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If the government feels committed to fulfilling the ideals of Imam Khomeini, President Rouhani should have criticized Hammond who said that Iran has shown a more nuanced approach toward Israel.
During the meeting, the two sides stressed the implementation and execution of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached between Iran and the P5+1.
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham has said that Iran remains concerned over the fate of the prisoners and is seeking consular access to them.
Iran will begin to implement the Additional Protocol according to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, said the Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Iran has secured 70 to 80 percent success in nuclear talks with P5+1 and it is not fair to cast doubt on the outcome, said the Iranian intelligence minister.
Mass production of Nasr missile is part of Iran’s strategy to enhance its missile capabilities and upgrade its deterrent power, said Brigadier General Dehghan.
Britain has a negative record in the minds of Iranians. However no one should be stalled in the past and there must be a move forward, said Hammond in a meeting with Ali Larijani.
Iran expects the British government to change its approach toward Iran and stay away from non-constructive misunderstandings, said Shamkhani in the meeting with Hammond.
Stephen Kinzer, a Brown University lecturer, has said that the US Congress is likely to reject the Iran nuclear deal, but President Obama will veto its decision and this will help implement the deal.
A group of student Basij members have raised concern about the reopening of the British embassy and the text of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
An Iranian MP has said that Iran should not limit itself; rather it is expected to seize the existing opportunities and upgrade ties with other nations.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond are holding a joint press conference in the Iranian capital, Tehran, taking questions from reporters hours after the reopening of the UK Embassy in the Islamic Republic.
A former Iranian MP has said we need to wait for objective progress in London’s behavior, arguing there are still misgivings in Iran about Britain’s change of policy and its future approaches.
There is hope that the blocking of the Iran-Pakistan border will decrease drug trafficking through Iran by 20 percent by March, Assadollah Hadinejad predicted.
Britain’s foreign secretary has arrived in Tehran for a two-day visit during which he will attend a ceremony to reopen the British embassy in the Iranian capital.