sanctions

Zarif: US removal of sanctions will lead to Iran reversal of JCPOA measures

Mar 07, 2021 14:09

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said if the United States takes practical steps to remove the illegal sanctions it has unilaterally imposed on Tehran, the Islamic Republic will reciprocate the measure by reversing steps it has taken to reduce its commitment under the 2015 nuclear deal with the world powers.
US must lift ‘unjustifiable’ Iran bans, take sincere steps on JCPOA: China

Mar 07, 2021 14:03

China’s foreign minister has urged the United States to demonstrate good faith and remove ‘unjustifiable’ sanctions it has imposed on Iran as quickly as possible in order to save the multilateral nuclear deal of 2015.
Iran urges EU to drop threats, adopt mutual respect to resolve nuclear standoff

Mar 07, 2021 08:52

President Hassan Rouhani has criticized the Europeans’ inaction toward reviving the multilateral 2015 nuclear deal, saying negotiations based on “mutual respect” and free from “threat and pressure” is the best means of resolving the current standoff.
US allows transactions on Iranian funds in Iraq: Reports

Mar 07, 2021 02:56

Media reports and sources have suggested that an Iraqi bank holding billions of dollars of Iranian funds has been allowed for a first time in years to process transactions involving the funds after gaining a waiver from US sanctions against Tehran.
Russia says ready to help revive Iran deal in its original form

Mar 05, 2021 14:39

Russia’s FM says a window of opportunity for saving a 2015 multilateral nuclear deal signed between Iran and major world powers remains open, expressing hope that all sides will return to the full implementation of the agreement in its original form.
Zarif flatly rejects JCPOA renegotiation, urges mutual implementation of deal

Mar 05, 2021 04:47

Iran’s foreign minister has once again categorically ruled out any renegotiation of the nuclear deal clinched by Iran and six world powers in 2015, urging all parties to get down to implementing the deal, instead of just posturing.
President Rouhani: US must lift all sanctions, pledges to reciprocate ‘action with action’

Mar 04, 2021 16:45

President Hassan Rouhani said the United States has violated the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and other world powers and it is Washington that should take practical steps to rejoin the deal and lift all sanctions it has re-imposed on Tehran.
Progressives urge Biden to quickly honor election pledge on JCPOA, abandon 'max pressure' against Iran

Mar 04, 2021 02:46

A number of progressive organizations have urged the Biden administration to swiftly join a 2015 Iran nuclear agreement that was abandoned by the Trump administration in favor of the “maximum pressure” policy against Tehran, calling the policy a “dangerous failure”.
IAEA resolution on Iran unconstructive: Official

Mar 04, 2021 01:52

The chief of staff of the Iranian president slammed as unconstructive and unfriendly a resolution that the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors is going to pass on Iran, warning of its negative consequences.
Iran reports 34% surge in output for handwoven carpets

Mar 04, 2021 01:36

Iran has seen its output of various types of handwoven carpets increase by a third year on year in late January, according to figures by a government department responsible for regulation and exports of the famed Persian handicraft.