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Former Iran president Rouhani defends job performance during his tenure

Iran’s former president Hassan Rouhani says sanctions have caused many problems for the Islamic Republic and that a parliament legislation had prevented the revival of the Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, during his tenure.

Former Iranian rights chief Larijani says US policies outdated

The former secretary of the Human Rights Council of the Iranian Judiciary has said Iran is capable of producing nuclear arms.

Russian diplomat amid media storm: Iran has openly rejected nukes

Russia’s permanent ambassador to international organizations in Vienna says Iranians have openly rejected nuclear weapons long ago, following comments by a senior Iranian official, which western media took to mean the country is after nukes.

Iranian MP: US lifting IRGC from “terror list”, must to revive nuclear deal

The United States wants to return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran after several rounds of extensive talks to revive the nuclear agreement, but it does not want to give any assurance that it will not breach the deal again, an Iranian lawmaker says.

Iran calls on South Korea to immediately release Tehran’s frozen assets

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri has called on South Korea to unlock billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets.

Raisi urges US to learn lesson from past mistakes, rules out retreat in nuclear talks

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the Islamic Republic of Iran will not back down from its rightful stance in the talks over the revival of the nuclear deal, JCPOA.

Russian envoy: US makes each and every effort to prevent JCPOA revival

Russian Ambassador to Tehran says the US is acting contradictorily regarding the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA.

Iran says committed to diplomacy on revival of nuclear deal

Iran reaffirms commitment to multilateral diplomacy aimed at resolving the differences hindering a revitalization of the 2015 nuclear deal.

Iranian FM: Tehran must enjoy economic benefits from any deal

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has reiterated that the Islamic Republic must enjoy economic benefits of an agreement with the other sides.

Iranian envoy: Tehran enjoyed zero benefits from JCPOA

The Iranian ambassador to Austria says the Islamic Republic has enjoyed zero economic benefits from the 2015 nuclear deal, the JCPOA, for over 4 years due to the US sanctions.

Iranian atomic organization: Launching of IR-4 centrifuge not new

The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has said the launching of IR-4 centrifuges in the country is not new and that Western news channels made a media hype of the issue.

Iranian MP: JPOA revival talks hampered by West’s refusal to fulfill obligations

An Iranian lawmaker says the problem in the talks for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal is that the western governments do not want to fulfill their relevant obligations.

Iranian MP: US sanctions aimed at dragging on nuclear talks

An Iranian lawmaker says the US has shown it is not ready for cooperation on the talks for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal by imposing new sanctions against Iran.

Iran’s response to media report on uranium enrichment: Steps coordinated with IAEA

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, in response to western media reports about increased uranium enrichment activities, has stressed such steps taken in the country are under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Analyst: Brokers have raised cisys of agreement over JCPOA

An Iranian international affairs analyst says Tehran's refusal to hold direct talks with the US has raised the costs of an agreement on the revival of the Iran nuclear deal and lifting of the sanctions against the ciuntry.

Daily: Iran shouldn’t provide IAEA with excuses

An Iranian newspaper says Iran should not allow the United States and Israel to take advantage of recent reports by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which has accused Tehran of withholding information regarding the storage of nuclear material at three locations.

Iranian president: Nukes have no place in our military doctrine

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has reiterated Iran’s opposition to the production and possession of nuclear weapons.

Former Iran MP: Domestic, Israeli pressures on US block nuclear deal

A former Iranian lawmaker says the United States and Iran have reached an agreement on the technical aspects of reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, but the political pressures at home and from Israel on Washington block conclusion of a deal.

Iran could have worked better in Doha talks: Iranian MP

An Iranian parliamentarian says Iran could have had a better performance during the recent negotiations over the revival of the nuclear deal, in the Qatari capital Doha.

Iranian MP: US must abandon pertinacity in nuclear talks

The United States needs to stop its stubborn policies in talks amid at restoring Iran’s nuclear deal and walk down a win-win path, an Iranian lawmaker says.

Iranian FM: US failed to guarantee Tehran economic benefits in Doha talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said the US failed to give assurances in the recent talks in Doha that Iran will enjoy economic benefits from the 2015 nuclear deal in the event of its revival.

Iran FM: US has to choose between nuclear deal, unilateral demands

The Iranian foreign minister says if the United States wants a lasting nuclear agreement with Iran, it has to stop insisting on its unilateral demands.

Russia’s Ulyanov: It’s high time US took stance on JCPOA

Russia’s top negotiator in talks to revive Iran’s nuclear agreement with the West has blasted the US for dragging its feet on the negotiations, saying Washington has to make a final decision immediately.

Iranian official: US accusations that Tehran wants nukes are political

An Iranian official has told Al Jazeera news channel that US accusations that Iran tried to build nuclear weapons are only meant to step up political pressure on the Islamic Republic.

Iranian president slams US, European trio’s IAEA resolution as “irresponsible”

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has once again criticized the US and the European trio for pushing a resolution against Iran at the UN atomic body’s board of governors, calling the move irresponsible.

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