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2018-07-18 10:28
Ex-Chinese general urges parties to save nuclear deal
TEHRAN – Saving and implementing the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is the main obligation of signatories, a former senior Chinese army officer has said, IRNA reported.
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2018-07-14 20:59
Rouhani: The policy U.S. has taken toward Iran and the entire world cannot last
TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Iran will continue its economic relations with the rest of the world despite sanctions by the United States, assuring that the Iranian nation and government will defeat the sanctions by standing together.
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2018-07-10 20:48
Velayati to carry Ayatollah Khamenei, Rouhani’s messages to Putin
TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior Iranian politician, will travel to Moscow on Wednesday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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2018-07-10 11:09
By Mohammad Ghaderi
France dangerous game over the Nuclear Deal
TEHRAN - On the eve of the negotiations between Iran and the members of the P4+1 in Vienna on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the French Foreign Minister determined the fate of "European JCPOA" once and for all! In an interview with RTL radio on the "Europe's package of proposals to Iran" for saving the nuclear deal, Jean Yves Le Drian stated:
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2018-07-08 11:04
By staff and agency
EU efforts to preserve nuclear deal is a battle to save world order: Lobelog
In an article published on Friday, Lobelog said the efforts being made by the European Union to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal are actually a “battle to save” the world order.
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2018-07-06 21:17
Iran tells EU to implement guarantees before U.S. sanctions return
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has called on European powers to implement economic measures to protect the 2015 nuclear deal before U.S. sanctions against Tehran snap back between August and November.
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2018-07-06 13:48
Rouhani calls EU trio package to save nuclear deal ‘disappointing’
President Hassan Rouhani has said a package proposed by the European Union trio of Germany, France and Britain on how to save the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran is "disappointing".
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2018/07/05
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
Iran’s nuclear program and West’s blatant double standards
A few weeks ago, new nuclear enrichment facility was inaugurated at Natanz, which will be producing centrifuges, while operating within the limits of the nuclear deal. The facility’s construction had begun even before the 2015 nuclear deal was inked, Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi informed, expressing hope that the first old-generation centrifuges will roll out in a month’s time.
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2018-07-03 21:12
Rouhani: Cutting Iran’s oil would mean cutting oil in the region
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani of Iran who started a tour of Switzerland and Austria on Monday has said the U.S. wants to fully prevent the export of Iranian oil, a move that the president said is impossible to implement because in that case no country in the region can export oil.
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2018-07-03 20:59
Rouhani holds talks with Swiss President Alain Berset in Bern
TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Swiss counterpart, Alain Berset, held talks on issues of common interest and explored ways to strengthen Tehran-Bern relations in various fields.
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2018-07-03 15:18
By Hossein Yari
Obama versus Trump
TEHRAN - Barack Obama, who has ended his presidency with pride and success with the completion of plans such as Iran's nuclear deal, has once again attracted the attentions of the political and social circles inside and outside the U.S. recently. Trump's attempts in destroying whatever that was signed or confirmed during the Obama's presidency, has encouraged Democrats, and most of all, Obama in trying to pull Trump down.
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2018-07-03 15:06
By Abdulhamid Bayati
Obama's uprising to scramble Trump
Barack Obama ended his presidency with pride and successes such as reaching an agreement with Iran over the nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA. Leaving the arena to Trump, the ex-U.S. president has recently made headlines again.
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2018-06-29 20:38
Cleric criticizes miscalculation about nuclear deal
TEHRAN – Cleric Kazem Seddiqi said on Friday that executive officials waited too long for the nuclear deal to bear fruit and did not do much for the economy.
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2018-06-27 16:10
Zarif praises Africa’s approaches to intl. developments
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif praised on Tuesday that the African Union’s reactions to international developments including its support for the Iran nuclear deal.
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2018-06-26 11:02
Nuclear deal still ‘firm’ despite U.S. illegal exit, FM spokesman says
TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has said he regards the 2015 nuclear deal a “firm” agreement, which is still in place despite the U.S. government’s “illegal” withdrawal from it.
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2018-06-22 21:09
Iran: Nuclear deal is in ‘the ICU’
TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has said that the nuclear agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is in the intensive care unit (ICU), and that he doesn’t see bright prospects for the deal.
