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First Train Connecting China and Iran Arrives in Tehran

Feb 17, 2016 12:31 PM EST

The first ever train to connect China and Iran arrived in Tehran on Monday, reviving the ancient Silk Road, according to the Iranian railway company. The train aims to make transportation between Shanghai and Iran shorter.

President of China Xi Jinping (Left) and President of Iran Hassan Rouhani (Right) During Press Conference at Sadabad Complex in Tehran, on Saturday, 23rd January, 2016.

17 Accords Signed as China and Iran Seek to Expand Strategic Ties

Staff Reporter |

Jan 23, 2016 06:25 PM EST

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani early Saturday morning in historic Sa'dabad palace in northern Tehran, officially commencing his one day state level visit to Iran. Chinese President arrived in Iran on Friday night to to commence the final leg of his historic Middle East tour.

Iranian Leader Makes Fun of Republican Politicians Opposing the U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal

Benjie Batanes |

Sep 28, 2015 09:08 AM EDT

Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani told reporters on Sunday that he finds the opposition by Republican politician to the nuclear deal as amusing. Republican senators have since conceded defeat when they could not reject Iran's nuclear deal due to the Democrats' united stand in the senate.

Iran Nuclear Deal May Face Extension As Talks Remain Bleak Amid Looming Deadline

Christl Leong |

Nov 23, 2014 09:58 PM EST

The United States on Sunday proposed to extend negotiations on Iran's nuclear program as several issues remain unresolved only hours away from the Nov. 24 deadline. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had formally raised the possibility of an extension with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday evening following internal discussions with the rest of the P5+1 - China, Britain, France, Germany and Russia, the Washinton Post noted. Kerry acknowledged that "serious gaps" between the two sides remained unresolved. But while a final settlement on a nuclear deal by the Monday deadline is "impossible," a framework outlining key principles for the final agreement is still within reach, according to a Western official cited by the Wall Street Journal. Two major points of contention appear to be the speed with which Iran could be granted relief from sanctions and the amount of nuclear fuel production to be reduced, the WSJ relayed. Tehran is seeking to lift most of the sanctions levied by the United Nations, European Union and the U.S. once the deal has been inked. However, Western nations argue that UN sanctions can only be eased after Iran has confirmed compliance to the agreement. As part of the condition to lift economic sanctions, the P5+1 wants assurances that Iran's nuclear program cannot reach capacities that would enable them to manufacture nuclear weapons. U.S. President Barack Obama said that a nuclear deal would bring an end to Iran's global isolation but that there was still a significant amount of work to be done, including in Iran where internal politics could hamper a resolution on the issue. Obama said that Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, who has pushed for a settlement on Tehran's nuclear initiatives in exchange for the easement of sanctions, is not the country's "ultimate" decision-maker. The Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is. On Sunday, Iranian demonstrators signified their discontent with the government negotiators and accused Rouhani of acquiescing to Western pressure. The United States on Sunday proposed to extend negotiations on Iran's nuclear program as several issues remain unresolved only hours away from the Nov. 24 deadline. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had formally raised the possibility of an extension with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday evening following internal discussions with the rest of the P5+1 - China, Britain, France, Germany and Russia, the Washinton Post noted. Kerry acknowledged that "serious gaps" between the two sides remained unresolved. But while a final settlement on a nuclear deal by the Monday deadline is "impossible," a framework outlining key principles for the final agreement is still within reach, according to a Western official cited by the Wall Street Journal. Two major points of contention appear to be the speed with which Iran could be granted relief from sanctions and the amount of nuclear fuel production to be reduced, the WSJ relayed. Tehran is seeking to lift most of the sanctions levied by the United Nations, European Union and the U.S. once the deal has been inked. However, Western nations argue that UN sanctions can only be eased after Iran has confirmed compliance to the agreement. As part of the condition to lift economic sanctions, the P5+1 wants assurances that Iran's nuclear program cannot reach capacities that would enable them to manufacture nuclear weapons. U.S. President Barack Obama said that a nuclear deal would bring an end to Iran's global isolation but that there was still a significant amount of work to be done, including in Iran where internal politics could hamper a resolution on the issue. Obama said that Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, who has pushed for a settlement on Tehran's nuclear initiatives in exchange for the easement of sanctions, is not the country's "ultimate" decision-maker. The Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is. On Sunday, Iranian demonstrators signified their discontent with the government negotiators and accused Rouhani of acquiescing to Western pressure. The United States on Sunday proposed to extend negotiations on Iran's nuclear program as several issues remain unresolved only hours away from the November 24 deadline.

Iran Starts Implementing Nuclear Measures Ahead Of Deadline

Bianca Ortega |

Aug 19, 2014 10:25 AM EDT

Iran started implementing nuclear transparency measures ahead of the August 25 deadline, according to United Nations nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Iran Confirms It Gave Hamas Missile Technology To Fight Israel

Bianca Ortega |

Aug 05, 2014 11:44 AM EDT

An Iranian official confirmed that Tehran shared its missile technology to Hamas militants in Gaza to give them the ability to produce their own weapons and fight Israel.