Iran begins mechanical test of new advanced centrifuge

TEHRAN – Iran announced on Tuesday that it will unveil a new, advanced kind of centrifuge on April 10 in the latest move to rachet up nuclear activities as diplomats from Iran and 5+1 nations gather in Vienna to discuss ways to revive a 2015 nuclear deal.

Vienna talks ‘can be win-win situation for all,’ Iran’s Takht Ravanchi says

TEHRAN – Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the New-York based United Nations said on Tuesday that the Vienna talks “can be win-win situation for all”.

Guterres, Qatar FM hold talks on JCPOA

TEHRAN - In a phone conversation on Tuesday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres spoke with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani discussing the 2015 nuclear deal – JCPOA - between Iran and 5+1 nations as well as Doha's efforts to revive the agreement.

Iran wants to ensure an end to sanctions before it backs down: AFP

TEHRAN- U.S. President Joe Biden ran supporting a return to diplomacy with Iran but made clear he will not be rushed into re-entering a 2015 nuclear deal trashed by Donald Trump.

By Hamid Bayati

Arms embargo is just a pretext for U.S. to build political support to return UN sanctions on Iran

Daryl G. Kimball, the executive director at U.S. Arms Control Association, tells the Tehran Times that a move by the Trump administration to extend arms embargo is just “a pretext for building sufficient political support for snapping back UN sanctions under the terms of UNSCR 2231.”

By Hamid Bayati

Trump wants to totally kill JCPOA so that it cannot be revived: American foreign policy expert

TEHRAN - Barbara Slavin, an American foreign policy expert, is of the opinion that the Trump administration is seeking to “further undermine the JCPOA” so that the international nuclear agreement cannot be revived by a future government in the United States.

By Mohammad Mazhari

World has lost confidence in U.S. to live up to its international commitments: Lebanese academic

TEHRAN- The world has lost confidence in the U.S. to live up to its international commitments, especially after Donald Trump decided to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, says dean of the Faculty of Law, Political, and Administrative Sciences at Lebanese University.

Zarif says Iran still committed to continue cooperation with IAEA 

TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced via his official Twitter account on Sunday that Iran is still resolved to continue full cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) even after taking the fifth and final step to put an end to its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal. 

Iran still faithful to all its JCPOA obligations, envoy tells IAEA

Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it is still faithful to the terms of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, and has not breached any of its commitments under the multilateral accord.

Ayatollah Khamenei says U.S. policy of maximum pressure has failed 

Iran will continue reducing nuclear commitments: Leader

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that Iran will continue to reduce commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

 By Mohammad Hashemi

Does Merkel follow Trump’s footsteps on Iran?

The talks between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday (September 24) in New York were held at the height of tensions between Tehran and Washington.

Washington's "maximum pressure" campaign against the Iranian nation has failed to achieve its goals, Leader notes

Ayatollah Khamenei: No negotiations with U.S. at any level

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that there will be no negotiations between Iran and the United States at any level or any place.

Iran begins injecting uranium gas into advanced centrifuges 

TEHRAN – The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has begun injecting uranium gas into advanced centrifuges, nuclear spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi announced in a press conference on Saturday.

Rouhani says Iran will soon take third step to reduce nuclear commitments

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran will take the third step in reducing its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

No intention to hold ‘bilateral talks’ with U.S. 

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani of Iran said on Tuesday that holding “bilateral” talks with the United States is not on the agenda.

Iran will take next step to scale back nuclear activities if obligations not met: Zarif

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said Iran will take the next step in reducing commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal if the remaining parties to the agreement do not honor their obligations.

Iran has stopped implementing parts of JCPOA: source

TEHRAN – An informed source at the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) tells the Tehran Times that Iran has stopped implementing some parts of its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Iran not leaving JCPOA, Zarif stresses

TEHRAN– Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the country is not leaving the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, adding that the JCPOA preserves the right for Iran to “diminish its commitments” in case of violation by other parties.

Iran notifies JCPOA partners of decision to suspend some commitments

Iran informs the five remaining signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal of a decision to suspend the implementation of some of its commitments under the multinational agreement, a year after the US unilaterally abandoned the international document.

Former American generals, diplomats urge Trump to return to Iran nuclear deal

More than 50 retired American generals and diplomats have called on the administration of President Donald Trump to return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, now that Tehran remains fully compliant with its end of the bargain.

UN watchdog confirms Iran's compliance with 2015 nuclear deal

UN's nuclear watchdog reaffirms Tehran's adherence to 2015 accord amid US-Europe tension over future of the pact.

Washington has taken its animus towards Iran to a new extreme over the past two years, Zarif laments

Zarif: U.S. policies driven by pathological obsession with Iran

TEHRAN – In a speech to the Munich Security Conference on Sunday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticized Washington’s policy toward Iran, saying the U.S. is maddeningly obsessed with Iran 

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.

By staff and agency

EU will continue to save nuclear deal in 2019: Mogherini

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has said that work to save the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, will be continued in 2019.

By Javad Heirannia

Re-imposition of sanctions on Iran is violation of UN Security Council resolution: Jenkins

TEHRAN - Peter Jenkins, former UK Ambassador to the IAEA and UN says that the re-imposition of sanctions by the U.S. against Iran puts at risk the July 2015 nuclear agreement known as the JCPOA.

European failure to save nuclear deal will destabilize Mideast, Kharrazi warns

TEHRAN - Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, warned on Monday that a failure by Europe to save the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, will destabilize the Middle East region.

Europeans slow to save nuclear deal: Iran

TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has said that Europeans have been slower than Iran expected to save the 2015 nuclear deal after the U.S. exited the multilateral agreement and ordered reimposition of sanctions on Iran.

‘Iran not to let Trump regime reach its illegitimate objectives’

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Saturday and said that Iran will not let the Trump regime reach its illegitimate objectives.