France seeks progress on nuclear talks as Iran top diplomat to visit Paris
France prepares to host Iran’s foreign minister in Paris for high-stakes talks on nuclear and regional tensions.
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France prepares to host Iran’s foreign minister in Paris for high-stakes talks on nuclear and regional tensions.
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Joint statement comes more than a month after E3 countries triggered mechanism reinstating UN sanctions against Iran.
Russia and Ukraine have traded blame, accusing one another of imperilling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Iran FM warns that Europe has ‘eliminated justification for talks’ with nuclear watchdog after triggering UN sanctions.

North Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong staunchly defended the country’s nuclear programme.

Iran’s parliament has condemned what it calls ‘illegal’ sanctions that the United Nations has now reimposed on Tehran.
The E3 countries triggered the mechanism one month ago to reimpose sanctions, which come into effect on Sunday.
Kim Jong Un references ‘new important nuclear strategy’ in high-level meeting with scientists and military officials.
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