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TEHRAN— Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani once again reiterated that no direct talks will take place between Iranian and American officials during President Ebrahim Raisi’s trip to New York to address the 77th United Nations General Assembly. Speaking at his weekly press conference on Monday, Kanaani explained that the president and the accompanying delegation’s […]
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Lebanon Parliament postpones budget talks, slowing IMF reform checklist
September 17th, 2022 
Awake Goy Lebanon’s Parliament, on Friday, suspended talks on the 2022 budget after a walk-out by lawmakers sent attendance below quorum, further delaying efforts to complete requirements to access IMF funds to relieve its economic crisis, Reuters reports. A group of parliamentarians, including newly-elected lawmakers who ran on a reform platform, a bloc of Christian MPs and […]
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Tags: budget, Lebanon, parliament, postpones, reform, slowing, talks 
No Comments »JCPOA revival talks necessitate flexibility from all parties: UN
September 14th, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN- An agreement on resurrection of the 2015 nuclear deal demands “flexibility” from the parties, according to António Guterres’ spokesperson, who also reiterated his support for the deal reached between Iran, the 5+1 nations and the European Union. Stéphane Dujarric made the comments on Monday during a news conference in the midst of drawn-out negotiations […]
Israel’s Lapid benefits from pause in Iran talks
September 14th, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN – In a commentary on September 9, Al-Monitor said the buzz is that an Iran nuclear deal may be deferred until the November elections in both Israel and the United States and whether a return to deal matters more in Tel Aviv than Washington. In the United States, no one will be switching their […]
Israel and Qatar in talks about temporary consular office during FIFA World Cup
September 9th, 2022 Awake Goy Israel and Qatar are holding direct talks regarding the possibility of opening a temporary office in Doha so that Israeli fans attending the FIFA World Cup in November will be able to receive consular assistance. According to the Times of Israel, though, Doha apparently rebuffed the proposal. Moreover, Qatar has requested Israel that Palestinians also […]
Iran continuing talks to revive JCPOA: government
September 7th, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN – The spokesman for the Iranian government, Ali Bahadori Jahromi, has said that Tehran is continuing talks to reach an agreement on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. “Talks over reviving the deal continue and the other side must abandon its excessive demands because a constructive path has been trodden,” Bahadori Jahromi said in […]
Peace Talks Essential as War Rages on in Ukraine
September 7th, 2022 Awake Goy by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies Six months ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. The United States, NATO and the European Union (EU) wrapped themselves in the Ukrainian flag, shelled out billions for arms shipments, and imposed draconian sanctions intended to severely punish Russia for its aggression. Since then, the people of Ukraine have been paying […]
Iran: Lifting sanctions purpose of JCPOA revival talks
September 6th, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN — Iran has maintained its share of the energy market despite sanctions, but it could contribute to resolving Europe’s energy crisis if an agreement is reached to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, says the spokesman for Iranian foreign ministry. During his weekly press conference on Monday, Nasser Kanaani stated that one of Iran’s primary […]
Advisor: Iran will be patient to reach conclusion in JCPOA revival talks
September 5th, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN— In a series of tweets on Sunday, Seyyed Mohammad Marandi, the advisor to the Iranian negotiating team shed light on Iran’s response to the United States’ amendments to the EU proposal intended to remove the sanctions on Iran. Marandi said that Iran will be patient in order to reach the desired conclusion of the […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: advisor, conclusion, jcpoa, patient, reach, revival, talks No Comments »Russia’s envoy to Vienna talks: ‘Tehran’s latest nuclear agreement response could be accepted’
September 4th, 2022 Awake Goy Russia’s envoy to the Vienna talks, Mikhail Ulyanov, stated that the Iranian response to US proposals on the nuclear agreement could be accepted if there is political will. Ulyanov tweeted: “So, Iran provided its response to the latest US proposals to the draft decision on revival of the JCPOA. It seems that Iranian suggestions aren’t […]
UN Envoy arrives in Gaza for talks with Palestinian officials
September 3rd, 2022 Awake Goy United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, arrived in the Gaza Strip on Thursday for talks with Palestinian officials in the territory, Anadolu News Agency reports. The envoy crossed into Gaza from Israel through the Erez terminal, a local security source said. No information was provided about the meetings the […]
UAE, Iran hold talks to enhance bilateral ties
September 2nd, 2022 Awake Goy The foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iran held talks on Thursday to discuss ways of boosting bilateral relations, Anadolu News Agency reports. This came in a phone call that Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan received from his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Emirati state news agency, WAM, reported. “During the conversation, […]
Turkiye businessmen hold talks with counterparts in Egypt
September 1st, 2022 Awake Goy A delegation of Turkish businessmen held talks with their Egyptian counterparts in the capital, Cairo, Anadolu Agency reported citing the West Mediterranean Exporters’ Association in Turkey. The association’s Vice President, Mustafa Kocuk Yaman, said in a statement yesterday that the visit made by Turkish businessmen was organised by the Turkish Exporters’ Council. Yaman did not […]
VIDEO: Biden Talks Violence Against Opponent, Defined as ‘Semi-facist’ by White House
September 1st, 2022 Awake Goy President Joe Biden has engaged in precisely the same behavior identified by his White House as “semi-fascist”: talking about physically assaulting his political opponent.
