One place in particular which is likely to see a much-needed thaw from the United States perspective is Iran and this could have immense spinoffs and implications for regional pivots like India, which suffered unwanted constraints and abnormalities on engagement with Iran, owing to US intimidation.
November 19, 2020Pompeo said the United States was providing a 90-day waiver extension on Bushehr to "ensure safety of operations" but reserved the right to modify it at will.
May 28, 2020Iran argues that the sanctions that were reimposed by the US after it pulled out of the deal have cancelled out the economic benefits that were guaranteed under the deal, primarily its inability to export oil, one of the pillars of its economy.
February 27, 2020Rouhani, who was in Malaysia to attend an Islamic conference, arrived in Tokyo for an overnight visit to meet Abe and have dinner with him.
December 21, 2019The government claims that it wants to tackle fuel smuggling and give cash payments to the poorest three-quarters of Iran’s 80 million population.
December 9, 2019On the eve of what was already likely to be a strained meeting, Britain, France and Germany accused Iran of developing nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, in a letter to the UN on Thursday.
December 6, 2019The latest sanctions are part of the US campaign to maximize economic pressure on Iran, the Department added.
November 1, 2019Iran started withdrawal from parts of its obligations under the deal in two intervals since May 2019, one year after Washington's withdrawal from the deal.
August 1, 2019Also, 24 Indian crew members, who were on board shipping vessel 'Grace 1', which was detained by Gibraltar police authorities, are also under detention.
July 26, 2019External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the Indian embassy in Tehran is in constant contact with the Iranian authorities to resolve the matter.
July 22, 2019Meanwhile, Iran has opened an investigation into the tanker as it alleged that the ship collided with a fishing vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
July 20, 2019The latest incident came as President Donald Trump insisted Friday that the US military had downed an Iranian drone that was threatening an American naval vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, despite denials from Tehran.
July 20, 2019The US had told India and other countries to cut oil imports from the Gulf nation to 'zero' by November 4 or face sanctions.
November 7, 2018The US on Monday imposed "the toughest ever" sanctions on a defiant Iran aimed at altering the Iranian regime's 'behaviour'.
November 6, 2018Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced the measures on Saturday, saying Trump had 'disgraced' US prestige and would be the ultimate loser in the long-running quarrel between the countries.
November 5, 2018The Trump administration has granted exemptions to eight countries to continue importing Iranian oil, without naming them, which reportedly includes India.
November 5, 2018The US had earlier told India and other countries to cut oil imports from the Gulf nation to 'zero' by November 4 or face sanctions.
November 2, 2018