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Cost of Brexit for UK: $170 Billion and Counting

EghtesadOnline: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to "unleash Britain's potential." First the economy has to catch back up with the rest of the world.
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Publish Date:11/January/2020 | 24:18

Germany, France, UK Slammed for Following American Lead on Iran

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif lambasted Germany, France and Britain, three of the European signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, for echoing statements and claims made by the United States regarding Iran.
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Publish Date:01/October/2019 | 24:05

Court Strikes Down UK Parliament Suspension

EghtesadOnline: The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to shut down parliament in the runup to Brexit was unlawful, a humiliating rebuke that thrusts Britain’s exit from the European Union deeper into turmoil.
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Publish Date:25/September/2019 | 11:22

Ex-PM Cameron Slams Johnson Over Brexit

EghtesadOnline: Former British prime minister David Cameron launched a blistering attack on the UK's current leader Boris Johnson in extracts of his memoirs published Sunday, accusing him of only backing Brexit to further his own career.
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Publish Date:16/September/2019 | 11:13

UK Rejects Israeli Call for Tougher Iran Stance

EghtesadOnline: Downing Street on Thursday rejected Israeli calls for Britain to take a harder line against Iran, following Tehran’s decision to announce new reductions in its commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal.
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Publish Date:07/September/2019 | 24:20

Rebel Lawmakers Launch Bid to Stop No-deal Brexit

EghtesadOnline: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned members of his own party that if they did not vote with the government when the country’s parliament returns on Tuesday from a summer break, they would undermine the UK’s position in talks with the EU, as his administration rushes to refashion a new Brexit deal before October 31.
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Publish Date:04/September/2019 | 10:42

UK: No Policy Shift on Iran Despite Joining US Hormuz Mission

EghtesadOnline: Britain on Monday joined the United States in a maritime security mission in the Persian Gulf to purportedly protect merchant vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran seized a British-flagged vessel.
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Publish Date:07/August/2019 | 24:42

Johnson Forms War Cabinet as No-Deal Prospect Rises

EghtesadOnline: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson formed a war cabinet of six senior ministers to plan for exiting the European Union by Oct. 31, as a key adviser said leaving without a deal had become a very real prospect.
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Publish Date:29/July/2019 | 10:47

Iran, UK Hold Talks to Defuse Tensions

EghtesadOnline: UK Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt and Iran's chief diplomat, Mohammad Javad Zarif, had a phone conversation on Saturday about the detained Iranian oil tanker, which was described as a "constructive call" by the British official.
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Publish Date:16/July/2019 | 09:48

London Does Not Want to Escalate Tensions With Tehran

EghtesadOnline: London would be resolute in defending its maritime interests in the Persian Gulf, but it does not want to escalate the situation with Iran, a British security source said on Thursday, after the United Kingdom claimed three Iranian vessels had tried to block the passage of a British tanker but backed off.
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Publish Date:13/July/2019 | 24:10

Labour to Back Remain If UK Holds New Brexit Vote

EghtesadOnline: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announced on Tuesday that his party would back Remain in any referendum on a Conservative Brexit deal, heralding a major shift in policy.
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Publish Date:10/July/2019 | 24:02

UK’s Boris Johnson Calls for Upholding JCPOA

EghtesadOnline: Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May, called on Iran to fully adhere to the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on its nuclear program, underlining the accord’s crucial role in preserving relations between Tehran and the European Union.
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Publish Date:06/July/2019 | 11:56

UK Gov’t Settles $1.6 Billion Dispute With Bank Mellat

EghtesadOnline: The British government has settled a 1.25 billion pound ($1.6 billion) damages claim brought by Iran’s largest private bank in an 11th-hour, out-of-court deal following a dispute over sanctions.
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Publish Date:19/June/2019 | 11:53

Labour Declares Brexit Talks Dead

EghtesadOnline: Britain’s tumultuous divorce from the European Union was again in disarray on Friday as the opposition Labour Party declared last-ditch cross-party talks were dead in the twilight of Prime Minister Theresa May’s premiership.
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Publish Date:18/May/2019 | 11:00

UK Approach to Zaghari’s Case ‘Unconstructive’

EghtesadOnline: Britain’s decision to grant diplomatic protection to a British-Iranian prisoner in Iran will not help resolve the case, the Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesman said.
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Publish Date:13/March/2019 | 14:17

UK Envoy Talks Trade in Tehran

EghtesadOnline: A trade official from London has travelled to Tehran to test the waters for expanding relations. Simon Penney was appointed last year as the UK trade commissioner for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Publish Date:09/March/2019 | 15:13