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2024-04-21 21:47
China: AUKUS risks nuclear proliferation in Pacific
China’s foreign minister has accused Western powers in the AUKUS security pact of provoking division and risking nuclear proliferation in the South Pacific.
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2023-06-10 21:26
China lambasts Western double standards on Iran
TEHRAN – China has criticized the West for applying double standards with respect to nuclear non-proliferation, saying that the West strictly pressures Iran over nuclear issues while giving Australia weapons-grade nuclear material.
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2022-09-15 21:44
China says US exercising double standard over Iran nuclear deal
TEHRAN - China is warning that global rules prohibiting the spread of nuclear weapons are at risk because of different non-proliferation standards being applied to Iran and U.S. allies, Bloomberg reported.
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2022-06-19 21:39
Iran’s nuclear chief: We responded to IAEA in completely legal manner
TEHRAN— Iran’s nuclear chief said on Sunday that taking the Iranian nuclear file to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors was the “final test” by the opponents of Iran.
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2021-11-12 17:47
“Europe is in danger,” Borrell wants an army
TEHRAN - In another sign of Europe distancing itself from reliance on the United States for security, EU leaders are focusing on how to achieve that goal independently. The European Union's foreign policy chief has issued a warning to the bloc that the time has now come to agree on an ambitious foreign military policy as the pillar for united military operations among the 27 members.
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2021-11-03 22:21
By: Ali A. Jenabzadeh
Great hypocrisy in idea of ‘alliance of the democracy’: Austrian professor
TEHRAN – In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Austrian Professor Heinz Gartners says “there is a lot of hypocrisy involved in the idea of the alliance of the democracy.”
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2021/11/02
By Dost Muhammad Barrech
How India views AUKUS
TEHRAN - The inking of the AUKUS, a trilateral security pact among Australia, the UK and the U.S. on September 15, 2021, with an effort to counter China in the Asia-Pacific without Indian inclusion has taken back many experts. The AUKUS for the first time will be building nuclear-powered submarines; Canberra will be using technologies provided by Washington.
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2021-11-01 20:44
Macron accuses Australia PM of lying over submarine deal
TEHRAN - French President Emmanuel Macron has accused the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison of out-rightly lying to him over a cancelled $90bn submarine deal, marking fresh escalation of tensions between the two countries.
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2021-11-01 16:02
France, UK step up war of words
TEHRAN - Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to rule out triggering trade dispute action next week in a bitter fishing row with Paris, while French President Emmanuel Macron has told Johnson to “respect the rules.” Macron also went further to question Britain's "credibility.”
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2021-10-29 18:59
UK warns France over vessel detention
TEHRAN - A British government spokesman has strongly condemned as “unjustified” threats emerging from France that Paris will take further action amid an ongoing dispute. A fishing vessel belonging to the UK was seized by France and its captain charged, while another has been issued with a fine. A UK government minister has warned France that “two can play at that game.”
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2021-10-27 15:18
By Mohammad M. Farahani
China is on par with U.S. on all fronts: researcher
TEHRAN – A Pakistani researcher believes that Beijing can compete with Washington in military power, highlighting China’s economic rise.
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2021-10-22 16:21
By Mohammad Mazhari
Cold War between China and U.S. is a must: Indian professor
TEHRAN – Noting that the cold war between Beijing and Washington is a must, an Indian academic says they have already kicked it off.
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2021-10-19 22:06
By Mohammad Mazhari
China will fill power vacuum left by U.S. in Afghanistan: researcher
TEHRAN - A research fellow and coordinator of the East Asia Centre at MP-IDSA in New Delhi says that Beijing has already taken steps towards engagement with the Taliban to fill the vacuum created by the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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2021-10-18 22:06
By Mohammad M. Farahani
U.S. is stuck in post 9/11 power politics: analyst
TEHRAN – American political analyst Martin Love says that the U.S. has been locked in the post 9/11 foreign policy. In contrast, Love says, China has preferred to focus on its economy and be away from wars.
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2021-10-10 12:20
By Mohammad Mazhari
China has significant leverage over U.S.: American scholar
TEHRAN – Pointing to Beijing's leverage over Washington, an American anthropologist says that any damage to U.S.-China trade would harm U.S. economic interests.
