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Negotiations to Revive 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal to Resume Next Week

The eight-round of talks aimed at salvaging Iran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal will resume on Dec. 27, the European Union’s coordinator of the talks confirmed on Thursday. “Welcome to the 8th round,” Spanish diplomat Enrique Mora said on Twitter, noting that the continuation of negotiations will be held on Dec. 27 in Vienna, Austria. “The…


Russia Says Talks to Revive Iran Nuclear Deal May Resume Before Year-End

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said that the next round of talks aimed at salvaging Iran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal may resume before the end of this year. The seventh round of talks, which are being held in Vienna, had ended last week at Iran’s request. Those involved said some progress was made,…


Oil Rebounds Above $71 on Omicron Hopes, Iran Talks

LONDON—Oil rose by more than $1 a barrel to above $71 on Monday as hopes that the Omicron coronavirus variant may cause mostly mild symptoms boosted riskier assets and as the prospect of an imminent rise in Iranian oil exports looked less likely. Helping ease Omicron concerns, reports in South Africa said cases there only…


France Excludes UK From Migrant Crisis Meeting After PM’s ‘Unacceptable’ Letter

A meeting between Home Secretary Priti Patel and her French counterpart Gerald Darmanin has been dramatically cancelled following Boris Johnson’s latest intervention in the channel crossing migrant crisis. A public letter sent by the Prime Minister to President Emmanuel Macron was described as “unacceptable” by the French Interior Ministry which said Ms Patel was “no…


Asian Shares Slip After Biden-Xi Talks, Global Shares Mixed

Global shares were tangled on Nov. 17 yet Asian shares failed to see market-boosting news following virtual talks between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. At a three-hour meeting on Nov. 15, the two leaders dialed down some of the heat in Sino-U.S. tensions, though both sides held to entrenched positions on…


Japan, US Agree to Start Talks on Additional Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

TOKYO—Japan and the United States have agreed to start discussions aimed at tackling additional U.S. tariffs on Japanese steel and aluminum imports during a bilateral meeting in Tokyo, Japan’s industry ministry said on Monday. The meeting was held between Japan’s Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, but a ministry official said…


Australian Trade Minister Seeks French Meeting, Confident Subs Row Won’t Derail EU Talks

CANBERRA—Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan said on Monday he will seek a meeting with his French counterpart to ease tensions over Canberra’s decision to scrap a $40 billion submarine deal. Australia last week said it would end the deal with France’s Naval Group to build a fleet of conventional submarines and would instead build at…


Toshiba Says Detailed Talks on Buyouts Meaningful Only After Option Review

TOKYO—Toshiba Corp said on Wednesday detailed talks on potential take-private deals would make sense only after all strategic options are carefully reviewed, spurning calls from some shareholders to start soliciting buyout bids. The statement comes as the Japanese industrial conglomerate has been in talks with financial and strategic investors, including KKR & Co Inc and…


Iran, World Powers Adjourn Nuclear Talks, Resumption Date Unclear

VIENNA/DUBAI—Negotiators for Iran and six world powers on Sunday adjourned talks on reviving their 2015 nuclear deal and return to respective capitals for consultations as remaining differences still need to be overcome, officials said. “We are now closer than ever to an agreement but the distance that exists between us and an agreement remains and…


US, Iran Expected to Begin Indirect Nuclear Talks in Vienna

VIENNA—Efforts to bring the United States back into the 2015 deal on Iran’s nuclear program stepped up a gear Tuesday as Iran and the five world powers still in the accord were meeting in Vienna while the United States is due to start indirect talks with Tehran. Friday’s announcement that Washington and Tehran would begin…