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E3 states urge Iran to reverse nuclear countermeasures
Jan 06, 2020 08:55Britain, France, and Germany say they want Iran to reverse the countermeasures it has adopted in response to the United States withdrawing from the country's 2015 nuclear agreement with the P5+1 group of states.
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World leaders urge Iran to calm down after assassination of military commander
Jan 05, 2020 04:54Leaders of the international community are scrambling to de-escalate a situation created following the assassination of a senior Iranian military commander in Iraq by the American forces.
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Iran warns against Europe's procrastination in saving JCPOA
Dec 23, 2019 10:12The Iranian government’s spokesman says the European parties to a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran can prevent the country from further reducing its nuclear commitments only by remaining fully committed to their obligations.
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European Parliament’s anti-Iran resolution based on twisted facts: Foreign Ministry
Dec 23, 2019 10:02Iran's Foreign Ministry has denounced a resolution passed by the European Parliament, which accuses Tehran of mishandling the recent fuel price protests, arguing that the legislature's account has been based on a set of twisted facts and unfounded documentation.
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Russia’s Nord Stream 2, TurkStream will be launched despite US sanctions: FM Lavrov
Dec 23, 2019 07:51Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow is determined to complete the Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream, two nearly-finished major projects for exporting natural gas to Germany and Turkey, respectively, despite the US sanctions.
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Iran to take 5th JCPOA step if Europe fails to fulfill commitments: Shamkhani
Dec 22, 2019 14:04A senior Iranian official has warned that the Islamic Republic would take the fifth step of scaling back its commitments under a landmark nuclear deal it clinched with major world powers in 2015 if the European signatories to the accord do not take practical measures to salvage it.
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EU, Russia, Germany lash out at US over imposing sanctions on gas pipeline
Dec 21, 2019 12:00The European Union and Russia have lashed out at the United States over its recent move to impose sanction on any firm working on a gas pipeline from Russia into Germany.
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US illegal sanctions on Iran aimed at collectively punishing ordinary people: UN ambassador
Dec 20, 2019 07:52Iran's ambassador to the United Nations has severely censured the United States’ illegal sanctions against ordinary people as well as different sectors of the Iranian economy, including oil and banking, arguing that the measures are negatively affecting the daily lives of millions of Iranians.
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Jailed Catalan leader 'entitled to immunity' as member of European Parliament
Dec 19, 2019 09:57A Catalan leader jailed for his role in an independence referendum deemed illegal by Spain has been entitled to immunity as a member of the European Parliament despite not having being able to take up his seat, the EU's highest court ruled on Thursday.
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Economists warn of tough 2020 for fragile eurozone
Dec 19, 2019 08:34The European Commission has unveiled its economic ambitions for the eurozone in 2020. But economists are not optimistic.