OPEC 'panicking' as push to phase out fossil fuels gathers momentum at COP28
Saturday, 9 December 2023 Oil states are pressing the panic button after a proposal to end the fossil fuel era gathered unprecedented support at the current United Nations climate talks, according to veteran overseers of the talks.
The Group of Seven will meet in Turin on Monday, in the first big session of environment talks since the world pledged to transition away from coal, oil and gas at the UN's COP28 climate summit in December.
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UN Nuclear Watchdog , Clashes With Iran for Failing , to Cooperate With Inspectors.
'The Guardian' reports that the West may be teetering on the edge of a renewed confrontation with Tehran over Iran's nuclear program.
The news comes after the United Nations' nuclear watchdog voted to censure Iran for repeatedly failing to cooperate with U.N. inspectors. .
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
vote came after the United States dropped its
objection to the censure, joining European nations.
EU nations had urged the Biden administration to alter
its stance on the matter, claiming that the integrity
of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty was in jeopardy. .
The U.S. has since called for a long-term strategy to be
developed to deal with Iran's nuclear program, stressing
that the terms of the original 2015 deal expire next year.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
(JCPoA) originally saw Western economic
sanctions lifted in exchange for strong
controls over Iran's nuclear program.
However, 'The Guardian' reports that Tehran has
since gradually restricted access for U.N. inspectors,
while also vastly boosting its stock of enriched uranium. .
However, 'The Guardian' reports that Tehran has
since gradually restricted access for U.N. inspectors,
while also vastly boosting its stock of enriched uranium. .
Iran now possesses 30 times the
JCPoA limit of enriched uranium
and its stockpile of high enriched
uranium up to 60% has continued
to grow significantly, U.K., France and Germany joint statement
to the IAEA, via 'The Guardian'.
Iran now has the approximate
amount of nuclear material
from which the possibility of
manufacturing a nuclear explosive
device cannot be excluded, U.K., France and Germany joint statement
to the IAEA, via 'The Guardian'
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In a recent address to reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov referred to the United States as an “enemy,” signalling a potential hardening of Moscow's rhetoric. While it remains uncertain if this language reflects an official change in policy, Peskov emphasised that only President Vladimir Putin can make such determinations. The Kremlin spokesman's comments were partly in response to Washington's refusal to allow former US Marine, UN weapons inspector, and RT contributor Scott Ritter to travel to St. Petersburg. Peskov described this as “the latest manifestation of the rabid campaign to prevent US citizens from interacting with the Russian Federation.” He suggested that such a refusal would only be “understandable” if it were related to Ritter's former intelligence status. “We are now an enemy country for them – much like they are for us” Peskov stated, noting that travel restrictions on former intelligence officers to hostile countries are common worldwide.
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Iran has strongly condemned former US presidential hopeful and UN ambassador Nikki Haley for her controversial message on an Israeli artillery shell. Haley’s inscription, “Finish Them,” during her visit to the occupied territories’ northern border with Lebanon, has sparked global outrage. Iran's Foreign Minister Nasser Kan’ani denounced the act as a show of support for what he describes as Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. In this video, we explore the details of Haley’s actions, the international reactions, and the escalating conflict in the region.
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