European Union

Iran judges US by its practical behavior, not contradictory signals: FM

Sep 26, 2021 03:26

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran judges the United States based on the actual actions it takes not the contradictory signals that it relays through various channels.
Russia FM slams unilateral sanctions on Iran, urges ‘more active’ US role to revive JCPOA

Sep 26, 2021 02:12

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has criticized the unilateral sanctions imposed against Iran after the United States’ withdrawal from a 2015 nuclear agreement, urging Washington to take a “more active” approach to help resume stalled talks aimed at reviving the deal.
Russia says will not join NATO as two sides hold rival drills

Sep 23, 2021 10:36

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia does not intend to become a NATO member, as the Russian navy conducts military drills in the Black Sea off the shores of Crimea, and the US-led alliance holds military exercises in Ukraine.
Europe’s silence, inaction aiding US’ violations against Iran: FM

Sep 23, 2021 03:34

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says European countries are only facilitating the United States’ violations against Iran with their silence and inaction on Washington’s measures targeting the Islamic Republic.
Boosting ties with neighbors, region priority of new govt.: FM

Sep 22, 2021 09:27

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says bolstering relations with Iran’s neighbors and regional states is top on the agenda of the country’s new administration.
Iran to resume JCPOA talks considering deeds, not words, FM tells Borrell

Sep 22, 2021 05:13

The Iranian foreign minister informed the European Union’s foreign policy chief of Tehran’s readiness to resume the talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, but made it clear that Iran will count only on the actions of the other parties this time, not their words.
US efforts to impose hegemony have ‘failed miserably’: President Raeisi

Sep 21, 2021 21:03

President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the US efforts to impose hegemony on other countries have “failed miserably,” and that Washington’s hegemonic system lacks credibility.
Russia says Europe’s court claim on Litvinenko poisoning ‘unfounded’

Sep 21, 2021 15:10

The Kremlin has categorically rejected a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that Russia was responsible for the 2006 killing of former agent Alexander Litvinenko.
EU ministers say submarine row ‘wake-up call’ for Europe, not only a French matter

Sep 21, 2021 13:15

The European Union (EU)’s top officials have branded as a “wake-up call” the recent decision by the United States and Britain to exclude France from a $40-billion agreement to supply conventional submarines to Australia.
EU, Australia trade ties at risk over diplomatic crisis

Sep 21, 2021 03:57

The issue centers around a contract signed five years ago, worth up to €50bn, for France to build 12 submarines for Australia. Out of the blue, Paris found out a few days ago that the deal is off.