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2021-03-14 18:57
By Zahra Mirzafarjouyan
Prof. Smith told MNA: No difference between Biden, Trump on Riyadh
TEHRAN– Stating that there will be no difference between Biden and Trump on Saudi Arabia, Prof. Robert Smith said that rhetoric about Riyadh might be different, but not much else as it is a key strategic ally in the region.
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2021-03-07 10:15
By Mohammad Mazhari
Richard Nephew a worrying signal to Tehran: expert
‘Using sanctions as leverage against the Islamic Republic was an abject failure’
TEHRAN – A political science professor at the Open University in Britain believes it is a "worrying signal" that Richard Nephew, the architect of sanctions on Iran during the Obama administration, has taken a new role in the Iran Biden administration.
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2021-03-02 21:26
Biden hires Architect of Sanctions to revive a deal meant to lift sanctions
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Sanctions
TEHRAN – The White House has taken a range of measures that run counter to Joe Biden’s promises to rekindle diplomacy with Tehran after four years of Trump’s harsh rhetoric against the Islamic Republic.
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2020-03-10 11:50
By Javad Heirannia
Israeli documents about Iran's nuclear program cannot be confirmed: Nephew
TEHRAN –Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “It is the IAEA's responsibility to investigate information that it receives.”
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2020-02-14 14:14
By Javad Heirannia
Swiss channel appears to be more of a publicity matter than a substantive matter: Nephew
TEHRAN –Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the US team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “the Swiss channel appears, at this point, to be more of a publicity matter than a substantive matter.”
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2019-12-18 14:53
By Javad Heirannia
Changing label of Iran’s sanctions to make it harder to remove sanctions: Nephew
TEHRAN –Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the US team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “It is true that this is the Trump Administration's intention: to make it much harder to remove the sanctions in the future because now entities and individuals are considered "terrorists" in addition to "proliferators".”
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2019-08-02 13:24
By Javad Heirannia
Sanctions have been part of U.S. foreign policy since the beginning of the Republic: Nephew
TEHRAN – Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “Sanctions have been part of U.S. foreign policy since the beginning of the Republic.”
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2019-07-17 11:50
By Javad Heirannia
U.S. referring to trigger mechanism is irrelevant: Nephew
TEHRAN – Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that U.S. referring to trigger mechanism “is a bit irrelevant.”
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2019-05-12 12:05
By Javad Heirannia
Reducing Iran's commitments is the result of Trump's operations: Nephew
TEHRAN – Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that I can understand why Iran is preparing to halt its implementation of these key parts of the JCPOA and “do not deny at all the responsibility that the Trump Administration bears in this matter.”
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2019-04-10 10:16
By Javad Heirannia
Naming IRGC as a terrorist group undermine chances of U.S. returning to JCPOA: Nephew
TEHRAN – Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that naming IRGC as a foreign terrorist group “was intended to increase the pressure on the IRGC and the Iranian government by adding economic pressure.”
