Nuclear
All News about Iran Nuclear Program – The Iran nuclear deal and the country’s nuclear energy program have been a focus of media reports in Iran and the world since the onset of nuclear talks between Tehran and the P5+1, which resulted in the JCPOA in 2015, and its implementation in 2016. The “Nuclear” section of IFP News offers an up-to-date coverage of these reports.
Who has the final say in the US?
The president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) says that imposing sanctions on Iran used to be the safest political move, but today it means supporting war, which is likely to carry a tremendous political cost.
Zarif meets with British counterpart, Lebanese PM
Zarif and Hammond discussed the latest developments in the Iran nuclear negotiations process as well as the state of bilateral ties.
Nuclear talks failure will be a disaster: Straw
The majority of political figures in the UK favor an agreement with Iran and are not sensitive about the terminology used in the documents, said Jack Straw.
Iran’s Zarif, US Kerry open nuclear talks in Munich
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry have held fresh talks in Munich as a March deadline for a nuclear deal between Tehran and the P5+1 group approaches.
Global inequality aggravated by sanctions: Iranian envoy
The destructive sanctions have obstructed the victim countries’ achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, said the head of Iran’s UN mission.
Leader has given go-ahead for talks, not friendship: Principlist cleric
Ayatollah Ahmad Alam al-Hoda, the Friday prayer leader of Mashhad, has said that those who are appointed to the Cabinet should see the ideal outlook of the revolution.
Parliament supports nuclear negotiators: Larijani
According to an edict by the Supreme Leader which bans the proliferation and stockpiling of nuclear weapons, the West should not be worried about Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, said Larijani.
Gaps between Iran and P5+1 have narrowed: Rouhani
After a meeting with the heads of the other two branches of government Tuesday, the president told reporters the nuclear case was one of the issues that came up for discussion at the meeting.
In national security matters, please don’t make noise!
The official news agency rallies behind the moderate approach of the president and his diplomats in interaction with the rest of the world.
Nuclear negotiations nearing sensitive stage: Iranian negotiator
The prospects of the conclusion of a final comprehensive nuclear deal depend on good faith displayed by the other side, Araghchi said.
Tehran ready to ink regional convention on power plant safety: Iran nuclear chief
Iran is ready to create a regional safety convention for the supervision of the regional countries' power plant operations, said Salehi.
Previous government helped fulfill American wishes: Former ambassador
The glaring miscalculations of the Ahmadinejad government led to a decline in Iranian authority, says Sadegh Kharrazi, a former Iranian diplomat.
A dreamy look at realities on the ground
Kayhan, a principlist daily, has criticized government’s business performance, saying that removal of sanctions is not a magic bullet to fix Iran’s economy.
Senior Iran MP warns US Congress against new sanctions
A senior Iranian MP has said that Tehran will scale up its nuclear program if the US Congress imposes further sanctions against Iran, advising Washington to learn lessons from its past experience.
Interim political deal likely by March: Iranian nuclear negotiator
Araghchi described the negotiations in Istanbul as very useful, yet noted that it is too early to say that progress has been made.
Iran, EU3 set to begin nuclear talks in Turkey
Envoys from Iran and three European countries involved in the nuclear talks will hold one-day negotiations in Istanbul on January 29.
Zarif deplores fault-finding, unfair criticism
Zarif hit back at radicals slamming their "unfair criticism" of nuclear negotiators.
Iran’s top security official holds West responsible for potential failure of talks
Iran has displayed goodwill in nuclear talks with P5+1; the responsibility of probable failure of the negotiations rests with the other side, said Shamkhani.
The West must win Iran trust in nuclear talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has stressed that the Western countries should win the trust of the Iranian nation in the nuclear talks.
Zurich talks constructive: Iran negotiator
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s nuclear negotiator, has described as constructive two days of talks at deputy-ministerial level in Zurich between Iran and America.
US president responsible if Iran nuclear talks fail
The Iranian parliament speaker has said that the US president is to blame if the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program break down.
Iran’s Zarif, EU’s Mogherini discuss nuclear talks by phone
In a phone chat at the request of the EU foreign policy chief, Zarif and Mogherini talked about the latest developments in nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1.
Iran parliament to retaliate any new US Congress sanctions
Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the Iranian lawmakers will adopt a bill requiring the government to increase uranium enrichment level in case fresh sanctions are slapped on Iran by the US Congress.
Iran, US hold nuclear talks in Davos
Top diplomats from Iran and the US have held talks on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, discussing the need to speed up the nuclear talks.
IAEA: Iran honoring nuclear commitments
The latest IAEA report indicates that Iran is honoring its promise not to develop its nuclear activities while its talks with P5+1 are underway.