• Iran warns will stop negotiations if Europe wastes time

    Iran warns will stop negotiations if Europe wastes time

    May 27, 2018 13:59

    A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator says Iran will not continue talks with European sides of its nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), if it feels that European countries are wasting time.

  • Iran can resume 20-percent enrichment in 2-3 days: Official

    Iran can resume 20-percent enrichment in 2-3 days: Official

    May 27, 2018 09:42

    An Iranian nuclear official says the Islamic Republic is able to resume the enrichment of uranium to the 20-percent purity level within a maximum of two or three days.

  • JCPOA Joint Commission issues statement after Vienna meeting

    JCPOA Joint Commission issues statement after Vienna meeting

    May 26, 2018 09:01

    Coordinator of the joint commission of the parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) issued a statement following a session of the commission in Vienna, hailing Iran’s compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal as confirmed by the UN nuclear watchdog.

  • EU FMs to convene in Brussels on May 28 over JCPOA

    EU FMs to convene in Brussels on May 28 over JCPOA

    May 26, 2018 07:46

    The EU foreign ministers will meet in the Belgian capital, Brussels, on May 28 to discuss the latest developments around the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, a few weeks after US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull his country out of the agreement.

  • Russia’s Gazprom settles dispute with EU antitrust bodies

    Russia’s Gazprom settles dispute with EU antitrust bodies

    May 24, 2018 09:35

    Russia’s giant energy company Gazprom, which is involved in massive gas exports to Europe, has reached an agreement with European Union antitrust regulators, in what could settle long-running disputes over the company’s pricing mechanisms and its reluctance to allow competition in Eastern Europe.

  • Facebook chief apologizes to EU lawmakers over data leak

    Facebook chief apologizes to EU lawmakers over data leak

    May 23, 2018 03:30

    The top man in Facebook, the world’s largest social media network, has officially apologized to lawmakers in the European Parliament for a large-scale leak of personal data which reportedly enabled a political consultancy to impact the results of the election in Britain and elsewhere.

  • Europe's political support for nuclear deal not enough: Zarif

    Europe's political support for nuclear deal not enough: Zarif

    May 20, 2018 12:15

    Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the European Union's "political support" for a 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement is not enough, urging the bloc to take more practical steps to boost economic cooperation with Iran.

  • France urges Italy to stick to its EU commitments

    France urges Italy to stick to its EU commitments

    May 20, 2018 12:14

    French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire has warned that if a new populist government in Italy wants to evade its financial commitments regarding the European Union, it would put the entire eurozone economy at risk.

  • EU seeks to protect companies affected by US bans over Iran: French minister

    EU seeks to protect companies affected by US bans over Iran: French minister

    May 20, 2018 11:25

    France says it is weighing possible ways that could help the European Union compensate European companies that might be facing sanctions by the United States for doing business with Iran following Washington's withdrawal from a key 2015 nuclear agreement between Tehran and major world powers.

  • EU making contradictory statements on JCPOA: Velayati

    EU making contradictory statements on JCPOA: Velayati

    May 20, 2018 09:45

    A senior Iranian official has questioned EU officials' contradictory remarks on the 2015 nuclear agreement after US withdrawal, saying a "duplicitous" side could not be trusted.