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The Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned a recent court ruling against Bahraini opposition leader, saying resorting to security approaches would never help settle the ongoing problems in the Persian Gulf country.
Ali Bigdeli, an expert in international affairs, says that nuclear talks have reached the point of no return and that the parties to the talks have to clinch a final deal.
The head of the Ettela’at newspaper says that media enjoy freedom under the Rouhani administration, and can produce any material – for or against – on different questions.
The government spokesman has said that the Rouhani administration is trying to loosen the noose of unjust sanctions around Iran’s neck and does not let some individuals derail nuclear talks.
The top councilor criticized those who view interaction with the rest of the world as humiliating, urging them to stop shouting slogans that interfere with the country's progress.
Iran has rejected as “totally fabricated” a Reuters report that the UN Security Council will lift sanctions against Tehran after approval by the US Congress.
Non-nuclear subjects, including the country's military issues, have no place in the negotiations at all, Shamkhani said in an interview with Arabic-language Al-Manar TV.
Kamalvandi said oppositions to the talks have created difficulties both for Iran and other negotiating countries in the course of nuclear negotiations.
He said that his government is committed to developing the country and removing the sanctions and will stand up against those who have a vested interest in foreign sanctions.
A Russian deputy foreign minister has said that sanctions against Iran will be suspended and subsequently canceled depending on how the IAEA certifies Tehran’s measures.
Professor Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh, an Iranian geopolitics researcher, says efforts to serve Iran’s national interests should not be put on hold because of the skepticism voiced by a few.
The Iranian embassies in Austria and Switzerland have voiced concern about recent media reports that Israel has spied on the venues of nuclear talks in the two European countries.
Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami has said that everyone is entitled to express their views about the negotiations, adding all people should help the negotiators accomplish their tasks.
The intelligence minister has said that the country’s negotiators follow the Supreme Leader’s lead and defend Iran’s indisputable rights to peaceful nuclear energy.
