TEHRAN -- The Iranian foreign minister said on Tuesday that Iran was ready to conclude the Vienna talks on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal on the basis of the final draft produced after months of negotiations.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a two-hour meeting with the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on the sidelines of a regional conference in Amman, capital of Jordan, according to a statement published on the Iranian Foreign Ministry's website. (Iran-Nuclear Deal-EU)
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JERUSALEM -- Israel's imports of goods from China, excluding diamonds, amounted to 11.8 billion U.S. dollars between January and November, according to data issued by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.
The figure marks a year-on-year increase of 21.6 percent compared to the 9.7 billion dollars in the same period last year. (Israel-China Imports-New Height)
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ANKARA -- Türkiye decided on Tuesday to start mass production more of its indigenous air defense systems and its first national tactical ballistic missile Tayfun, the country's defense industry executive committee said.
The committee made such decisions regarding 25 important defense industry projects during a meeting chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Türkiye-Defense Systems-Mass Production)
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ANKARA -- Türkiye said on Tuesday that Greek fighter jets "harassed" Turkish planes during a NATO-coordinated mission over the Aegean Sea, as tensions between the two neighbors have been growing recently.
During the flight mission on Monday that had been notified to all NATO allies 24 hours in advance, Greek fighter jets that took off from five different air bases "harassed" the Turkish planes in the international airspace of the Aegean, the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement. (Türkiye-Greece-Harassment)
