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Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani talks to MEE

Middle East Eye sat down with Iran’s newly appointed deputy foreign minister and lead nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, to talk about what Iran wants out of the talks, and what it’s willing to give up.

EXCLUSIVE: Iran demands lifting of all sanctions as nuclear talks get off to rocky start Iran nuclear talks: Sanctions and military threats are not the way forward

US and the Middle East

Dr Dalia Fahmy on Muslim women and US foreign policy

Trump says Jewish Americans 'don't like Israel'

Why Biden's 'democracy summit' got it all wrong

Marco Carnelos

US report reveals lack of transparency in counterterrorism operations

Jared Kushner screamed 'get out' to Israeli ambassador in White House, says new book

American democracy was under threat long before the Capitol Hill attack

Hamid Dabashi

Pegasus spyware

NSO spyware found on US State Department officials' phones

Military pollution, the skeleton in the West’s climate closet

Jonathan Cook

US military 'prepared' if Iran nuclear talks fail

Fake Facebook accounts boost campaign against US consulate for Palestinians: Report

America's crisis of democracy has emboldened Arab dictators

Hamid Dabashi

Hollywood stars decry Israel's 'terror' labelling of Palestinian groups

US Supreme Court rejects journalist Bilal Abdul Kareem's 'kill list' lawsuit

US: New York state puts Ben & Jerry's 'on notice' over Israel settlement boycott

Meet the 90-year old Jewish American woman protesting for Palestine

Trump administration approved UAE arms sale hour before Biden inauguration

Biden at 100 days: Restoring the pre-Trump 'normal' on Israel-Palestine

Cornel West: Palestine is a 'taboo issue among certain circles in high places'

'Til Kingdom Come: How Christian evangelicals fuel chaos in Palestine

Azad Essa

The Capitol Hill riot was not a coup. It was an attempt to preserve white supremacy

Azad Essa

Jerusalem: Biden administration's 'bothsidesism' angers Palestinians

Google search results suggest Palestinian keffiyeh a symbol of terrorism

Palestine State

Norman Finkelstein speaks to MEE about Israel’s latest offensive

Ilhan Omar calls for end to American sponsorship of police brutality

By David Hearst

Biden Middle East visit: Why the Arab world needs a new leadership

David Hearst

Shireen Abu Akleh killing

Shireen Abu Akleh killing: The West cannot wash away the stain of complicity

David Hearst

Ukraine and Palestine: How the West embraces one resistance but demonises another

David Hearst

Russia-Ukraine war

When it comes to war crimes, Britain looks the other way

David Hearst

Russia-Ukraine war

Why Putin's war means Mohammed bin Salman has Biden over a barrel

David Hearst

Russia-Ukraine war

Putin is now doing what he accused America of - regime change

David Hearst

Tunisia: Kais Saied's coup does not have a happy ending

David Hearst

Amnesty apartheid report: Why Israel fully deserves its place as a pariah state

David Hearst

US will get three conflicts for the price of one if it allows Israel to attack Iran

David Hearst

Arab despots may have won the battle, but the struggle is not yet over

David Hearst

Why state actors want to bury Jamal Khashoggi

David Hearst

By declaring Hamas a terrorist group, Britain deals a blow to Middle East peace prospects

David Hearst

Why the 'war on terror' is not over

David Hearst

Will Taliban victory mark the beginning of the end of the western empire?

David Hearst

MBZ's foreign policy U-turn could reshape the Middle East

David Hearst

The EU's shameless complicity in Israel's crimes

David Hearst

The UK and the Middle East

Why Britain's plan to offshore refugees must be scrapped

David Davis

Imam tells Manchester Arena bombing inquiry he has been demonised

How London became a financial hub for Gulf rulers and the super-rich

UK officials 'discussing' how to repay £400m Iran debt

Britain helped create the refugees it now wants to keep out

Jonathan Cook

'A moral disgrace': Inside one of the world's biggest arms fairs

Proscribing Hamas only guarantees more violence

Crispin Blunt

Why British colonial history should be a compulsory subject in schools

Hasan Ali

UK media report finds widespread anti-Muslim bias in press coverage

Cabinet reshuffle: Boris Johnson and the scourge of Islamophobia

Zainab Gulamali

Newcastle United LGBTQ+ group leaves fan network over Saudi backlash

Starmer's apology skipped over Britain's long history of antisemitism

Joseph Massad

How Tony Blair courted Hamas leader with invite to London

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband calls UK government 'negligent'

'Match made in heaven': Qatar eyes chance to strengthen ties amid UK energy crisis

Pegasus spyware

Pegasus: UK urged to conduct 'immediate' probe into spyware scandal

British Army video aimed at recruiting Muslim women widely scorned

Newcastle asks fans to refrain from wearing Arab style clothing, after Saudi takeover

Palestine State

Husam Zomlot speaks: 'For 20, 30 years, it was the two-state solution, negotiations - we are done with that'

