Iran-Europe talks continue as 'snapback' threat hangs over JCPOA

TEHRAN – Iran ruled out any talks with the United States earlier this month, five years after Washington withdrew from the deal—two years in the making—it signed in 2015, and as President Donald Trump seems unlikely to change his hawkish track.

Trump says he would ‘bomb the hell out of Iran’ if it doesn’t agree to his demands

TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump made shocking statements on Saturday, suggesting in remarks to an American media outlet that he would first attempt to secure a deal requiring extreme military concessions from Iran, but if unsuccessful, he would "bomb the hell” out of the country.

The reason? Experience

Leader says talks with U.S. unwise, unsmart, and dishonorable

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has ruled out any negotiations with the U.S., stating that Iran learned in the 2010s that Washington cannot be trusted. 

Iran is no longer under serious security threats, says Zarif

TEHRAN – Iran’s Vice President for Strategic Affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif, delivered a strong message regarding Iran's regional position and security during a gathering in Tehran on Monday.

Tehran describes UN chief’s remarks on its nuclear program as audacious

TEHRAN - The Iranian foreign minister on Thursday described as "audacious" UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ remarks about Iran's peaceful nuclear activities, reaffirming Tehran’s “longstanding commitment” to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Resistance will continue as long as Israeli occupation exists: Zarif

TEHRAN – Resistance movements emerged in response to Israeli occupation, apartheid policies, and acts of genocide, and they will persist until these issues are resolved, said Iran’s Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Attempts to exploit snapback will be met with Iran’s reciprocal response: foreign ministry

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, has issued a warning regarding the potential misuse of the snapback mechanism relating to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which could reinstate suspended sanctions.

By Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares

The UN can end the Middle East conflict by welcoming Palestine as a member

The UN, on its 80th birthday in 2025, can mark the occasion by securing a lasting solution to the conflict in the Middle East, by welcoming the State of Palestine as the 194th UN member state. The upcoming UN Conference on Palestine, set for June 2025, can be a turning point – a decisive, irreversible path towards peace in the Middle East. The Trump administration would greatly serve America’s interests, and the world’s, by championing the two-state solution and a comprehensive Middle East peace deal, at the gathering in New York in June.

Iran says ready to enter 'constructive' talks for new nuclear deal

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said the Islamic Republic is ready to resume constructive and immediate talks on its nuclear program with the Western sides.

Missile capabilities secured Iran’s seat at negotiation table: Araghchi

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has emphasized the critical role of Iran's missile capabilities in shaping its diplomatic engagements with global powers.

Iran UN envoy tells Europe to end snapback threats or face ‘firm response’

TEHRAN – Iran has issued a strong warning to the three European members of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the E3 (France, Germany, and the UK), against attempting to reinstate sanctions under the deal's "snapback" mechanism. 

JCPOA no longer relevant, says IAEA chief 

TEHRAN – Rafael Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is no longer viable, appearing to place sole responsibility for the 2015 nuclear deal's lame-duck state on Iran.

'We’re in a really bad place:' ex-US diplomat on JCPOA, tensions in West Asia

TEHRAN – Wendy Sherman, the chief U.S. negotiator for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), recently shared her perspective on the Iran nuclear agreement and the shifting geopolitical landscape during an interview with Richard Dearlove, the former head of MI6, on the One Decision Podcast.

E3 doubles down on hostile stance toward Iran as it declares readiness to ‘snap back’ sanctions

TEHRAN – Germany, Britain, and France have told the United Nations that they are ready to trigger the so-called “snapback” mechanism which would bring back anti-Iran international sanctions lifted in 2015 under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). 

Sanctions snapback will be met with firm response, Iran warns Europe 

TEHRAN – Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeed Iravani issued a strong warning to European JCPOA signatories, threatening a firm response to any attempt to reinstate UN sanctions. 

Ending JCPOA breaches is a shared interest for all involved parties: Iran’s Zarif

TEHRAN – Iran’s strategic deputy to the president, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has called on all parties involved in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to cease actions undermining the landmark nuclear deal. 

Iran to hold talks with European powers on regional and nuclear issues

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baqaei announced on Sunday that a meeting of deputy foreign ministers from Iran, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom is scheduled for Friday, December 9. The discussions will focus on a wide array of bilateral, regional, and international issues, he said.

'Trump admin should either return to JCPOA or sign another one with Iran's conditions'

TEHRAN – Ali Larijani, a senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has said the new Donald Trump administration should either return to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, and compensate Iran for the economic losses or craft another agreement with the “conditions” that Iran will set.

By Professor Hossein Askari

U.S. threatens, bullies and sanctions Iran and then expects Iranian restraint!

Even assassinating and aiding in Israel’s assassination of Iranians 

PORTLAND - The United States squeezes Iran and pushes it into a corner where Iran has little choice but to either submit or push back and fight. And when Iran pushes back it is called a rogue or terrorist state and America’s enemy; and when it takes on the rapprochement option, it is invariably spurned. As you will read, Iran has tried rapprochement with the U.S. but has been rebuffed on a number of occasions, in one case with the conduit being me. Why has the United States acted so? Is there light at the end of the tunnel between these implacable adversaries? What should Iran do now and what are its options?

Tehran open to resume nuclear negotiations: envoy

TEHRAN – The Iranian ambassador to Rome has stated that the country remains open to negotiations regarding the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) if the discussions are grounded in mutual respect.

The greater the military power, the greater the retreat

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JCPOA cannot be implemented at the expense of one party, says Iran nuclear chief

TEHRAN – Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), has addressed the 68th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), emphasizing that Iran will not be the sole party living up to its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) while Western signatories to the deal continue to shun it.