Iran warns against ‘sabotage acts’ on its nuclear facilities

TEHRAN — The Iranian ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations has warned against any act of sabotage against Iran’s nuclear facilities, saying such acts should be condemned by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

MPs propose emergency bill to counter possible return of UN sanctions

TEHRAN – A number of Iranian MPs have prepared a bill wanting it to be studied urgently in the parliament to counter the United States’ illegal action in triggering the snapback mechanism to restore the UN sanctions against Iran.

UN secretary-general calls on international community to protect JCPOA

TEHRAN – United Natation Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the global community to do all they can to protect a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.

Trump’s Iran policy is a ‘dangerous failure’, says Biden

TEHRAN — U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s Iran policy, saying this past month has proven that Donald Trump’s Iran policy is a “dangerous failure”.

Iran spins 1,044 centrifuges at Fordow plant: nuclear chief

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Salehi, the director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), announced on Sunday that Iran is currently spinning more centrifuges at the Fordow nuclear facility than the number permitted under a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. 

‘West should fulfil its obligations under nuclear deal’

TEHRAN - Mojtaba Zonnour, the chairman of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee who met with French Ambassador to Tehran Philippe Thiebaud on Wednesday, said that the Western countries should fulfil their obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.

World medical community, by its oath, has a duty to help lift Iran’s sanctions: health minister

TEHRAN – In a letter to World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki called for a global call to remove Iran's drug and food sanctions, noting that the world medical community, by its oath, has a humanistic duty to take action in this regard.

Envoy welcomes IAEA report as positive step in bilateral ties

TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations says the recent report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) envisages a positive, constructive outlook in Iran-IAEA relations.

JCPOA participants: U.S. cannot invoke sanctions snapback on Iran

TEHRAN – The participant states of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) have asserted that the U.S. cannot invoke the UN sanctions snapback against Iran, emphasizing that full implementation of the agreement by all sides remains crucial.

Signatories firm and united to preserve JCPOA: Helga Schmid

TEHRAN - Helga Schmid, secretary general of the European External Action Service (EEAS), wrote on Tuesday that the parties to the 2015 nuclear deal are “united in resolve” to preserve the agreement.

China hopes all parties would safeguard nuclear deal

TEHRAN – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Monday that China hopes that all parties would safeguard the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, and faithfully implement the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 that endorsed the agreement.

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Trump's move in UNSC just for domestic election related goals

TEHRAN–​ Sahil Shah believes that Trump's attempt to trigger the 'snapback' of UN sanctions against Iran was nothing more than an attention-seeking move for domestic, election-related purposes to look tough on Iran.

U.S. targeting ‘multilateralism’ via JCPOA-bashing campaign: Araghchi

TEHRAN — Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the United States has targeted “multilateralism” by trying to destroy the historic Iran nuclear agreement.

Iran says UNSC’s indecisiveness undermines world peace

TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has strongly criticized the UN Security Council, saying the Council’s “indecisiveness, indecision and ineffectiveness” have undermined regional and international peace and security.

Russia says ‘nuclear deal participants have a lot to talk about’

TEHRAN – Preparatory meetings are underway in Vienna regarding the session of the Joint Commission on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), says Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations.

U.S. not entitled to invoke ‘snapback’ mechanism, says top MP

TEHRAN — The chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has said the United States cannot invoke the so-called “snapback” mechanism.

U.S. failed to return UN sanctions on Iran, senior MP says

TEHRAN - Seyed Nasser Mousavi Laregani, a member of the Parliament’s presiding board, said on Sunday that the U.S. efforts to trigger a return of all UN sanctions on Iran hit a dead end.

China reacted to Pompeo claim of activating snapback and said it is full of lies

Reacting to the U.S. Secretary of State's claim about the return of sanctions against Iran due to the activation of the trigger mechanism, China’s permanent mission to the United Nations called it full of lies.

U.S. suffered ‘historic defeat’ at UN, Iran says 

TEHRAN - Saeed Khatibzadeh, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said on Wednesday that the U.S. has suffered a “historic defeat” at the UN Security Council, a day after the Council president, Indonesia, refused to take action in line with the U.S. demand for the restoration of international sanctions on Iran.

Rouhani admin seeking sanctions relief until last days, says Vaezi

TEHRAN – Presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi has said the Rouhani administration will strive until its last days so that the sanctions on Iran will be lifted.

Washington ineligible to return UN sanctions: American professor

TEHRAN – An American professor has said he is doubtful that Donald Trump would stop his “maximum pressure campaign” against Iran even if he is reelected in the November elections.

Zarif: IAEA chief’s Iran visit not related to U.S. snapback move

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said the forthcoming visit to Tehran by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi has nothing to do with Washington’s efforts to trigger the so-called snapback of UN sanctions against Iran.

Elizabeth Warren: U.S. cannot invoke sanctions snapback on Iran

TEHRAN – Elizabeth Warren, a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, has said that the United States cannot impose the UN sanctions on Iran, calling on the U.S. government to rejoin the nuclear agreement.

Iran warns of taking proportional action regarding JCPOA

TEHRAN — Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has warned of the Islamic Republic’s proportional action against Washington’s bid to reimpose the UN sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the Iran nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

U.S. cannot benefit from fruits of its unlawful act, Zarif warns

TEHRAN – The United States cannot benefit from the fruits of its unlawful act, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a letter to the chairman of the UN Security Council on Thursday, pointing to the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and its efforts to invoke parts of the JCPOA to impose sanctions on Iran.

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U.S. not a participant to nuclear deal and cannot trigger snapback: EU’s Borrell

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that the United States cannot be considered to be a participant to the 2015 nuclear deal and cannot trigger the snapback mechanism to restore UN sanctions on Iran.