UPDATE 2-Iran, world powers resume nuclear talks amid strains over enrichment, Natanz attack Reuters 5 hrs ago Natanz incident, enrichment move may complicate talks US calls 90% enrichment provocative Pact limited nuclear activity in return for sanctions relief Trump quit the deal, saying it favored Tehran (Updates with latest developments, fresh quotes)
By Francois Murphy, Parisa Hafezi and John Irish
VIENNA, April 15 (Reuters) - Iran and global powers resumed talks on Thursday to rescue the 2015 nuclear deal in an effort potentially complicated by Tehran s decision to ramp up uranium enrichment and what it called Israeli sabotage at a nuclear site.
Casting a shadow over the Vienna talks, Tehran on Tuesday announced its decision to enrich uranium at 60% purity, a big step closer to the 90% that is weapons-grade material, in response to an explosion at its key Natanz facility on Sunday.
UAE mediating between India, Pak to restore ‘functional relations’
UAE played role in bringing Kashmir escalation down
By IANS| Posted by Neha | Updated: 15th April 2021 10:45 pm IST IANS
Islamabad: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is facilitating and mediating back-channel talks between India and Pakistan with an aim to turn their rivalry into a healthy and functional relationship, its envoy in Washington has confirmed.
As part of the backdoor talks and meetings, top intelligence officials from both Pakistan and India have had secret meetings in Dubai during January 2021 as the UAE played important part in bringing the two sides to calm military tensions over the Kashmir region.
Ambassador: UAE played part in India-Pakistan cease-fire
by Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 15, 2021 7:35 am EDT
Last Updated Apr 15, 2021 at 7:44 am EDT
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates played a role in getting longtime Asian rivals India and Pakistan to agree to a cease-fire amid tensions over the disputed region of Kashmir, the Emirati ambassador to Washington said.
The comments by Yousef al-Otaiba come as the Emirates tries to recalibrate its diplomacy to Washington following U.S. President Joe Biden taking office.
After enjoying a close relationship to President Donald Trump, the autocratically ruled UAE has sought to underline its importance in regional affairs as Biden has struck a harder tone with Saudi Arabia and suggested he wants to rejoin Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers.
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Welcome, China Watchers. This week’s very special guest host is H.R. McMaster, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. (ret.), former national security adviser under President Donald Trump, author of “Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World,” and now the Fouad and Michelle Ajami senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. Over to you, H.R.