FIFA 21-backed Ramadan football league received Home Office support

Ed Husain's Among the Mosques: Fanning the flames of Islamophobia

Usaama al-Azami

UK Muslims losing faith in Labour under Starmer, poll finds

British man unlawfully left stateless over travel to Syria returns to UK

Palestine activists occupy UK factory supplying materials for Israeli fighter jets

The Middle East in pictures

In pictures: Yemen's kickboxing girls

In pictures: Eighth sandstorm in two months envelops Iraq

In pictures: The iconic stained glass windows of al-Aqsa Mosque

In pictures: Palestinian villages before the Nakba

In pictures: Saving Iraq's last Jewish tomb

Standing on history: The Jerusalem fabric shop built on a Crusader church

Varzesh Baastani: The ancient Persian sport influenced by Sufism

In pictures: Tunisia's devoted cat guardians

In pictures: Ram-fighting in Tunis suburbs continues despite calls for ban

In pictures: Wildfires ravage northern Algeria

In pictures: Life in Palestine from 1890 to 1937

Ramadan 2021: Vaccinated Muslim pilgrims perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia

In pictures: Inside the Marrakech palace built by a former slave

In pictures: The Syrian karate kids

In pictures: Blast-hit Beirut hospital battles to rebuild amid second Covid-19 wave

In pictures: Milky Way shines above ruins of Syria's war

Turkey Politics

Hagia Sofia: Muslims flock to historic reopening as mosque

In pictures: Syrians find shelter in jails, caves and graves

In pictures: Turning tyres into tables

In pictures: Devastating floods in Iran

In pictures: Why Jordanians still love Saddam Hussein

In pictures: Turkey's Kurds celebrate Nowruz in Diyarbakir amid hunger strike

Art and photography

In pictures: The life and works of Algerian photographer Kays Djilali

In pictures: The women driving protests across the Arab world

The Middle East explained

What is Hanukkah? The Jewish festival of lights explained

Explained: Saudi Arabia’s takeover of Newcastle United

Seven facts about the Arabic language that may surprise you

War, riots, torture: The luxury hotels that shaped the Middle East

Seven Middle Eastern flags and the symbolism they carry

Explained: Sisi, Macron and the dubious history of France's Legion of Honour

Who are the Harkis? The Algerians who fought against independence

COP26 summit: 15 ways that the Middle East is under threat

Blackface and anti-blackness in the Arab world

Illegal Israeli settlements explained

Iran crisis: How attacks on US embassies have shaped America’s future

The Armenian genocide explained

How to plan an Arab-American wedding that will please everyone (except you)

Palestine State

The Palestinian keffiyeh: All you need to know about its origins

Sudan's military coup explained

Hajj explained: the past and present of the most important Muslim pilgrimage

Sheikh Jarrah explained: The past and present of East Jerusalem neighbourhood

48 Palestinians

Explained: Who are Israel's Palestinian citizens?

Laylat al-Qadr: The holiest night in Islam explained

Palestine State

Why did Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa?

Silwan explained: How history and religion are exploited to displace Palestinians

What is behind Pakistan's global crusade against Islamophobia?

Arhama Siddiqa

Eid al-Fitr 2021: Everything you need to know about the celebration

Eid al-fitr: The Muslim celebration explained

The best YA books: 10 Middle East authors worth reading

Arabic poetry: 10 writers, classic and modern, you need to read

Ramadan: 10 tips for healthy eating during holy month

Ramadan: 13 questions you have about Muslims' holy month - answered

What is the Nakba? Day of catastrophe for Palestinians, explained

The Balfour Declaration dissected: 67 words that changed the world

Palestine, Israel and the Oslo Accords: What you need to know

What is Nowruz? The Persian New Year explained

By Peter Oborne

Boris Johnson is using the Rwanda refugee flights to win the next election

Peter Oborne

It's time Liz Truss spoke out in defence of democracy in Egypt

Peter Oborne

Douglas Murray and the mainstreaming of the 'Great Replacement' theory

Peter Oborne

Life after death for Tony Blair

Peter Oborne

Boris Johnson, just like Richard Nixon, will be brought down by vanity

Peter Oborne

Pakistan political crisis: Why Imran Khan's enemies want him out

Peter Oborne

Trojan Horse Affair

Trojan Horse affair: We need the truth. Only the New York Times has tried to tell it

Peter Oborne

If Boris Johnson survives Sue Gray and police inquiry, the UK will lose

Peter Oborne

Tony Blair and Boris Johnson: A simple morality tale about western values

Peter Oborne

Guantanamo: An enduring symbol of the savagery unleashed upon innocent Muslims

Peter Oborne

North Shropshire was a calamity for Boris Johnson. But it's about to get much worse. Here's why

Peter Oborne

Boris Johnson's departure is only a matter of time

Peter Oborne

Iran nuclear deal: Could Vienna talks mark the start of a new Cold War?

