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The charge d’affaires was asked to swiftly secure the release of a group of Iranian teachers who were detained despite their years of lawful service in an Iranian school there.
The Iranian parliament approved the JCPOA after some MPs took a jab at the foreign minister and the bill, and exchanged shouts and criticism at each other.
Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani has said that Tehran and Riyadh can improve their ties and that disintegration of certain Middle Eastern countries is not a regional demand.
The opponents of the government in parliament are reportedly trying to use obstruction as a new tool to disrupt parliamentary proceedings for implementing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Iran's UN ambassador has said that Israel continues to block all international and regional efforts to create a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East.
Zarif cautioned that the fight against IS will not terminate in the near future and said a political process should start in line with efforts to end violence.
The Supreme Leader has said that talks with Washington would be tantamount to “infiltration” and would pave the way for the United States to impose its will.
The Iranian top diplomat said that in the meeting with the US secretary of state, the issue of possible problems in the implementation of JCPOA inside the US was discussed.
Terrorism is a virus which will sooner or later infect other countries; world thinkers should stem the spread of it, Rafsanjani said at a meeting with the Croatian parliament speaker.
An MP has insulted Foreign Minister Zarif over his handshake with Obama. Parliament has shown reaction saying it will review the performance of the MP at the center of the insults.
The president expressed Tehran’s readiness to hold consultations with Zagreb on issues of mutual interest, as well as regional and international developments.
MPs require the Iranian administration to actively pursue the policy of global nuclear disarmament and participate in all international, legal and diplomatic efforts in this regard.
