#treaty

5:21am, 28th April, 2019

Iran says leaving nuclear treaty one of many options after U.S. sanctions move

Iran said on Sunday it could quit a treaty against the spread of nuclear weapons after the United States tightens sanctions, while an Iranian general said the U.S. Navy was interacting as before with an elite military unit blacklisted by Washington.

Leaving nuclear treaty one of Iran's 'numerous choices' after U.S. sanctions move: Zarif

2:15am, 28th April, 2019

World

Leaving nuclear treaty one of Iran's 'numerous choices' after U.S. sanctions move: Zarif

Quitting a treaty designed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons is one of Iran's "numerous choices" after the United States tightened sanctions on Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was on Sunday quoted as saying by state med...

Trump pulling U.S. out of U.N. arms treaty, heeding NRA

6:50pm, 26th April, 2019

Politics

Trump pulling U.S. out of U.N. arms treaty, heeding NRA

President Donald Trump told the National Rifle Association on Friday he was pulling the United States out of an international arms treaty signed in 2013 by then-President Barack Obama but opposed by the NRA and other conservative groups.

Trump to pull U.S. out of U.N. arms treaty, heeding NRA

1:36pm, 26th April, 2019

Politics

Trump to pull U.S. out of U.N. arms treaty, heeding NRA

President Donald Trump on Friday announced at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting that the United States will drop out of an international arms treaty signed in 2013 by then-President Barack Obama but opposed by the NRA and other con...

Trump heeds NRA, decides to pull U.S. out of U.N. arms treaty

12:33pm, 26th April, 2019

Politics

Trump heeds NRA, decides to pull U.S. out of U.N. arms treaty

President Donald Trump on Friday announced at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting that the United States will drop out of an international arms treaty signed in 2013 by then-President Barack Obama but opposed by the NRA and other con...

Trump expected to withdraw U.S. from Arms Trade Treaty

11:30am, 26th April, 2019

Politics

Trump expected to withdraw U.S. from Arms Trade Treaty

President Donald Trump on Friday was expected to announce his intention to revoke the United States’ status as a signatory of the Arms Trade Treaty, which was signed in 2013 by then-President Barack Obama but never ratified by Congress, two U.S. offi...

Merkel: Germany, like U.S., thinks Russia has violated nuclear arms treaty

4:30am, 2nd April, 2019

World

Merkel: Germany, like U.S., thinks Russia has violated nuclear arms treaty

Germany, like the United States, believes that Russia has breached the Cold War-era Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday.

British MP: We want binding treaty change to pass May's Brexit deal

7:35am, 28th February, 2019

UK

British MP: We want binding treaty change to pass May's Brexit deal

Brexit-supporting British members of parliament will look at the deal that Prime Minister Theresa May brings back from Brussels but to pass it she must have achieved legally binding treaty change, former minister Theresa Villiers said on Thursday.

Putin says Russia will retaliate if U.S. quits nuclear missile treaty: agencies

2:04am, 20th November, 2018

World

Putin says Russia will retaliate if U.S. quits nuclear missile treaty: agencies

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the Kremlin would retaliate if the United States withdrew from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, Russian news agencies reported.

Mattis looks to calm European allies nervous about INF treaty

9:30am, 28th October, 2018

World

Mattis looks to calm European allies nervous about INF treaty

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Sunday that the United States was in consultation with its European allies on an arms control treaty, as NATO members urge Washington to try to bring Russia back into compliance with the pact rather than quit...

Trump adviser tells Putin: We'll quit arms control treaty you're breaking

5:57pm, 23rd October, 2018

Politics

Trump adviser tells Putin: We'll quit arms control treaty you're breaking

Washington will press ahead with a plan to quit a landmark nuclear arms control pact despite objections from Russia and some European countries, senior U.S. official John Bolton said on Tuesday, after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.

White House official: we'll quit arms control treaty in due course

2:48pm, 23rd October, 2018

Politics

White House official: we'll quit arms control treaty in due course

Washington is pressing ahead with its plan to quit a nuclear arms control pact, senior U.S. official John Bolton said on Tuesday, signaling that a meeting with Russian leader President Vladimir Putin had not deflected the White House from its plan.

Trump's missile treaty pullout could escalate tension with China

12:39am, 23rd October, 2018

World

Trump's missile treaty pullout could escalate tension with China

A U.S. withdrawal from a Cold War-era nuclear arms treaty with Russia could give the Pentagon new options to counter Chinese missile advances but experts warn the ensuing arms race could greatly escalate tensions in the Asia-Pacific.

Bolton says U.S. yet to finalize position on extending START treaty: RIA

1:37pm, 22nd October, 2018

Politics

Bolton says U.S. yet to finalize position on extending START treaty: RIA

The United States has yet to finalize its position on extending the New START arms control treaty which is due to expire in 2021, President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton said on Monday, according to the Russian news agency...

Trump: U.S. to exit nuclear treaty, citing Russian violations

6:39pm, 20th October, 2018

Politics

Trump: U.S. to exit nuclear treaty, citing Russian violations

President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States will exit the Cold-War era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty that eliminated a class of nuclear weapons, in a move that is likely to upset Russia.

Bolton readies Moscow visit amid U.S. concerns about missile treaty

7:34pm, 19th October, 2018

Politics

Bolton readies Moscow visit amid U.S. concerns about missile treaty

President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, will visit Moscow next week for talks that may include telling Russian officials that the United States plans to withdraw from the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty...

Putin says Japan's Abe told him peace treaty proposal not possible

9:17am, 18th October, 2018

World

Putin says Japan's Abe told him peace treaty proposal not possible

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told him that Tokyo could not immediately sign a peace deal with Moscow without first agreeing certain pre-conditions.

Swiss-EU ties at crossroads over stalled treaty talks

5:31am, 26th September, 2018

World

Swiss-EU ties at crossroads over stalled treaty talks

Switzerland and the European Union have been negotiating the terms of a treaty that would cement ties between the neutral country and its biggest trading partner.

U.S. seeking to negotiate a treaty with Iran

1:33pm, 19th September, 2018

World

U.S. seeking to negotiate a treaty with Iran

The United States is seeking to negotiate a treaty with Iran to include Tehran's ballistic missile program and its regional behavior, the U.S. special envoy for Iran said on Wednesday ahead of U.N. meetings in New York next week.