International sanctions on Iran could start to be lifted as early as spring next year, Britain's foreign minister said on Monday, as Tehran and the West rebuild their ties and potentially open up billions of dollars of trade deals. Six world powers agreed in July to lift sanctions in return for ...
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday he plans to travel to Iran in October, sending a strong signal that Europe's largest economy wants to quickly rebuild economic and political ties with the Islamic Republic. Steinmeier's visit follows on from a three-day trip last ...
Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (L) and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif arrive for presser, after a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran August 23, 2015./ Britain must remain cautious in its relations with Iran, foreign minister Philip Hammond said on ...
Graffiti in Persian reading 'Death to England' is seen above a picture of Britain's Queen Elizabeth at the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran August 23, 2015./ Graffiti in Persian reading 'Death to England' is seen on a door inside the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran August 23, 2015./ "Death to ...
Four years after attackers stormed Britain's embassy in Tehran to protest nuclear-related sanctions imposed by London, the two countries reopened the compound Sunday./ Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, shake hands for media prior ...
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Monday he expected sanctions on Iran could start to be lifted as early as Spring next year. Speaking to Reuters on a visit to Tehran to reopen Britain's embassy in the Iranian capital, Hammond said preparatory work should be done ahead of lifting ...
Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond leaves a Royal Air Force plane after arriving at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran August 23. Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday./ TEHRAN (Reuters) - Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, a striking signal of how Western ties ...
Britain needs to remain cautious in its relations with Iran, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Monday, after he reopened the British embassy in the country nearly four years since protesters stormed the compound in Tehran. The historic step marks a thawing of relations between the Islamic ...
TEHRAN—British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond reopened the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran’s state TV says, nearly four years after it was closed following an attack by hard-liners. Mr. Hammond arrived in Tehran on Sunday to attend the reopening ceremony and for talks with Iranian officials. ...
Embassy workers listen to Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond during the reopening of the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 23, 2015./ Britain reopened its embassy in Iran's capital Sunday, nearly four years after it closed following an attack by protesters who stormed the building. ...
Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, a striking signal of how Western ties with Iran have thawed since protesters ransacked the ambassador's residence and burned the Union Jack nearly four years ago. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond watched the British flag being raised in the ...
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is set to reopen his country’s embassy in the Iranian capital Sunday, four years after the facility was stormed and burned by violent protesters. The visit to Tehran is the first by a top British diplomat since 2003. In a formal statement, Hammond said ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state TV says British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has reopened the British Embassy in Tehran nearly four years after it was closed following an attack by hardliners. Hammond arrived in Tehran on Sunday to attend the reopening ceremony and for talks with Iranian ...
Iranian security forces stand guard as Philip Hammond arrives in his car at the British embassy in Tehran on August 23, 2015 (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)/ Tehran (AFP) - Britain's foreign secretary reopened his country's embassy in Tehran on Sunday in a long-awaited step signalling better relations ...
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, left, at a press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran on Sunday./ With police sealing off the site for safety, Britain on Sunday reopened its embassy in the Iranian capital, raising the Union Jack for the first time ...
The move to reopen the embassy in Tehran is the most striking sign of the thaw in relations between Iran and the West in over a decade. Gavino Garay reports./ NAT OF BRITISH FOREIGN MINISTER, PHILIP HAMMOND (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH FOREIGN MINISTER, PHILIP HAMMOND, SAYING: "On behalf of the ...
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said he would reopen the UK's embassy in Iran on Sunday, four years on since it was trashed by a mob, as Tehran's ties warm with the West./ Iran's embassy in London will reopen at the same time, Hammond said, initially at charge d'affaires level, with a view to ...
Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, a striking signal of how Western ties with Iran have thawed since protesters stormed the compound nearly four years ago. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond watched the British flag being raised in the garden of the opulent 19th century building ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's deputy foreign minister says Britain will reopen its embassy in Tehran on Sunday after it being closed for nearly four years. Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi also told state television on Saturday that the Iranian Embassy in London also will reopen at the same time. ...
