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France says it expects Iran-EU trade mechanism to be established in ‘coming days’
Jan 24, 2019 02:35French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says a European-backed trade mechanism, known as the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), aimed at facilitating non-dollar business with Iran in the face of US sanctions should be established in the coming days.
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Ayatollah Jannati questions Iran’s stay in JCPOA amid EU inaction
Jan 17, 2019 09:23A senior Iranian religious scholar has censured Europe for dragging its feet on adopting practical measures to save the 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement following the US’s withdrawal, saying he thinks the Islamic Republic will ultimately have to “set fire” to the deal.
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Iran-made rockets will take new satellites into orbit in coming weeks: President Rouhani
Jan 10, 2019 08:17President Hassan Rouhani says domestically-manufactured rockets will carry two new satellites into orbit “in the coming weeks.”
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Iran: US not able to prolong sanctions era
Jan 08, 2019 13:14Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri underlined the US inability to continue pressures and sanctions against Iran for a long period of time.
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No foreign power can make decisions on legitimate EU-Iran trade ties: Mogherini
Jan 02, 2019 06:44European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini says the bloc will not allow any foreign meddling in Brussels’ legitimate trade ties with other countries amid US attempts to kill the bloc’s business relations with Iran after its withdrawal from a 2015 multilateral nuclear deal.
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Iran will not stand by for Europe to fulfill JCPOA commitments: FM Zarif
Dec 24, 2018 16:20Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran will not stand by for Europeans to fulfill their commitments under a multilateral nuclear agreement signed between Iran and six major world powers in 2015, following the United States' move to pull out from the deal.
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Iran, Russia reliable partners in JCPOA, global issues: Diplomat
Dec 21, 2018 14:23A senior Iranian diplomat says Iran and Russia are "reliable partners" on many international developments and on a landmark 2015 nuclear agreement, despite the United States' efforts to create obstacles in the way of the deal's implementation.
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EU stresses need to maintain JCPOA to keep door open for talks with Iran
Dec 19, 2018 15:07The European Union has once again reaffirmed the need to safeguard the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying it keeps the door open for further talks with the country.
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Iran says Europe’s political support of JCPOA praiseworthy, but not enough
Dec 19, 2018 03:39Iran says Europe’s political support for the 2015 nuclear deal is “valuable”, but that’s not enough, as it must translate its words into action by taking “operational” steps to salvage the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) after the US withdrawal.
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First VP stresses US failure in destabilizing Iranian economy
Dec 18, 2018 12:21Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri underlined that Washington attempted to stir chaos in Iran's economy by imposing the hardest-ever sanctions against the country, but to no avail.