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2021-05-01 18:29
Russia hopes for restoration of JCPOA in ‘initial state’
TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed hope that the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will be restored to its original format.
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2021-04-30 22:32
U.S. should act first to save JCPOA: Xinhua
TEHRAN – The United States should act first to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal if it is sincere in its intent to return to the pact, Chinese state news said on Thursday.
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2021-04-30 22:29
Deciphering bin Salman’s change of tone
TEHRAN – Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler has expressed desire to mend ties with Iran for the first time in years but he refrained from offering any goodwill gesture to build confidence between Tehran and Riyadh.
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2021-04-30 18:57
We are at a full-blown economic war, says Iranian diplomat
TEHRAN— Seyed Rasoul Mohajer, Deputy Foreign Minister in Economic Diplomacy, spoke with state news IRNA on Friday, stating that the United States government and its various entities are trying to close all of the economic openings in Iran.
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2021-04-30 18:54
Iran, P4+1 hold all-day talks in Vienna
TEHRAN – Diplomats from Iran and the P4+1 group of countries held on Thursday intensive talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
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2021-04-28 21:32
U.S., P4+1 have no choice but to surrender to Iran, says Rouhani
TEHRAN— Speaking to his cabinet on Wednesday, President Hassan Rouhani discussed sanction issues and reiterated that the U.S. and P4+1 have no choice but to surrender to Iran's rightfulness.
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2021-04-28 21:25
Presidential elections and Vienna negotiations: A Rubik’s cube
TEHRAN— On June 18, the people of Iran will freely and democratically elect a new president. As President Rouhani’s term expires, there are various important issues to be settled. There are several vital questions to be raised. This administration began a difficult round of negotiations with the P4+1 to revive the nuclear deal. Would the next administration inherit the negotiations? Will Iran’s policies change? What did Rouhani mean when he said he would lift the sanctions within the last 100 days of his presidency?
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2021-04-28 21:23
Why Saudis and Israelis are anxious about JCPOA talks
TEHRAN – Israel and Saudi Arabia have intensified their efforts to influence any U.S. move to return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which they have publicly opposed right from the start.
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2021-04-28 21:20
U.S. must lift all post-JCPOA sanctions before returning to deal, top Iranian negotiator says
TEHRAN – Iran’s top nuclear negotiator underlined the need for the U.S. to lift all the sanctions imposed after the signing of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying the U.S. must do so before returning to the nuclear deal.
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2021-04-27 21:25
Iranian top negotiator: We ‘think’ we are on the right track
TEHRAN— Seyed Abbas Araghchi, head of the Iranian delegate spoke with the State TV on Tuesday, after the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ended.
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2021-04-27 20:51
Red lines of Iran were pointed out to the negotiating team, says MP
TEHRAN— In an interview with Fars News Agency published on Tuesday, Mojtaba Zolnour, head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the parliament, spoke about the Vienna negotiations and the committee’s recent meeting with Seyed Abbas Araghchi, head of the Iranian delegate.
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2021-04-27 20:43
Iran, Russia intensify consultations as nuclear talks kick off
TEHRAN – The Russian Federation has played a constructive role in the nuclear negotiations leading to the signing of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Even after the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the deal Russia continued to play that role.
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2021-04-27 19:15
Iran, P4+1 agree to expedite the process to restore JCPOA
TEHRAN — The new round of the JCPOA Joint Commission meeting began on Tuesday and ended in a positive manner, with all sides agreeing to expedite the process of reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.
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2021-04-26 18:17
Foreign Ministry says pursuing cases of two Iranian citizens in border point with Turkey
TEHRAN — The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that it is following the cases of two Iranian citizens who were reportedly tortured and mistreated in border point with Turkey.
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2021-04-26 15:33
Iranian delegate heads to Vienna to resume nuclear deal talks
TEHRAN— The Iranian negotiating team headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi left for Vienna on Monday to resume nuclear deal talks.
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2021-04-25 20:56
Step-by-step plan for reviving JCPOA has been set aside, says Araghchi
TEHRAN — Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that a step-by-step removal of sanctions plan for possible revival of the JCPOA has been put aside altogether.
