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UN chief says will take no action on US 'snapback' push against Iran
Sep 20, 2020 02:47The United Nations secretary-general says “uncertainty” prevents him from taking any action on a US declaration that all UN sanctions have been reinstated against Iran.
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Iran says no need for European arms, will buy weapons from Russia, China
Sep 20, 2020 01:33Iran’s foreign minister says the country will meet its strategic needs by purchasing weapons from Russia and China, and has no need for European weapons once the UN embargo is lifted in October.
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IAEA will make no further demand after inspection of two Iranian sites: Nuclear chief
Sep 20, 2020 01:26Iran’s nuclear chief says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced that it would not make further demands to inspect more sites inside Iran after visiting the two locations for verification purposes based on an agreement reached between the two sides late last month.
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Iran calls US attempt to ‘snapback’ sanctions ‘null and void’, urges UN to block it
Sep 20, 2020 00:45Iran says the US’ claim about the return of the UN Security Council’s sanctions against Tehran as per the so-called “snapback” mechanism is “null and void”, calling on the UN and its Security Council to block any attempt to reinstate the bans.
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E3 hails Iran’s intention to further strengthen cooperation with IAEA
Sep 19, 2020 01:29Britain, France and Germany, the three European signatories to a multilateral 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, have hailed Tehran’s encouraging statements on its intention to further strengthen its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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In outright rejection of US unilateralism, E3 tells UNSC Iran sanctions relief to continue beyond Sep. 20
Sep 19, 2020 00:45Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that the sanctions relief provided by the world body for Iran – agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal – will continue beyond September 20 in outright rejection of assertions by the United States that the bans will snap back then.
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US sanctions on Iran didn’t work, won’t either: Russia’s Lavrov
Sep 18, 2020 10:25Russia has censured the United States for leveling “futile” accusations against Iran in a bid to demonize the Islamic Republic, saying the sanctions that Washington has imposed on Tehran in the past to strangle it “did not work before and will not work now.”
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US not JCPOA participant anymore, can’t return Iran sanctions on 9/20: Zarif
Sep 18, 2020 01:19Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says despite recent remarks by the US secretary of state, Washington cannot re-impose the UN sanctions on Tehran on September 20 -- which is one month after the US demanded activation of a sanctions snapback mechanism inside the Iran nuclear deal -- because the US is not a party to the agreement anymore.
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Iran enjoys most transparent nuclear program among IAEA members: Envoy
Sep 17, 2020 10:46Iran’s permanent representative to Vienna-based international organizations says the Islamic Republic has the most transparent nuclear program among member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as proven through numerous inspections of the country’s nuclear sites by the UN agency.
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Rouhani congratulates nation on assured victory against US over sanctions snapback
Sep 16, 2020 09:14President Hassan Rouhani says the United States has suffered a “humiliating defeat” in its push to trigger the so-called snapback mechanism, saying this weekend — the date when Washington claims the UN sanctions will be reinstated against Tehran — will mark a victory for the Iranian nation.