European Union

EU postpones trade talks with Australia over submarine deal row

Oct 01, 2021 07:25

A round of trade talks between Australia and the European Union has been postponed amid a row over Canberra's decision to scrap a multi-billion-dollar submarine deal with France in favor of a US and British deal.
China: US must lift unilateral sanctions, its ‘long-arm jurisdiction’ over other states

Sep 29, 2021 13:49

China has dismissed a US request to cut oil imports from Iran, urging Washington to end its unilateral sanctions and lift its so-called ‘long-arm jurisdiction’ over third-party entities.
Envoy hits back at US, E3 for accusing Iran of non-cooperation with IAEA

Sep 29, 2021 02:13

Iran’s ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations lashed out at the representative of the US and the European troika at the IAEA Board of Governors for deploring what they have called Tehran’s insufficient cooperation with the UN nuclear agency.
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.