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Washington: Revival of Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Unlikely’ for Now

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. File/AP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. File/AP
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Washington: Revival of Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Unlikely’ for Now

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. File/AP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. File/AP

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Iran's response to a European Union proposal on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal makes the prospects for an agreement in the near term unlikely. read more

"I can't give you a timeline except to say, again, that Iran seems either unwilling or unable to do what is necessary to reach an agreement."

On Ukraine war, the US senior official said it was still early days in Ukraine's counteroffensive against the Russian military, but Ukrainian forces have made "significant progress."

"What they have done is very methodically planned out and of course it's benefited from significant support from the United States and many other countries in terms of making sure that Ukraine has in its hands the equipment it needs to prosecute this counteroffensive," Blinken added during his news conference in Mexico City.

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Protesters Force 4 Bangladesh Cenbank Deputies to Resign

Commuters wait at a traffic light in Dhaka on August 7, 2024, after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Commuters wait at a traffic light in Dhaka on August 7, 2024, after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
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Protesters Force 4 Bangladesh Cenbank Deputies to Resign

Commuters wait at a traffic light in Dhaka on August 7, 2024, after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Commuters wait at a traffic light in Dhaka on August 7, 2024, after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP)

Four deputy governors of Bangladesh's central bank were forced to resign on Wednesday after about 300-400 officials protested against what they said was corruption by top officials, two sources at the bank told Reuters.
Protesters also demanded the resignation of Bangladesh Bank governor Abdur Rouf Talukder, who was not present during the demonstrations at the bank's headquarters in capital Dhaka, said the sources, who did not want to be named.
Talukder and the bank's spokesperson did not answer calls made to seek comment.
The protests at the central bank came two days after Sheikh Hasina resigned as Bangladesh's prime minister and fled the country following weeks of deadly protests that began as demonstrations by students against government job quotas but escalated into a movement demanding her resignation.
Deputy Governor Nurun Nahar will continue handling operational work at the bank for now but will have to leave when new deputy governors are appointed, said one of the sources.
"Although many officials, including myself, continue to work, we support the protests," said another central bank official who did not join the protests and did not want to be named.
Two of Talukder's deputies were also not in office on Wednesday but agreed to resign after protesters spoke to them by phone, the sources said.
The chief of the financial intelligence department and the policy adviser to the central bank also resigned, the sources said, adding that Bangladesh army personnel ensured the safety of the officials and helped them leave the bank.
Bangladesh Bank announced its monetary policy for the first half of fiscal year 2024-25 last month and the next policy for the second half is due in January.