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2026-02-15 21:55
By Soheila Zarfam
'Munich Circus': Under destruction
Sidelined in Ukraine and ignored in West Asia, Europe sacrifices its diplomatic standing to appease Israel
TEHRAN – What the Munich Security Conference (MSC) has become is nothing short of a “circus”. That's the assessment from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi regarding the annual event. He shared this blunt view on his X account, likely after witnessing the son of a deposed king—who fled the country with hundreds of millions in Iranian wealth almost five decades ago—being invited to the event to claim popular desire for his monarchical restoration.
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2025-09-02 20:58
By Fatemeh Kavand
How Europe is bullying Iran in the name of global peace
TEHRAN – The recent statement by the foreign ministers of the three European countries—Britain, France, and Germany—regarding the activation of the so-called “Snapback” mechanism against the Islamic Republic of Iran is yet another attempt to exert political and legal pressure on a country that has not only never initiated any war in its modern history but has also been the direct victim of aggressions and repeated violations of commitments by Western powers.
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2025-08-29 21:25
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Another blow to diplomacy
E3 tells UNSC it’s triggering ‘snapback’ to reinstate UN sanctions against Iran, Tehran says it will respond
TEHRAN – When Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was vying for the presidency last year, his willingness to give diplomacy with the West another chance was his main point of distinction from his conservative rival, Saeed Jalili, who has likened negotiating Iran's nuclear program with the West to the biblical story of the Israelites worshipping a "golden calf." Perhaps Iranians voted for Pezeshkian because they believed a diplomatic solution with the West was still possible.
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2025-08-25 21:13
Iranian media says Tehran, E3 set for Geneva nuclear talks on Tuesday
TEHRAN – Iran is scheduled to resume nuclear negotiations with Germany, France, and the United Kingdom in Geneva on Tuesday, with discussions centered on nuclear issues and the termination of sanctions, according to a report by Tasnim News Agency.
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2025-08-22 21:41
Araghchi warns Europe against 'snapback' misuse, stresses Iran’s readiness for diplomacy
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, in phone calls with his French, British, German counterparts and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Friday, reaffirmed Tehran’s commitment to diplomacy while warning that the European trio and the EU lack both the legal and moral authority to invoke the so-called “snapback” mechanism.
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2025-07-25 20:21
Substantive progress in ‘serious, frank, and detailed’ talks with E3: Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi says Iran and the E3 (Britain, France, and Germany) held “serious, frank, and detailed” talks in Istanbul on Friday, exchanging specific proposals on sanctions relief, the nuclear file, and the controversial snapback mechanism.
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2025-07-21 19:11
E3 has no legal ground to trigger JCPOA snapback mechanism: Araghchi
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has firmly rejected any attempt by the European troika – France, Germany, and the United Kingdom – to trigger the so-called “snapback” mechanism under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying such a move would be “null and void” in light of the E3’s own violations and abandonment of their commitments.
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2025-07-21 11:35
Why Are the E3 Ambassadors Insisting on Negotiations?
While recent reports suggest Iran has agreed to a new round of talks with the three European countries, follow-ups by Tehran Times indicate that the request actually came from these three nations.
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2025-07-13 21:49
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Will European TNT demolish NPT?
Reports suggest E3 is poised to trigger ‘snapback’ despite attacks on Iranian nuclear sites
TEHRAN – Everything in regards to Iran’s nuclear program has taken a turn for the worse over the past month and a half. However, given the West's characteristic arrogance and unhelpful stance in world affairs, particularly West Asia, the worst may still have yet to come.
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2025-07-12 20:59
Snapback will end Europe’s engagement on Iran’s nuclear program, FM warns
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has cautioned European powers that activating the so-called "snapback mechanism" to restore United Nations sanctions would mark the end of their involvement in Iran’s nuclear dossier.
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2025-06-11 23:13
Tehran says European snapback threats ‘unprofessional’ and ‘desperate’
TEHRAN – In a televised interview on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei delivered a scathing critique of European powers’ renewed push to invoke the UN sanctions “snapback” mechanism against Tehran.