Iraq calls on EU to help de-escalate tensions between Iran, U.S. 

TEHRAN – Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali Al Hakim on Monday voiced his country’s concern over the consequences of rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran for the region, calling on the European Union states to do their best to prevent more tensions. 

Iranians are pro-peace people who know well how to defend: Mousavi 

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi underscored on Monday that his people have never been after waging war against any country but they are very good worriers. 

Rouhani: U.S. should return to right track if it really wants to talk to Iran 

TEHRAN- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a ceremony in Ardabil province on Wednesday, voiced his country’s readiness to resume talks with the U.S. provided that Washington returns to the 2015 nuclear deal and fulfils its obligations under the pact, including lift of sanctions.  

MP sees no way for talks unless U.S. returns to JCPOA

TEHRAN - There is no possibility for resumption of talks between Tehran and Washington unless the U.S. returns to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), MP Seyed Hossein Naqavi-Hossein said on Tuesday. 

*By Mohammad Ghaderi

Continuous duality by Washington

The U.S. Special Representative for Iran, Brian Hook, claimed in an interview with Alhurra recently that Iran should decide between its economy or talks with the United States. 

*By Robin Wright

Trump’s close-call diplomacy with Rouhani 

On the evening of Tuesday, September 24th, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, went to see his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, at the Millennium Hilton Hotel, across the street from the UN headquarters, in New York.

By Javad Heirannia

U.S. Iran policy unlikely to change dramatically with Bolton ouster: Jahanpour

TEHRAN - Professor Farhang Jahanpour, a part-time tutor on Middle Eastern affairs in the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford, says “although Bolton led the most extreme stance against Iran in the Trump administration, he certainly was not the only person to hold such views towards Iran.”

Zarif warned over Rouhani’s pro-talk remarks: MP

TEHRAN – The Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has firmly warned Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif over President Hassan Rouhani’s conciliatory approach toward the U.S., the committee chairman has said.

Rezaee: Dialogue with ‘Satan’ is poison

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, has warned of the notion of talks with the United States, saying holding dialogue with Satan is poison.

Lawmakers pushing to ban dialogue with U.S.: MP

TEHRAN – Iranian lawmakers are signing a statement that denounces and bans any kind of talks with the United States, according to MP Ahmad Alirezabeigi.

New bans expose U.S. insincerity in calls for talks: top official

TEHRAN – Any U.S. sanctions targeting the Iranian foreign minister would block the road of diplomacy and would further expose the insincerity of Washington’s calls for negotiations with the Islamic Republic, says President Rouhani’s deputy for parliamentary affairs.

Talks with U.S. could only bear humiliation: senior MP

TEHRAN – The deputy speaker of the Iranian parliament has said that sitting for talks with the United States would only bring “humiliation” and “full-fledged surrender” to Iran.

MP rules out talks with West over nuclear deal experience

TEHRAN – A member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee says Iran will not hold new rounds of negotiations with the West because of its previous experience with regard to the 2015 nuclear deal which the U.S. ditched last year.

Grand ayatollah calls offer of negotiations with U.S. ‘unwise’

TEHRAN – A top religious figure has rejected the idea of talks between Iran and the United States, saying holding new rounds of negotiations with the U.S., which is not committed to its obligations, is not a “wise” move.

Top MP: Tehran-Washington disputes cannot be mediated

TEHRAN – Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh believes that the disagreements between Iran and the United States cannot be mediated.

Iran says no direct or indirect talks with U.S.

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Moussavi dismissed on Sunday any “direct or indirect” talks with the United States.

Iran rejects talks with U.S., says ready to negotiate with Persian Gulf states

TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday rejected any “direct or indirect” talks with the United States, however, he offered that Tehran is ready to negotiate with “each and every country” in the Persian Gulf region.

Iran dismisses claims it is seeking talks with U.S.

TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Saturday dismissed claims by foreign media outlets that Iran is seeking talks with the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, calling them “unfounded”.

Trump seeking ‘psychological-media objective’ through talks offer: diplomat

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to the UK, Hamid Baeedinejad, has said that Trump is seeking a “psychological-media objective” by calling for talks with Iran.

Iran foreign ministry rejects claims about U.S. talks

TEHRAN – The Iranian foreign ministry categorically denied the claims raised by a lawmaker that the ministry is making efforts to hold talks with the US in a neighboring country.