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2018-06-19 19:27
Nuclear chief vows to strongly defend Iran’s interests at Oslo Forum
Ali Akbar Salehi, director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), vows to defend Iran’s national interests “in the best way” at the Oslo Forum which started its work on Tuesday and lasts until Wednesday.
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2018-06-12 22:34
Measures taken to ease investment in Iran after U.S. JCPOA exit
TEHRAN – Iran’s Parliament speaker announced on Tuesday that certain measures have been taken to tackle the problems facing investment in Iran since Trump exited the U.S. from the nuclear deal and plans to reinstate sanctions on Tehran.
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2018-06-12 11:36
By Hossein Yari
Role of American Democrats in breaching JCPOA
TEHRAN - During the United States presidential competitions in 2016, Donald Trump threatened to rip up Iran's nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on his first day at the White House. Besides, over the months prior to the conclusion of the nuclear deal, many Republicans had emphasized that the next president of the United States (after Obama) could break the nuclear deal with a "turn of the pen".
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2018-06-10 22:36
SCO summiteers back full implementation of JCPOA
TEHRAN – Leaders of countries member to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) issued a statement on Sunday urging a “full and efficient” implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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2018-06-10 11:53
By Hanif Ghaffari
Two politicians and three cases
In her latest remarks, the German Chancellor stressed on the serious disagreements existing between Europe and Washington on the imposition of tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from Europe to the United States.
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2018-06-08 20:05
Remaining JCPOA parties must ‘guarantee’ Iran’s benefits: Zarif
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says for the 2015 nuclear accord to stay alive, the remaining signatories need to guarantee that Iran will be “unconditionally” compensated with the return of American sanctions.
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2018-06-08 14:14
By Seyed Hossein Mousavian
Making a nuclear deal with Trump: Some advice for Kim Jong Un
A former Iranian nuclear negotiator says Pyongyang must insist on phased disarmament
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are supposed to meet in Singapore on June 12. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is at a critical juncture.
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2018-06-05 23:08
EU confirms Iran enrichment plan not in nuclear deal violation
The European Union says a "first assessment" indicated that Iran's declared intention to increase uranium enrichment capacity did not violate Tehran's commitments under a landmark nuclear agreement it signed with major world powers in 2015.
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2018-05-28 13:00
By Rohollah Ghasemian
Washington-Brussels parallel talks over the JCPOA
Recently, French President Emmanuel Macron has taken a controversial position on the nuclear deal with Iran. On a telephone call to Hassan Rouhani, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was 48 hours after the official announcement of Trump’s withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), he stressed his commitment to the nuclear deal, and in turn, he asked Iran to be committed to the agreement.
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2018-05-28 12:46
By Javad Heirannia
U.S. withdrawal of JCPOA likely to result in loss of economic benefits to Iran: Jenkins
TEHRAN - Peter Jenkins, former UK Ambassador to the IAEA and UN says that “Politically, however, recognising that U.S. intentions post-withdrawal are likely to result in a loss of economic benefits to Iran, the Europeans, Russia and China are likely to look for as many ways as possible of compensating for that economic loss.”
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2018-05-27 19:39
European Commission committed to continue Iran-EU co-op
TEHRAN – The European Commission is committed to continuing the sectorial cooperation between the EU and Iran, be it on environment, climate action or on energy, the EC said in a statement.
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2018-05-27 03:44
Post: Trump’s nuclear deal exit has antagonized the world
TEHRAN – Trump’s dealings with North Korea and Iran have antagonized: Russia, China, Germany, France, Japan, Britain, Austria, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Slovakia, Portugal, Finland, Ireland, South Korea and so forth, the Washington Post said on Friday.
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2018-05-25 14:45
Iran wants oil and bank pledges by June after U.S. nuclear deal exit
Europe needs to come up with a package of economic guarantees by June to prevent the crisis triggered by Donald Trump’s nuclear deal withdrawal from escalating further, according to a top Iranian official.
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2018-05-25 12:36
By Javad Heirannia
The rest of JCPOA signatories want to keep it alive: Hunter
TEHRAN - Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, tells to Tehran Times that “The rest of the signatories to the JCPOA want to keep it alive.”