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Tuesday, 30 March 2021 2:04 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 30 March 2021 2:04 AM ]

Here is the latest top stories from Press TV on March 30, 2021.

Iran nuclear deal

A senior Iranian official tells Press TV that Tehran will stop its 20-percent uranium enrichment only if the US lifts ALL its sanctions on Iran first. The official said Tehran will further reduce its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal if the US does not lift all sanctions, warning that Washington is rapidly running out of time. The remarks came in response to a report published in US media that said Washington is to offer a new proposal to Tehran to jump-start the talks on the nuclear deal as soon as this week. The report by Politico noted that the proposal asks Iran to halt some of its nuclear activities, such as work on advanced centrifuges and the enrichment of uranium to 20 percent purity. The United States, in return, would ease some of its economic sanctions imposed on Iran.

Brazil sweeping reshuffle

The Brazilian president has been forced to replace several ministers in the biggest cabinet reshuffle since he took power in January 2019. Jair Bolsonaro replaced six cabinet members including the foreign and defense ministers who both resigned on Monday. The shakeup comes as the far-right leader faces mounting pressure due to a deadly surge of COVID-19 in the country. In Brazil, the average weekly death toll has nearly quadrupled since the start of the year. The South American nation also remains the world’s second worst hit country in terms of COVID-19 deaths and infections after the US. Brazil's official death toll now stands at nearly 314,000 and the total number of cases is above 12.5 million.

Talks on Yemen conflict

Yemen’s chief negotiator says a fair solution to address the humanitarian situation in the war-torn country is yet to be proposed during the talks in the Omani capital. Mohammed Abdul-salam said there has been no serious attempt to reach a peaceful and fair resolution to the Yemeni crisis. He noted that the humanitarian situation in the Arab country will never be subject to any negotiation. The Yemeni delegation has said the humanitarian issues must not be tied to the complex political and military matters. The statements come as negotiations for ending the years-long Saudi-led war on Yemen are underway in Muscat. The talks are attended by envoys from the United Nations, United States, Sweden, and the European Union.

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