BBC News | Excluded Iran Says Its Role At Syria Talks Will Be Missed New York Times TEHRAN — After Iran was invited to and then disinvited from a coming peace conference on Syria within the span of 24 hours, Iranian officials and commentators said on Tuesday that it was the attendees who would be missing out. The United Nations ... UN-invited: Ban Ki-moon withdraws offer for Iran to join Syria peace talks Iran blames US for blocking it from Syria peace talks in Geneva Syria peace talks: Russia criticizes rescinding of Iran's invitation |
UN backs down in standoff over Iran, opening way for Syria peace talks Washington Post ISTANBUL — The United Nations on Monday revoked an invitation to Iran to attend a crucial peace conference on Syria in Switzerland, culminating a day of chaotic international diplomacy that included loud U.S. objection to Iran's participation and a ... |
Peaceful Swiss Resort Takes On Troubles of Syrian War New York Times On Monday, the meeting seesawed close to cancellation over the last-minute invitation, and equally abrupt disinvitation, of Iran. On Tuesday, the Syrian government delegation spent hours stuck in Athens when ground service crews refused to refuel their ... |
Iran Nuclear Deal Takes Effect Today Huffington Post By Fredrik Dahl. VIENNA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Iran has halted its most disputed nuclear activity under a ground-breaking deal with six world powers, a confidential U.N. atomic agency report obtained by Reuters showed, paving the way for the easing of ... US, EU begin sanctions relief for Iran Iran says it's implementing interim nuclear deal Temporary Nuclear Deal With Iran Takes Effect |
the Diplomat | Iran reportedly sends two warships to Atlantic Fox News "The warships will have task of securing shipping routes as well as training new personnel," the semi-official Fars news agency quoted Iran's navy chief Admiral Habibollah Sayyari as saying. It said the ships, carrying some 30 navy academy cadets for ... Iran to send warships to Atlantic for 1st time Iran Sends Warships to Atlantic Iran Moves Group of Warships to Atlantic Ocean |
DAWN.com | Israelis wary over interim nuclear deal between major powers and Iran Los Angeles Times While much of the world watched with cautious optimism as an interim deal designed to limit Iran's enrichment of uranium went into effect Monday, the tone in Israel was one of resigned skepticism. Politicians took to the airwaves to highlight the deal ... A Big Day for Diplomacy With Iran Iran's military nuclear bid 'will be stopped': Israel Obama's Diplomacy Wins As Iran Keeps Up Their Part of Nuclear Deal |
Iran out of peace conference on Syria, so Geneva talks still on CNN (CNN) -- Iran won't be attending this week's international peace conference on Syria because it won't embrace the framework laid out in a previous conference, U.N. and Iranian officials said Monday. The last-minute invitation to Iran, a leading Syrian ... |
UN's Reversal on Iran Prompts Outcry From Syrian Allies New York Times WASHINGTON — Allies of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria on Tuesday assailed a decision by Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, to withdraw an invitation to Iran to attend the long-awaited peace conference on Syria, which had seemed ... |
Talks Over Syria Are Set to Begin, but Iran Is Not Invited New York Times ... would not attend the conference. But after a day of intensive consultations in which American officials made clear their unhappiness with Mr. Ban's move, Iran was disinvited, and diplomats affirmed the conference will begin in Switzerland on Wednesday. |
Syria Peace Talks: UN Cancels Iran Invitation Sky News Ban Ki-moon was forced to act after the exiled Syrian opposition threatened to withdraw from the talks if Iran - a major backer of Syrian President Bashar al Assad - takes part in the conference. It came as a group of top lawyers published what they ... |