Image copyright KIARA WORTH/IISD/ENB A “triple whammy” of events threatens to hamper efforts to tackle climate change say UN delegates. At a meeting in Bonn, Saudi Arabia has continued to object to a key IPCC scientific report that urges drastic cuts in carbon emissions. Added to that, the EU has so far failed to agree […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Donald Trump signed an executive order for new sanctions against Iran on Monday Donald Trump has lashed out at the “ignorant and insulting statement” released by Iran after the US president announced fresh sanctions against the Middle Eastern nation. The tweets came after Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the move […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Donald Trump signed an executive order for new sanctions against Iran on Monday Donald Trump has lashed out at the “ignorant and insulting statement” released by Iran after the US president announced fresh sanctions against the Middle Eastern nation. The tweets came after Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the move […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Donald Trump signed an executive order for new sanctions against Iran on Monday Donald Trump has lashed out at the “ignorant and insulting statement” released by Iran after the US president announced fresh sanctions against the Middle Eastern nation. The tweets came after Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the move […]
Media captionJared Kushner tells Palestinians President Trump has not given up on them Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, has set out an economic plan that he says offers the Palestinians a “more prosperous future” if they agree a peace deal with Israel. He described the proposals, which envisage $50bn (£39bn) being invested […]
Media captionIran’s president says the US is lying about wanting dialogue Iran’s president has responded with defiance to the latest sanctions imposed by the US, saying they show it is lying about wanting dialogue. Hassan Rouhani said the measures against Iran’s supreme leader unveiled by President Donald Trump on Monday would be “useless” and denounced […]
Media captionIran’s president says the US is lying about wanting dialogue Iran’s president has responded with defiance to the latest sanctions imposed by the US, saying they show it is lying about wanting dialogue. Hassan Rouhani said the measures against Iran’s supreme leader unveiled by President Donald Trump on Monday would be “useless” and denounced […]
Media captionIran’s president says the US is lying about wanting dialogue Iran’s president has responded with defiance to the latest sanctions imposed by the US, saying they show it is lying about wanting dialogue. Hassan Rouhani said the measures against Iran’s supreme leader unveiled by President Donald Trump on Monday would be “useless” and denounced […]
Media captionIs Palestinian-Israel peace plan out of reach? The first part of Donald Trump’s long-awaited plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is being discussed with Arab ministers in Bahrain. Government, civil society and business leaders have been invited to a two-day “workshop” on proposals for generating rapid Palestinian economic growth. The proposals, unveiled by the […]
Media captionPresident Trump: ‘”The assets of Ayatollah Khamenei and his office will not be spared” US President Donald Trump has said he is imposing hard-hitting new sanctions on Iran, including on the office of the country’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Mr Trump said the additional sanctions were in response to the shooting down of a […]