Peter Oborne

As Tories fete Boris Johnson, a social catastrophe looms

Peter Oborne

Keir Starmer has squandered his opportunity to wage war on the Tories

Peter Oborne

Lebanon economic crisis

With Nasrallah's oil shipment to Lebanon, only Hezbollah is left standing

Peter Oborne

Afghanistan: US defeat stems from its ruinous response to 9/11 attacks

Peter Oborne

US humiliation in Afghanistan could be a turning point in world history

Peter Oborne

A bitter Middle East crisis at the heart of the Conservative Party

Peter Oborne

Euro 2020: The battle of two Britains

Peter Oborne

Yemen war: Britain cannot be both arms dealer and peacemaker

Peter Oborne

Batley by-election: Blaming Muslims for why Labour could lose is despicable

Peter Oborne

On antisemitism and Islamophobia, Labour and Tories are judged by different standards

Peter Oborne

How Britain's Conservatives became unconditional supporters of Israel

Peter Oborne

Al-Aqsa attack: Boris Johnson's silence over Israeli violence is a disgrace

Peter Oborne

Boris Johnson's Tories are not serious about investigating Islamophobia

Peter Oborne

Jeremy Corbyn was right all along about Putin. And right about his oligarchs too

Peter Oborne

BBC Trojan Horse report: Failing to put right shocking falsehoods

Peter Oborne

Shawcross Prevent role is Tories' latest salvo in culture war against Muslims

Peter Oborne

Richard Sharp's donations to Quilliam raise questions about his BBC chairmanship

Peter Oborne

Labour and antisemitism: What’s going on at the Forde inquiry?

Richard Sanders

Tory party's praise of Macron's ugly politics is shocking

Peter Oborne

Discover

From mandrakes to spring onions: Five foods the Ancient Egyptians used to eat

From Salt Bae to CZN Burak, meet Turkey's superstar food influencers

Dune: How interstellar epic avoids Middle East stereotypes

The ghostbuster of Jerusalem: Meet the Palestinian man tracking down ghouls and jinn

Seven Middle Eastern flags and the symbolism they carry

While you were sleeping: The importance of dreams in Middle Eastern culture

Five Islamic expressions that have gone mainstream

Tokyo drift: How a growing number of Muslims are making Japan their home

COP26 summit: 15 ways that the Middle East is under threat

How Ertugrul resurrected the Muslim imagination

Divas of the Middle East: The women who left a musical mark on the region

Quiz: Test your knowledge of Middle East football

Let's play: Learning Arabic, one Lego brick at a time

Art and photography

Iranian gangsters: Tattoos, drug deals and a hidden underworld revealed

Eight Arab hand gestures that should be turned into emojis

Memes, jokes and icons: Eight ways Palestinians are resisting the occupation online

‘All my work is Libya’: Five emerging Libyan artists to watch

Teaching Arabic to kids: How families are putting the fun back into reading

Plague and poetry: How Middle East authors have written about disease

How a movie star (and my mother) made me a feminist

Politics and poetry: The female Muslim wordsmith making waves

Ten bizarre Egyptian sayings to try and wrap your head around

The hidden lives of Arabs in Cuba

Extreme metal in Iraq: Why bands are raging against the machine

Who reached America first – Columbus or the Phoenicians?

Palestine in 2048: Staring into a black mirror

Breaking taboos: Can Lebanon be honest about sexual health?

32 Middle Eastern recipes you can make at home

The best of video

‘Everyone died!’: Shocking video shows panic in Egypt hospital due to alleged lack of oxygen

Palestine State

Israeli settler’s attempt to justify forcible takeover of a Palestinian home sparks online anger

Muslim woman targeted by racist tirade in Florida supermarket

48 Palestinians

Sheikh Jarrah shooting of Palestinian girl caught on CCTV

The best of 2021

Twenty years after 9/11: How the 'war on terror' turned full circle

From mandrakes to spring onions: Five foods the Ancient Egyptians used to eat

Ghost towns, rockets and drones: Polisario’s war in Western Sahara

Under Israeli siege: Life in Sheikh Jarrah has become a ‘big prison’

Iraq police killings: How a village’s revenge for rape became an IS attack

Gaza Under Attack

'The war is not over': The Gaza Strip's unexploded bombs

How do Syrians stay entertained in refugee camps?

Beirut explosion

'I'm afraid of my government': Sorrow and rage as Beirut marks blast anniversary

In Baghdad, the streets are littered with the memories of our dead

Nabil Salih

The Spanish Civil War's forgotten Arab Republicans

Assyrian comedian Jenan Younis: We're not Arab, we're not Asian, and we're not Muslim

Yemeni fisherman hit jackpot after finding million-dollar-worth ‘whale vomit’

Israel-Palestine: A glossary of problematic media language

‘An honorary Muslim’: The police spy who monitored London's mosques in plain sight

Protests, a pandemic and Palestinian mothers: Middle East Eye's picks of 2020

Middle East Eye's picks of the year 2019