Nuclear Deal

FM Zarif:

Iran would've still signed JCPOA if it'd known Trump was coming

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Zarif said Sat. that Iran would have still signed the 2015 nuclear agreement even if it had known back then that the US was going to withdraw from it 3 years later.

Al Habib:

Iran to continue developing full national nuclear fuel cycle

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Iran will vigorously continue to exercise its inalienable right to develop a full national nuclear fuel cycle for peaceful purposes, said Iran’s deputy envoy to UN on Friday.

IAEA head reiterates Iran’s compliance with JCPOA

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said that Iran is implementing its nuclear-related commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Germany warns energy sanctions on Iran can threaten European security

TEHRAN, Nov. 8 (MNA) – German’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says the recent US sanctions on Iran’s energy sector could escalate tensions in wider West Asia and threaten European security.

Parl. official:

EU’s financial mechanism needs to come into force asap

TEHRAN, Nov. 8 (MNA) – Head of Parliament’s Security Committee said Thu. that Iran needs to convince Europe to make their promised financial mechanism for trade with Iran operational as soon as possible.

Zarif says US unable to weaken JCPOA

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the United States, after 1.5 years of effort, still cannot weaken the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

EU opposed to US resumption of sanctions on Iran: Moscovici

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – The European Union is opposed to the United States’ decision to reimpose oil and financial sanctions against Iran, European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on Monday.

Iran willing to wait out Trump's approach: Zarif

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – In an interview with USA TODAY, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran is willing to hold talks with the US provided that there is a change in the US administration’s approach toward Iran.

Iran will break US sanctions by selling oil: Pres. Rouhani

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – Iranian President Rouhani said Mon. that the country would "proudly break" the US sanctions this time, stressing that Tehran "can and will sell its oil" despite US' vow to cut Iran's oil sales to zero.

Zarif outlines chronology of Mossad program to kill JCPOA

TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has noted a series of plots by Israel's spy agency Mossad carried out to kill the Iran nuclear deal known as the JCPOA, the most recent of which being the supposed 'assassination plot' in Denmark.

Rouhani says Trump failed in its goals for JCPOA

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said US President Donald Trump has failed in its intended goals for the fate of the 2015 nuclear deal, followed by his other failures in the UNSC and UNGA sessions.

AEOI head visits latest developments of Nuclear Reactors Fuel Company

ISFAHAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Head of AEOI Ali Akbar Salehi visited the latest developments of the Nuclear Reactors Fuel Company (SUREH) in Isfahan to closely follow up the ongoing projects.

French lawmakers:

Iran must benefit from JCPOA economic effects

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – The president of France-Iran Parliamentary Friendship Group Mrs. Delphine O has hailed the financial mechanism that the EU has promised Iran as a significant step to secure Iran's interests in the JCPOA.

Iranian diplomat:

EU still in talks with Iran to find ways to buy Iranian oil

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iranian diplomat Morteza Safari Natanzi said Sat. that the reason behind EU’s prolonged talks with Iran is because European countries are trying to find better ways to maintain banking ties and buy Iranian oil.

Iran calls on Europe to implement ‘Special Purpose Vehicle’

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi met and talked with the Germany’s Political Directorate-General of the Federal Foreign Office Antje Leendertse in Tehran on Wednesday..

Iran slams new US sanctions as blatant insult to legal mechanisms

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Iran has reacted to the imposition of fresh sanctions on a number of banks and companies by US, saying the move is a “blatant insult” to legal and international mechanisms.

Iran UN envoy:

US unilateralism core problem of nuke disarmament

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s UN envoy Es’hagh Al Habib said Mon. that the core problem of nuclear disarmament is unilateralism, in particular the unilateral nuclear actions and policies of the United States.

Iran, China stress cooperation on intl. arena

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Iran’s permanent envoy to Vienna-based intl. organizations and his Chinese counterpart met in the Austrian capital on Fri. and called for expansion of cooperation in international fields.

Russia, IAEA confer on JCPOA

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Rybakov and Deputy Director General of IAEA Massimo Aparo have held a meeting in Moscow on Wednesday, discussing the Joint comprehensive Plan of Actions (JCPOA).

Iran UN envoy:

US penalizing nations for ‘abiding’ by UNSC resolution

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations said US is penalizing nations across the entire world, not for violating a Security Council resolution, but for abiding by it. 

EU has limited time to save JCPOA: Iranian diplomat

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Deputy director of the presidential chief of staff, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, reminded EU of its limited chance to carry out its responsibilities for saving the Iran nuclear deal after the US withdrawal.

Accession to conventions will foil US’ future excuses: Zarif

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said he could not give any guarantee that approving the FATF-related bills would solve Iran’s problems, but rejecting the bills would allow US to take more measures against the country.

Talks with US needs serious change in its administration: Zarif

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Donald Trump is not a “reliable negotiating partner”, and any prospect for talks first requires a serious change in the current US administration.

Dollar usage in bilateral trade ‘in decline’: FM Zarif

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said Washington’s use of the sanctions regime has decreased the dollar usage in bilateral trade, adding that as such, the role of the dollar has waned in the global financial system.

Austrian FM:

JCPOA important deal for boosting regional security

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl said that Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is an important deal for the security of the region.

Salehi:

Iran aviation industry stocked up on equipment for 20 years

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Head of AEOI Ali Akbar Salehi said Mon. that Iran Airports Company has managed to purchase and stock up on the necessary equipment to meet the needs of the country's aviation industry for the next two decades.

Swiss president says JCPOA important for world

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – President of Switzerland Alain Berset stressed the importance of Iran nuclear deal for the international community, saying the existence of a deal is better than the absence of one.