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Iran interested in diplomacy, but not interested in talks with US: Javad Z
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Wednesday said his country is "not interested" in negotiating with the US for a solution to end the crisis in the Middle East region and chided Washington's "unprovoked" drone strikes in Iraq, which killed Iranian senio
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US, Iran are individualistic countries, ball is in their court: Jaishankar
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Amid heightened tensions in the Middle East region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday spoke about the current state of relations between the United States and Iran, saying they are two "individualistic countries" with a recent history of dea
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US plans to keep $360 billion worth of China tariffs intact despite Phase-
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): The Trump administration has no current plans to lift the tariffs worth about $370 billion, or nearly on two-thirds of Chinese imports to the United States, despite an interim "phase one" trade agreement that is all set to be signed on Wednesday with a
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Pakistan FM on US visit in outreach to de-escalate Middle East tensions
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 15 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is set to begin his two-day trip to the United States on Wednesday in a bid to support efforts for de-escalating and resolving tensions in the Middle East through political and diplomatic means.
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'Where there is US, there is trouble': Syrian Envoy slams Washington over
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Syrian Ambassador to India Riad Abbas on Monday criticised the United States over the escalated tensions in the Middle East owing to its interference in the region's affairs, and remarked, "Where there is America, there is trouble."
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Iran agrees to de-escalation as 'only solution' to rising tension in Middl
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 13 (ANI): Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei and other senior leaders on Sunday and agreed that de-escalation and dialogue were the only solutions to rising tensions in the Middl
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CWC expresses concern over situation in Gulf, says India should have conti
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (ANI): The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Saturday slammed the Central government for its approach to the situation in the Gulf due to tensions between the US and Iran, saying that it is imperative that India puts in place well-thought contingency plan to meet
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Indian market ends in green, HDFC Bank, Infosys among top gainers on BSE
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Indian stock market on Friday continued to trade in the green during closing hours after Iran-US tensions abated.
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Govt expects energy prices to remain reasonable, says Dharmendra Pradhan
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): As tensions between the United States and Iran escalated in the wake of the killing of Iranian general General Qassem Soleimani, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said that the central government expects the energy prices t
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Russia hopes US, Iran will refrain from new strikes amid tensions
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Jan 10 (ANI): Russia hopes that the United States and Iran will refrain from new strikes and Moscow intends to contribute to stability through the collective security initiative and through bilateral contacts with various countries involved in the conflict in the Middle Eas
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Iran plane crash "not an intentional act," says Australian PM
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Jan 10 : Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday said that the Ukrainian plane crash in Tehran "does not suggest an intentional act."
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Pompeo, UN Secy General discuss developments in Middle East amid US-Iran t
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday discussed the latest developments in the Middle East with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres amid the rising tensions in the region following the killing of Iranian senior commander General Qassem Soleimani
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