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Iran is determined to develop its missile programme

Iran is determined to develop its missile programme

Since the election of Joe Biden as US president, there has been much discussion over whether and how his administration may rejoin the Iran nuclear deal, Middle East Eye informs. According to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, “if Iran comes back into full compliance with its obligations under the [deal], the United States would do the same thing and then we would use that as a platform to build, with our allies and partners … a longer and stronger agreement and to deal with a number of other issues that are deeply problematic in the relationship with Iran”

Russian, Saudi oil giants to benefit from Biden’s anti-oil agenda

Russian, Saudi oil giants to benefit from Biden’s anti-oil agenda

The growing number of Western countries aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050 and the U.S. Administration’s drive to limit oil and gas extraction on federal land and waters are likely to benefit the biggest oil firms in Russia and Saudi oil giant Aramco, analysts and portfolio managers told Bloomberg, Oil Price informs. While major developed economies are vowing to ‘build back greener,’ the world will still run on oil, and the beneficiaries, at least in the short term, will be the oil firms in countries that haven’t pledged net-zero targets and whose major oil companies are doubling down on oil production

How America's return to allies will look like?

How America's return to allies will look like?

U.S. President Joe Biden recently made his first foreign policy speech since his inauguration on Jan. 6. In an approximately 20-minute address to State Department personnel, there was not any unexpected move or position, Daily Sabah writes in the article Biden's bumpy road in US foreign policy. At least for the last three months, we have seen similar talking points from the different names in his administration. The main tenets of this position are more or less clear

Will Europeans speak with one voice on Nord Stream 2 issue?

Will Europeans speak with one voice on Nord Stream 2 issue?

The Fortuna pipelayer, together with the Baltic research and Murman construction vessels, are to complete the construction of two lines of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the exclusive economic zone of Denmark by late April 2021, the construction operator Nord Stream 2 AG reports. Germany remains the largest buyer of Russian gas in Europe. It is followed by Italy, Great Britain, France and Austria

Russia and US: difficulties of resetting

Russia and US: difficulties of resetting

US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first conversation Tuesday in a phone call that underscored troubled relations. Media reports noted that the readouts from the two capitals emphasized different elements, …

Gen. Frank McKenzie: "We avoided war with Iran"

Gen. Frank McKenzie: "We avoided war with Iran"

Relations between the United States and Iran are in a “period of opportunity” following the inauguration of President Joe Biden, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East said during his first swing into the region under the new administration

Speedy Biden and unforgettable Trump

Speedy Biden and unforgettable Trump

As the 46th president of the United States, Biden revoked several of Trump's policies on his first day in office in addition to signing a decree making the wearing of masks compulsory in and around federal buildings due to the …

Ankara hopes that Turkey-Russia accord would be template for Biden

Ankara hopes that Turkey-Russia accord would be template for Biden

Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday. This week’s transfer of power presents followers of Turkish-American relations with a crucial question: Under Biden’s watch, what lies ahead for bilateral relations, Daily Sabah writes in the article Turkey and the United States: So-called strategic partners? 

EU launches new offensive against US dollar supremacy

EU launches new offensive against US dollar supremacy

On the eve of Joe Biden’s inauguration as US president, the European Commission will launch a new offensive to promote the use of the EU’s single currency on a global level, aiming to address the vulnerabilities of financial …

Ann-Louise Hittle on how the oil market to play out in 2021

Ann-Louise Hittle on how the oil market to play out in 2021

Oil prices have tripled in nine months. Brent averaged just US$18/bbl last April, as demand collapsed and the market was swamped with crude. As the effects of the pandemic unfolded, the mood turned increasingly bearish. Ann-Louise Hittle, Head of Macro Oils, was among those who saw light at the end of the tunnel, anticipating that it wouldn’t last and that oil prices would stage a strong recovery inside 12 months

Trump loses trade war, wants Biden to pay for it

Trump loses trade war, wants Biden to pay for it

The Trump administration continued its mischief-making as the president slinks out the back door by blacklisting China's Xiaomi, a global competitor to Apple, known for its sleek mobile phones and smart home devices, CGTN writes in the article Trump loses trade war, wants Biden to pay for it. Xiaomi surpassed Apple in global mobile phone sales in the third quarter, making it a tempting target for trade vandalism. The blacklisting of Xiaomi and eight other companies, ostensibly due to their ties with China's military, is another effort to force the incoming Biden administration into decoupling the Chinese and American economies

Trump will not attend Biden's inauguration

Trump will not attend Biden's inauguration

President Donald Trump will not be attending President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, he announced in a tweet on Friday morning, Business Insider reports. "To all of those who …

Biden to intensify US policy towards South Caucasus

Biden to intensify US policy towards South Caucasus

Joe Biden’s administration will face multiple foreign policy issues that diminished America’s global position in the last four years. Among them will be a radically changed geopolitical landscape in the South Caucasus. Georgia, as the only pro-Western state, will be a focus for US policy, but it will also require reinvigoration of bilateral ties, Caucasus Watch writes in the article Biden and the US policy towards the South Caucasus

Stoltenberg congratulates Biden

Stoltenberg congratulates Biden

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the US presidential election, noting that the alliance and Washington will work together to confront many threats. "I warmly welcome the election of …

CNN, NBC and AP recognize Biden as new US President

CNN, NBC and AP recognize Biden as new US President

Democratic candidate Joe Biden was elected president of the United States, CNN, NBC and the AP agency predict. According to them, Biden has collected 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency. It is clarified that the …

 Biden leading Trump in three states

Biden leading Trump in three states

Joe Biden continued to expand his lead in Pennsylvania, edged ahead in Georgia and is up in Nevada with the fate of the presidency on the line and several closely watched states still counting …

What EU can expect if Biden wins

What EU can expect if Biden wins

In the United States, the battle for the presidency is nearing its final stage. Voting is over, but the winner has not yet been determined. Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden believe they won the election

Biden leads Trump by 10 points, NBC News reports

Biden leads Trump by 10 points, NBC News reports

Democrat Joe Biden maintains his double-digit national lead over Republican President Donald Trump in the final national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll before the 2020 presidential election, with six-in-10 voters saying the country …

It’s Biden vs. Trump in the rest of the world, too

It’s Biden vs. Trump in the rest of the world, too

For the last 70 years, the United States has sought to shape events in much of the world. We reward countries we favor with aid and other largesse. Those we dislike are isolated, sanctioned, and sometimes made to suffer, Boston Globe writes in the article It’s Biden vs. Trump in the rest of the world, too