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2021-10-04 18:32
New Zealand’s opposition leader slams the U.S. for being “foolish”
TEHRAN - Judith Collins, leader of the center-right National Party, called the United States “foolish” for withdrawing from the free trade agreement and opening the door for China to increase its presence in the Pacific region.
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2021-10-03 22:11
Consequences of trust to U.S. in words of Leader
TEHRAN — In a speech delivered on Sunday morning, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution discussed the AUKUS pact, Iran-Azerbaijan disagreements, and the scandalous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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2021-10-03 22:10
Leader says security cannot be bought
TEHRAN — Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has warned that those who seek to buy security from outside “will pay a hefty price”.
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2021-10-02 20:42
By Mohammad M. Farahani
Stop being naive and assert independence from the U.S.: Macron
TEHRAN - Amid escalating tensions between France and allies over the AUKUS pact, the French president has reiterated the need for asserting defense independence from the United States.
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2021-10-02 20:41
By Zahra Mirzafarjouyan
AUKUS in breach of NPT, damaging regional security: EU MP
TEHRAN - Trade talks between Australia and the European Union have been postponed with France over the so-called AUKUS security partnership.
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2021-10-01 21:49
Iran-Australia parliamentary co-op is prelude to strengthening diplomatic ties: MP
TEHRAN - The head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament has said that no country can ignore the effective role of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the fight against terrorism in the region, the IRIB reported on Friday.
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2021-09-29 20:41
Trust Issues
TEHRAN — Jake Sullivan, the United States National Security Advisor, has started a tour of certain Middle Eastern countries. He arrived in the UAEA on September 27. The American mainstream media tries to portray the agenda of the trip is focused on Iran and Yemen, but it is really the case!
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2021-09-27 20:38
Decoding IAEA silence over clear violation of NPT in AUKUS pact
TEHRAN — The AUKUS pact, with all its controversies, has turned all eyes on three world powers and an international body: The United States, United Kingdom, France, and United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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2021-09-24 20:52
Iran hits out at U.S., Britain over AUKUS deal
‘The U.S. and the UK have put the issues of non-proliferation and disarmament at risk’
TEHRAN - Iran’s permanent ambassador to Vienna-based international organizations has lashed out at the U.S. and UK for adopting nuclear double standards amid a decision to help Australia get its first nuclear-powered submarine under a deal known as AUKUS.
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2021-09-23 21:51
By M. Mazhari
Canberra subsidizing Washington’s failing ambitions: Australian professor
TEHRAN - An Australian academic says that Canberra is bankrolling U.S. ambitions with the fancy of undermining China
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2021-09-22 17:57
EU sides with France in the U.S, Australia spat
TEHRAN - Top EU officials have rallied behind France in criticizing the United States for negotiating a security pact in secret with Australia and Britain that cost Paris a lucrative submarine deal as diplomatic tensions escalate over the issue.
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2021-09-22 15:02
By Mohammad Mazhari
Risk of military confrontation between China and U.S. is growing, ex-White House official warns
TEHRAN – Frank Von Hippel, who was responsible for national security issues in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 1993 to 1994, warns about “the danger of growing military confrontation” between China and the United States.
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2021-09-21 21:33
Iranian MP expresses surprise over IAEA silence over AUKUS
MP says IAEA inspectors are CIA and Mossad agents
TEHRAN — Alireza Salimi, a member of the presiding board of the Iranian parliament, has strongly criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency for being silent on a military deal between Australia, the UK and U.S for building nuclear submarines.
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2021-09-21 11:30
By M. A. Saki
China sees AUKUS as a step toward new cold war: ex-Lebanese ambassador to Canada
TEHRAN - A former Lebanese ambassador to Canada, Chile and Poland says that China is being irritated by the AUKUS pact, considering it as a step towards a new cold war.
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2021-09-18 21:57
The "Francophone", "Francophile" who stabbed France in the back
TEHRAN — In an article published on November 23, 2020 on the Politico website titled “9 things to know about Antony Blinken, the next U.S. secretary of state”, Blinken was projected as a man with no flaws.