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2021-06-23 22:15
Araqchi briefs President-elect Raisi on JCPOA talks
TEHRAN – Top Iranian nuclear negotiator has provided a thorough report on the Vienna nuclear talks to the new president of Iran in preparation for the transition of power.
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2021-06-22 21:32
With a flawed democracy, U.S. not in position to judge elections in other countries: Iran
TEHRAN— Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei on Tuesday condemned U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price’s interventionist comments about the recent presidential election in Iran, saying the U.S., with its flawed democracy, is in no position to comment about elections in other countries.
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2021-06-22 21:30
U.S. 'temporary suspension' ploy and the next administration in Iran
TEHRAN – In the latest sign of policy change in Iran, Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi gave a resounding no to a question on whether he would meet his American counterpart after U.S. sanctions on Iran are removed, suggesting that Iran is not limiting its foreign policy to interactions with the United States.
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2021-06-22 21:30
Austrian FM: JCPOA has no better alternative
TEHRAN - Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has underlined the need to protect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying it may not be an ideal deal but it should be preserved.
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2021-06-21 21:50
U.S. must guarantee withdrawal from JCPOA won’t happen again: Araqchi
TEHRAN – A top Iranian nuclear negotiator has called on the Biden administration to ensure that withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the imposition of sanctions will not happen again.
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2021-06-21 21:50
JCPOA talks would be concluded in Rouhani admin, says Foreign Ministry
TEHRAN — Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Monday, Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said that he hopes the next round of talks in Vienna would be the final one.
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2021-06-21 13:13
IAEA’s Grossi says likes to work with new Iranian president
TEHRAN - Rafael Grossi, head of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said he likes to work with the new Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
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2021-06-20 21:50
Report: U.S. prevents lifting of sanctions on Iran
TEHRAN - A detailed report by the Iranian Parliamentary Research Center (IPRC) has stated that the United States is putting up obstacles in lifting sanctions against Iran, Press TV reported on Sunday.
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2021-06-20 21:41
Iranian human rights body says U.S. relaxes sanctions after Iran produced own COVID-19 vaccine
TEHRAN — The Islamic Republic of Iran High Council for Human Rights said on Sunday that the United States is issuing sanctions waivers for the coronavirus-related items after Iran produced its own COVID-19 vaccine.
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2021-06-20 21:37
Saudis may see opportunity in Raisi win to mend ties with Iran
TEHRAN – With a new president taking the helm in Tehran, relations between Iran and some neighboring Arab states seem to be moving in a direction of de-escalation given the momentum of peace generated in the wake of Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi’s win in Iran’s presidential election.
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2021-06-20 21:34
JCPOA parties conclude sixth round of Vienna talks
TEHRAN – Diplomats from Iran and other parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal held a meeting on Sunday noon to conclude the sixth round of talks that have been underway since April to revive the nuclear deal, formally called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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2021-06-19 22:30
Zarif says all must back President-elect Raisi, predicts JCPOA would be revived in Rouhani admin.
TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says every Iranian must support President-elect Ebrahim Raeisi and all administrative affairs must be in accordance with his decisions.
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2021-06-19 21:52
JCPOA talks continue as Raisi secures landslide victory
TEHRAN – In what appeared to be a diplomatic miscalculation, the UN nuclear watchdog’s chief has said that an agreement with Iran should be reached after the outcome of Iran’s presidential election is announced.
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2021-06-18 16:39
Zarif meets EU’s Borrell, says no possibility to renegotiate nuclear deal
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who held talks with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Turkey on Friday, insisted on the need for removal of U.S.-led sanctions on Iran.
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2021-06-18 15:13
Iran’s Araqchi says nuclear talks closer to deal
TEHRAN - Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have come closer than ever to an agreement, but essential issues remain to be negotiated, the top Iranian negotiator said on Thursday.
