Emad Askarieh has worked as a journalist since 2002. The main focus of his work is foreign policy and world diplomacy. He started his career at Iran Front Page Media Group, and is currently serving as the World Editor and the Vice-President for Executive Affairs at the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website.
The Iranian deputy foreign minister said that the West should show more flexibility in the nuclear talks, adding, "Iran has shown enough flexibility so far."
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the conclusion of a final deal between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries over Iran’s nuclear program hinges on the United States’ move to lift the sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
Turkey is discussing imports of fuel oil from Iran which is running a surplus of the product amid a decline in domestic consumption, local media said on Thursday.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Euro-American Affairs Majid Takht-e Ravanchi insisted that all sanctions imposed against Iran over its peaceful nuclear porgram must be lifted as part of a comprehensive nuclear agreement.
A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator on Thursday talked about possibility of leaving one or two outstanding key issues to be decided on the last days of the nuclear talks by foreign ministers of the negotiating parties.
Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said Thursday that given the support of the Supreme Leader for Iranian nuclear negotiating team, the wise and vigilant Iranian nation will never abandon its nuclear negotiators.
Issues of mutual interests came up for discussion in a meeting on Tuesday in Tehran between the IAEA chief and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 12 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Iran's foreign ministry spokeswoman has called on international organizations and governments to break the silence on Israeli atrocities in the Gaza Strip, stressing that the blockade on Gaza must be lifted.
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution has said that despite incessant bombardment of Yemen, mainstream media are mostly ignoring the US-backed aggression by Riyadh.
There is no reason not to be optimistic. I am optimistic about a nuclear deal being clinched before July 10, says Trita Parsi, the president of the National Iranian American Council.
“We should be optimistic about the future of nuclear talks because the negotiating sides have resorted to logic and joint objectives instead of imposing their one-sided stances,” said Mohammad Nahavandian.
