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Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selaković will visit Tehran today (Saturday, April 17, 2021).

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has held talks with Slovakian Deputy Foreign Minister Ingrid Brocková.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has summoned the Portuguese Ambassador to Tehran to protest at the European Union's move to blacklist a number of Iranian officials and bodies over human rights concerns.

A delegation of Iranian nuclear negotiators, chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister for Politcal Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, has arrived in the Austrian capital of Vienna to attend a fresh meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says the Serbian Foreign Minister will visit Tehran on Saturday, April 17, 2021.

A counterrevolutionary element has attempted to attack Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Seyyed Abbas Araqchi in Vienna, the capital of Austria, where Iran and other parties to the JCPOA are to meet later in the day.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his British counterpart Dominic Raab had a telephone conversation on Saturday upon the latter's request.

Twenty-eight ancient Iranian relics illegally smuggled out of Iran have been returned home from Austria.

The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has elaborated on a letter by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to Josep Borrell, the EU coordinator for the joint commission of the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Finnish counterpart Pekka Haavisto had a telephone conversation on Wednesday evening.

Iran’s Minister of Sports and Youth Masoud Soltanifar has met with Spanish Ambassador to Iran Luis Felipe Fernández de la Peña.

An Iranian political analyst says the recent trip to Tehran by a high-ranking Irish delegation aimed at mediating between Iran and the three European countries can help the two sides “hear each other’s voice better.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Irish counterpart Simon Coveney discussed issues of mutual interest in bilateral, regional and international affairs as well as the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Iranian-British prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has finally been released after the end of her five-year sentence, but she still faces a second charge, her lawyer Hojjat Kermani says.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticized Europe for its inaction towards the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA, saying Tehran can no longer be the only party that pays the price for saving the multilateral deal.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has extended congratulations to his Bulgarian counterpart on the country’s national day.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday evening.

The Iranian president says Iran stands ready to share its experience in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic with other countries, including Romania.

The Iranian president says companies in Iran and Slovakia’s private sectors can be at the forefront of efforts to enhance mutual relations and cooperation.

Iran and Bulgaria have held the second round of their political consultations at the level of deputy foreign ministers in a virtual meeting.

The Ambassador of Switzerland to Tehran says several Swiss companies are interested in making investments in Iran even before the US sanctions are lifted.

Iran’s foreign minister says the new US administration has kept its predecessor’s “maximum pressure” policy against Iran despite its own admission that the policy has failed.

The Iranian foreign minister has called on the European countries to demand an end to the economic sanctions imposed on Iran by former US President Donald Trump.

Iran and Portugal has held a third round of their political consultations in a virtual meeting.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the ball is now in the US court, as its return to compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal will lead to Iran’s return to fulfilling its obligations under the JCPOA.