Permanent Representative of Russia to the International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov on Monday said that he believes a feasible and practical agreement can be reached in the current round of nuclear talks between Iran and the P4+1 (Russia, China, France, and Britain plus Germany).
The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran will not accept any demands beyond the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA.
The head of Iran’s negotiating team in Vienna says the country has entered into talks with serious determination and strong preparation to get to lift the illegal and cruel sanctions imposed on the country.
Opportunities still exist for the parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to come to an agreement in Vienna, Russia’s lead negotiator said a day before the resumption of the high-profile negotiations in the Austrian capital. Iran says it is ready for a good agreement provided that the other parties to the JCPOA return to their obligations under the deal.
The United States and its partners are likely to exert pressure on Iran if it uses talks scheduled to resume in Vienna on Monday as pretext to accelerate its nuclear programme, the U.S. special envoy to Iran says. The US withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018, re-imposing anti-Tehran sanctions. Iran in retaliation scaled back its commitments under the deal.
Experience shows that the west does not seek to implement a deal. Rather, it seeks to score public perception points by announcing one while stealthily “dis-implementing” the agreement in every possible way, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri wrote in an op-ed in The Financial Times.
A high-ranking European official says the European Union does not recognize the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen made the remarks at the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).
A top Chinese diplomat says the International Atomic Energy Agency should be involved in the security pact for the transfer of a nuclear submarine to Australia, like the Iran nuclear deal.
Iran’s ambassador to Syria says Tehran stands ready to provide Damascus with the necessary tools and experience it needs to cope with illegal Western sanctions.
Several Middle Eastern countries have barred entry to travelers from Africa after a potentially more-contagious new coronavirus variant was identified in South Africa.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has described his talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as useful and timely.
The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the US is in no position to speak about the Tessa Complex near Karaj as the facility is related to the Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, while Washington has left the agreement.
Top oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia are considering a move to pause their planned oil production increases, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. It comes after US announcement of the release of strategic crude reserves.
Iran has categorically rejected as “unfounded” the allegations by Bahrain, after Manama claimed it has confiscated an arms and explosives cache, originating from Iran.
The EU envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency has underlined the bloc's firm commitment to the full and effective implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA.
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri held talks with senior Emirati officials on Wednesday during a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), state news agency WAM reported.
