‘Iran nuclear team insisting that Safeguards probe must be closed’

‘We are not far from reviving nuclear deal if US shows seriousness’: MP

TEHRAN – The spokesman for the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee announced on Wednesday that Iran and its negotiating partners, particularly the U.S., are close to an agreement to restore the 2015 nuclear deal though the sides have not yet reached that stage.

EU proposes lifting pressure on IRGC to revive nuclear deal: Politico

TEHRAN - Europe’s proposal to resuscitate Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers would blunt American sanctions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and pave the way for Tehran to avoid further scrutiny of its atomic sites, according to excerpts of a draft of the text reviewed by Politico.

‘We stand five minutes from the finish line,” Russia’s Ulyanov says of Vienna talks

TEHRAN – Nuclear negotiators who have gathered in Vienna after a five month-hiatus have indicated that they are optimistic about reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Borrell: Iran has significant reservations regarding full implementation of JCPOA

TEHRAN – Josep Borrell, the European Union high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, has said Iran has “significant reservations” over a full implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal – JCPOA – given the “negative experience” that followed Donald Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the hard-won agreement.

‘Iranians have been deprived of full benefits of sanctions lifting’

EU’s Borrell: “Maximum pressure” against Iran failed

TEHRAN - In May 2018, former U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally quit the 2015 nuclear deal under his “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran.

Biden’s most costly blunder was failure to return to Iran nuclear accord: JHU professor

TEHRAN - A professor of government at Johns Hopkins University says U.S. President Joe Biden’s “most costly blunder” in his visit to West Asia (Middle East) on July 13-16 “was his failure to return to the Iran nuclear accord.”

'We’re a screwdriver’s turn away from reaching the 90% purity,' Kharrazi says

That Iran is on nuclear threshold is not secret, says top Iranian politician

THRAN - In a veiled reference to the countries that have normalized ties with Israel, a veteran Iranian politician warns Tehran will respond in kind to any attack on its security from any neighboring country and a “direct response to Israel”.

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Doha talks will provide good opportunity for Iran and U.S.: professor

TEHRAN – Farhang Jahanpour, a former Senior Fulbright Research Scholar at Harvard, has a positive view toward the new format and venue of the talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

Borrell says negotiations will take place in a Persian Gulf country

Iran says nuclear talks to lift sanctions will resume soon

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced on Saturday that Iran is ready to resume nuclear talks to lift sanctions on Iran by reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

EU’s Borrell in Tehran for JCPOA talks

TEHRAN – European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrel arrived in Tehran on Friday night for talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and other Iranian officials dealing with the Vienna talks intended to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

‘If U.S. continues unconstructive behavior, it will face our proper response’

Iran to EU: Durable deal entails US, E3 abandon contradictory behaviors

TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian told EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Saturday that Iran welcomes “logical talks” that would lead to results, but it is “essential” that the United States and the European trio (E3) abandon their “contradictory” approaches.

Biden should revive nuclear deal to lower oil price rather than begging Riyadh: National Interest

TEHRAN - A senior fellow with the Independent Institute urges President Joe Biden to take a political decision to remove the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps from terrorist list, saying it would help revive the 2015 nuclear deal which would instead allow Iran to export more oil.

Iran’s nuclear officials lash out at IAEA, Israel

TEHRAN — The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on Wednesday strongly criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over its politically biased report.

U.S., Iran could still save talks through interim deal: analysis  

TEHRAN - In a commentary published recently by the Middle East Eye, the writer suggests now that the chances to fully revive the 2015 nuclear deal is shrinking due to certain reasons, Iran and the United States “should consider an interim deal” within the framework of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).  

Gharibabadi: IAEA is not independent

TEHRAN— Kazem Gharibabadi, who previously served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iran to the international organizations in Vienna, attended a special talk show on national TV late on Monday.

"Iran, US should find a ‘middle ground’ to fix nuclear deal"

Ex-diplomat blames lack of understanding for solving Iran-US disputes

TEHRAN – Koroush Ahmadi, a former Iranian diplomat, blames “lack of understanding” and “lack of deep engagement” as main hurdles preventing Iran and the United States to resolve lingering disputes, not just the nuclear issue, between themselves.

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Delay in restoring JCPOA is extremely regrettable: Daryl G. Kimball

TEHRAN - Daryl G. Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association (ACA), says a delay by Iran and the U.S. to return to their commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal is “extremely regrettable”.

 ‘We have to be open to’ lifting terror label on Iran military wing: Republican senator

TEHRAN - As the negotiations to re-enter the Iran nuclear deal drag on in a stalemate, one of the main sticking points has reportedly been Iran’s demand that its Islamic Revolution Guard Corps be removed from the U.S. list of foreign terrorist organizations, Responsible Statecraft reported on May 25.

Israel’s top security and intelligence officials divided on Iran nuclear deal: al-Monitor

TEHRAN - Top military and security brass in Israel is engaged in a tense dispute over the handling of Iran’s nuclear program, al-Monitor reported recently.

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Failure to fix nuclear deal will be a gift to Trump

TEHRAN - A failure to resurrect the 2015 nuclear deal will be celebrated by Donald Trump and his lieutenants like Mike Pompeo and other Iran hawks.

'It’s puzzling Biden who said America is back slow-walking to revive JCPOA'

Biden must consider costs of passivity and find a way to save JCPOA: Solana, Bildt

TEHRAN - In an op-ed in the Washington Post published on May 17, former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt and Javier Solana, the former NATO secretary general and EU foreign policy chief, have criticized U.S. President Joe Biden for being slow to revive the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA) that was ditched by his predecessor Donald Trump.

Time for diplomats to redouble efforts to resurrect nuclear deal: analysis

TEHRAN - In a commentary published in The Financial Times on May 12, a nuclear policy specialist at Princeton University says if the United States removes foreign terrorist designation against Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and Iran also delist the U.S. CENTCOM, the chances to revive the 2015 nuclear deal will increase.

Senate adopts measure against efforts to revive nuclear deal

President Joe Biden’s bid to revive the Iran nuclear deal flunked its first test in the U.S. Senate, Politico reported.

EU’s Mora may return to Tehran in fresh push to resurrect nuclear deal

TEHRAN - European officials are preparing to make a fresh push to salvage a nuclear deal with Iran, offering to send Enrique Mora, the European Union coordinator of the negotiations, to Tehran, according to Western diplomats.

Iran urges US to correct Trump’s illegal act, take political initiative to revive nuclear deal

TEHRAN- Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Tuesday urged the current U.S. administration to “correct the illegal behavior” of Donald Trump and take steps toward “political initiatives” in order to restore the 2015 nuclear deal.

US seeking to avoid JCPOA obligations by inventing pretexts, says ex-ambassador

TEHRAN - The talks in Vienna to resurrect the 2015 nuclear deal – JCPOA- have stalemated due to indecision by the U.S. and inventing new excuses, Iran’s former ambassador to Paris and Brussels says.

Iran not supplying IAEA with surveillance data until agreement achieved: nuclear official 

TEHRAN - Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi has said that Iran will not provide the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with the data recorded by its surveillance cameras in Iran until an agreement is achieved in Vienna. 

Iran has full mastery of nuclear fuel cycle: official

TEHRAN - The spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Behrouz Kamalvandi, has stressed that the Islamic Republic now has full mastery of nuclear fuel cycle.

Raisi says Iran's nuclear expertise is irreversible

Iran unveils new nuclear achievements

TEHRAN — On National Day of Nuclear Technology which fell on April 9 this year, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited an exhibition held by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) showcasing the latest achievements Iran has made in the field of peaceful nuclear activities.