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2023-05-02 23:50
No doubt Iran will respond if snapback mechanism activated: Russian envoy
TEHRAN - Russia's ambassador to the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday that Iran will undoubtedly respond if the snapback mechanism regarding the 2015 nuclear deal is activated.
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2023-03-12 20:45
By Mehran Shamsuddin
New chapter in diplomacy
TEHRAN – In recent weeks, Iran stepped up its diplomatic efforts in various directions and has so far made many breakthroughs. And there is more to achieve.
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2023-02-19 19:23
U.S., E3 call on Iran to ‘reverse course’
TEHRAN – The top diplomats of the United States, Germany, France, and the UK have held a meeting in which they discussed Iran and called on Tehran to “reverse course.”
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2023-02-07 23:10
By Soheila Zarfam
Extremely Unreliable
7 lessons from the INSTEX hoax
TEHRAN – In what marked the end of a protracted era of deceit, a European company set up to mitigate the impact of U.S. economic sanctions was dismantled quietly after failing to achieve its goals.
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2023-01-16 21:59
By Soheila Zarfam
E3 following in the footsteps of the U.S.
TEHRAN – With talks over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal hanging in the balance, major European powers has doubled down on their dependence on the United States.
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2022-12-12 22:17
By Mehran Shamsuddin
U.S. Iran policy: Now what?
TEHRAN – The end of the months-long unrest in Iran has once again brought to the surface the Biden administration’s dithering on Iran, particularly regarding the stalled talks in Vienna over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
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2022-11-22 23:50
By Mehran Shamsuddin
60 percent enrichment at Fordow; Iran responds to IAEA
TEHRAN – In its first practical response to the recent resolution adopted by the UN nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors, Iran started spinning more advanced centrifuges at a nuclear plant that has long been in the crosshairs of the West.
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2022-11-18 02:11
Iran warns IAEA resolution will have 'adverse effects' on resolving remaining issues
'IAEA board resolution is unconstructive, politically motivated'
TEHRAN - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors passed a resolution against Iran on Thursday, a move that drew strong opposition from Iran’s envoy to the IAEA who described it as unconstructive and politically motivated.
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2022-09-20 21:44
By Mehran Shamsuddin
Will E3 seize UN diplomatic momentum to revive JCPOA?
TEHRAN – Iranian President Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi arrived in New York at noon on Monday local time amid a highly charged atmosphere surrounding the talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
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2022-09-13 22:42
JCPOA revival talks necessitate flexibility from all parties: UN
TEHRAN- An agreement on resurrection of the 2015 nuclear deal demands "flexibility" from the parties, according to António Guterres' spokesperson, who also reiterated his support for the deal reached between Iran, the 5+1 nations and the European Union.
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2022-09-12 22:04
Iran distrusts U.S., E3: advisor
TEHRAN - An advisor to the Iranian negotiating team has stated that Tehran wants a revived nuclear agreement that would secure its interests, but the experience of the 2015 nuclear deal shows that Western states are untrustworthy, and any delay in restoring the nuclear agreement will exacerbate European countries' problems.
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2022-09-11 21:42
E3 should take responsibility if it follows Israel’s direction: Iran
TEHRAN- The three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear agreement have come under fire from Iran for their most recent “unconstructive” and “ill-considered” comments.
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2022-09-11 19:55
By Mehran Shamsuddin
EU joins forces with U.S. to derail Vienna talks
TEHRAN – While many observers were expecting a response from the United States to the Iranian views, the European troika in the Vienna talks jumped in with a statement that could undo more than a year of painstaking negotiations.
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2022-08-23 20:06
Europe’s hellish winter is loading
TEHRAN — While Europe strives to prepare for the next freezing winter, the U.S. has effectively taken the solution to this impending crisis hostage.
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2022-08-09 22:08
MP: Europe doesn’t play expected role in restoring JCPOA
TEHRAN — An Iranian legislator said on Tuesday that the Europeans have backed down from their demands in negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
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2022-08-08 22:04
EU’s Mora puts forward proposals that entail comprehensive study, Iran says
Vienna talks end with proposal on table
TEHRAN — The latest round of nuclear talks in Vienna to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ended on Monday with a modified text on the table.
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2022-07-16 20:56
E3 assumes the role of bad cop
TEHRAN- While the United States seems to be keen to continue indirect talks with Iran, some European officials have moved to declare the end of negotiations.
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2022-07-01 21:10
Blame game starts early on Doha talks
TEHRAN— In a joint effort to portray the first round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States in Doha as “a failure,” the Western media has launched a heavy blame game to show Iran and the negotiating team as a culprit. But what is the truth?
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2022-06-18 21:15
Vienna talks failure will mark decline of U.S., E3
TEHRAN — As diplomatic efforts to remove the unilateral sanctions on Iran is continuing, the attitude of the United States and E3 (France, UK, and Germany) seems to be more focused on bringing the Vienna talks to a failure.
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2022-06-07 21:30
Iran warns to give 'proportionate' response to any action by IAEA
TEHRAN- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh has said Tehran will respond "proportionately" to any action taken against its peaceful nuclear program during the current Board of Governors meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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2022-03-12 21:27
U.S. is to blame for ‘pause’ in Vienna talks
TEHRAN – Talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear came to a halt right before the last outstanding issues were supposed to be addressed in order to close the much-awaited deal.
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2022-03-09 21:14
E3 issues joint statement on cooperation between Iran and IAEA
TEHRAN - The UK, France and Germany, the three European countries which are still party to the 2015 nuclear (JCPOA), delivered a joint statement to the IAEA on Wednesday addressing Iran's implementation of its obligations under its NPT Safeguards Agreement.
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2022-02-01 21:22
Chief negotiators to return to Vienna on weekend
TEHRAN — According to reports, top negotiators from Iran, E3, and the United States will return to Vienna at the end of the week to resume talks on lifting sanctions on Iran.
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2022-01-28 21:30
Vienna negotiators return to capitals
TEHRAN — According to European Union coordinator Enrique Mora, the diplomatic delegations engaged in talks in Vienna to lift the sanctions imposed on Iran will return to their capitals for a short recess and further consultations.
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2022-01-25 21:59
U.S. ‘prepared to meet directly’ with Iran as Tehran doesn’t rule out the option
TEHRAN - The United States is prepared to hold direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program, the State Department reaffirmed Monday, after Tehran said it would consider such an option.
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2022-01-16 22:29
Chief negotiators will return to Vienna on Monday
TEHRAN — The eighth round of the Vienna talks will continue on Monday with a return of the heads of the Iranian and P4+1 negotiating delegations to the Austrian capital.
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2022-01-10 21:36
E3 must match its speed with Iran
TEHRAN— As the Vienna talks enter a sensitive stage, the Western media outlets and the European troika, also known as E3, are trying to blame Iran for “slow progress,” but they seem to have forgotten that that ship has sailed.
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2021-12-29 20:37
Setting deadlines won’t work
TEHRAN – As the Vienna talks moved on in the waning days of the year 2021, European and American negotiators toned down their hostile rhetoric against Iran but failed to come up with a constructive initiative to get the talks moving ahead.
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2021-12-27 20:56
Iran chief negotiator arrives in Vienna
TEHRAN – Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran Ali Bagheri Kani, who leads the Iranian negotiating team at Vienna talks, arrived in the Austrian capital for a consequential round of talks aimed at discussing ways to remove U.S. sanctions on Iran.
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2021-12-19 21:07
Iran rejects E3 narrative on hiatus in Vienna talks
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has reacted to a European statement that blames the break in Vienna talks on Iran, saying that the hiatus in the talks was a consensual decision.