SPV to be established by year end: Mogherini

TEHRAN – European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has said the special purpose vehicle (SPV) meant to help companies do business with Iran will be completed by the end of the year, Bloomberg reported on Monday.

Zarif meets top European diplomats in Geneva

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday held talks with a number of senior European diplomats on regional issues, the 2015 nuclear deal, and collective efforts to save the deal and maintain foreign trade with Iran.

Iran's nuclear chief warns EU patience is running thin

Iran’s nuclear chief said on Tuesday he was warning the European Union’s top diplomat that Iranian patience was running out on the bloc’s pledges to keep up oil trade despite U.S. sanctions.

Europeans still unable to announce SPV, Iranian diplomat laments

TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Monday that the Europeans are not still able to announce the so-called special purpose vehicle (SPV) because of the U.S. pressure.

Mogherini to discuss Iran in Ankara visit

TEHRAN – EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn are scheduled to visit Turkey on November 22 for talks on a range of issues including Iran.

EU ready to help Iraq deal with U.S. sanctions on Tehran

The European Union is ready to help Iraq “deal with the consequences” of U.S. sanctions on Iran, the EU’s foreign policy chief told Iraq’s prime minister in a phone call on Friday.

Zarif holds phone talks with 4 top European diplomats

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held phone conversations with EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini as well as his counterparts from Germany, Sweden and Denmark to discuss the nuclear deal and other issues.

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The EU's purposeful delay in implementing the SPV

TEHRAN - Reuters has recently reported that a new European Union mechanism to facilitate payments for Iranian exports should be legally in place by Nov. 4, when the next phase of U.S. sanctions hit, but will not be operational until early next year, three diplomats said.

Top EU diplomat hopeful Iran payment system coming in weeks

Asian partners seek to keep nuclear deal: Mogherini

TEHRAN - European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Thursday that the EU’s Asian partners seek to keep the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Nikki Haley lashes out at EU's Mogherini over Iran deal

TEHRAN – During her appearance on “Fox & Friends,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley strongly criticized the approach of the European Union, namely that of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, towards the preservation of the Iran nuclear deal, Sputnik reported.

EU's Mogherini eyes Iran SPV for trade 'before November'

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said on Wednesday a so-called Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) under consideration to facilitate trade with Iran could be in place “before November.”

Mogherini: Iran should benefit from ‘legitimate’ economic relations 

The European Union foreign policy chief has stressed that Iran should benefit from its “legitimate” economic relations with the world. 

Iran, EU issue joint statement on preserving nuclear deal 

In their first joint statement since the U.S. pulled out of the international nuclear agreement, officially called the JCPOA, the European Union and Iran issued a joint statement on Monday underlining the need to preserve the agreement and guarantee Iran’s economic interests.

EU and Iran agree on new payment system to skirt U.S. sanctions

In a major snub to the United States, the European Union (EU) has decided to set up a new mechanism to enable legal trade with Iran without encountering U.S. sanctions. 

Mogherini, Le Drian meet Zarif in New York

TEHRAN – EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian separately met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in New York on Monday, IRNA reported.

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Europe’s support of Iran’s JCPOA: Actions speak louder than words

TEHRAN - Iran is calling for keeping the European countries in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action formally known as JCPOA, including Germany, to save it, without the participation of the United States. But the Germans are reluctant to continue to cooperate with Iran due to U.S. secondary sanctions.

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EU to continue defending nuclear deal: Mogherini

The European Union will continue to defend the 2015 nuclear deal, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Tuesday.

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Mogherini is happy, why not!

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is now satisfied over Iran's commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). As it was recently reported by Xinhua, Mogherini said that Tehran complies with all its nuclear related commitments and that is a "good news", when EU is still working on preserving the Iranian nuclear deal.

EU working with partners to secure Iran’s interests: Mogherini

TEHRAN – EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Friday that the EU member states and their partners in the world will continue cooperation to make sure that Iranians and Iranian citizens can benefit from the nuclear agreement.

‘EU’s 18 million euro aid not related to package to save nuclear deal’

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Thursday that the European Union’s 18 million euro aid for Iran has nothing to do with a package supposed to be offered to save the 2015 nuclear deal.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Never humiliate an Iranian!

Over the past days we heard news about the European Union’s 18million euro aid to Iran (the JCPOA). The EU in an announcement said this was part of a greater package of 50 million euros. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini explained: “This new package will widen economic and sectoral relations in areas that are of direct benefit to our citizens.”

Iranian diplomat urges Europe to stand against U.S. unilateralism

TEHRAN - Kazem Gharib Abadi, Iran’s representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, said on Thursday that the European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, should stand against the U.S. unilateralism.

No longer intl. consensus exists against Iran, says MP

TEHRAN - Ali Najafi Khoshroudi, the spokesman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, has shrugged off the renewed U.S. sanctions against Iran, contrary to the past there is no consensus against Iran.

EU believes Iran deal is working: Mogherini aide

TEHRAN – The EU has never wavered in its support for the JCPOA as it wholeheartedly believes that the nuclear deal is a “good agreement that is working”, says Nathalie Tocci, an aide to EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.

EU regrets U.S. sanctions on Iran, vows to protect European businesses

The European Union said Monday it deeply regretted the U.S.' reimposition of sanctions on Iran after President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear pact, and vowed immediate steps to protect European companies.

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Europe keeps to play on the U.S. ground

Europe’s package of proposals which was recently offered Iran had raised concerns and complaints among our country’s officials, including the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. While Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, had promised Iran to do her best to maintain the nuclear deal, we were encountered an unacceptable and even unrecognizable package by the EU authorities.

EU activates law on protecting trade with Iran: Mogherini

European countries have activated a blocking statute that prohibits companies from complying with U.S. sanctions on Iran, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday.

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EU efforts to preserve nuclear deal is a battle to save world order: Lobelog

In an article published on Friday, Lobelog said the efforts being made by the European Union to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal are actually a “battle to save” the world order.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Does Europe decide on independence from U.S. finally?

TEHRAN - The 4+1 Summit was launched in Vienna Friday to try to repair the damage done when the U.S. reneged on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA.

Zarif discusses nuclear deal with Mogherini, Lavrov

TEHRAN – Just prior to the official meeting of the countries party to the 2015 nuclear agreement in Vienna on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate talks with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.