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A senior Iranian diplomat says negotiations are slated to resume in Vienna on November 29, on the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says any talks over Iran’s nuclear program must lead to tangible results and the P4+1 group of countries should get ready for this.
Iran has once again reiterated its call for the United States to give “objectives guarantees” that it will remain committed to its obligations under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
South Korea's recent donation of 2,000 face masks to a hospital in Tehran has triggered controversy as the country refuses to release several billion dollars of Iranian oil money in line with anti-Iran U.S. sanctions.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow is opposed to any change in the Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh has announced Tehran and Riyadh have reached preliminary agreements on some issues after four rounds of negotiations. He added the two countries have yet to wait for finalizing the talks.
Russia’s chief negotiator Mikhail Ulyanov has criticized the latest US sanctions against Iran, saying they will only further complicate the Vienna talks aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri has held talks with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Bogdanov in Moscow. The meeting follows his visit to Brussels where he sat down with Enrique Mora European Union deputy foreign policy chief discussing the revival of the Iran Nuclear Deal.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri has said the Vienna talks with the European troika, China and Russia will resume soon with the aim of removing the US’s oppressive sanctions.
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has strongly criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency, saying it must not go beyond its authority and allow leak of technical details about Iran’s nuclear activities.
The Tehran forum on Afghanistan has wrapped up its work with participants calling for an inclusive government that represents all ethnic groups as the only way out of the current impasse in Afghanistan. They also called on the Taliban to ensure the rights of all ethnicities and that “the territory of Afghanistan would create no threat for the neighboring countries”.
The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has rejected a report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic as biased, confrontational and politically-motivated.
Foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighbors issued a joint statement at the end of their meeting in Tehran, reiterating the need for an inclusive political structure, with the participation of all ethnicities, as the only way out of the current situation in Afghanistan.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has said he and coordinator of the nuclear deal’s joint commission Enrique Mora have agreed to the resumption of the Vienna talks before the end of November.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has presented Tehran’s multi-level proposal to solve the Afghanistan crisis. It included formation of an all-inclusive government, the Taliban's responsibilities regarding security, and the distribution of humanitarian aids in the war-torn country.
The deputy commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) held a meeting with the director general of Warfare and Training in Joint Staff Headquarters (JSHQ) of Pakistan Army. The Iranian commander has expressed the IRGC's readiness to develop military training ties and interactions with Islamabad.
Moscow calls on Afghanistan's neighboring countries to prevent the military presence of the United States and NATO on their territory, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says Iran and Tajikistan have many historical, religious and cultural commonalities and they should use these capabilities to further strengthen their relations and cooperation.
