The negotiations of Tehran and Washington over exchanging prisoners are underway, and more information will be released after achieving results, the Iranian Government Spokesman said on Tuesday. While speaking in his weekly presser on Tuesday, the Iranian Government Spokesman spoke about Washington’s claims over releasing all Iranian prisoners in this …
Read More »Iran spox: We are approaching end of Vienna talks on JCPOA revival
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says the delegations in Vienna talks are reaching the final stage of the negotiations, which are aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal with world powers that was thrown into a state of limbo after the US illegally withdrew from the accord and Tehran …
Read More »Russia: No date set for new talks on JCPOA revival, Iran needs more time after presidential poll
Russia’s lead negotiator at Vienna talks says no date has been set for the seventh round of the negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, because Tehran needs more time following its June 18 presidential election. “The date of the beginning of the seventh round of the #ViennaTalks on …
Read More »US must guarantee it will never withdraw from JCPOA again: Iran’s UN envoy
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says a guarantee by the United States that it will never unilaterally withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal again is crucial to a successful conclusion of the ongoing talks in Vienna aimed at reviving the agreement. Speaking to reporters after a United Nations Security …
Read More »Iran urges parties in Vienna talks to “make decisions” on revival of nuke deal
The Iranian spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday urged the parties in the Vienna talks to make their decisions on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). “We have made and announced the decisions we should have …
Read More »Very hard to rejoin JCPOA if Vienna talks drag on: US warns Iran
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Iran that it will become “very hard” to return to the 2015 nuclear agreement if negotiations in Vienna on a potential revival of the multilateral deal continue without progress.
Read More »Iran’s President-elect: US must return to nuclear deal with Iran, fulfill its commitments under accord
Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raeisi says the United States must return to full compliance with the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and fulfill its commitments as per the accord.
Read More »US must first lift Iran sanctions to return to JCPOA: China
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the United States should first lift all the sanctions it has imposed on Iran in order to return to the 2015 nuclear deal as negotiations continue in the Austrian capital to revive the agreement, which was abandoned by the US three …
Read More »Unclear yet if US ready to change course on Iran: Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says it still remains to be seen if US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are prepared to depart from their predecessors’ attitude towards Iran. “It remains unclear whether POTUS (President of the United States) and Sec Blinken are ready to …
Read More »Iran’s top negotiator: I’m not sure this is last round of Vienna talks
Iran’s top negotiator to Vienna talks on the revival of the landmark nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and world powers says despite intense efforts made by all involved parties to reach a conclusion in the ongoing fifth round of talks, he is not sure that this will be the …
Read More »Good progress made in Vienna talks, but key issues remain
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that negotiations in Vienna have made good and significant progress, but key issues remain. Speaking in his weekly press conference on Monday, Saeed Khatibzadeh answered questions on a wide range of topics. Good progress made in Vienna talks, but key issues remain Answering a question …
Read More »US to ‘Carefully Review’ Iran Sanctions: Treasury secretary
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says her country will be careful in how it decides to lift sanctions from Iran if current talks in Austria on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, better known as JCPOA, bear fruit. Yellen made the remarks on Thursday while answering questions about Iran and …
Read More »Iran, IAEA agree to extend inspection agreement by one month
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have agreed to extend by one month the agreement they had clinched for the UN nuclear agency to continue inspection of the country’s nuclear sites while the ongoing talks in Vienna on the revival of a landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and …
Read More »Qalibaf: IAEA no longer to access images of Iran nuclear sites
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will no longer be able to access images of the Iranian nuclear sites because a monitoring deal with the UN nuclear body has expired. “From May 22 and with the end of the three-month agreement, the agency …
Read More »Rouhani | JCPOA parties in agreement over removal of all main sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the parties in Vienna talks have accepted to remove all main sanctions targeting the country’s oil, petrochemical, shipping, and insurance sectors as well as the Central Bank of Iran. “We have taken the main big step, and the primary agreement has been reached,” Rouhani said …
Read More »Iran top negotiator: ‘Good progress’ made but unresolved issues remain in Vienna talks
The top Iranian negotiator says “good progress” has been made in Vienna talks between the remaining parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but participants need to return to their respective countries for further consultations on certain remaining issues. “Over the past two weeks, which were the fourth round of …
Read More »Pompeo vows to annihilate all of Iran’s JCPOA benefits: ex-French envoy
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has vowed to annihilate all the benefits that Iran could draw from the JCPOA, says a former French ambassador to Tehran. “This is why, after the sanctions on practically all economic activities, he has pushed for sanctions on Iranian exports of uranium and …
Read More »IAEA resolution unacceptable to Iran: Foreign Ministry
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said on Saturday that Britain, France, and Germany have entered a non-constructive and dangerous game. Referring to the resolution of the IAEA Board of Governors against the Islamic Republic, he said, “What is certain is that we do not accept the action of …
Read More »No change in Iran JCPOA implementation, cooperation with agency: IAEA chief
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says there has been no change in Iran’s implementation of its obligations as per the nuclear deal it clinched with major world powers in 2015, or the country’s cooperation with the UN agency. In his introductory statement to the Board …
Read More »Iran slams US for trying to obstruct IAEA reports’ mechanisms, procedures
Iran has criticized the United States and some other countries for seeking to undermine the mechanisms and procedures of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s reports on Tehran’s nuclear activities. Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the international organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharibabadi, in an Instagram post on Friday, lambasted the …
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