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Majid Takht-e Ravanchi and Abbas Araghchi, Iranian deputy foreign ministers, met with the European Union’s political Director Helga Schmid in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Sunday.
In a meeting with Iran's new ambassadors to a number of countries, President Rouhani said implementation of the nuclear deal has created suitable opportunity for expansion of cooperation with the world countries.
Velayati said that Iran is the main front of resistance against hegemonic powers in the region, adding Iraq, Syria and Lebanon are Iran’s regional allies in this campaign and Russia has recently joined this front.
Iran says if Turkish government is not aware of the oil trade with Daesh, Iran is ready to provide the neighboring country’s officials with the information.
Iran says the continuation of policies and adoption of positions which support terrorism in Syria and Iraq will only intensify the existing crises in the region.
The Iranian Ambassador to the UN says the Supreme Leader’s letter was aimed at presenting a genuine viewpoint from inside the Muslim world on the fight against terrorism for the youth.
An Iranian commander has said that President Putin’s decision to take on ISIL showed that the Russian leader has recognized the threats of terrorism nurtured by imperialism, Zionism and reactionaries.
Spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari said some officials in neighboring Arab countries do not know any other excuse other than blaming Iran for justify their destructive policies.
The report Amano is to release within days is only a first step. The next stage – a decision by the Board of Governors – is very important and sensitive.
President Rouhani has said that termination of the anti-Iran sanctions under JCPOA will immediately raise Iran-EU economic cooperation to the appropriate level.
FM Zarif has said, “We are certain that the past and present issues should be firmly closed in the Board of Governors’ resolution, which would likely be released over the next two to three weeks.”
AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi has said that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is a bilateral agreement, expressing hope that both sides will properly heed their commitments.
The secretary of the Expediency Council has said that the West seeks to shatter Muslim unity, adding that Iran’s stance is clear: geographical borders should not be changed and no country in the region should be disintegrated.
Amano is planned to release a report on the Iranian nuclear program next week, and the agency’s Board of Governors will make a final decision in a meeting on December 15.
Apart from rescuing the pilot, the team supervised by General Soleimani also eliminated all terrorists active in the region, before returning safely to base.
A former IRGC commander has said that all governments should oppose military intervention, fight terrorism and respect the decisions of nations if they seek to bolster security in the region.
In a message to his Turkish counterpart Friday, the Iranian top diplomat said the problem that has recently emerged between Turkey and Russia will be settled through the two sides’ prudence and discretion.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said the Islamic Republic has been the victim of serious cyber-attacks, such as the Stuxnet case, in recent years.