Iran promises stern and prompt response to new U.S. sanctions

Addiction to sanctions reflects U.S. hegemonic policy: Iran

TEHRAN- No matter who is in the White House, Washington is hooked to the sanctions and utilizes them strategically, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said in reaction to the fresh sanctions the United States has placed on Iran.

‘Iranians have been deprived of full benefits of sanctions lifting’

EU’s Borrell: “Maximum pressure” against Iran failed

TEHRAN - In May 2018, former U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally quit the 2015 nuclear deal under his “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran.

Biden’s most costly blunder was failure to return to Iran nuclear accord: JHU professor

TEHRAN - A professor of government at Johns Hopkins University says U.S. President Joe Biden’s “most costly blunder” in his visit to West Asia (Middle East) on July 13-16 “was his failure to return to the Iran nuclear accord.”

Bolton admits U.S. planned foreign coups 

Former White House National Security Advisor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, has admitted he played a role in Washington’s plans to overthrow governments around the world. A policy that has long been strongly condemned internationally, from Latin America to West Asia and beyond. 

By Mohammad Mazhari

Hearings against Trump are "show trial": writer

TEHRAN – An American writer describes the congressional hearings investigating the 6 January attack on the Capitol as a "show trial".

By M.A. Saki

Doha talks will provide good opportunity for Iran and U.S.: professor

TEHRAN – Farhang Jahanpour, a former Senior Fulbright Research Scholar at Harvard, has a positive view toward the new format and venue of the talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

Foreign Ministry: Two foreign ministers conveyed Iran’s initiative to U.S.

TEHRAN — For the first time in the course of the Vienna talks, Iran asked two foreign ministers to convey a message to the United States, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman revealed on Monday.

Biden should revive nuclear deal to lower oil price rather than begging Riyadh: National Interest

TEHRAN - A senior fellow with the Independent Institute urges President Joe Biden to take a political decision to remove the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps from terrorist list, saying it would help revive the 2015 nuclear deal which would instead allow Iran to export more oil.

Trump spurred ‘attempted coup’ at Capitol, January 6 panel tells hearing

The House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president’s effort to overturn the 2020 election.

Eternal fear: How do U.S. officials involved in General Soleimani assassination deal with their fear

Many former U.S. officials involved in the assassination of former Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Qods Force Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani have been gripped by deep fear.

 ‘We have to be open to’ lifting terror label on Iran military wing: Republican senator

TEHRAN - As the negotiations to re-enter the Iran nuclear deal drag on in a stalemate, one of the main sticking points has reportedly been Iran’s demand that its Islamic Revolution Guard Corps be removed from the U.S. list of foreign terrorist organizations, Responsible Statecraft reported on May 25.

By M.A. Saki

Failure to fix nuclear deal will be a gift to Trump

TEHRAN - A failure to resurrect the 2015 nuclear deal will be celebrated by Donald Trump and his lieutenants like Mike Pompeo and other Iran hawks.

Biden continuing wrongheaded Trump-era policy on Iran: MSNBC

TEHRAN - In a commentary on May 20, the MSNBC criticized Joe Biden’s policy toward the Iran nuclear deal which is on life support, saying 18 months into his presidency he is “continuing wrongheaded Trump-era policy on Iran”.

EU’s Mora may return to Tehran in fresh push to resurrect nuclear deal

TEHRAN - European officials are preparing to make a fresh push to salvage a nuclear deal with Iran, offering to send Enrique Mora, the European Union coordinator of the negotiations, to Tehran, according to Western diplomats.

Iran urges US to correct Trump’s illegal act, take political initiative to revive nuclear deal

TEHRAN- Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Tuesday urged the current U.S. administration to “correct the illegal behavior” of Donald Trump and take steps toward “political initiatives” in order to restore the 2015 nuclear deal.

IRGC: Foes regularly request Iran to give up revenge for Gen. Soleimani assassination

TEHRAN – Commander of the naval unit of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on Thursday that enemies regularly send messages to Iran requesting the Islamic Republic to abandon vengeance for the assassination of Lt. General Qassem Soleimani.

EU’s Mora: Vienna talks have reached ‘crucial moment’ that entails fixing ‘key issues’

TEHRAN – Enrique Mora, the European Union’s deputy secretary general for political affairs who acts as coordinator in the talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, said on Tuesday that that talks have reached a “crucial moment”, suggesting it is necessary to fix “key issues”.

Senator Murphy seeks answers on efficacy of ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran

TEHRAN - Chris Murphy, a United States senator representing Connecticut, has asked the opponents of the 2015 nuclear deal to explain to him whether five years of “maximum pressure” on Iran has “worked out”.