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France, Germany say EU will respond in kind to new US tariffs
Jan 23, 2020 02:35The European Union will respond reciprocally to any further tariffs imposed by the US on the bloc’s products, French and German officials have warned in separate comments.
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President Rouhani: Europe responsible for any JCPOA violation consequences
Jan 22, 2020 14:19President Hassan Rouhani says the three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal will be responsible for the consequences of any violation of the agreement.
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Zarif: EU3 submission on JCPOA only whetted Trump’s appetite
Jan 22, 2020 12:41Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says America’s renewed threat of slapping trade tariffs on Europe’s auto industry proves that the European states’ submission to US President Donald Trump's domineering tactics on the Iran nuclear deal only worked to “whet his appetite.”
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Iran warns of ‘final step’ on nuclear deal
Jan 20, 2020 06:18Iran says it could take a “final and more effective” step concerning its nuclear deal with world states if the other parties remain in default of their contractual obligations towards Tehran.
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E3 cannot logically activate JCPOA dispute settlement mechanism: Araqchi
Jan 19, 2020 15:57Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas says the three European signatories to Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), cannot logically activate the deal’s dispute settlement mechanism, because Iran has already done that.
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Iran: Speaker censures EU for 'humiliating' capitulation to US
Jan 19, 2020 08:26Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has censured France, Britain and Germany for triggering a dispute mechanism in the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Tehran under the US pressure.
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EU warns of WTO challenge if US-China deal harms businesses
Jan 17, 2020 14:08The European Union (EU) has warned that if a trade agreement recently signed by the United States and China creates “distortions” in the market, it will challenge the deal at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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EU Brexit spokesman says Britain assured him about those who do not apply for settled status
Jan 17, 2020 13:37The UK government has sought to reassure the EU that its citizens living in the UK will not be deported if they fail to apply for settled status, the European parliament’s Brexit co-ordinator has said. UK Ministers, however, have refused calls to give EU citizens physical proof of their right to stay in the UK after Brexit for fear of “another Windrush” setting off fresh anger.
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Iranian bank to open branch in India, Zarif says
Jan 17, 2020 06:58Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Bank Pasargad plans to open a branch in India to facilitate bilateral trade between the Islamic Republic and the South Asian country.
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EU foreign policy chief says bloc interested in preserving Iran’s nuclear deal
Jan 17, 2020 03:19The European Union’s foreign policy chief says the bloc is still interested in preserving the landmark nuclear deal with Iran in view of the rising tensions in the West Asia region.