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Russia: Progress in Vienna talks; P4+1 group enter 'drafting stage'
Apr 19, 2021 11:05A senior Russian diplomat says high-level talks in Vienna aimed at revitalizing a 2015 nuclear deal and bringing the United States back into it have moved ahead and entered "the drafting stage," but solutions to some of the issues are "still far away."
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No new deal in tandem with JCPOA: Iranian spokesman
Apr 19, 2021 08:58The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry dismissed the idea of a new agreement in parallel with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, saying the ongoing meetings in Vienna only pursue ways for the return of the JCPOA violator, namely the US, to the nuclear deal.
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Iranian Parliament to ban entry of US, UK reporters supporting sanctions against country
Apr 19, 2021 01:49A member of the Iranian Parliament’s Presiding Board says it has received a motion by lawmakers to ban the entry of American and British journalists and media outlets known for supporting sanctions against Iran.
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Businessman reveals details of Iran-Iraq deal on blocked funds
Apr 19, 2021 00:38A major Iranian businessman with interests in trade in neighboring Iraq says the two countries have a detailed agreement on how Tehran would be able to use billions of US dollars in funds blocked in an Iraqi bank because of US sanctions.
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US must introduce steps for sanctions removal to prove seriousness: Gharibabadi
Apr 18, 2021 09:25Iran’s permanent representative to Vienna-based international organizations said the United States must present a list of steps it would take to remove sanctions on Iran in order to prove its seriousness in the ongoing talks in Austria’s capital.
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Iran ready to work with Serbia in COVID-19 fight
Apr 18, 2021 07:21President Hassan Rouhani has voiced Tehran’s readiness to collaborate with Serbia in the efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran reports 19.1% surge in annual car output despite COVID hit
Apr 18, 2021 01:24Iran's Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade. (MIMT) says car output in the country rose by 19.1% in the calendar year to March 20 despite closures and reduced activity measures imposed at plants by automotive companies to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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Participants hail progress after meeting to revive Iran nuclear deal
Apr 18, 2021 01:00Participants in the high-profile negotiations in Vienna say progress has been made during the talks which aim to restore the US-abandoned Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly called the Iran nuclear deal.
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FM Zarif: Iran to seriously refrain from negotiations for sake of negotiations
Apr 16, 2021 02:20Iran’s foreign minister has ruled out talks over the 2015 nuclear agreement for the sake of talks, saying the timing and duration of the negotiations are determined only by national interests.
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Iran to EU: New sanctions JCPOA-related, meant to undermine nuclear talks
Apr 16, 2021 01:15Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs says the Iranian delegation took the European countries to task during Thursday talks on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal for imposing so-called right-related bans and ignoring a recent terrorist attack on an Iranian nuclear site, saying the new sanctions are meant to undermine talks on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the deal altogether.