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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, October 29, 2019.
Iranian foreign minister asks Europe to co-ordinate US return to nuclear deal
Javad Zarif calls on EU foreign policy chief to take role in deciding what Tehran and Washington must do before talks
Feb. 2 - Iran's foreign minister has asked the EU to co-ordinate a return of Washington and Tehran into a nuclear deal, after a standoff on who will act first.
President Joe Biden has voiced support for returning to the accord, from which his predecessor Donald Trump withdrew, but has insisted that Tehran first return to full compliance by reversing measures it took to protest against reimposed sanctions.
Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, who had demanded an end to sanctions before Iran acts, offered a way forward.
"You know clearly there can be a mechanism to basically either synchronise it, or coordinate what can be done," he told CNN International.
Mr Zarif said that EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell should play a role as co-ordinator of the Iran deal, which included Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China.
Mr Borrell should lay out "the actions that are needed to be taken by the US and the actions that are needed to be taken by Iran", Mr Zarif said.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken last week warned that the return of the nuclear deal would "take some time" as Iran first needed to "come back into compliance". source
Iranian foreign minister asks Europe to co-ordinate US return to nuclear deal
Javad Zarif calls on EU foreign policy chief to take role in deciding what Tehran and Washington must do before talks
Feb. 2 - Iran's foreign minister has asked the EU to co-ordinate a return of Washington and Tehran into a nuclear deal, after a standoff on who will act first.
President Joe Biden has voiced support for returning to the accord, from which his predecessor Donald Trump withdrew, but has insisted that Tehran first return to full compliance by reversing measures it took to protest against reimposed sanctions.
Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, who had demanded an end to sanctions before Iran acts, offered a way forward.
"You know clearly there can be a mechanism to basically either synchronise it, or coordinate what can be done," he told CNN International.
Mr Zarif said that EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell should play a role as co-ordinator of the Iran deal, which included Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China.
Mr Borrell should lay out "the actions that are needed to be taken by the US and the actions that are needed to be taken by Iran", Mr Zarif said.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken last week warned that the return of the nuclear deal would "take some time" as Iran first needed to "come back into compliance". source
Demonstrators scuffle with law enforcement officers during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021.
Kremlin dubs some protesters ‘hooligans & provocateurs,’ says appeal for US sanctions proves Navalny’s team are ‘foreign agents’
Feb. 2 - Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has defended the police’s decision to take tough measures to detain and disperse supporters of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny at rallies across the country over the weekend.Speaking to journalists on Monday, Dmitry Peskov said that the demonstrations attracted “quite a large number of hooligans and provocateurs,” which, he argued, explained the violent clashes with authorities. However, he added, the use of force had to be carefully monitored, even if it was necessary in the face of “illegal actions.”
The Kremlin press secretary added that there was no prospect of dialogue with those causing unrest in the streets and that the minority responsible for violence should be dealt with “in full strictness of the law.” “As for other people,” he added, “there are all the tools for expressing your point of view within the law at your disposal.” source
Kremlin dubs some protesters ‘hooligans & provocateurs,’ says appeal for US sanctions proves Navalny’s team are ‘foreign agents’
Feb. 2 - Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has defended the police’s decision to take tough measures to detain and disperse supporters of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny at rallies across the country over the weekend.Speaking to journalists on Monday, Dmitry Peskov said that the demonstrations attracted “quite a large number of hooligans and provocateurs,” which, he argued, explained the violent clashes with authorities. However, he added, the use of force had to be carefully monitored, even if it was necessary in the face of “illegal actions.”
The Kremlin press secretary added that there was no prospect of dialogue with those causing unrest in the streets and that the minority responsible for violence should be dealt with “in full strictness of the law.” “As for other people,” he added, “there are all the tools for expressing your point of view within the law at your disposal.” source
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Feb 1, 2021
Feb 1, 2021
US Foreign Policy and Great Power Politics
Feb. 2 - ..."The most significant shift involved U.S.-China relations. China changed by adopting a far more aggressive foreign policy, antagonizing its neighbors from India to Mongolia to Vietnam and other Southeast Asian states. China even managed to rouse the ire of Australians and Canadians. Beijing under President Xi Jinping appears to have no interest in a charm offensive. Through the provocative maneuvers of its fighter jets and warships, China has stoked genuine concerns in Japan and Taiwan.
While China became more aggressive, America under Trump changed from viewing China as a peer competitor to seeing it as an outright threat. Trump also upended long-standing American policies through his near indifference to human rights abuses, his interpretation of the national interest that lessened the utility of traditional alliances, and his extreme undervaluing of diplomacy as a key tool in foreign affairs. He also made America more susceptible to being played by rivals, from the Taliban to Pakistan to North Korea"... source
Feb. 2 - ..."The most significant shift involved U.S.-China relations. China changed by adopting a far more aggressive foreign policy, antagonizing its neighbors from India to Mongolia to Vietnam and other Southeast Asian states. China even managed to rouse the ire of Australians and Canadians. Beijing under President Xi Jinping appears to have no interest in a charm offensive. Through the provocative maneuvers of its fighter jets and warships, China has stoked genuine concerns in Japan and Taiwan.
While China became more aggressive, America under Trump changed from viewing China as a peer competitor to seeing it as an outright threat. Trump also upended long-standing American policies through his near indifference to human rights abuses, his interpretation of the national interest that lessened the utility of traditional alliances, and his extreme undervaluing of diplomacy as a key tool in foreign affairs. He also made America more susceptible to being played by rivals, from the Taliban to Pakistan to North Korea"... source
