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JCPOA revival talks

Iran's UN ambassador says Tehran will return to full implementation of the 2015 deal if other parties to the accord keep their end of the bargain. Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the remarks in response to accusations leveled against the country by the US and its European allies, the UK, France and Germany. Iran's ambassador said the US and its allies have no moral ground to address the country’s peaceful nuclear program as they have been actively strengthening their own nuclear arsenals. Takht-Ravanchi said they have also turned a blind eye to Israel’s military nuclear program while extending their unjustified support for the regime. He noted that the countries accusing Iran have also consistently failed to comply with their obligations under the 2015 deal, known as the JCPOA, since the US quit the deal in May 2018. After the US’ withdrawal, the remaining parties to the deal have held several rounds of talks to revive the deal. The talks failed due the US failure to show goodwill and its excessive demands. A new round of talks has just started in the Austrian capital with Iran's top negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani calling on the US to seize the latest opportunity.

Ukraine grain exports

Turkey says three ships carrying grain will leave Ukraine’s ports on Friday under a recent UN-backed deal between Moscow and Kiev. Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar made the announcement after the first ship filled with Ukrainian grain passed Istanbul on its way to Lebanon. The ship, carrying 26-thousand tonnes of maize, set off from Odesa on Monday for the Lebanese port of Tripoli. Ukraine said earlier this week that it has sixteen more ships loaded with grain and ready to set sail. Last month, Moscow and Kiev agreed in Istanbul to resume shipments of wheat and other grain from Ukraine for the first time since the war started in February. Russia and Ukraine are major grain suppliers. After grain deliveries from Ukraine stopped, global food prices soared, making grain imports too expensive for some of the world's poorest nations.

US police brutality

Four US police officers have been charged for their role in the killing of a 26-year-old black woman in March 2020. Breonna Taylor was fatally shot during a botched police raid on her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky. During the raid, police officers, who had obtained a controversial no-knock warrant, fired more than 30 shots, mortally wounding Taylor. The officers face federal charges of civil rights offenses, unlawful conspiracy, making false statements, unconstitutional use of force and obstruction. Obstruction carries a maximum sentence of 20 years while conspiracy and making false statements are punishable by up to five years in prison. They are also accused of violating Taylor's rights by seeking a warrant to search her home when they knew they lacked probable cause. The deaths of Taylor and George Floyd, who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis, led to massive protests in the US and beyond against racial injustice and police brutality.

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