Water resources management discussed between Iran, EU

TEHRAN- In a meeting between the officials of Iranian Energy Ministry and a delegation of Water Sector of European Commission, the two sides discussed the ways for cooperation in water management resources.

By M.A. Saki

U.S. humiliates EU by calling INSTEX 'paper tiger'

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. representative to the European Union, has in fact insulted and humiliated the Europeans by calling their special mechanism for trade with Iran, officially called INSTEX, a “paper tiger”.

By Hanif Ghaffari 

Trump seeks to destroy the EU

TEHRAN - During the 2016 presidential race, the President of the United States officially and explicitly supported the withdrawal of Britain from the European Union. However, Trump is currently worried about how London is leaving Europe! Trump has repeatedly blamed the British prime minister for failing to conclude appropriate agreements with Europe. The issue is how the British government has become a passive player in the world.

Europe urged to reject U.S. Middle East plan if it is unfair to Palestinians

High-ranking former European politicians have condemned the Trump administration’s one-sided Israel-Palestine policy and called in a letter for Europe to reject any U.S. Middle East peace plan unless it is fair to Palestinians.

EU satisfied with creation of INSTEX: spokesperson

TEHRAN – Maja Kocijancic, spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has voiced satisfaction over the creation of INSTEX, a special purpose vehicle aimed at facilitating legitimate trade between European economic operators and Iran.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

What is the common purpose of London and Brussels?

TEHRAN - Britain's departure from the European Union is still unknown! Many analysts believe that extending the British government's deadline to leave the EU complicates the existing situation.

Iran eyeing global cooperation in disaster management

TEHRAN -- Iran’s global cooperation [in disaster management] should be continued and the Iranian satellites would be a great help in the future, the information and communication technology (ICT) minister wrote on his Twitter account.

An Iranian view of the U.S.

Iran today is a 100-year-old democracy whose population’s participation in the 2017 presidential election was more than 70 percent: a full, competitive election in a region where real elections are scarce.

By Mehdi Sepahvand

China, EU reaffirm commitment to Iran nuclear deal

TEHRAN - China and the European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment to the continued, full and effective implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal.

EU extends Iran sanctions for alleged rights violations

TEHRAN – The European Union has extended for a year its sanctions against Iran in connection with alleged human rights violations in the country, the EU Council announced on Monday.

EU says to aid victims of Iran’s flood through IFRC

TEHRAN - Carlos Martin Ruiz de Gordejuela, spokesperson at the European Commission, has said that the European Union’s aid to flood-stricken people in Iran will reach them through the International Federation of Red Cross.

European nations eager to join INSTEX: Belgian official

TEHRAN – The Belgian embassy’s commercial attaché to Tehran said European countries are willing to join the financial mechanism with Iran known as Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX), the portal of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) reported.

Mogherini: EU resolute to implement Iran deal

TEHRAN – European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Monday underscored the EU’s determination to ensure the continued implementation of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Iran and EU hold talks on Yemen, Syria

TEHRAN – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior advisor to the Iranian foreign minister for political affairs, met with Secretary General of European External Action Service Helga Schmid in Brussels on Monday.

Araqchi says INSTEX is only one of the commitments of the Europeans

JCPOA Joint Commission focuses on EU financial mechanism

TEHRAN – The JCPOA Joint Commission held its 11th meeting in Vienna on Wednesday with the participation of the remaining parties to the international nuclear deal.

Leader: Do not pin hopes on Europe

Leader told Rouhani government in July not to ‘condition’ people to European package 

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei advised President Hassan Rouhani and his cabinet back in July 2018 not to rely on Europeans to protect Iran against U.S. sanctions.

Iran-EU non-oil trade at $8.57b in 10 months

TEHRAN- The value of non-oil trade between Iran and European Union countries stood at $8.57 billion in the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2018 – January 20, 2019), Eghtesad online news website reported.

By Hanif Ghaffari 

Complicated puzzle in the UK!

TEHRAN - Britain's withdrawal from the European Union has become a major riddle in the country. Many English citizens do not have a complete understanding of the EU, the British government and the UK Parliament's move to leave the European Union. However, the British authorities seem to have planned a tentative game.

MP: Officials won’t accept EU conditions for implementing INSTEX

TEHRAN – Iranian authorities will in no way accept the Europeans’ conditions for implementing INSTEX, a European financial channel for trade with Iran, a lawmaker has said.

Warsaw meeting won’t bear results: Ayatollah Khamenei

TEHRAN – The recent anti-Iran summit pushed by the U.S. and hosted by Poland won’t bear the results that the organizers expected, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday.

Tehran criticizes EU delay in registering INSTEX

TEHRAN – Tehran has criticized the European Union (EU) for its delay in registering INSTEX, a financial channel for trade with Iran in the face of U.S. sanctions.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Endless crises in the capitalist system

TEHRAN - The economic crisis in the United States and the European Union continues fact is that the capitalist system is unable to solve the economic crisis. The presence of Donald Trump at the head of the political and economic equation of the United States has accelerated the process. Holding sessions such as Group 20 and Group 7 has practically no benefit in this regard.

Zarif says Warsaw meeting ‘dead on arrival’

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that a two-day conference being co-hosted by U.S. and Poland in Warsaw on Iran and the larger Middle East was “dead on arrival”.

Europe Facing Radical Change 

Europe is in transition, a phrase we’ve heard repeatedly in recent years. The decline of the power of the traditional parties (conservative and social democrats) in United Europe and the increase of the votes of the parties and the nationalist and anti-Euro groups, and beyond that, confusion over European Union (EU) in confronting the current political and social phenomena, are all considered signs of the transition.

Iran has ‘many options on table’ if EU delays its commitments, Salehi says

TEHRAN - Iran’s nuclear chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, has said Iran has “many options on the table” if Europeans delay their commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the official name for the 2015 nuclear deal.

EU proved incompetent in face of U.S. nuclear deal exit: Rouhani 

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the European Union’s performance in the face of Washington’s withdrawal from the 2015 proved ineffective.

Iran, three EU states to hold 1st round of expert-level talks on INSTEX in Paris soon

Iran and its three European partners in the 2015 nuclear deal will soon begin talks in Paris, France, in an effort to work out the operational details of a newly-launched financial mechanism meant to protect Tehran-Europe trade ties against US sanctions.

‘EU after blackmailing Iran by tying INSTEX to CFT, Palermo’

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, says he regards tying INSTEX, a financial channel for trade with Iran, to Tehran’s accession to the CFT and the Palermo Convention as some sort of blackmail.