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JCPOA revival talks in Vienna make progress, paused for one week

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The negotiating teams of Iran, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany will now return to their capitals for consultations.

On Friday, negotiations to remove anti-Iran sanctions proceeded in Vienna with a meeting between Iranian lead negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani and Enrique Mora, deputy secretary general of the European Union External Action Service, followed by meetings with representatives of the three European parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action، the Iran nuclear deal.

The head of Iran’s negotiating team also met with the senior negotiators of China and Russia in a trilateral meeting on Friday, before the start of the break.

Mora wrote in a tweet on Friday that “the 8th round of the Vienna talks which started on December 27, so far the longest, takes a break. Participants will go back to capitals for consultations and instructions and will come back next week. Political decisions are needed now.”

Meanwhile, E3 negotiators said in a statement that “January has been the most intensive period of these talks to date.”

“Everyone knows we are reaching the final stage, which requires political decisions. Negotiators are therefore returning to their capitals for consultation.” the E3 added.

Senior diplomats from Iran and the P4+1 group have been working on a draft text of an agreement to revive the 2015 deal. European negotiators acknowledge that, despite the complexity of some issues, the talks are moving forward.

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action has been in tatters since former U.S. president Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the deal in May 2018 and re-imposed sanctions against Tehran.

“Vaccines in Iran capable of protecting people from Omicron”

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Majid Mokhtari called on all citizens to get their third dose of vaccine, adding people should definitely not delay vaccination.

He said now is the time to get vaccinated and shielded against harm from Covid-19. Mokhtai added that authorities have steadily been urging vulnerable people, especially the elderly to get their booster shots.

He urged Iranians to not wait for other jabs and to get inoculated as soon as possible. The member of Iran’s Coronavirus Scientific Committee noted that the vaccination process in Iran will gain steam in the coming days and more people will go to vaccination places to get inoculated. Mokhtari however called on citizens to observe health protocols like wearing masks and social distancing in addition to vaccination.

Iran’s Health Ministry announced on Friday that the country’s color-coded COVID-19 map has been dotted with seven ‘red’ spots as the country is witnessing an alarming rise in coronavirus infections fueled by the spread of the new Omicron variant.

Iranian FM: Raisi’s visit to Moscow rewarded a great achievement

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Amir Abdollahian said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s behavior toward Raisi was fully respectful and the two sides made necessary decisions in their 3-hour talks at the Kremlin.

The foreign minister noted that under the administration of President Raisi, a thaw is happening in relations with other countries.

He added that the agreement Iran and Russia reached during Raisi’s visit to Moscow as well as the diverse plans of the president in the Russian capital show the trip was successful.

Amir Abdollahian noted that the visit to Russia is also a token of the Iranian president’s active diplomacy.

After Raisi’s visit to Moscow, rumors spread on social media that Putin gave the Iranian president the cold shoulder.

Raisi visited Moscow along with an entourage involving Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian، oil minister and also the minister of economic affairs.

Tehran and Moscow signed a number of trade agreements during the president’s visit to Russia.

Iranian oil minister: Numerous potential areas for Russia-Iran cooperation

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Ouji is accompany Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi along with the Iranian ministers of foreign and economic affairs on his 2-day visit to Moscow.

He also said in the tweet that he held numerous meetings and intensive talks with the Russian deputy prime minister, energy minister, and senior CEOs of private Russia oil and gas companies.

The Iranian oil minister also described the Russian private sector as powerful. He added Iran and Russia made important decisions and signed important documents in the meetings between the two countries officials.

Iran and Russia are two important oil producers of the world. They also sit on the largest part of the world’s gas reserves.

Kremlin: Russia and France share close views on nuclear deal

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“The state of affairs around the JCPOA on the Iranian nuclear program was considered,” the statement said. 

“It was noted that Russia and France have close positions, actively supporting the continuation of international efforts to preserve and implement the JCPOA, as well as UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which approved it,” it added. 

The JCPOA was inked by Iran and six world powers in 2015. Under the deal, Tehran agreed to put limits on certain aspects of its nuclear activities in exchange for the removal of draconian international sanctions imposed against the country. 

In 2018, however, the US, under President Donald Trump, pulled out of the pact and reinstated sanctions under the so-called ‘maximum pressure campaign’ against Tehran, effectively depriving Iran of the deal’s benefits by forcing third parties to stop doing business with Iran. 

Iran remained patient for an entire year, after which it began to take incremental steps away from its nuclear obligations, especially after Europeans failed to salvage the deal under the US pressure. 

The Islamic Republic’s decision to ramp up its nuclear activities prompted other parties to revive talks earlier this year. 

Iran and the five remaining parties to the JCPOA — Germany, Britain, France, Russia and China — began the talks in the Austrian capital in April with the aim of removing the sanctions after the US voiced its willingness to return to the agreement. 

During the seventh round of the Vienna talks, the first under President Ebrahim Raeisi, Iran presented two draft texts which address, separately, the removal of US sanctions and Iran’s return to its nuclear commitments under the JCPOA. Tehran also said it was preparing a third draft text on the verification of the sanctions removal. 

The eighth round of talks kicked off in Vienna in late December. The negotiations seek to restore the JCPOA in its original form and bring the US back into the agreement. 