Iran, Oman FMs discuss nuclear talks
August 30th, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN – The top diplomats of Iran and Oman spoke about the latest developments of talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, a day after a senior Qatari diplomat visited Tehran for the same purpose. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Omani counterpart Badr al-Busaidi spoke about the latest developments in […]
Iran, Oman FMs discuss nuclear talks
August 30th, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN – The top diplomats of Iran and Oman spoke about the latest developments of talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, a day after a senior Qatari diplomat visited Tehran for the same purpose. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Omani counterpart Badr al-Busaidi spoke about the latest developments in […]
Borrell ‘optimistic’ about Vienna talks
August 29th, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN – The European Union’s foreign policy chief has said he is upbeat about the talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. In an interview with the Austrian Kronen Zeitung newspaper, Josep Borrell said he received the U.S. response to an Iranian response and is optimistic about the state of the talks. […]
Borrell ‘optimistic’ about Vienna talks
August 29th, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN – The European Union’s foreign policy chief has said he is upbeat about the talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. In an interview with the Austrian Kronen Zeitung newspaper, Josep Borrell said he received the U.S. response to an Iranian response and is optimistic about the state of the talks. […]
Borrell ‘optimistic’ about Vienna talks
August 29th, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN – The European Union’s foreign policy chief has said he is upbeat about the talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. In an interview with the Austrian Kronen Zeitung newspaper, Josep Borrell said he received the U.S. response to an Iranian response and is optimistic about the state of the talks. […]
Progress in JCPOA Talks has not Diminished the Number of Those Opposing It
August 24th, 2022 Awake Goy The emergence of real signs of a possible settlement of the most acute crisis in the Middle East is linked to the possible signing of a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, which is based on numerous compromises, could become a major victory for international diplomacy that guarantees Iran’s non-nuclear […]
Posted in Middle East Tags: diminished, jcpoa, number, opposing, progress, talks, those No Comments »Russia and Cambodia Continue Talks within the ASEAN Framework
August 23rd, 2022 Awake Goy At the beginning of August Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister visited Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. During his official trip to that fairly small Asian state – it has a population of 17.3 million – he met with other foreign ministers as part of the dialog between the Russian Federation and the Association […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: asean, Cambodia, continue, framework, rússia, talks, within No Comments »Turkish delegation due to visit US for F-16 jets talks
August 14th, 2022 Awake Goy A Turkish military delegation will visit the US on Monday for talks on the sale of F-16 jets to Turkiye, Anadolu Agency reports. Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar previously announced that a team will hold the third round of bilateral technical talks following up on US President Joe Biden's pledge to deliver F-16 fighter jets […]
Israeli Circles: Indirect Maritime Talks with Lebanon Ongoing under Pressure of Time Set by Hezbollah
August 4th, 2022 Awake Goy August 3, 2022 Source: Al-Manar English Website The Zionist circles indicated that the indirect talks to demarcate the maritime borders with Lebanon are ongoing under the pressure of the time set by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah. Sayyed Nasrallah had set September as a deadline for either an agreement that gives Lebanon all its offshore […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: circles, indirect, israeli, Lebanon, maritime, ongoing, talks No Comments »Ghana’s Unions And Left Reject Bailout Talks With The IMF
July 22nd, 2022 Awake Goy The government of Ghana has initiated talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a potential bailout program. A delegation of the IMF concluded a week-long visit to Accra on July 13 and met with officials including Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. The proposal has been severely criticized by the […]
Vladimir Putin Visits Tehran For Talks With Leaders Of Iran, Turkey
July 20th, 2022 Awake Goy This is only his second trip abroad since Russian tanks rolled into neighboring Ukraine in February. Source
Iran sanctions 61 more Americans as nuclear talks hit impasse
July 17th, 2022 Awake Goy Iran has imposed sanctions on 61 more Americans, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, for backing an Iranian dissident group, Tehran said on Saturday as months of talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal remained at an impasse, Reuters reported. Others blacklisted by Iran's Foreign Ministry for voicing support for the exiled dissident group Mujahideen-e-Khalq […]
Iran Demands ‘Strong’ Economic Guarantees in JCPOA Revival Talks – FM
July 15th, 2022 Awake Goy July 15, 2022 By Staff, Agencies Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said it is a “necessity” for Iran to gain economic benefits from the 2015 agreement and thus wants “strong” guarantees in talks on a potential revival of the deal, which the US abandoned unilaterally three years after its conclusion. “We seek strong economic […]
Posted in qatar, us Tags: demands, economic, guarantees, jcpoa, revival, strong, talks No Comments »Doha talks will provide good opportunity for Iran and U.S.: professor
June 30th, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN – Farhang Jahanpour, a former Senior Fulbright Research Scholar at Harvard, has a positive view toward the new format and venue of the talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Source
Iran FM: We hope Vienna nuclear talks would be resumed soon
June 23rd, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Thursday that Iran hopes that the talks for reviving the 2015 nuclear deal would be resumed in Vienna soon. Amir Abdollahian made the remarks in a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who visited Tehran late on Wednesday. “Plans are on the […]
UK sidesteps human rights as $2bn trade talks with GCC get underway
June 22nd, 2022 Awake Goy Talks to boost trade by approximately $2 billion a year between members of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and the UK are underway today in Riyadh but little progress is expected on the major issue of human rights. UK Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan is in the Saudi capital where she will launch free […]
Posted in Bahrain, Middle East, News, qatar, saudi-arabia Tags: human, rights, sidesteps, talks, trade, underway No Comments »
