For full coverage of business developments in Iran and the Middle East, see MEED US Secretary of State John Kerry said today that Iran has shipped more than 25,000 pounds of low-enriched nuclear material, including everything enriched to 20 per…
Tag: US
US State Department says Iranian nuclear co-operation adequate
US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said today that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had confirmed Washington’s allegation that Iran had once been working on a nuclear bomb, but he added that Iran had cooperated adequately with IAEA investigators. “The…
Senate poised to back Iran nuclear deal
US senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland announced today that she would support the Iran nuclear deal, providing the White House the votes it needs to prevent Republicans from scuttling the agreement. The announcement means that at least 34 senators — the…
Qatar backs nuclear deal
Qatar signalled last night that it backed the nuclear deal between the US, Russia, China, the UK, France and Germany. “This was the best option amongst other options in order to try to come up with a solution for the…
Sanctioning Iran into capitulation is “fantasy”: Kerry
US secretary of state John Kerry said in a statement today that applying sanctions to Iran until it capitulated, the strategy urged by Israel and the Republican majority in congress, was an impractical approach. “I will tell you, sanctioning Iran…
Deloitte says tight oil and shale gas revolution won’t change US commitment to Middle East
Deloitte’s annual Oil & Gas Reality Check report published today says the development of North American shale gas and tight oil reserves is promoting transformational change in the US economy but won’t seriously undermine America’s commitment to the stability of…
US and Turkey unlikely to oppose Kurdish independence: Barzani
Germany’s Die Welt reported today that Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Barzani said in an interview that he did not believe the US or Turkey would oppose the declaration of an independent state in northern Iraq. “I do not expect active…