Sherman questions what Trump will do if he scraps nuclear deal 

Wendy Sherman, the former undersecretary of state for political affairs who led the U.S. negotiating team that concluded the Iran nuclear agreement, has questioned the usefulness of the Trump administration walking out of the Iran deal.

Tehran calls EU’s proposed sanctions ‘big miscalculation’

TEHRAN – Iran has rejected a recent decision by the European Union to propose new sanctions on Iran as “big miscalculation”.

Trump says he fired Tillerson due to disagreement over Iran deal

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he dismissed Rex Tillerson as secretary of state at least in part over a disagreement on how best to proceed with the Iran nuclear deal.

Tehran confirms Zarif, Kerry met in Munich

TEHRAN - Tehran has confirmed that the Iranian foreign minister and his former American counterpart met during the Munich Security Conference on February 18.

U.S. Congress unwilling to quit Iran deal: expert

TEHRAN – The U.S. Congress is not inclined to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement, but it is willing to modify it, a U.S. expert said, noting that the legislative body is evaluating the stances of their European allies.

Russia, IAEA discuss Iran deal

TEHRAN – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Monday met with IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards Tero Varjoranta to discuss the Iran deal and other issues.

Washington won’t certify ‘ill-conceived’ Iran deal: Pence

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday warned that Washington will not certify the “ill-conceived” Iran nuclear deal, reiterating a previous threat from U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw from the deal unless it is fixed. 

Trump could kill Iran nuclear deal in January: Politico

U.S. President Donald Trump will soon face a series of deadlines during which he could deliver on a campaign promise to rip up the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement.

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Non-nuclear concerns should not undermine JCPOA: German ambassador

TEHRAN – Germany will continue to make it clear that concerns about nonnuclear issues should not be used as pretext to jeopardize the Iran deal, aka the JCPOA, Germany’s ambassador to Tehran says in an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times.

Ex-U.S. negotiator says JCPOA working by scientific verification, not trust

Kerry: JCPOA had no spirit to be violated

TEHRAN – Former U.S. secretary of state John Kerry has condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to decertify the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, stressing that the agreement is working as expected.

France apparently putting itself out for Iran deal

TEHRAN – France is apparently putting itself out to protect the Iran nuclear deal against threats by the United States.

90 U.S. nuclear scientists urge Congress to protect Iran deal

TEHRAN – More than 90 top U.S. nuclear scientists have written a letter to Congress urging it to protect the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran.

Russia not to take part in any talks to amend nuclear deal

Russia has said it is confident that Iran is fulfilling all its obligations under a multilateral agreement on its nuclear program and will not take part in any talks on amending the deal.

EU foreign policy chief expects strong EU backing for Iran deal

LUXEMBOURG - European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday she expected strong backing from EU foreign ministers for the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers that the U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized.

Nuclear chief: Iran to halt Additional Protocol if nuclear deal ditched

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Salehi, director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), said on Sunday the Islamic Republic will stop implementing the Additional Protocol to NPT if the nuclear agreement is ditched.

Trump cornered on his Iran rhetoric 

TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump has been attacked by various world dignitaries for his decertification of the Iran deal and his harsh rhetoric against the Islamic Republic. 

By Mohammad Hashemi 

Can Europe move from rhetoric to action on Iran deal 

Just hours after the United States withdrew from  the UN's cultural organization,  Richard Hass the President of the Council on Foreign Relations wrote in a tweet “Trump’s  foreign policy has found its theme: The Withdrawal Doctrine.  The U.S. has left/threatening to leave TPP, Paris accord, UNESCO, NAFTA, JCPOA.” 

Tehran says to respect JCPOA, pursue missile program, and back IRGC

Rouhani says JCPOA is sturdier than what Trump imagined

EU leaders back Iran against Trump’s rhetoric

TEHRAN – While Tehran said it will stand firm in pursuing its missile program and endorsing the IRGC despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s decertification of the Joint comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the EU also expressed disagreement with Washington’s new Iran strategy.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Trump resorts to snapback mechanism

Eventually, the U.S. president announced his strategy for the nuclear deal with Iran offically called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Trump stated that he is seeking to change the text of the nuclear deal. The subject has long been pursued by Trump and his aides. This request has been strongly opposed by Iran. Obviously, it is fundamentally impossible to re-negotiate a deal signed two years ago between Iran and the P5+1 group.

UK, Germany, France say will stay committed to JCPOA

Joint statement from Prime Minister Theresa May, Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Emmanuel Macron following President Trump’s statement on the US’ Iran Strategy.

White House unveils 'new strategy' for Iran

The Trump administration announced a "new strategy" for dealing with Iran that involves issues falling outside of the "myopic" nuclear agreement, the White House said Friday ahead of Trump's announcement of his plan for the deal.

Top Republican lawmaker backs enforcing, not ditching Iran deal

TEHRAN – The Republican chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs committee said on Wednesday the Iran nuclear deal, also known as the JCPOA, should be strictly enforced, but did not call for an end to the agreement, saying Washington should work with allies.

Any country leaving the JCPOA will lose reputation, Rouhani says

Rouhani: U.S. angry because IRGC humiliated Daesh

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday any party that walks away from the multilateral 2015 nuclear agreement would be damaging its own reputation, adding the U.S. is angry with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) because it has “humiliated” Daesh.

Washington's 'delusionary negative postures do not augur well' for future: Salehi

The head of Iran's nuclear organization on Tuesday warned the United States against undermining the 2015 nuclear deal, saying international nonproliferation efforts as well as Washington's global standing would suffer.

Europe warns Trump on nuclear deal 

Germany: 'World will change' if Trump ditches Iran nuclear deal 

TEHRAN – High-ranking European officials have cautioned against President Donald Trump’s vows to decertify Iran’s compliance with the nuclear agreement this week.

By Mehrnoosh Aryanpour

“Iran Deal” is here to stay, with or without America

What's the "deal" with Trump's decertification of the "Iran Deal"?

The author of this piece is a partner at Gide, the thoughts contained herein are her own and should NOT in any way be as Gide's opinion or as a legal opinion.

Another extremely dangerous crisis will emerge if Trump kills nuclear deal: Princeton researcher

Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a research scholar at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School and a former spokesman for Iran’s nuclear negotiators, has said “another very extremely dangerous crisis would grow up again in the Middle East” if the Donald Trump administration violates the nuclear deal by punishing countries doing business with Iran.