Year: 2025

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that Iran’s enrichment of uranium as part of its nuclear programme was “non-negotiable” after US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff called for a halt. “Iran’s enrichment is a real, accepted matter. We are ready to build confidence in response to possible concerns, but the issue of enrichment is non-negotiable,” Araghchi told reporters after a cabinet meeting. The remarks came as Araghchi and Witkoff are due to meet again in Oman on Saturday, a week after they held the highest-level talks between the longtime foes since…

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign minister is set to visit Moscow later this week for discussions on the country’s nuclear programme, just before a new round of indirect talks with the United States. On Saturday, Abbas Araghchi held talks with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman — the highest-level negotiations since the 2015 nuclear accord collapsed. US President Donald Trump, who withdrew from the deal, has brought Iran back into the spotlight since returning to office in January. In March, he sent a letter to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,…

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump remains optimistic about his trade strategy despite China’s retaliatory 125% tariffs on US goods, and expressed confidence in reaching an agreement with the country after his recent steps deepened the tensions between the two economic giants. Investors dumped US government bonds, the dollar tumbled and stocks seesawed after Beijing’s retaliation against Trump deepened concerns on already traumatized global markets. Trump sent financial markets into a tailspin by announcing sweeping import taxes on dozens of trade partners last week, only to abruptly roll them back to 10 percent…

China will firmly implement retaliatory measures to protect its rights and interests if the United States intensifies its tariff actions, the nation’s Ministry of Commerce stated on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the ministry made these remarks following the US’s warning of a potential 50% tariff increase on Chinese imports, a move that China strongly opposes. The US so-called “reciprocal tariffs” against China are groundless and a typical practice of unilateral bullying, the spokesperson said. The spokesperson noted that the countermeasures China has adopted are entirely legitimate actions aimed at protecting…

NUUK: US Vice President JD Vance has accused Denmark of neglecting Greenland’s security, warning that the Arctic territory faces growing threats from Russia and China while calling on people for closer cooperation with the United States. The VP pledged respect for Greenland’s sovereignty while urging its people to partner with his country. Vance said the United States does not have immediate plans to expand its military presence on the ground in Greenland but will invest in resources, including additional naval ships. “Denmark has not kept pace and devoted the resources necessary…