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Iran blocks IAEA inspections under Additional Protocol following sanctions deadline
Feb 23, 2021 08:21Iran has stopped the voluntary implementation of the Additional Protocol to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Safeguards Agreement that allowed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to carry out short-notice inspections of the country’s nuclear facilities, following a deadline set by Tehran for the removal of US sanctions.
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Leader: Iran will not back down on nuclear issue, will continue to advance based on its needs
Feb 22, 2021 13:04Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Islamic Republic will not back down on its right to use peaceful nuclear technology and will continue its progress in this field in line with the country’s present and future needs.
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China urges US to return to JCPOA as only way out of nuclear impasse
Feb 22, 2021 13:17China’s Foreign Ministry has called on the United States to rejoin a multilateral 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major world powers as the only way to end the current dead-end and resolve the standoff over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
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Assembly of Experts: Iran’s missile power non-negotiable
Feb 22, 2021 10:51The Assembly of Experts, a panel of clerics electing leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, stressed that the country’s defense and missile capabilities will never be subject to negotiations.
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Iran-IAEA interaction beyond safeguards agreement within Parliament’s purview: Qalibaf
Feb 22, 2021 10:39Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf emphasized that any cooperation between Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency beyond the Safeguards Agreement would be within the competence of the legislature.
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Iran Foreign Ministry: New deal with IAEA ‘in complete conformity’ with new nuclear law
Feb 22, 2021 09:49Tehran says its Sunday agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is in complete conformity with a recent law passed by the Iranian Parliament that pushes the country’s nuclear program forward.
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Iran ambassador: No one has right to breach law on limiting IAEA access
Feb 22, 2021 04:02Iran’s ambassador to international organizations in Vienna has dismissed speculations that Tehran suspended the implementation of a new law that tasks the administration to accelerate the development of Iran’s nuclear program, following a visit by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to Tehran.
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Foreign Ministry spokesman: No direct talks with US on any matter
Feb 22, 2021 03:22The spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry has dismissed a claim by a US official that Tehran and Washington have begun direct talks over American prisoners in Iran and vice versa, saying that there has been no direct talks between the two countries on any matter.
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Foreign Minister, IAEA chief discuss cooperation, settlement of issues
Feb 21, 2021 13:22The Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the UN nuclear agency chief discuss bilateral cooperation and the settlement of issues pertaining to Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program ahead of the expiry of Tehran’s deadline to limit inspections by the IAEA if the illegal US sanctions are not lifted.
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Talks with IAEA fruitful, based on mutual respect: Gharibabadi
Feb 21, 2021 12:36Iran’s ambassador to international organizations in Vienna says representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iranian officials have held “fruitful discussions” based on mutual respect in Tehran.