Iran to demand JCPOA rights even after Trump: Takht Ravanchi

TEHRAN – Majid Takht Ravanchi, deputy director for political affairs at the presidential office, has said Iran will pursue its rights under the nuclear agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), even after the current U.S. administration.

Politician sees no ground for probable Rouhani-Trump meeting in New York

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy director of the presidential chief of staff for political affairs believes that the ground is still not fertile for a potential meeting between President Hassan Rouhani and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September.

Iranian politician calls for immediate EU action as U.S. sanctions loom

TEHRAN – An Iranian politician has called on the European Union to take an outright measure before imposition of the new U.S. sanctions if it is really willing to make up for the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal.

Iran, Switzerland hold third round of political talks

TEHRAN – Iran and Switzerland held their third round of political talks in Tehran on Monday.

Lip service to nuclear deal not enough, Iran warns Europe

TEHRAN – A top Iranian diplomat says paying lip service to the 2015 nuclear agreement is not enough, demanding that European countries guarantee Iran’s benefits from the otherwise abandoned Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Takht-Ravanchi describes Pompeo’s language as ‘obscene’ and ‘rude’

Iran: Pompeo presented ‘neither strategy’, ‘nor plan’

TEHRAN - Majid Takht-Ravanchi, deputy director of the presidential chief of staff for political affairs, has said that the U.S. government is under the influence of the Zionists and the terrorist groups.

Takht-Ravanchi: Trump will ‘pay the price’ if he rips nuclear deal

TEHRAN – Majid Takht-Ravanchi, deputy director of the presidential chief of staff for political affairs, has warned against the consequences of U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear agreement, saying Trump will have to “pay the price” if he exits the deal.

U.S.-Europe games won’t benefit Iran: Takht-Ravanchi

TEHRAN – Majid Takht-Ravanchi, the current deputy director of the presidential chief of staff for political affairs who was on Iran’s nuclear negotiating team with great powers, has said that the games played by U.S. and Europe regarding the nuclear deal will not benefit Iran, urging European countries to take a clear stance on the issue.

U.S. cannot set ultimatum for nuclear deal: Takht-Ravanchi

TEHRAN – Majid Takht-Ravanchi, the deputy director of the presidential chief of staff for political affairs, says the U.S. “cannot impose conditions or set ultimatum” for the nuclear deal.

Rouhani administration firm to be honest with people: official

TEHRAN - Majid Takht-Ravanchi, who now serves as deputy director of the presidential chief of staff for political affairs, has said that the government of President Hassan Rouhani is determined to act transparently and be honest with the people.

Rouhani appoints new advisor

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Monday appointed Hamid Aboutalebi as his advisor.

EU needs to clarify response to possible U.S. JCPOA exit: Iran

TEHRAN – Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said on Tuesday that Europe must make clear how it will react if the United States exits the multinational nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

“Dialogue Announcement” conveys Iran’s message of peace: diplomat

TEHRAN – Top Iranian diplomat Majid Takht-Ravanchi has said that “Dialogue Announcement”, a poster exhibition displaying works by Iranian graphic designers at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center, conveys the Iranian people’s message of peace to the world.

Crises cannot be settled militarily, Iran reiterates

TEHRAN - On Tuesday Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi reiterated Tehran’s position that crises in the Middle East region cannot be settled through military actions.

Russia says disagrees with U.S. on Iran’s missile program

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, who was in Tehran on Tuesday for talks Iranian deputy ministers Abbas Araqchi and Majid Takht-Ravanchi, has said that Moscow categorically disagrees with the U.S. claims that Iran’s missile program contravenes the UN Security Council resolution endorsing the July 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and great powers.

Dialogue with Riyadh still best way to end impasse: diplomat 

TEHRAN – A top Iranian diplomat has said Tehran is insistent on its opinion that dialogue with Saudi Arabia is still the “best way” to end a deadlock in bilateral relations. 

‘Iran not to be indifferent to U.S. violation of JCPOA’

TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said late on Monday that Tehran won’t be indifferent to U.S. violation of the nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Iran, Switzerland hold new round of political talks

TEHRAN – Iran and Switzerland held a second round of political talks on Friday in line with a roadmap that the two countries devised last February to enhance bilateral relations.

Iran willing to expand ties with European countries, official says

TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi said on Tuesday that Iran enjoys great capacities and is willing to expand ties with the European countries.

Iran counter-measure against visa ban still in place

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi said on Tuesday that Iran’s counter-measure against the U.S. visa ban is still in place.

Iran’s Takhtravanchi meets German partner

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy foreign minister for Europe and Americas on Tuesday met with his German counterpart in Berlin, the Iranian Foreign Ministry reported.

Iran says ready if anything happens to nuclear deal

TEHRAN - A top Iranian diplomat who was involved in nuclear talks with great powers has said Iran is ready if anything happens to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly called the nuclear deal

Top diplomat: Iran-EU ties on the rise

TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takhtravanchi has said that relations between Iran and the European Union states are increasing, ISNA reported on Monday.

Iran says U.S. can’t renegotiate nuclear deal 

TEHRAN – Just a week away from President-elect Donald Trump to take office, Iran is increasingly toughening rhetoric against the U.S. for a possible dishonoring of the 2015 international nuclear deal, saying it won’t allow reigniting the debate.  

Iran, P5+1 to start expert in Vienna on Monday

TEHRAN – Iran and the P5+1 group will hold an expert-level meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Monday.

Iran, Greece have good capacities to expand ties: Takht-Ravanchi

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi said on Sunday that Iran and Greece have “good” capacities to increase ties, especially in area of economy.

Trump’s foreign policy will vary from the past: Iranian diplomat

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi believes U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has showed that his administration’s foreign policy will be different from those of his predecessors, Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee spokesman Hossein Naqavi Hosseini said on Sunday. 

French FM to visit Iran in January: IRIB

TEHRAN - French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Jean-Marc Ayrault has told IRIB he will visit Iran in January to attend Iran-France joint economic committee meeting.

EU to open office in Tehran in months

TEHRAN – An Iranian deputy foreign minister has said Tehran is going through legal and bureaucratic stages to make possible the opening of a European Union office in Tehran.

Iran, EU to sit for human rights talks Wednesday 

TEHRAN – Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takhtravanchi said on Saturday Iran and the EU will sit together in Brussels on November 9 for the first time since the conclusion of the nuclear deal to exchange ideas on human rights, one major sticking point in bilateral ties.