Bulgaria, newest European customer of Iranian oil

TEHRAN- The European Union's statistics office Eurostat announced the import of Iranian oil by three European Union (EU) members in 2022, and introduced Bulgaria as the newest customer of Iranian oil in this union, IRNA reported on Sunday.

It’s ‘irrational’ to put IRGC on terrorist list: Swedish FM

TEHRAN – Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Wednesday that Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) cannot be named a terrorist organization just for what he called “violation of human rights in Iran”.

FM to Borrell: If EU takes ‘hasty political measure’ to incite rioters, Iran will respond in kind

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian threatened on Wednesday that if the European Union takes a “hasty political measure” that would provoke rioters in Iran, the Islamic Republic will respond accordingly.

Iran promises response to any hasty, injudicious move by EU

TEHRAN - The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Wednesday decried the role of EU countries and terrorist groups based in Europe for provoking the recent riots in Iran, vowing response to any “hasty” and “ill-considered” action against Tehran. 

Borrell: US mid-term polls, Iran’s demands have stalemated nuclear talks

TEHRAN - Negotiations to bring Iran and the U.S. back into the 2015 nuclear deal limiting Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions are in A "stalemate", EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday.

Iran receives U.S. response to EU nuclear proposal

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that it had received a response from the United States to the European Union's text for restoration of the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Revival of nuclear deal will open door for talks on other issues: report

TEHRAN - In a report published on August 19, Al Monitor said if the 2015 nuclear deal is revived, then Iran, the U.S. and the European Union will sit and talk about other important issues such delisting the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) from the Foreign Terrorist Organization and exchanging prisoners.

EU proposes lifting pressure on IRGC to revive nuclear deal: Politico

TEHRAN - Europe’s proposal to resuscitate Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers would blunt American sanctions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and pave the way for Tehran to avoid further scrutiny of its atomic sites, according to excerpts of a draft of the text reviewed by Politico.

Substantial progress made in Vienna; sides focusing on Safeguards

TEHRAN – In the third day of talks in Vienna intended to restore the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran’s chief negotiator held talks with European Union’s Enrique Mora, who acts as a coordinator.

‘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.

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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.