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Iran looks to rising bloc in EU mold to beat US sanctions: Report
Nov 12, 2019 13:00Iran is seriously rooting for the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), a huge trading bloc in the mold of the European Union which seeks to connect Europe and the Asia-Pacific.
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Erdogan defies EU sanctions threat over Cyprus drilling
Nov 12, 2019 09:10Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that he would not give in to EU demands to stop oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean around Cyprus.
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Iran FM challenges European claim of upholding 2015 nuclear deal
Nov 12, 2019 06:50Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has challenged a claim by the European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal that they are upholding their end of the bargain, saying the trio have, in fact, fulfilled none of their contractual commitments.
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Mogherini: EU reaffirms full commitment to Iran nuclear deal
Nov 12, 2019 03:33European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini says despite all difficulties, the bloc's foreign ministers have once again reaffirmed their support for the full implementation of a nuclear deal Iran clinched with the 5+1 group in 2015.
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Iranian diplomat says INSTEX implementation incomplete, ineffective
Nov 12, 2019 02:29A senior Iranian diplomat has criticized Europe for failing to implement a non-dollar direct payment channel aimed at facilitating trade with Iran in the face of US sanctions, saying Tehran considers the mechanism "weak."
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Rouhani: Iran to stay in JCPOA, reap benefits when UN arms embargo ends next year
Nov 11, 2019 09:48President Hassan Rouhani says Iran intends to stay in the 2015 nuclear deal despite US violations, arguing that the accord will be put to good use next year when a long-running arms embargo against Tehran comes to an end.
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FM Zarif says door still open to talks despite nuclear commitment cuts
Nov 09, 2019 03:50Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the country has left the door open for negotiations over the fate of the 2015 nuclear deal despite its decision to further scale back its nuclear commitments.
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20% of IAEA inspections carried out in Iran: Envoy
Nov 09, 2019 03:05Iran’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna, Kazem Gharibabadi, highlighted the close cooperation between the Islamic Republic and the International Atomic Energy Agency, saying 20 percent of the agency’s inspections are carried out in Iran.
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Iran’s nuclear commitment cuts ‘wake-up call’ for European signatories: Envoy
Nov 08, 2019 05:44Iran’s ambassador to the UK has described the recent reduction in the country’s commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal as a “wake-up call” for other parties, warning European signatories of a crisis over the collapsing accord.
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Scathing criticism for EU over Syrian refugee policies
Nov 07, 2019 04:49Once again the subject of EU asylum policy has been debated in the European Parliament. This time the focus was on reports that refugees are being forced to move from Turkey into war-torn northeastern Syria.