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Germany, UK, France urge Iran to reverse decision on JCPOA commitments
Jul 07, 2019 12:22France, Britain and Germany, the three European signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, have asked the Islamic Republic to reverse its decision to enrich uranium beyond the limits set in the agreement.
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President Putin calls on Italian PM to help improve ties between Russia, EU
Jul 05, 2019 03:39Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on Italy to help improve a “mutually respectful relationship” between Moscow and the European Union.
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Iran says reducing nuclear deal commitments to save it from 'total collapse'
Jul 05, 2019 01:56Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran’s decision to scale down its commitments under the JCPOA is indeed aimed at protecting the multilateral deal, not killing it.
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Europe trade channel with Iran about to operate in coming days: French minister
Jul 05, 2019 01:16French Finance and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire says he hopes that a special financial mechanism set up by European powers with Iran, known as Instex, will complete the first transaction in the coming days.
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Countering US unilateralism hard test for Europe: Iran's Shamkhani
Jul 04, 2019 02:10Iran's top security official says European countries need to stand against the US' unilateralism in a bid to defend their own "identity and security."
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Brexit party makes a splash at the opening of EU parliament
Jul 03, 2019 10:33As expected Nigel Farage and his newly-formed Brexit party tried to disrupt proceedings at the opening of the European parliament in Strasbourg by turning their backs during the playing of the European anthem.
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Arak reactor to resume pre-deal activities if EU fails to meet pledges: President Rouhani
Jul 03, 2019 07:08President Hassan Rouhani says Iran’s Arak heavy water nuclear reactor — which was agreed to be redesigned under a 2015 nuclear agreement — will resume its previous activities after July 7 if the other signatories to the deal fail to uphold their end of the bargain.
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EU leaders suspend summit amid divisions over top jobs
Jul 01, 2019 11:45European Union (EU) leaders have suspended a summit after they failed to reach an agreement on filling the bloc’s top posts.
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CBI chief calls for change in funding mechanism for Instex
Jul 01, 2019 00:36The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has proposed that a financial mechanism initiated by European powers to circumvent US sanctions on Iran, known as Instex, could be funded by future sales of Iran’s oil so that trade between Tehran and Europe can continue.
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‘Not enough progress’ in Vienna talks on salvaging Iran nuclear deal
Jun 28, 2019 14:58Iran's deputy foreign minister says progress has been made in Vienna talks aimed at saving the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers but the demands of the Islamic Republic are yet to be met.