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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that China can play a role in reducing tensions in the Middle East, including through its influence with Iran. "I think the relationships that China has can be positive in trying to calm tensions, to prevent escalation, avoid the spread of the conflict," Blinken told reporters, saying Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed to stay in contact on the Middle East. SOUNDBITE
The Group of Seven industrialised nations is "committed to de-escalating" tensions in the Middle East in the wake of reports that Israel launched strikes on Iran in retaliation for its unprecedented attack on Israeli soil Saturday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. "We're committed to Israel's security. We're also committed to de-escalating, to trying to bring this tension to a close," Blinken tells a press conference after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers on the Italian island of Capri. SOUNDBITE
Vienna, Apr 15 (EFE) .- (Camera: Maider Gamero) The countries adhering to the nuclear agreement with Iran resumed their consultations in Vienna on Thursday amid tensions over the Iranian announcement to enrich uranium to levels close to the military use, following an alleged act of Israeli sabotage at a major atomic plant.FOOTAGE OF DOWNTOWN VIENNA HOTEL, WHERE THE DELEGATIONS OF GERMANY, FRANCE, UNITED KINGDOM, RUSSIA, CHINA AND IRAN MEET.SOUNDBITES FROM CHINA AMBASSADOR, WANG QUN
Tehran (Iran), 19 Feb, EFE, (Camera: Marina Villén).- The parliamentary elections in Iran are taking place in amid complications such as the United States' sanctions and growing tensions with this country, as well as pressure from Europe on nuclear issues and internal social discontent. FOOTAGE OF THE GREAT TEHRAN BAZAAR, THE STREETS OF TEHRAN, ELECTION POSTERS, THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE REVOLUTION AND THE VISIT OF THE HEAD OF EUROPEAN DIPLOMACY, JOSEP BORRELLSTATEMENTS FROM FATEME FARHUDI, IN PERSIAN:"(It is anticipated that they won't go to vote) Except for the upper classes, who perhaps represent 2 or 3 per cent of Iran's population, the rest are below the poverty line and are suffering in a very hard situation."AND JOSEP BORRELL
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says an assessment by the United States shows that "Iran is responsable for the attacks" that left two tankers in flames in the Gulf of Oman. SOUNDBITE
The IAEA director Yukiya Amano says he hopes "ways can be found to reduce current tensions through dialogue" in a speech opening the agency's quarterly board of governors meeting. SOUNDBITE of Yukiya Amano
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