"Death to England" is scrawled in oddly tidy Farsi above a photograph of Queen Elizabeth on the wall of the 19th Century embassy in Tehran, testimony to the perception here that Britain is a perfidious intriguer in Iranian affairs. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond reopened the embassy in ...
Britain said on Sunday that it wanted to work with Iran's central bank to make it easier for UK banks to finance trade and investment in the country after a thaw in diplomatic relations. "I think it would be very helpful and very positive if we could begin a dialogue about how we can create ...
Iran reopened its embassy in London on Sunday, reciprocating hours after Britain restored diplomatic ties with Tehran, a Reuters witness said. Iran's chargé d'affaires in London, Mohammad Hassan Habibollahzadeh, and Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Danesh Yazdi attended the ceremony at the Iranian ...
Aug 23 The British foreign secretary arrived in Tehran on Sunday to reopen Britain's embassy, marking a major step in ending the Islamic Republic's isolation from Western powers, a Reuters witness said. The visit by Philip Hammond comes nearly four years after protesters ransacked the British ...
In a signal of the most striking thaw in the Western ties with Iran for over a decade, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond will reopen the British embassy in Tehran nearly four years since protesters ransacked the elegant ambassadorial residence and burned the Union Jack. The nuclear deal that the ...
gallery_thumbs_close|article-gallery-6460380|article-gallery-6460380|0/ gallery_overlay_close|article-gallery-6460380|article-gallery-6460380|0/ reopened the British embassy in Tehran on Sunday, nearly four years after it was closed following an attack by hardliners, Iranian state TV reported. ...
Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond leaves a Royal Air Force aeroplane after arriving at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran August 23, 2015. Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, a historic step in the thawing of relations between the Islamic state and Western powers, a Reuters ...
The United Kingdom and Iran reopened their respective embassies on Sunday as a coordinated move to signal improving relations following the recently-signed nuclear agreement. U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond visited Tehran for the opening , including Ajay Sharma, the new U.K. charge ...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military said Friday its troops in Gaza found the bodies of three Israeli hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack, including German-Israeli Shani Louk. A photo of the 22-year-old Shani’s twisted body in the back of a pickup truck ricocheted around the world and ...
A homeless man on parole for an assault conviction dragged a jogger by her hair on a beach near before attempting to rape her earlier this week, police said. The alleged incident occurred at around 7:15 a.m. on the Ocean Front Walk in Santa Monica. Witnesses told a 911 dispatcher that a woman, ...
's administration said Thursday it will now cost more than $20 billion to build a giant tunnel aimed at catching more water when it rains and storing it to better prepare for longer droughts caused by climate change. State regulators have been trying to build some version of for decades. The ...
A former Orlando police officer, David Arenas, passed away earlier this week after jumping into Lake Minneola in Clermont. Arenas served with the department from 1992 until his retirement as a lieutenant in 2020. The tragic incident occurred on Monday, May 13, while Arenas was enjoying the water ...
Colonial Williamsburg American Revolution Barracks/ WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia have uncovered what is believed to be the remains of a military barracks from the Revolutionary War, including chimney bricks and musket balls indented with soldiers' teeth. The site is on the ...
Watch a previous NBC4 report on O’Charley’s Ohio closures in the video player above. ) — A national steakhouse, which once operated several central Ohio restaurants that shuttered after the chain filed for bankruptcy, is returning to Columbus after purchasing a former O’Charley’s that closed ...
on Thursday rejected a conservative-led attack that could have undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The justices ruled 7-2 that the way the CFPB is funded does not violate the Constitution, reversing a lower court and drawing praises from consumers. wrote the majority opinion, ...
Smoke rises during protests in Noumea, New Caledonia, Wednesday May 15, 2024. France has imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. The measures imposed on Wednesday for at least 12 days boost security forces' powers to quell deadly unrest that has left four ...
LONDON (AP) — They appear like ghosts in the night, standing outside your house, one holding up an antenna while the other crouches next to the car parked on the driveway. Within seconds, your car is gone, yet another victim amid enabled by the technology designed to make it easier to unlock and ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The iconic Mirage hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors this summer, the end of an era for a property credited with helping transform Sin City into an ultra-luxury resort destination. The July 17 closure will clear the way for major renovations and construction ...