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After the US lifts sanctions and rejoins the JCPOA, Iran will expect some form of compensation, foreign minister Zarif says. Unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States inflicted $1 trillion worth of damage on Iran’s economy... Read more... February 22, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Gulf neighbours discuss Qatar taking a mediator role between Iran and Arab rivals in the region. Iran and Qatar have discussed Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers and laid the groundwork for Doha to act as... Read more... February 16, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

UN envoy tells generals there will be ‘severe consequences’ for reprisals against protesters. The United Nations has warned the Myanmar military of “severe consequences” if it responds harshly to the protests that have taken place across... Read more... February 16, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Ethnic minorities say they feel betrayed by politicians who have taken positions with the military’s State Administration Council. Since seizing power from the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, Myanmar’s military,... Read more... February 15, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

US goes after Myanmar funds as it increases pressure on generals to relinquish power. One of removed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s closest aides was detained overnight in a new wave of arrests following last... Read more... February 11, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

People return to streets of capital with two people in hospital after police used rubber bullets, water cannon on Tuesday. People returned to the streets of Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s remote capital, and Yangon, on Wednesday, after the... Read more... February 10, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

At least two people, including local police chief, killed after multiple bomb blasts rock Kabul, officials say. At least two people, including a local police chief, have been killed after multiple bomb blasts rocked the Afghan... Read more... February 10, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

China’s military condemns move of the USS John S McCain, saying it had dispatched naval and air units to follow and warn away the ship. A US warship has sailed near the Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands in... Read more... February 6, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Top US diplomat talks tough on Myanmar, Xinjiang and Hong Kong, as Beijing notes more room for cooperation than with the Trump administration. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed Beijing on its treatment of Uighurs,... Read more... February 6, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

New national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, details some of the post-Trump foreign policy priorities for Biden. US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, says dealing with China, Afghanistan and Iran are key early priorities... Read more... January 30, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments