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FM Zarif: Iran to seriously refrain from negotiations for sake of negotiations
Apr 16, 2021 02:20Iran’s foreign minister has ruled out talks over the 2015 nuclear agreement for the sake of talks, saying the timing and duration of the negotiations are determined only by national interests.
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Iran to EU: New sanctions JCPOA-related, meant to undermine nuclear talks
Apr 16, 2021 01:15Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs says the Iranian delegation took the European countries to task during Thursday talks on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal for imposing so-called right-related bans and ignoring a recent terrorist attack on an Iranian nuclear site, saying the new sanctions are meant to undermine talks on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the deal altogether.
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Rouhani rejects US, EU ‘concerns’ about Iran’s 60% enrichment level
Apr 15, 2021 08:58President Hassan Rouhani has rejected the “concerns” of the Europeans and the United States about Iran’s recent decision to start enriching uranium to 60-percent purity, saying the two sides have a false perception of Tehran’s latest remedial step away from the 2015 nuclear deal.
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Iran writes to Council of EU, slams violations of Iranians’ rights by European govts.
Apr 15, 2021 07:58The Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights (HCHR) of Iran has condemned certain European governments for numerous violations of the Iranian people’s rights, criticizing the European Union for remaining indifferent to such abuses and coercive measures, which do not even spare child patients.
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Iran summons Portugal's ambassador to protest EU sanctions
Apr 14, 2021 01:31Iran has summoned the ambassador of Portugal, the current holder of the European Union’s rotating presidency, to protest the bloc’s latest batch of anti-Tehran sanctions.
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EU warns against efforts to undermine nuclear talks after Natanz incident
Apr 12, 2021 12:35The European Union has warned against attempts to derail talks aimed at reviving a landmark 2015 nuclear deal signed between Iran and major world powers after a terrorist attack by Israel on Iran's Natanz nuclear site.
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Araqchi deplores US’ desire to maintain sanctions on Iran
Apr 11, 2021 02:20One big obstacle to the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal is the American desire to keep the sanctions on Iran in place, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said.
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FM stresses on Iran’s ‘logical path’ to saving JCPOA
Apr 09, 2021 13:35As the latest round of talks on the 2015 nuclear deal ends in Vienna, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran has offered a “logical path” towards the revival of the agreement, through which the US would remove the illegal sanctions imposed by its ex-administration on Iran in their entirety — without any distinction — before Tehran does its part.
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Iran not to reduce nuclear activities before US remove all sanctions:Chief negotiator
Apr 09, 2021 02:12Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs says Tehran will not reverse the reduction of its nuclear compliance before the US removes all its sanctions and returns to the landmark nuclear deal it abandoned under former US President Donald Trump.
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European countries may have to mix COVID-19 shots amid AstraZeneca crisis
Apr 08, 2021 05:34Several European countries are considering mixing up COVID-19 vaccines for citizens who received a first dose of AstraZeneca’s shot, an unprecedented move that highlights challenges for governments struggling to tame fresh rises in infections.