Iran insists that the talks must lead to the removal of all American sanctions that were imposed against Tehran following Washington’s unilateral withdrawal from the landmark agreement in May 2018. Tehran has also demanded credible guarantees that Washington will not abandon the deal again.

UAE orders mercenary forces to pull out of occupied areas in Yemen

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a statement released Friday, the media outlet of the UAE-affiliated militia known as Giants Brigades announced that the pullout completes an operation the militia had conducted in Yemen. 

The statement claimed that the mission was accomplished with the liberation of the city of Bihar in Shabwah and the city of Harib in Ma’rib. 

Meanwhile, other media outlets also reported that the UAE had called on militia forces under its command to withdraw from the towns they had recently occupied. 

The development came after the Yemeni Army and popular forces carried out two deterrent operations against the Saudi-UAE coalition. 

In the first operation, Yemeni troops launched missile and drone attacks on airports in Abu Dhabi and Dubai along with other sensitive and important targets. 

In the second retaliatory attack, the Abu Dhabi airports along with some military bases and areas in southwest Saudi Arabia came under missile and drone attacks.

Iran, Nicaragua seek expansion of economic cooperation

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During the talks on Friday with his Nicaraguan opposite number, Denis Moncada, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian offered congratulations to Daniel Ortega and the Sandanista movement over the victory in Nicaragua’s presidential election.

He said the participation of Iranian Vice President Mohsen Rezaei in Ortega’s swearing-in ceremony showed that the Islamic Republic of Iran attaches significance to the enhancement of cooperation with Nicaragua and other Latin American states.

Amir Abdollahian added that Iran was ready to activate all the agreements reached between the two sides during Rezaei’s stay in Nicaragua.

The Iranian minister hailed the current level of political relations between Tehran and Managua and expressed hope that the two sides will be able to boost the level of their economic cooperation as well.

For his part, Moncada said it was an honor for his country to have hosted Rezaei for Ortega’s swearing-in ceremony, conveying the Nicaraguan president’s warm greetings to the Iranian nation and government.

He also highlighted the agreements struck between the two sides in different economic fields, including medical supplies, science, technology and industry, saying his country was prepared to implement the deals as soon as possible.

Iranians rally at Afghan border to slam blocking of Helmand water

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People from Iran’s southeastern border areas held a demonstration near the Milak border-crossing in Sistan and Balouchestan Province on Friday, calling on the Iranian authorities to stand against Afghanistan’s violations of their right of the water share.

The protesters urged officials to engage in serious negotiations with the caretaker officials in Afghanistan over the issue.

The protest ended peacefully, but scattered violence was reported afterwards.

Meanwhile, a similar demonstration was held near Afghanistan’s consulate in the Iranian city of Zahedan, despite a ban imposed by local officials on such a gathering.

The participants called on Afghanistan to allow the Helmand to flow onto Iranian soil.

The Helmand River has been at the center of a long-running dispute between Afghanistan and Iran over water rights and the construction of the Kamal Khan dam.

Under a treaty signed between the two sides in 1973, Afghanistan is committed to sharing the water with Iran and supplying 26 cubic meters of water per second, or 850 million cubic meters per annum.

Iran also says that dam construction on the Helmand will cause environmental damage, mainly in its water-stressed southeastern region bordering Afghanistan.

Iran, Saudi Arabia set to hold 5th round of talks on revival of ties

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a television interview, Iraj Masjedi said “good progress” had been made in the previous rounds of Tehran-Riyadh talks, brokered by Iraq, and the fifth round would be held soon, without specifying the date.

“It seems that both we and the Saudis have the political will to resolve the problems existing between the two sides,” the Iranian envoy said.

“Various issues were reviewed in the four previous rounds of negotiations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. I think the Saudis have studied Iran’s proposals and it is possible that good decisions will be taken in the fifth round,” Masjedi added.

Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Iran in early 2016, after Iranian protesters, angered by the kingdom’s execution of top Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, attacked Riyadh’s missions in the country.

Riyadh has since stepped up its belligerent foreign policy toward the Islamic Republic, but the kingdom appears to be ready to change course.

The two Middle East heavyweights have specially been at loggerheads over the  war on Yemen.

Both Tehran and Riyadh have expressed optimism that the talks could lead to confidence building.

Iranian, Azeri FMs praise growing cooperation

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a phone conversation on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his Azeri counterpart, Jeyhun Bayramov, discussed the latest developments in the region and the expansion of relations between the two neighbors.

During the talks, Amir Abdollahian said the recent meeting between the Iranian and Azeri presidents in Ashgabat besides other official visits were a sign of good relations between Baku and Tehran.

He also called for the implementation of the agreements reached between the two countries as soon as possible.

The top diplomat expressed hope that the joint consular commission of the two countries would convene in Baku in the near future.

Amir Abdollahian also called for the facilitation and acceleration of visa issuance especially for businessmen and students.

In turn, the top Azeri diplomat expressed satisfaction with the process of developing mutual cooperation in recent months.

He said the joint economic commission will convene in the near future, adding, “We are making efforts for the commission to be held at the scheduled time.”

Bayramov welcomed his Iranian counterpart’s invitation to visit Tehran and expressed hope that he would travel to Iran in the near future.

He emphasized the need to implement and operationalize the agreements reached in the historic meeting between the presidents of Iran and Azerbaijan Republic.

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