Welcome to The Independent's US evening newsletter
US President Joe Biden on Thursday warned that the negotiations meant to bring Iran back into the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear agreement cannot be allowed to drag on indefinitely. Speaking at a press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, Mr Biden was asked if he'd set a deadline for when he might walk away from the talks, which the US is hoping will re-start the agreement which former president Donald Trump walked away from in 2018. "We've laid out for the people for the leadership of Iran, what we're willing to accept in order to get back to the JCPOA," Mr Biden said. "We're waiting for the response. When that will come, I'm not certain. But we are not going to wait forever." The president's remarks about the limits of American patience come just days after he told Israel's Channel 12 News that America would use force to prevent Iran from achieving nuclear weapons capabilities, but only as a last resort. |
|
|
| Several of the world's leading human rights groups have accused Israel of committing the crime of apartheid, writes Richard Hall |
|
|
| Alex Murdaugh has been charged with the double murder of his wife and son over one year after their bodies were found in the grounds of the wealthy family's estate. It marks just the latest twist in a tale of unexplained deaths, hitman plots and multi-million-dollar fraud schemes, writes Rachel Sharp |
|
|
| 'We're gathering the evidence as we speak' Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita told Fox News' Jesse Watters this week |
|
|
| Witness is in a position to confirm part of testimony made by Cassidy Hutchinson |
|
|
Why did Joe Biden change his mind about making Saudi Arabia a 'pariah nation' over human rights? |
Joe Biden could not have been any clearer. The administration of Donald Trump, it was put to him by a questioner, had failed to punish Saudi Arabia for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. If Mr Biden was president, what would he do? Would he punish the Saudi leaders? "Yes. And I said at the time, Khashoggi was in fact murdered and dismembered, and I believe on the order of the crown prince" he said with steel in his voice. "I would make it very clear, we were not going to sell more weapons to them. We are going to make them pay the price, and make them in fact, the pariah that they are."
Two-and-a-half years later, sales of US and UK weapons to Saudi Arabia continue unabated and nobody has been held accountable for the murder of the 57-year-old Washington Post journalist. And, this week, in what would be the clearest underscoring that the US-Saudi relationship is as solid as ever, President Biden will make a four-day visit to the Middle East, part of which is an effort to help Israel, another longtime US ally, create a relationship with Saudi Arabia. So what happened?
|
|
|
"It's just a bummer to work in an institution that openly allowed this, but talking about it only invites more. Just really sad." |
|
|
Other stories you might like |
|
|
Articles available exclusively to subscribers |
|
|
Other newsletters you might like |
|
|
| | Every Thursday, 7am (UK time) Written by Rebecca Thomas |
|
|
| Weekdays, 8am (UK time) Written by Joe Sommerlad |
|
|
If you can spare a minute we'd love your feedback on our newsletters. |
Join the conversation or follow us |
|
|
Please do not reply directly to this email
You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Evening Headlines newsletter.
Add us to your safe list of senders.
If you do not want to receive The Independent's Evening Headlines newsletter, please unsubscribe. If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent,
you can unsubscribe here. This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345.
Read our privacy notice and cookie policy.
|
|
|
|
No comments:
Post a Comment
Keep a civil tongue.