Iranian, Norwegian FMs consult on Afghanistan, Vienna talks

TEHRAN— In a telephone conversation on Thursday evening, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his Norwegian counterpart Anniken Huitfeldt discussed ties, regional and international issues as well as the ongoing nuclear deal talks in Vienna.

Iran FM responds to Israeli threat of military action

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has responded to Israeli bluster against Iran, saying that Iran will strongly defend its interests.

Expert: Iran has valid reasons not to trust U.S.

TEHRAN — An international affairs expert says there are various valid reasons for Iran not to trust the United States.

JCPOA experience shows Iran cannot trust U.S.: analysis

TEHRAN-- In a commentary on Dec. 28, Middle East Eye said the main lesson that the Iranian people and their rulers have drawn from their JCPOA experience is that Iran can never trust the U.S.

Iran FM: Vienna talks are on right track

TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Tuesday that the Vienna talks are on the right track.

Expert: Israel has given the role of bad cop to France in Vienna talks

TEHRAN — An international affairs expert said on Tuesday that the Westerners are trying to use the Zionist regime as a complement to play the role of a bad cop to “validate” the regime’s military threats against Iran as talks are underway in Vienna to lift illegal sanctions on Iran.

Economic diplomacy won’t be limited to few European countries: MP

TEHRAN — Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, the spokesman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iranian Parliament, has said Sunday that Iranian economic diplomacy will not be limited to a few European countries.

Vienna talks proceed from a new document: Iran FM

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has said that the talks in Vienna will not proceed from what was achieved on June 20 but from a joint document reached during the latest round of talks.

Mahmood Monshipouri, PhD

The chance for nuclear diplomacy shouldn’t be wasted

With negotiations over the Iran nuclear deal (also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Actions—JCPOA) being disrupted and delayed for so long, the parties concerned cannot avoid very serious talks any longer. Given the ongoing the US-Russia tensions over Ukraine on the one hand and the US-China tensions over Taiwan on the other, the importance of the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear deal cannot be underestimated. Furthermore, regional cooperation between Iran and its oil-rich neighbors is likely to increase as the prospects for the gradual U.S. withdrawal from the Persian Gulf region seem all but certain.

Iran, Oman hold ‘strategic consultations’

TEHRAN – Senior diplomats from Iran and Oman held the eighth round of strategic consolations in the framework of a joint committee between the two countries in Tehran on Sunday.

Stark Warning

TEHRAN – In a clear warning to Israel, two senior Iranian generals have announced that the recent military exercise staged by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) was intended to respond to brazen Israeli threats against Iran.

Foreign Ministry says no direct talks between Iran and U.S. in Vienna

TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Monday rebuffed claims by U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan that Washington had given Iran a direct message on Tehran’s nuclear program, saying no direct messages or talks have been exchanged between Iran and the United States.

Iran rejects E3 narrative on hiatus in Vienna talks

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has reacted to a European statement that blames the break in Vienna talks on Iran, saying that the hiatus in the talks was a consensual decision. 

Jake Sullivan calls U.S. exit from JCPOA ‘disastrous’

TEHRAN - Jake Sullivan, the national security advisor to President Joe Biden, on Friday strongly criticized the previous Donald Trump administration for quitting 2015 Iran nuclear deal – JCPOA - calling it “disastrous”.

Vienna talks end as there is light at the end of the tunnel

TEHRAN — The most recent round of the Vienna talks ended on Friday as both sides were optimistic that there would soon be a conclusion.

Senior MP elaborates on some aspects of Vienna talks

TEHRAN — Speaking on a live TV program on Friday night, head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament touched on many issues, including the Vienna talks.

Vienna talks adjourned, participants vow to resume by year’s end

TEHRAN — The latest round of the Vienna talks intended to lift sanctions on Iran was adjourned Friday following a new draft that Iran and the P4+1 have agreed on.

New agreement with IAEA intended to prevent ill-wishers to invent new excuses: Iran

TEHRAN - The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) is making efforts to deprive the “ill-wishers of the (Iranian) nation and the Zionists” of inventing pretexts for the continuation of sanctions against Iran through lies, AEOI chief Mohammad Eslami announced on Thursday.

Iran flatly rejects statement by Persian Gulf Arab leaders as 'unconstructive’

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh late on Wednesday strongly condemned an anti-Tehran communiqué issued at the end of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council summit, stressing the Islamic Republic will allow no meddling in its internal affairs, including its peaceful nuclear program.

Iran’s proposals in Vienna talks in full conformity to JCPOA, Resolution 2231: envoy

TEHRAN – Iran is firm to make every effort to restore the 2015 nuclear deal in its original form but it demands verifiable guarantees that the other parties will not again violate their obligations, Iran’s ambassador to the UN said on Tuesday, insisting “full, effective and verifiable implementation of the agreement by all sides.”

Amir Abdollahian: We have reached a voluntary agreement with IAEA

TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced on Wednesday that Iran has reached an agreement with the IAEA.

UN chief calls on U.S. to lift sanctions on Iran based on JCPOA

TEHRAN — United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on the United States to lift or waiver the sanctions on Iran in accordance to the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).