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Iran, Saudi Arabia foreign ministers meet in China, discuss reopening of embassies
Fp Staff •Foreign ministers of rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran on Thursday met in Beijing to discuss the reopening of embassies in their respective countries, paving the way for normalised ties under a surprise China-brokered deal
Iran’s Taliban outreach poses a significant challenge to India’s Afghan policy
Shanthie Mariet Dsouza •While New Delhi’s commitment to the Afghan people remains unwavering, it is under pressure from the Taliban to allow it to take over the Afghan embassy in New Delhi
WATCH: Diplomats stage walk out just as Iranian foreign minister starts address at UNHRC meet
Umang Sharma •In his address, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein-Amir Abdollahian appeared to have manipulated the ground realities in his country
Activists urge diplomats to walkout at Iran foreign minister's UNHRC address on 27 February
Fp Staff •Days before Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is to address the annual opening of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on 27 February, human rights activists have called on the diplomats to walk out as soon as he takes the stage to speak.
Iran warns EU of 'reciprocal' response to Guards terror label vote
•Iran on Sunday warned the European Union it would take "reciprocal" measures after the European Parliament voted to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group
Tehran to deliver ‘final' nuclear talks proposal today, says Iran's foreign minister
•Major stakeholders in the deal are awaiting Iran's response to a proposal submitted on 26 July by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell
Prophet remark row did not feature in talks between Iran foreign minister & Jaishankar: MEA
Fp Staff •Iran has pulled down a readout that said that the Iranian foreign minister raised the issue with NSA Ajit Doval on Wednesday
EAM S Jaishankar holds wide-ranging talks with Iranian counterpart after row over Prophet Mohammed
•The talks took place in the backdrop of widespread anger in West Asia over controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammed made by two former BJP spokespersons
Will return to Vienna only to finalise nuclear deal, says Iran as it awaits US's reply on proposals
•Tehran has been engaged in long-running negotiations in the Austrian capital to revive the deal with Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia directly, and the United States indirectly
Iran cuts social media access in bid to quell protests, interior minister says agitators will 'pay the price'
•Iran cut access to social media on Sunday in a bid to head off further protests after days of unrest that saw two people killed and dozens arrested