JCPOA
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Deputy FM warns Europe Iran cannot wait for promised SPV forever
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that Iran will not give in to sanctions, warning Europe to accelerate efforts to provide Iran with promised financial mechanism to save the JCPOA.
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Zarif, Hunt discuss bilateral ties in Tehran
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met on Monday, conferring on bilateral ties as well as regional issues.
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UK foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt lands in Tehran
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has arrived in Tehran to meet with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif.
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Zarif says doubtful about UK foreign secretary’s visit on Mon.
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the previously reported visit of UK Foreign Secretary to Tehran on Monday may not take place due to Jeremy Hunt’s busy schedule.
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UK chief diplomat Jeremy Hunt to visit Iran Monday
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will arrive in Tehran on Monday to hold talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on bilateral ties and the JCPOA.
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By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
How China is helping Iran skirt US sanctions
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Shortly after the Trump administration reimposed sweeping sanctions on Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said eight countries, most notable China, would be exempted from the draconian sanctions on buying Iranian crude oil.
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US sanctions will not change Iran’s policies: deputy FM
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said while US sanctions may affect Iran’s oil sales and banking transactions, they will not change the Islamic Republic’s policies.
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Re-imposition of sanctions on Iran, ‘violation of UN Security Council resolution’: Jenkins
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Peter Jenkins, former UK Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and UN says that the re-imposition of sanctions by the US against Iran puts at risk the July 2015 nuclear agreement known as the JCPOA.
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Spain against unilateral US sanctions on Iran: official
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – President of the Senate of Spain Pío García-Escudero Márquez said that Spain and other European countries are against unilateral US sanctions on Iran which were re-imposed after US withdrawal from Iran Nuclear Deal (also known as JCPOA).
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US will be compelled to change bullying policy: envoy
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Alireza Jahangiri, the Iranian ambassador to The Hague, said that the United States will be ultimately compelled to change its bullying policy against all countries across the world.
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Araghchi:
US fresh sanctions violate UN security council resolution
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that US incurred irreparable damage to its credit in the international arena with its pullout from Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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By Mohammad Ghaderi
India, Iran have potential to strengthen ties in current situation: amb.
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – New Delhi’s top diplomat to Tehran is of the opinion that under the current circumstances that the Islamic Republic has come under sanctions by Trump’s White House, India and Iran can use their capacities in a positive way to strengthen ties.
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Iranian deputy FM:
US using dollar as weapon to challenge EU sovereignty
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that the US government is using its currency as a "weapon" to challenge Europe’s national sovereignty.
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In a joint statement:
EU, S Africa reiterate maintaining JCPOA
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – In a joint meeting held in Belgian capital, Brussels, late on Thursday, European Union (EU) and South African authorities emphasized on the significance of maintaining Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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Iranian deputy FM:
Europe should take practical steps to maintain JCPOA after US exit
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – In his meeting with the President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate Vito Rosario Petrocelli of Italy late on Thu. in Rome, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that Europe needs to take effective steps to maintain Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) after the US pullout from this international deal.
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Italian MP says coop. with Iran, ‘priority for Rome’
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Italy’s President of the Foreigner and European affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies Marta Grande said that cooperation with Iran in the West Asia is certainly one of the priorities of the Italian government.
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Iran calls on Europe to fulfill economic obligations
TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on EU countries on Thursday to fulfill their economic obligations to facilitate trade with Iran in the face of US sanctions.
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Beijing lauds Iran’s efforts to preserve JCPOA
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – Chinese foreign ministry has praised Iran’s efforts to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as a recent report by IAEA reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s adherence to its commitments under the pact.
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By: Mohammad Ghaderi
Macron so far has augmented French isolation
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has recently criticized the unilateral pullout of the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) but at the same time expressed pleasure that Washington has allowed France and the other JCPOA signatories to stay in the Iran nuclear deal.
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US new sanctions to impact Iranian nation: Dorsey
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – James M. Dorsey, a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, says the new US sanctions will affect the lives of the Iranian people.
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Europe to continue supporting JCPOA: Netherlands
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – Netherlands’ Deputy Foreign Minister Andre Haspels said that since IAEA recent report has verified Iran’s adherence to its commitments in Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the European Union will continue supporting the international pact.
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Iran’s UK envoy:
Iran has enough leverage to continue oil exports
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – In an interview with CNN, Iranian Ambassador to London, Hamid Baeidinejad, said Iran now has a lot of alternatives to sell its oil seeing that other countries are not willing to comply with the US’ demands as they used to be in the past.
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Iranians' hatred of White House amounted by US policies
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Parliamentary Director General for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Iran has a precise planning to go through the sanctions' intensified phase, adding "the threatening remarks by some US officials will only increase the Iranian nation's hatred of the US government."
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Japan after appropriate solutions to continue Iranian crude import: envoy
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – Japanese ambassador to Tehran Mitsugu Saito Tokyo is after arriving at appropriate solutions for the continuation of crude oil imports from Iran.
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Iran, Netherlands discuss bilateral ties, regional developments
TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the Netherlands’ Deputy Foreign Minister Andre Haspels met in Tehran on Tuesday and discussed a set of bilateral and regional topics.
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Rouhani at Supreme Council of Social Affairs meeting;
Amplifying problems, promoting despair not beneficial for nation
TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani chaired the Supreme Council of Social Affairs stressing that "promoting hope in the society and giving people peace and security is very important."
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Zarif says Trump’s ‘America First’ approach brought backlash for US
TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Trump’s ‘America First’ approach has brought backlash for the United States among its allies and elsewhere.
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FM Zarif:
Negotiations contingent on mutual respect, not mutual trust
TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said in an interview that speaking of negotiations with US will only be possible when the US begins to respect its commitment to its pledges.
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Former German FM:
Khashoggi case strange considering crimes in Yemen
TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Former German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said that concentration of media on Khashoggi case is strange while Yemeni children are being killed without international notice.
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Kharrazi:
Europe lack of compliance with JCPOA can lead to regional instability
TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Foreign Policy Strategic Council Seyed Kamal Kharrazi said that Europe needs to live up to its commitments over the implementation of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), for, lack of commitment of Europe in this respect can lead to instability in the region.