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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has held talks with Jens Plotner, the political director of the German Foreign Ministry and the country’s chief negotiator for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Special Envoy on the Afghan Affairs, Deng Xijun, and his entourage have held talks with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi in Tehran.

Iran says it is hosting millions of refugees, including Afghan migrants, at a high cost, calling on Europe to meet part of the expenses.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi has held talks with Richard Moore, the Director General for Political Affairs at the UK Foreign Office who is in Tehran at the head of a delegation.

Iran has threatened to allow migrants and narcotics to flood European countries as it cannot pay the costs of fighting terrorists, drug smugglers, and illegal migrants alone, especially now that it is under the US’ harshest sanctions ever.

The fourth round of political consultations between Iran and Kyrgyzstan was held in Tehran on Saturday, in the presence of Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and his Kyrgyz counterpart Nuran Niazaliyev.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi says the American officials are exerting further pressure on Iran to force it into sitting for a new round of talks to achieve what they deem to be a better nuclear deal, but Iran would never do so under pressure.

Iran says the IRGC forces and those of the US Navy Central Command (CENTCOM) may engage in clashes in the Persian Gulf and elsewhere, and that’s blamed on the US government which fanned the flames by blacklisting the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps.

Tehran has hosted the 9th round of political consultations between Iran and Norway, which was co-chaired by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, and Secretary General of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry, Tore Hattrem.

Turkish Foreign Ministry has announced that Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi will visit Turkey on Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations and regional and international issues.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has warned the European parties to the Iran nuclear deal that the Islamic Republic is not going to wait forever to reap the economic benefits of the 2015 deal, and is going to give appropriate response to the US’ unlawful behaviours.

The European Union’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, who is on an official visit to Tehran for political consultations, has met a number of officials at the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

The 16th round of political consultations between deputy foreign ministers of Iran and Kazakhstan was on Wednesday, April 21, in Tehran.

Iran's deputy foreign minister for political affairs says Tehran no longer regards US troops in the Middle East region as ordinary soldiers, following a decision by the .

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has met Afghan President’s Special Envoy and Senior Adviser in Reconciliation Affairs, Mohammad Omar Daudzai.

Ahead of the historic visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Iraq, the Arab country’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Nizar al-Khairallah, has held talks with his Iranian counterpart Morteza Sarmadi in Tehran.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called on Europe to adopt practical measures for saving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and intensify efforts to implement INSTEX -a payment channel that the three EU signatories to the JCPOA have set up to maintain trade with Iran.

Iran is confident last Wednesday’s terrorist attack near Zaheden in the south-eastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan was supported by Saudi Arabia and the UAE spy services, a lawmaker said.

Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj had a short stopover in Tehran on Saturday to discuss the recent deadly attacks in Iran and India whose perpetrators were linked to Pakistan.

Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani has censured what he called the E3’s conditions for implementing a financial mechanism to protect Iran-EU trade, saying Iran won’t accept the bloc’s “humiliating” conditions.

Bulgarian President’s Secretary for Foreign Policy Dimitar Arnaudov has expressed his country’s resolve to enhance its all-out relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi, who is in Sofia for political consultations, has met Bulgaria’s high ranking officials to discuss expansion of ties.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, who in Sofia for political consultations, has held a meeting with the country’s representative in the EU parliament, Angel Dzhambazki.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi, who is in Sofia for political consultations, met Bulgaria’s deputy parliament speaker and members of the two countries’ friendship group.

Iran and Slovakia have stressed the importance of expanding ties especially the political and economic ones.