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Latest in Tag: iran
Iran not to negotiate on nuke issue under pressures, threats: Spokesperson
Iran still adheres to the negotiation process and aims to complete the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), said Kanaani during his weekly press conference.
Iran says over 200 died in recent protests
“Investigations by the authorities show that as a result of the aforementioned riots, more than 200 people have lost their lives,” the council said in a statement released by the official IRNA news agency.
Opinion| Iran at a crossroads
Overnight, the official state and its apparatus found themselves face to face with rampant protests, with 80% of the participants being born and raised during the religious regime.
Iran FM says nuclear talks “on right track”
  Commenting on the latest developments in the nuclear talks, Amir-Abdollahian said the country’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani and other officials held a number of talks with other related parties on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York and arrived at a good conclusion.
Iran says talks on nuclear issue possible on UNGA session’s sidelines
Iran would naturally use any opportunity to voice its views on bilateral and international issues, Nasser Kanaani was quoted as saying by Iran’s official news agency IRNA.
Iran’s negotiator says safeguards issues under discussion in Vienna
  Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, made the remarks on the sidelines of a meeting between the Iranian negotiating team and the European Union deputy foreign policy chief Enrique Mora.
Iran does not seek nuke weapons: FM
Iran does not seek possession of nuclear weapons, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday. “Nuclear weapons have no place in the doctrine of the Islamic Republic of Iran and are contrary to our policies and beliefs,” Amir-Abdollahian was quoted by the ministry’s website as …
Iran says capable of building atomic bomb but “not on agenda”
“Iran has the technical ability to build an atomic bomb, but such a program is not on the agenda of the Islamic republic,” Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, told semi-official Fars News Agency.
Death toll from flash floods in Iran reaches 53
Vallipour noted that 3,000 people have so far been provided with emergency accommodation and another 1,300 were transferred to safe places.
Opinion| Iran defies US sanctions and engages in violence with internal demonstrations
High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Joseph Borrell’s recent visit to Iran came to break the deadlock between Tehran and Washington over the re-establishment of the nuclear agreement after the two parties were close to reviving the agreement last March.
Iran says “indirect” sanctions talks with US to resume in days
  “The time and place of the talks are not certain, but the talks will take place this week and in one of the regional countries,” Khatibzadeh said during his weekly press conference.
Opinion|Lebanon’s elections liberate it from grip of the US, Iran
The grievances Lebanese people communicated in the 2019 Revolution certainly reflected on the results of the elections, as they affirmed that the only way out of the current impasse is the imposition of Lebanese sovereignty, which has almost been absent since the inception of this country.
Opinion| Iran and the US are behind sectarian conflict scheme in the Arab world
  In Yemen, President of the Presidential Command Council, Rashad Muhammad Al-Alimi, pledged to work to end the war and bring peace to Yemen, stressing that the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council will stand as an impenetrable dam to confront terrorism in all its forms, and will work to combat sectarian conflicts that are tearing up Yemen’s social fabric. This is especially so since Yemen has turned into an arena for sectarian conflicts that want Yemen to be a starting point to undermine the security and stability of the Arab Gulf.
Opinion| Â What is good for Iran is dangerous for Arabs
About 30% of the agreement’s terms are still under discussion. The mullahs of Iran insist on “guarantees and verification because America’s customary non-compliance threatens any agreement.” This is what the administration of President Joe Biden cannot provide despite its insistence on the agreement because the Congress has not yet given him the green light to pass such an agreement.
Iran’s chief negotiator to return to Vienna to maintain nuke talks
Bagheri Kani will be back to Vienna on Sunday night “with a specific agenda to follow the negotiations aimed at resolving (remaining) problems in a run for an agreement,” the report said.
Opinion| Vienna negotiations and the Arab countries
All reports indicate that the next round will be decisive and will set perhaps the final points for signing a new agreement with regional and international guarantees that will give Iran the green light to resume its nuclear programme. But, it will be outside the military framework, at least for the first five years, to allay the fears of its Arab neighbours, as well as some regional powers that used to take decisive initiatives to curb any potential danger, as happened before in Iraq in the eighties of the last century and Syria in 2007. In any case, it seems that we will see soon white smoke coming from the Vienna meeting’s room.
Opinion| Lebanon pays the price of Iran’s sins!
This is certainly what prompted Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati to say: “What Hassan Nasrallah said against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not represent the position of the Lebanese government and the broader segment of the Lebanese people. It is not in Lebanon’s interest to offend any Arab country, especially the Gulf states. By God, have mercy on Lebanon and the Lebanese and stop the hateful political and sectarian incitement.”
Iran’s FM says 8th round of Vienna talks to focus on “new joint document”
“Today we have a joint and acceptable document on the table of negotiators in Vienna,” Amir Abdollahian told reporters in Tehran on the sidelines of a conference about the history of Iran’s foreign relations on Monday.
Iran seeks to control Straits of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab: Arab League
Stability of navigation in these straits is essential for global economy: Aboul Gheit
Tehran says IAEA chief to visit Iran “soon”
The Iranian spokesman said that Iran is waiting for Grossi to respond to its invitation.
Nuke talks to progress fast if West abandons requests beyond 2015 deal: Iran’s FM
In a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, Amir Abdollahian praised Moscow’s “constructive and positive” position regarding the Iranian nuclear program, according to a briefing on the Iranian foreign ministry’s official website.
Iran’s president calls on European countries to resist US pressure
As reported by Iran’s state TV, Raisi received the credentials of six new ambassadors from Switzerland, Kyrgyzstan, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, and Azerbaijan.
Iran’s 20-pct enriched uranium stockpile exceeds 120 kg: nuke chief
Regarding the storage of 20 percent enriched uranium, “we have exceeded 120 kg and in this matter, we are ahead of the plan,” Mohammad Eslami, the head of the AEOI, was quoted as saying.
Iran dismisses US call for IAEA’s access to Karaj nuke site
The head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami on Tuesday rejected a U.S. statement which calls for giving access to the inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit Iran’s Karaj nuclear site, official IRNA news agency reported. Eslami said upon his arrival in the Russian capital Moscow that the …
Washington should be “more active” in restoring Iran nuclear deal: Russian FM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Saturday called on Washington to play a “more active role” in helping resume the stalled talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. “The current [US] administration was, in fact, the author behind the JCPOA (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action). So, it seems evident that they should …
Iran says time not in favor of nuke deal revival
Khatibzadeh made the remarks in his weekly press briefing, saying that Iran has not seen any new move but words from new US officials.
Opinion| Can Joe Biden return to Iran’s nuclear agreement?
The most dangerous of these scenarios is the one that sees the need for the US to launch a military strike against Iran to destroy the latter’s nuclear infrastructure. Another scenario sees the possibility of directing the crisis towards a breakthrough through negotiations to resolve it or freeze it at the current stage until a final settlement is reached.
Opinion| Lebanon and ambitions of Iran
The recent state of confusion in Lebanese foreign policy will certainly have unfortunate consequences in the coming days, especially after the pro-Iranian Shi’a party, Hezbollah, placed its upper hand on this brotherly Arab country.
Opinion| Iranian Terrorism and Turkish Agenda
Between a Gulf-Gulf reconciliation with no specific features, and the results that are not desired so far, there remain some points that need explanation and analysis by those who know the secrets of political life.
South Korea to dispatch delegation to Iran for release of oil tanker, sailors
Iran Government spokesman said Tuesday that South Korea has taken as “hostage” over $7bn of Iranian assets, in response to Iranian seizure of oil tanker