Nuclear Negotiations

European leaders told Rouhani in NY they were unaware who attacked Saudi Aramco

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) –Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says that despite E3 move in blaming Iran for Aramco attacks in a joint statement, European leaders had told him in New York that they did not know who were to blame for the attacks.

Recent Yemeni drone attacks huge blow to Saudi Arabia: Guardian Council chief

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Secretary of Guardian Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said the recent drone attacks by Yemeni forces has inflicted severe damage on Saudi Arabia.

Parl. nuclear cmte. chief:

Iran’s policy of cutting JCPOA commitments ‘effective’

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – Chairman of Iranian Parliament’s Nuclear Committee Mohammad Ebrahim Rezaei said on Thursday that Iran’s policy of cutting JCPOA commitments has been very ‘effective’.

FM Zarif:

Iran to take 3rd step to further withdraw from JCPOA commitments in 2 days

TEHRAN, Sep.4 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says that Iran will take the third step to reduce JCPOA commitments in the next two days.

Deputy FM:

No negotiation with US unless it returns to JCPOA, stops pressure policy

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has ruled out any possibility of negotiations with the US unless it returns to the nuclear deal and stops its maximum pressure campaign.

US once again resorts to sanctioning policy despite futility of previous sanctions

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – The Trump administration has imposed new sanctions against ‘networks’ allegedly helping Iran skirt sanctions.

Negotiating with devil toxic: Rezaei

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – The Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council (EC) Mohsen Rezaei wrote on a Wednesday Tweet that all the Iranian bodies are required to act upon the framework of the policies of the establishment, one of which says “conducting negotiations with the evil is poisonous.”

Merkel welcomes G7 progress on seeking peaceful solution to Iran-US tension: report

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday G7 leaders had taken a big step forward in their efforts to avoid an escalation of tensions between Iran and the US.

Military advisor to Leader:

Iran will not negotiate with Trump under any circumstances

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Hossein Dehghan, an advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said that US President Donald Trump reneges on promises and cannot be trusted and Iran will not negotiate with him under any circumstances.

US cannot be trusted in negotiations, says deputy FM Araghchi

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the US is not trustworthy enough to hold negotiations with as it showed in its leaving Iran nuclear deal and previous talks with DPRK.

Amir-Abdollahian says US must change behavior towards Iran before any talks

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) –Iranian Parliament's General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that the Americans are not genuine about their offer of talks with Iran, stressing that they must change their behavior towards Iran in practice.

Oil price shrinks after Iran’s nuclear talks in Vienna

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – Oil prices fell on Monday as investors fretted over the outlook for global economic growth, while weekend talks between Iran and major powers ended on a generally positive note, suggesting an easing of tensions in the Middle East.

Iran, Russia to coop. in non-ionizing radiation safety

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran and Russian Federation will cooperate with each other in the field of safety of non-ionizing radiation.

By: Martin Love

Demand that the Mideast become a nuclear-weapon-free zone!

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Petty and small-minded is the sole way to describe the restrictions on Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s movements to a six-block area around the United Nations complex while he is in New York to address a UN group. This kind of action and mentality is the stuff of petty tyrants, not befitting the alleged leader or government of an “empire” that has any serious, responsible sense of itself or of others overseas or internally who don’t happen to be “Caucasian”. Or “Western” or whatever.

Iran, Russia nuclear officials confer on future cooperation in Moscow

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – The heads of Iranian and Russian atomic agencies Ali Akbar Salehi and Alexey Likhachev held a meeting in Moscow Wed. to discuss prospects for future cooperation.

Rouhani:

Iran sees no negotiations with US in sight outside JCPOA

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – The President Hassan Rouhani has called on the United States to return to the JCPOA and bring the situation to normal before calling for negotiations.

Iran calls on US to change general approach instead of ‘word-play’

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – In reaction to US secretary of state’s offer for talks with Iran without preconditions, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Tehran wants US to change its ‘general approach’ and to translate words into action.

Zarif says political talks with US unlikely under sanctions

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Iran will not be intimidated by President Trump’s "art of the deal pressure" by using economic sanctions to push Iran to negotiate a new nuclear deal, the country's top diplomat told ABC News.

US Pompeo retreats, offers talks with Iran with no preconditions

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the Trump administration is willing to talk with Iran 'with no preconditions,' but he says the United States will continue its campaign of pressure against the Islamic Republic.

‘Deal of the Century’ will fail: Ayat. Khamenei

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has predicted that the US and Israeli-proposed ‘Deal of the Century’ plan for Israel-Palestine conflict is doomed to failure.

Iran not to negotiate until Washington shows respect to Tehran

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – In an interview with the CNN, the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said his country won't negotiate with President Donald Trump unless the US shows Tehran "respect" by honoring its commitments under the disputed nuclear deal.

Iran’s envoy rejects talks with US under current circumstances as deceitful

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – The Iranian ambassador to Venezuela said negotiating with the United States in the current situation is a kind of deception and is aimed at imposition of US demands.

Rouhani rules out possibility of negotiations, urges for unity amid pressure

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani says that Iran will never give in to bullying behavior, calling on the nation to keep their unity in the face of outside pressures.

Neither negotiations nor surrender only resistance to work for Iran : Judiciary chief

TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – The head of the Judiciary Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has said that Iran will come out victorious through pursuing its Islamic Revolution's values, stressing that neither negotiations nor surrender only resistance will bring victory for Iran.