Tag: USA

(USA) Biden seeks to restore world’s lost trust to US: Analyst (IRNA)

A foreign policy expert believes that the new US president Joe Biden is trying to rebuild a trust which has been lost during the...

(USA/Iran) Zarif : Biden administration’s behavior in lifting sanctions important for Iran (IRNA)

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said what is important for Iran about the Biden administration is its attitude about lifting anti-Iran sanctions and...

(USA/Iran) Biden has no choice but to normalize relations with Iran: Pakistani Professor (IRNA)

A US based Pakistani professor strongly believes that Islamic Republic of Iran is a strong country and nobody can ignore it, so the new...

(Europe/USA/Big Tech) The ‘darker sides’: EU urges US to join fight to rein in Big Tech (Al Jazeera)

European Commission chief suggests common rule book to prevent spread of fake news on social media. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/27/the-darker-sides-eu-urges-us-to-join-fight-to-rein-in-big-tech

(USA/Pandemic) Biden says US to buy 200 million more COVID vaccine doses (Al Jazeera)

Joe Biden says US will accelerate delivery of vaccines to states and localities, but warns progress will take time. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/26/us-to-purchase-more-vaccine-doses-from-pfizer-moderna

(USA/Capitol Hill Riot) US Capitol Police chief apologises for failures in January 6 riot (Al Jazeera)

Admission comes as impeachment trial against Donald Trump for ‘incitement’ of the Capitol insurrection gets under way.+ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/26/capitol-police-chief-apologises-for-failures-in-january-6-siege

(USA/Russia/New START) US, Russia extend New START pact after Biden, Putin phone call (Al Jazeera)

Biden also addressed arrest of Alexey Navalny, Ukraine, and reports of bounties on US soldiers, the White House said. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/26/biden-speaks-to-putin-for-first-time-since-taking-office

(USA/Two State Solution/Israel/Palestine) US assures two-state solution for Israel-Palestine at UN (Al Jazeera)

The Biden administration will undo some Trump era actions, but says no substitute for ‘Israeli-Palestinian peace’. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/26/us-assures-two-state-solution-for-israel-palestine-at-un

(USA/Pandemic/Defense Production Act) What Is the Defense Production Act? (Anshu Siripurapu, CFR)

Presidents Trump and Biden have turned to the Defense Production Act to deal with a shortage of critical medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic....

(USA/Democracy) Why supporting resilient political systems is key to a successful Biden democracy agenda (Patrick W. Quirk, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/01/26/why-supporting-resilient-political-systems-is-key-to-a-successful-biden-democracy-agenda/

(USA) The regulatory savvy of Biden’s early executive actions (Bridget Dooling, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-regulatory-savvy-of-bidens-early-executive-actions/

(Russia/USA/New START) Problems in Russian-US ties cannot derail New START’s extension, Biden says (TASS)

The president recalled that the US intelligence agencies had been tasked with preparing a new evaluation regarding Russia https://tass.com/world/1248771

(WHO/Pandemic/USA/Russia) WHO envoy says US willing to boost cooperation within World Health Organization (TASS)

The official recalled that the WHO director general welcomed Washington’s decision to rejoin the organization https://tass.com/politics/1248881

(Russia/USA) Russian diplomat slams US Embassy reports about rallies as guidance (TASS)

She also said that many participants in unsanctioned rallies had fallen victim to propaganda https://tass.com/politics/1248751

(Iran/USA/JCPOA) “Tehran in no rush for US decision on JCPOA”: Iran’s UN envoy (IRNA)

Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi has said Iran is in no rush for a decision by the new US...

(USA/Pandemic) Biden’s Vaccine Challenge (Project-Syndicate)

MICHAEL SPENCE In confronting the COVID-19 crisis, US President Joe Biden will avoid many of his predecessor’s mistakes, not least by heeding the advice of...