
Remarkable progress in US-Iran peace talks.
Qatar and Pakistan – the two sides acting as mediators – said the first round of talks between the US and Iran had achieved “encouraging progress.”

Qatar and Pakistan – the two sides acting as mediators – said the first round of talks between the US and Iran had achieved “encouraging progress.”

The preliminary US-Iran peace agreement officially opened a 60-day ceasefire, presenting a risky test on both the battlefield and the peace front.
A summary of world news on June 15th, updating notable international events including the US-Iran agreement, oil prices, declassified UFO files, Ukraine, and developments from Europe.

Iran's deputy foreign minister said the full 60-day nuclear talks would begin after the US releases billions of dollars in frozen funds.

The Wall Street Journal reported that during the recent negotiations in Geneva, Iran rejected all demands made by the United States.

Special envoy Steve Witkoff said Iran must drastically reduce its missile and nuclear programs if it wants to reach a diplomatic agreement with Washington.
Tel Aviv is reportedly actively preparing for a swift attack on Iranian nuclear facilities if negotiations between the US and Tehran collapse.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that if the US goal is to strip Iran of its "nuclear rights," Tehran will never back down.
Iran has confirmed that the next round of talks between the country and the United States on Tehran's nuclear program will still be held in Muscat, Oman, on April 19.

Iranian officials affirmed today (November 14) that the country is ready to hold frank negotiations about its nuclear program for peaceful purposes.

Iran's acting foreign minister said that Iran remains open to resuming nuclear deal negotiations with the United States.

US State Department spokesman Ned Price said that Russia and the US have agreed that the Bilateral Coordinating Committee (BCC) will soon convene in accordance with the terms of the New START treaty.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow had received no information about negotiations on the New START treaty.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) arrested the British deputy ambassador and several foreign diplomats on charges of "espionage."

According to the Kremlin spokesperson, Russia is interested in nuclear arms negotiations with the United States, but such discussions are unlikely to take place under the current circumstances.

According to Reuters, North Korea appears to have test-fired two cruise missiles into the sea off its east coast on the morning of January 25.

Iran's newly elected president, Ebrahim Raisi, supports nuclear negotiations but does not want to meet with his American counterpart, Joe Biden.

At the recent nuclear talks in Vientiane, Austria, the US indicated its willingness to lift sanctions against Iran, but Tehran wants more than that.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed his hope that North Korea would be more diplomatically engaged in efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will deliver a New Year's address on January 1, 2020, revealing a "new path" he has pledged to pursue if the U.S. does not change its approach to nuclear negotiations.

Leader Kim Jong-un emphasized the need to take proactive and offensive measures to ensure the country's sovereignty and security under the current situation.
US President Donald Trump said on December 24 that he hoped the "Christmas gift" North Korea was referring to would not be a missile test.

New tensions between Pyongyang and Washington are overshadowing meetings between the leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea this week.

President Trump declared he had "no problem" with the idea of meeting his Iranian counterpart amid speculation that the two leaders would meet in New York.

One year after the historic Trump-Kim meeting in Singapore, the US-North Korea negotiations remain stalled despite expectations of unexpected breakthroughs.

Beijing has refused to participate in denuclearization discussions with the US and Russia, asserting that it has no intention of joining any trilateral negotiations.

Pyongyang reacted to the deadline set by the US after the second Trump-Kim summit ended without an agreement.

North Korea is considering suspending dialogue with the United States, Tass reported on March 15, citing Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui.

US President Donald Trump asserted that Washington is "not in a hurry" to negotiate with Pyongyang.

A U.S. senator said that President Donald Trump wants to end the North Korean nuclear crisis during his term and is prepared to use military force if negotiations fail.