Iran Update, January 13, 2025
UK outlet the Times reported on January 12 that Senior Adviser to the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Larijani has been covertly flying between Iran and Russia to meet with unspecified senior Russian officials.[80] The Times added that Larijani‘s trips are part of Iran’s effort to gain Russian assistance on Iran’s nuclear program and air defense capabilities. Israeli airstrikes on October 25 destroyed much of Iran’s advanced air defense capabilities.[81] These meetings reportedly occurred just before the Kremlin and Tehran both confirmed Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian‘s January 17 visit to Moscow to sign the new Russo-Iranian comprehensive strategic agreement, which will cover areas of defense and energy trade.[82] The talks will also cover Iran’s nuclear program. An Iranian delegation is separately meeting with E3 countries — the United Kingdom, France, and Germany — in Geneva on January 13 and 14 for the second round of nuclear talks.”[83] The German foreign ministry told AFP that these talks were ”consultations” and ”not negotiations.”
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Iran Update, January 14, 2025
Iranian chief nuclear negotiator Kazem Gharib Abadi announced on January 13 that Iran and the E3 (the United Kingdom, France, and Germany) reached a “consensus” to continue talks about sanctions relief and the Iranian nuclear program.[90] Gharib Abadi and Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi met with EU Deputy Secretary General Enrique Mora in Geneva on January 14 to discuss nuclear-related issues and sanctions.[91]
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