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2021-04-25 20:54
U.S. must take the first step to revive JCPOA, says advisor to parliament speaker
TEHRAN — In an interview with the khamenei.ir published on Sunday, Mehdi Mohammadi, the strategic advisor to the speaker of the Iranian parliament, talked about three main points in the Vienna nuclear deal talks: verification of sanctions removal, simultaneous return of the parties to the nuclear deal obligations, and Iran’s terms and conditions in the negotiations.
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2021-04-24 19:50
Diplomacy, according to history, is more efficient than deception
TEHRAN— Nearly two weeks have passed since an act of sabotage disrupted the power system at the Natanz nuclear facility. After receiving many reports and claims, and after observing the recent round of negotiations in Vienna, several questions that have been raised can be answered much easier.
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2021-04-23 19:46
Saudi Arabia has shown ‘positive signals’ for dialogue, says Iran’s Khatibzadeh
TEHRAN — In a virtual meeting through Clubhouse social media platform, hosted on April 20 by Al-Jazeera analyst Ali Hashem, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh answered questions by reporters from credible media around the world.
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2021-04-21 22:51
Russia, China hail success at Vienna nuclear talks
TEHRAN – Russian and Chinese diplomats participating in Vienna discussions over how to resurrect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal welcome progress made in the latest round of talks.
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2021-04-21 22:49
Principlist calls on presidential candidates to avoid smear campaigns, disappointing remarks
TEHRAN – A principlist political activist has called on potential presidential candidates to avoid disappointing remarks or smear campaigns..
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2021-04-21 18:27
We don’t want JCPOA+, says Rouhani
TEHRAN — Speaking to his cabinet on Wednesday, President Hassan Rouhani said the only solution to the nuclear issue is the implementation of the JCPOA and Iran will not accept any other form of the deal.
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2021-04-21 16:04
Iran rejects gradual revival of JCPOA as EU mulls sequential return
TEHRAN – The European Union has raised the prospect of reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal by pursuing a possible sequencing of measures as Iran underlined the need to revive the nuclear deal in one major step.
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2021-04-20 22:07
Definite policy
TEHRAN – As Iran and the remaining parties to the tattered 2015 nuclear deal resumed their work on Tuesday, several press reports resurfaced that Iran and the U.S. could proceed with a step-by-step plan to revive the nuclear deal.
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2021-04-20 21:37
EU: JCPOA parties agree to create third expert group to look into possible respective measures
TEHRAN – As the coordinator of the nuclear deal talks in Vienna, the European Union issued a statement on Tuesday in which it said the JCPOA Joint Commission will convene next week.
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2021-04-20 19:37
Iran rejects reports of ‘temporary agreement,’ says it only negotiates final step
TEHRAN – A top Iranian nuclear negotiator leading Iran’s negotiating team in Vienna has rejected the possibility of Iran and the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal reaching a “temporary deal.”
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2021-04-20 18:15
Solana: Since ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran proved a ‘resounding failure’ we must hope Vienna talks suc
‘The JCPOA was not intended to be a panacea,” former EU chief diplomat notes
TEHRAN – Former European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana says since Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Ian proved to be total failure “we must hope” the talks in Vienna to revitalize the nuclear deal will succeed.
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2021-04-20 13:34
By Mehrdad Pahlavani, Asia analyst
Reviving the nuclear deal: 10 points to remind and 10 points to refrain
A long-term negotiated deal that its content was written with great care and sensitivity is again drown into a serious dispute.
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2021-04-20 10:22
Iran, P4+1 start drafting nuclear deal, Russia says
TEHRAN – Diplomats from Iran and the remaining parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have entered the stage of drafting a new agreement to revive the nuclear deal, the Russian envoy to the Vienna nuclear talks said on Monday.
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2021-04-20 10:21
Netanyahu is in sheer despair
TEHRAN – As Iran and world powers move toward drafting a new agreement on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Israel feels more isolated on Iran while lacking enough diplomatic tools to derail the Vienna nuclear talks.