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EU foreign policy chief in Tehran, meets with top Iranian diplomat

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell met Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Saturday in the Iranian capital Tehran.

Iran begins concrete pouring operation at Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

Iran begins pouring concrete for the wall of the second unit of its Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant aimed at expanding the site in the south of the country.

EU’s Borrell due in Tehran for talks over nuclear deal

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced that EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will on Friday night visit Tehran to meet with Iran’s foreign minister and some other officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran over a range of issues including the Iran nuclear deal.

Iran FM to Chinese counterpart: Tehran ready for deal in Vienna

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has expressed hope that diplomatic efforts will result in the signing of a deal in Vienna between Tehran and the P4+1 group of countries Amirabdollahian  was speaking during a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

Court: US should pay Iran nuclear martyrs’ families over $4bn

An Iranian court has issued the final verdict in the case of the assassinations of several senior Iranian nuclear scientists, ruling that the US government has to pay the families of the martyred scientists $4.3bn in damages for having a role in their killing.

Iran parliament body urges govt. to reduce IAEA cooperation

The Iranian Parliament’s Energy Committee says the Islamic Republic has to cut back its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after the UN agency’s hostile movie against Tehran.

EU: Nuclear deal at hand in Vienna

A spokesman for the European Union foreign policy chief has said the Iran 2015 nuclear deal revival talks are continuing and “we are very close to a deal.”

Russia says IAEA anti-Iran resolution “strategic miscalculation”

Russia’s ambassador to international organizations in Vienna has once more criticized the anti-Iran resolution by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, calling it a strategic miscalculation.

Nuclear chief: IAEA resolution in line with anti-Iran ‘maximum pressure’ policy

Iran’s nuclear chief says the adoption of a resolution against Tehran’s nuclear program at the International Atomic Energy Organization was in line with the American “maximum pressure” policy targeting the Iranian nation.

EU‘s Borrell: It’s time to resume Vienna talks

The EU foreign policy chief has called for the resumption of the Vienna talks aimed at revival of the Iran nuclear deal and removing anti-Tehran sanctions.

Iranian MP: Quitting NPT not on Parliament’s agenda for now

An Iranian lawmaker says a withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has not been on the agenda of the Parliament so far, but stresses that the country will never surrender to a one-sided agreement on its nuclear program under pressure.

Iran: IAEA aware of all moves at Natanz nuclear site despite media hype

The spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has rejected the propaganda campaign in Western media against the construction activities underway in the vicinity of the Natanz nuclear site, saying the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is already fully aware of Tehran’s measures there.

EU’s Borrell says basic elements for saving JCPOA on table

The European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says the basic elements and conditions for the Iran nuclear deal to be revived are on the table.

President Raisi denounces ‘oath breaker’ US for dilly-dallying over nuclear talks

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has slammed the US for adopting an obscure policy over its standoff with Iran, saying Washington sends messages to Tehran to demand resolution of the outstanding issues between the two countries through dialogue and takes punitive measures at the same time.

European diplomat: Failure of Vienna talks will have dangerous consequences

A European diplomat has warned that the failure of the Vienna talks over the revival of the Iran nuclear deal could have dangerous consequences. The diplomat was speaking to Al-Arabiya News Channel.

Iran nuclear chief: Opening PMD case won’t help Vienna talks

Iran says renewing claims about possible military dimensions (PMD) to Iran’s nuclear program will not help the nuclear negotiations with the West that have been stalled for several months.

Iranian FM: We will not retreat an iota from Iran’s rights

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has vowed Tehran will not take a step back from its legitimate nuclear rights until all oppressive sanctions against the country are removed.

Iranian nuclear chief says Natanz and Badroud nuclear projects will be completed soon

The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has said the current Iranian administration aims to complete the Natanz and Badroud nuclear projects and that these are priorities that can be implemented.

Iran cautions IAEA chief against politically-motivated media statements

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has cautioned the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency against complicating ties among the body’s member states by making politically-motivated statements through media.

Grossi: Iran nuclear talks at ‘impasse’

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency has claimed that the negotiations between Iran and the P4+1 on revival of the 2015 nuclear deal have hit an impasse.

US says ready to conclude, implement JCPOA if irrelevant issues dropped

The spokesman for the US state department says Washington and its European allies are ready to “immediately conclude and implement” the Iran nuclear deal if Tehran drops quote issues that are extraneous to the JCPOA.

Iranian nuclear chief: No plans for IAEA chief visit to Tehran

The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has said the country has no plans for a visit by the International Atomic Energy Agency chief to Tehran.

Iranian FM: New package proposed to resolve differences at Vienna talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says Iran has proposed what he called a new political package to resolve differences during the Vienna talks. He was speaking at a joint press conference with his Pakistani counterpart in Tehran on Tuesday.

Iran MP: Future of Vienna talks depends on US decision regarding sanctions

A member of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission says the future of the Vienna talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal depends on the US side’s approach.

Iran: No undeclared nuclear material

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has reiterated that Iran has no undeclared nuclear material, saying the claim made by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is based on forged and fabricated information by the “illegitimate Zionist regime” that is in possession of nuclear weapons.

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