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EU foreign policy chief and foreign ministers of France, Germany, and the UK have highlighted the need for full implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, describing it as a great achievement for diplomacy.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has conferred on the Iran nuclear deal in a joint meeting with his French, British, and German counterparts and the EU foreign policy chief in Brussels.
Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly denounced a meddlesome resolution adopted by the US House of Representatives regarding the recent riots in Iran.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the US president himself has not yet decided what decision he is going to make about the Iran nuclear deal on Friday.
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri warned of enemy plots to blame the government for the deaths in recent riots, most of which, he said, occurred in suspicious circumstances.
The United Kingdom’s ambassador to Iran says the Islamic Republic’s domestic affairs, including recent riots, are none of his country’s business and that the UK will stay out of Iranian internal affairs.
An Iranian nuclear official says Iran is capable of multiplying the pace of its nuclear activities — especially uranium enrichment — compared to the time when an international deal on its nuclear program had not yet been concluded, implying that that will happen if the United States violates the deal.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw have discussed issues of mutual interest in the Iranian capital Tehran.
An informed source close to the Iranian foreign ministry says all relevant bodies in the Islamic Republic have received instructions on what to do in case the US president refuses to re-certify Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal on January 12.
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, says the recent riots in Iran were plotted by the US and Israel, funded by a filthy rich Persian Gulf littoral state, and implemented by MKO murderers.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has warned that the world should prepare itself for the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal between Tehran and the P5+1.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema have discussed issues of mutual interest in a Monday meeting in Tehran.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday held talks with Yusuf bin Alawi, the Sultanate of Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs.
Iran’s nuclear chief has warned that the Islamic Republic would reconsider its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) if the US fails to implement its commitments as per the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
President Hassan Rouhani says the United States shamed itself by trying to target the Islamic Republic at a UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting it had called on the recent events inside Iran.
Tehran has rejected media reports linking an upcoming meeting between Iranian and EU officials to recent scattered riots in Iran, saying the planned talks will focus on the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal.
Tehran’s City Council has passed a plan that urges the municipality to build special places in the capital city for holding protest gatherings by Iranian citizens.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif say given the tremendous problems existing at the national and regional levels, regional governments need to assure dialogues now more than any time in the past.
Sivanka Dhanapala, the outgoing representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iran, has lauded the great efforts made by the Islamic Republic to help refugees and immigrants.