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State-run refiners prepare to buy Iran oil once US sanctions ease

India has been vocal in its support for Iranian crude purchases recently as it laments the price of supplies from Saudi Arabia.

Iran, US to hold indirect talks on nuclear deal next week

US officials will not hold direct talks with Iran but be present in Vienna during meetings scheduled for April 6 between the Islamic Republic and the remaining world powers in the deal

Iran, world powers ready to welcome back US to nuclear deal

Iran and the major powers in the agreement to keep Tehran from developing nuclear weapons said Friday they are ready to welcome the return of the United States

Iran, China sign long-term strategic cooperation economic agreement

The agreement dubbed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership covers a variety of economic activity from oil and mining to promoting industrial activity in Iran

Russia, Iran sought to influence 2020 US presidential election: Report

A declassified intelligence report said Russia and Iran undertook campaigns to influence the 2020 US presidential polls. However, agencies found no evidence that foreign actors tried to alter votes

US reaffirms no unilateral incentives to induce Iran to come to table

"We will not offer any unilateral gestures or incentives to induce the Iranians to come to the table," State Department Spokesperson told reporters during his daily briefing

Clock is ticking for Biden if he wants to salvage Iran nuclear deal

For his part, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Tehran would only return to compliance if the US first lifted economic sanctions

Biden admin still open to Iran nuclear talks after Tehran's rejection

Earlier Sunday, Iran turned down the offer for talks saying the "time isn''t ripe" for the meeting, at which the U.S. would have participated as an observer

US launches airstrike, bombs Syrian facilities used by Iran-backed militia

The airstrike was the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration, which in its first weeks has emphasized its intent to put more focus on the challenges posed by China

US President Biden's attempt to resurrect Iran nuke deal off to bumpy start

Iran's tough line suggests a difficult road ahead

Joe Biden and the Iran nuclear deal: what to expect from the negotiations

Saudi Arabia was a cornerstone of Trump's Middle East policy as the geopolitical counterweight against Iran

Iran not after nuclear weapons, but won't limit enrichment to 20%: Khamenei

Khamenei also commented about Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) commitments with the US and the 3 European countries

US seeks to extend, strengthen nuclear pact with Iran: Antony Blinken

The United States remains committed to ensuring that Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon. Diplomacy is the best path to achieve that goal, Blinken said

IAEA chief in Tehran to meet with head of Iran's atomic energy organisation

Iranian Foreign Ministry reaffirmed Tehran's intentions to limit the implementation of the Additional Protocol on inspections of its nuclear sites starting February 21

Iran urges US to lift sanctions before joining nuke meeting

Iran on Friday again urged the US to "unconditionally and effectively" lift its sanctions against Iran, in response to the US stated willingness to "attend a meeting of the P5+1 and Iran"

US says it's ready to discuss a return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran

The State Department said the US would accept an invitation from the European Union to attend a meeting of the participants in the original agreement.

Joe Biden says US won't lift sanctions to bring Iran to talks on nuke deal

Withdrawing from pacts with 3 Central American nations that restricted people seeking asylum

Former Obama aide Rob Malley to be tapped as Iran envoy, angering hawks

The appointment of the aide, Rob Malley, would exacerbate an already bitter partisan divide over Iran and Israel policy

Iran FM Javad Zarif calls Donald Trump's Iran policy 'maximum failure'

Zarif made the remarks on social media after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Iran to "come back into full compliance" with the 2015 nuclear deal before Washington does "the same thing"

US will join nuclear deal if Iran complies with provisions: Blinken

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), popular as the Iranian nuclear deal, was one of the key foreign policy achievements of the Obama-Biden Administration