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Biden exploiting Trump’s sanctions to arm-twist Iran: Report

The administration of US President Joe Biden is attempting to pressure Iran to agree to excessive demands by using the sanctions imposed under former President Donald Trump.

UK hoping for final deal in Vienna, looking to enhance economic ties with Iran

A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office says the UK hopes a final deal will be reached with Iran in Vienna, enabling better economic ties between London and Tehran.

Iran’s nuclear chief: Technical talks over US return to JCPOA over

The Director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, has said the technical negotiations over the US’s return to the 2015 nuclear deal are over.

Khatibzadeh: Iran and US are exchanging messages

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman has talked about the remaining issues in the nuclear negotiations in Vienna, saying Iran and the US are exchanging messages and this is done through the European coordinator for the negotiations Enrique Mora.

Iran says does not give nuclear site data to IAEA for now

The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has said the Islamic Republic will keep the data from cameras of a centrifuge production site near Tehran.

MP: Vienna talks in line with Iran’s policies, national interests

A member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee says negotiations between Iran and the P4+1 group have been held in accordance with the establishment’s policies, national interests and guidelines of the Supreme National Security Council.

In ‘great stride,’ Iran starts making centrifuge parts at new Natanz workshop

In a “great stride,” Iran has started production of spare parts for uranium enrichment centrifuges at a newly-opened workshop in the central city of Natanz using machines moved there from a site near Tehran, a report says.

Iran says IAEA has no access to cameras at Natanz before nuclear deal revival

Iran says the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, will have no access to surveillance cameras installed in Natanz nuclear site before Tehran’s return to the 2015 nuclear deal, JCPOA.

EU calls for “quick conclusion” to Vienna talks at their “final stage”

The spokesman for the European Union foreign policy chief says the Vienna talks for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal are in their final stage and work is underway to achieve an agreement.

MP: Iran’s position has strengthened in Vienna talks

A member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission says there is no draft about the talks with the +P body and Iran’s position has further strengthened in the nuclear talks.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran negotiators will resist excessive demands in Vienna talks

The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iranian negotiators in the Austrian capital Vienna will not yield to excessive demands.

Kahtibzadeh: We don’t know whether Vienna talks leads to agreement

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibazadeh says the text of an agreement that would conclude the Vienna talks is not yet finalized “for us to talk about”.

Iranian MPs call for US guarantee over JCPOA

The Iranian parliament’s presiding board has issued a statement signed by 250 MPs demanding the government obtain a guarantee from the US that it will not leave the JCPOA again in the event of the nuclear deal’s revival.

Iran has complete knowledge of nuclear fuel cycle: Official

The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the Islamic Republic now has complete knowledge of the entire nuclear fuel cycle.

Iran says will not benefit from direct talks with US

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the country will benefit in no way from directly negotiating with the United States since Washington has taken no practical action to prove its goodwill in the course of talks over the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Iran parliament chief: Nuclear deal should lead to ‘guaranteed economic benefits’

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says any agreement on the 2015 nuclear deal in Vienna should secure “guaranteed economic benefits” for Iran.

Iran unveils radiation detection machines

Iran unveils domestically-built radiation detection machines on the National Day of Nuclear Technology.

Iran on course for ‘exponential progress’ in nuclear sector: AEOI chief

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the country is contemplating “exponential progress” from now on.

US: Deal with Iran neither imminent nor certain

Reaching an agreement with Iran over its nuclear programme is neither imminent nor certain at this time, a US diplomat said Friday.

Iran FM: US must stop excessive demands in Vienna talks

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says the US must act realistically instead of making excessive demands and hampering the Vienna talks aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal.

China: US should make political decisions over JCPOA

China says US, as the culprit of the Iranian nuclear crisis, should make political decisions as soon as possible and actively respond to the legitimate concerns of Tehran.

Iran MP: Still no draft deal available to restore JCPOA

An Iranian lawmaker has stressed that Iran and the P4+1 have yet to reach a draft agreement to revive the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal.

Iran dismisses media reports on its nuclear activities as “inaccurate, false”

Caretaker of the Office of Iran’s Permanent Representative in International Organizations in Vienna has dismissed western media reports about the latest report by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Organization on Iran as “inaccurate, false and biased”.

US, E3 top diplomats meet over Iran, Russia

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks with French, German and British foreign ministers over Iran's nuclear program and Russia-Ukraine tensions on Wednesday, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said.

US says not optimistic about Iran nuclear deal revival

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he is not "overly optimistic" about the chances of reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. This is while Blinken's opposite number from Iran Hossein Amir Abdollahian has announced significant progress has been made in the Vienna negotiations.

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