By Middle East Affairs French President Emmanuel Macron said he has no "plan B" for the Iran nuclear deal, Reuters reported, and that it's in the United States best interest to stay in the agreement. Macron was speaking Sunday during a Fox News interview as a preview to his three-day visit in
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U.S., France to discuss Iran nuclear deal next week
By Middle East Affairs European signatories of the 2015 international nuclear deal have yet to agree on a plan to meet U.S. President Donald Trump's demands, but Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron will meet anyway on Tuesday at the White House to discuss it, Reuters reported. A U.S. official told reporters
Russia’s Lavrov to hold talks with U.N. Syria envoy
By Middle East Affairs Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he will hold talks Friday with the United Nation's Syria peace envoy Staffan de Mistura, according to the foreign ministry. "I confirm that these talks are planned for Friday," foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. De Mistura, Reuters reported, is carrying out an
Iranian top adviser says Tehran will stand with Syria against foreign strikes
By Middle East Affairs The top adviser to Iran's supreme leader said Wednesday that his country would support Syria against any foreign aggression, state TV and Reuters reported, seemingly as a response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to send a military strike on Syria. After 60 civilians died of an alleged