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2021-06-16 20:57
No final agreement in Vienna until demands fully met, Iran says
TEHRAN - Mahmoud Vaezi, the Iranian president’s chief of staff, has expressed hope that the nuclear talks underway in Vienna would result in a piece of good news but underlined that there would be no agreement until all Iranian demands are met.
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2021-06-16 14:13
Lifting sanctions constitutes ‘essential part’ of JCPOA: EU and U.S.
TEHRAN - The European Union and the United States have said that lifting sanctions on Iran constitutes an “essential part” of the 215 Iran nuclear agreement, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), whose possible revival is the subject of the ongoing talks in Vienna since early April, according to Press TV.
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2021-06-14 22:03
Foreign Ministry: Iran will stand tall
TEHRAN — Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that Iran’s foes come and go, but at the end, it is the Islamic Republic that stands tall and proud.
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2021-06-14 22:01
Iran enriching uranium to 63%, says Rouhani
TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Iran has mastered a level of knowledge that it is enriching uranium up to 63%, and that it can enrich uranium at any percentage it desires.
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2021-06-13 23:19
Mixed signals
The West's attitude leaves the future of negotiations in the dark
TEHRAN — As the delegates are busy negotiating a possible U.S. return to the JCPOA, the Biden administration seems inconsistent in its intentions, sending Iranian delegates and other sides mixed and confusing signals.
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2021-06-12 23:52
China’s Wang says U.S. must first lift sanctions before joining JCPOA
TEHRAN - Wang Yi, the Chinese state councilor and foreign minister, said on Friday that the U.S. should first lift all the sanctions it has imposed on Iran in order to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the JCPOA.
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2021-06-12 17:40
Economic terrorism amid pandemic is crime against humanity: Araqchi
TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Saturday that the “economic terrorism” against Iran during the Coronavirus pandemic “is a crime against humanity”.
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2021-06-12 16:33
Iran’s envoy to UN: Maximum pressure still continues
TEHRAN — Iran's UN envoy has disputed the United States' assertion of a strategic shift toward the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal, saying that Washington is still pursuing the so-called "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran.
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2021-06-11 20:10
All negotiators hope the six round of nuclear deal talks will be the last: Russia
TEHRAN – Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s ambassador the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Organization, are hoping that the next round of nuclear deal talks aimed to revitalize the 2015 nuclear deal will be the “final round”.
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2021-06-11 17:31
Rezaei says won’t wait for Vienna talks
Presidential candidate says Americans “should be compelled to make good on their commitments”
TEHRAN - Presidential hopeful Mohsen Rezaei has said he will not wait for a revival of the 2015 nuclear deal if he wins the presidential elections.
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2021-06-09 22:17
Postponement of talks looms large as U.S. insists on destroying Iranian nuclear 'knowledge'
TEHRAN – In its Interim National Security Strategic Guidance issued in early March this year, the Biden administration equivocally warned of the prospect of Iran getting “game-changing capabilities and technologies.”
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2021-06-09 22:13
By Mohammad Mazhari
Reviving JCPOA can cool tensions in West Asia, says American foreign policy expert
TEHRAN - Barbara Slavin, an American foreign policy expert, is of the opinion that a revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) can ease tensions in West Asia.
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2021-06-08 23:32
There’s prospect for lifting of sanctions in dignified manner: government
TEHRAN – Government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Tuesday that there is a prospect for cancellation of all nuclear and non-nuclear sanctions against Iran in a “dignified manner”.
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2021-06-08 18:44
Zarif urges U.S. to change course
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reacted to the claims of his American counterpart about the necessary measures to fully resume the nuclear agreement.
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2021-06-07 13:13
Ex-British envoy: Quitting JCPOA harmed U.S. reputation as reliable ally
TEHRAN - A former British ambassador to the United States says the Joe Biden administration is aware that abrogating the 2015 Iran nuclear deal – JCPOA - as well as other unilateral measures by former U.S. President Donald Trump have harmed Washington’s reputation as a reliable ally.