U.S. Secretary of State is set to embark on a three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain, in a diplomatic mission aimed at presenting the Trump administration’s preliminary understanding with Iran directly to key Arab allies in the Persian Gulf.
US Secretary of State Blinken’s visit to Morocco and Algeria aims to bring the rivals together, and improve relations with the United States.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday tried to soothe the fears of Israel and its Persian Gulf Arab allies ahead of the possible renewal of global powers’ international nuclear deal with Iran.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that the White House still believes that diplomacy is the best way to address the Iran nuclear agreement 2015 known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Ryabkov, in an interview with a Russian television network about Lavrov and Blinken's meeting next week in Iceland, said "This will be the Russian Foreign Minister's first face-to-face meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken; However, they have already spoken by telephone."
US Secretary of State and Defence Secretary will hold discussions in Brussels this week on Iran, Afghanistan and Ukraine, a US official said.
Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati in an Instagram post said Iran has experienced positive economic growth during the third quarter of the current Iranian calendar year and has exited recession.
US Secretary of State in a telephone call with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said the Biden administration supports continued pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a press release.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message dismissed the claims made by Americans with regard to participating in Iran nuclear deal, saying they have withdrawn the deal long time ago.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said that the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo merely speaks of bullying, deceit, humiliation and insult through provoking anger, aggression, ignorance as well as extremism.
