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Senior EU diplomat expresses support for JCPOA
Jun 17, 2019 03:17The EU’s second most senior diplomat affirmed the bloc’s support for the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and the 5+1 group, including the use of a new payment system for trade designed to circumvent US sanctions.
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EU’s Schmid, Iran’s Araqchi discuss ways to save JCPOA
Jun 16, 2019 02:07Visiting Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Helga Schmid and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi held talks on ways to save the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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Israeli settlement products should be labeled: EU court advised
Jun 14, 2019 01:16A senior official of the European Union says it is his legal opinion that labels of the products from the Israeli-occupied territories must clearly show the precise origin of the products to avoid misleading consumers.
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UK parliament rejects move to block no-deal Brexit
Jun 13, 2019 07:41Members of the British parliament have rejected a key move by the opposition Labour Party meant to block a potential disorderly withdrawal from the European Union.
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EU’s Schmid due in Tehran this week to discuss ways to save JCPOA, ease Iran-US tensions
Jun 12, 2019 23:35The secretary general of the European Union's External Action Service (EEAS) is to pay an official visit to Iran this week as part of a tour of the Persian Gulf to discuss ways to ease tensions in the region and preserve a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and the 5+1 group.
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Europe must resist US economic terrorism against Iran: President Rouhani
Jun 11, 2019 00:58Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says European countries must resist the United States’ economic terrorism against the Iranian nation and live up to their obligations as per a nuclear deal signed between Tehran and six world powers in 2015.
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Iran not happy with Europe on INSTEX as FM Maas visits
Jun 10, 2019 05:48Iran says European governments have failed to meet its expectations in implementing the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) to protect the 2015 nuclear deal, criticizing their "lack of will" to deal with America's pressure against Tehran.
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Merkel seeks to renegotiate Brexit deal, Jeremy Hunt claims
Jun 10, 2019 01:42British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt claims that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is ready to renegotiate the Brexit deal.
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UK’s Johnson threatens to withhold $50 billion Brexit payment
Jun 10, 2019 01:35Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to succeed Theresa May as Britain’s next prime minister, said he would withhold a previously agreed 39 billion pound ($50 billion) Brexit payment until the European Union gives Britain better exit terms.
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FM warns Europe of Iran's reciprocal acts against disloyalty to nuclear deal
Jun 09, 2019 07:45Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that the 2015 nuclear deal requires Europe to normalize economic ties with Iran, warning that Tehran will reciprocally ignore its undertakings in case of EU's defiance of its commitments.