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Iran vows 'quick' return to 2015 nuclear agreement if Joe Biden lifts US sanctions
•While Donald Trump has sought to maximise pressure on Iran and isolate it globally, Biden has proposed to offer the Islamic republic a return to diplomacy
Donald Trump wrong to think 'maximum pressure' campaign will break Tehran regime, says Iran foreign minister
•In recent months, Iran has steadily violated the limitations the deal placed on the amount of enriched uranium and heavy water it can stockpile, the number and type of centrifuges it can operate, and the purity of the uranium it enriches.
European nations serve notice on Iran for violating 2015 nuclear agreement, set wheels in motion for UN sanctions
•Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday formally accused Iran of breaking the 2015 agreement that limited its nuclear programme, taking the first step toward reimposing United Nations sanctions.
Indians among 23 crew member on board British tanker seized by Iran for 'violating international regulations'
•Iran announced that it has seized a British tanker Steno Impero. Hours later, US official said that Iran has also seized a second tanker, the Liberian-flagged MV Masdar
India's Iran policy needs an intricate balancing act; New Delhi has Chabahar port, US ties at stake and China waiting on sidelines
Samanvyahooda •Considering the downside in not acting proactively, one can hope India's foreign policy establishment is entrenched in discussions about Iran around the world.
US-Iran military dispute easy to initiate, but difficult to control; conflict will push West Asia into chaos, create global energy crisis
Syed Ata Hasnain •The only thing predictable in a possible US-Iran military confrontation is the effect it would have on the rest of the world as the conflict could send national economies into a tizzy
Donald Trump hits back at ex-secretary of state Rex Tillerson, calls him 'dumb as a rock and lazy as hell'
•Donald Trump replaced Rex Tillerson with Mike Pompeo, who was the CIA director at the time.
James Mattis knows what conflict with Iran can cost US and the world; Donald Trump must pay heed to defence secretary
Syed Ata Hasnain •No one can second guess just what the US president has in mind but when it comes to war, the US military knows that such a war can be conventional only up to a point and asymmetric thereafter.
India and Iran discuss impact of US sanctions on oil trade, Delhi looks at Rupee-Rial arrangement as way to continue import
•India and Iran on Monday deliberated ways to deal with the possible impact on oil trade between the two countries due to the US sanctions on import of Iranian petroleum products.
India to engage with US over oil imports from Iran, say MEA sources; Chabahar port could be excluded from sanctions
•India is looking at the possibility of falling back on the rupee-rial arrangement for importing oil from Iran in the wake of US sanctions