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Qatar’s foreign minister met his Iranian counterpart Monday, after Doha signalled its intent to offer mediation between Tehran and Washington over the landmark nuclear deal.
Qatar's foreign minister met his Iranian counterpart Monday, after Doha signalled its intention to mediate between Tehran and Washington over a landmark nuclear deal, an AFP journalist said. Qatar's Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met in Tehran with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Top U.S. Foes Russia, China, Iran to Train, Trade Together as Biden Claims America is Back
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Russia, China and Iran will soon hold their second-ever joint naval exercises, while the Islamic Republic nears finalizing new long-term deals with Beijing and Moscow.
All this is unfolding in the nascent administration of Joe Biden, who has vowed to reclaim for the United States its preeminent role in world affairs.
The trilateral military drills were announced Monday by Moscow s ambassador to Tehran Levan Jagaryan during an RIA Novosti interview later shared by the Russian Foreign Ministry. Asked if Russia, China and Iran planned a sequel to their first joint maritime maneuvers in late 2019, Jagaryan said another round was planned for later this month.
Feds say Iran scholar was secret Tehran agent
Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the beneficiary of one ghostwritten column. Photo: Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
A prominent Iranian-born scholar arrested Monday was secretly paid to write columns favorable to Tehran and lobby at least one U.S. lawmaker on its behalf, federal prosecutors say.
Why it matters: Kaveh Afrasiabi’s writings showed up in prominent publications such as the New York Times and The Guardian as he drew regular payments from the Iranian government and communicated frequently with the country’s diplomatic staff, per the Justice Department. None of these professional or financial conflicts was disclosed.