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Iran Nuclear Chief Says JCPOA Deadlock Being Broken

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Ali Akbar Salehi

“The issue of talks on the JCPOA has now entered into the technical phase and the early wrangling over it is already through, which means the early deadlock is about to be broken, and this is promising,” Ali-Akbar Salehi said in a Clubhouse discussion moderated by Entekhab news website on Friday night.

“Negotiations are to be held in Vienna next week at the technical level, and technical issues are the pivotal point with regards to the JCPOA within a legal and political context,” he added.

“The nuclear issue has been politicized and unfortunately everybody looks at it from a political perspective,” he said.

Salehi underscored that talks are not being held with the United States; rather, he added, negotiations are being held within the framework of the P4+1 Group.

He further said Washington has probably come to understand that the policy of pressure is a non-starter as Iran got stronger in the face of pressure.

Salehi also said Iran is the “golden key” to the region. “If they want to open the lock on the region, the key to that is Iran.”

Iran, Afghanistan Discuss Mutual Cooperation at Border Point

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Emad Askarieh
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In the meeting, the two sides inspected operations to renovate and refurbish the border crossing between the two countries and discussed border affairs, including cross-border travel.

The two diplomats agreed that operations to rebuild and renovate the border crossing should continue full steam ahead without affecting border and legal issues, and that such issues should be reviewed and settled only by the two countries’ joint border commission.

They also exchanged views on the significance of development and a trade balance between the two countries as well as the need to make efforts to regulate trips to and from the two countries by Iranian and Afghan nationals.

Among other topics discussed were the necessity of intensifying the campaign against human trafficking, drug smuggling and international terrorism, facilitating aid operations by both sides in times of natural disasters and emergency, as well as other mutual issues.

Iran Says Won’t Hold Talks with US at Any Level in Vienna

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Mark Dubowitz’s Delight over Coronavirus in Iran ‘Shameful’: Araqchi

“The Vienna meeting which will be attended by the Iranian delegation is a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission aimed at discussing the US’ possible return to the nuclear deal, and will be attended only by the current parties to the JCPOA,” Araqchi said on Friday.

“The US will not be present at any meeting attended by Iran, including the meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission, and that is definite,” he added.

He said it is up to other JCPOA parties if they would like to hold bilateral or multilateral consultations with the US regarding the measures it must take, either in Vienna or in any other place.
“That is something which has happened before,” Araqchi said.

“The Iranian delegation, however, will not hold negotiations with the American delegation at any level,” he emphasised.

JCPOA Joint Commission Holds Virtual Meeting, Agrees to Meet in Person in Vienna

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Under the terms of the JCPOA, the Joint Commission is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the agreement.

The Joint Commission was chaired, on behalf of EU High Representative Josep Borrell, by the EEAS Deputy Secretary General Enrique Mora and was attended by representatives of China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and Iran at the level of Deputy Foreign Ministers/Political Directors.

In line with the joint ministerial statement of 21 December, participants recognised the prospect of a full return of the US to the JCPOA, and underlined their readiness to positively address this in a joint effort.

At the virtual meeting, the Iranian deputy foreign minister elaborated on Iran’s principled policies, and said the removal of US sanctions is the first step to revive the JCPOA.

“Iran will stop its remedial nuclear measures immediately after it verifies the lifting of sanctions,” he added.

He said there is no need for any negotiation for the United States’ return to the JCPOA, as it is totally clear how the US can return.

“The United States can get back to the deal and put an end to law-breaking in the same way as it left the JCPOA and imposed unlawful sanctions against Iran,” Araqchi said.

During the meeting, the JCPOA parties also highlighted the disastrous impacts of the US withdrawal from the JCPOA on Iran’s ability to reap the benefits of the deal, and stressed that time should not be wasted at this juncture.

In this meeting, the JCPOA member states emphasised their commitment to preserve the deal, and agreed to resume this session of the Joint Commission in Vienna next week, in order to continue consultations and clearly identify sanctions lifting and nuclear implementation measures, including through convening meetings of the relevant expert groups.

Iran Says Riyadh Not Safe Enough to Host ACL Play-off Match

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Reza Khaasteh
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“According to the international media reports, we have been informed that Riyadh has been attacked by rockets just in very recent days,” the Iranian Football Federation told the AFC in a letter.

Given the “war situation of Riyadh and considering the most recent missile attacks” against the city, the Iranian club Foolad Khouzestan is “very concerned and worried about the security conditions of the host city (Riyadh),” the letter said.

The Iranian Football Federation said Foolad has requested the venue determined for the playoff match to be changed and the match be held in another “safe and secure” venue.

Russian Foreign Minister to Visit Tehran on April 13: Spokesman

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov

According to Khatibzadeh, the visit will be made as part of political consultations between the foreign ministers of Iran and Russia and upon Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s invitation.

Consultations on various aspects of bilateral relations, regional issues especially the latest developments in the Caucasus, Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan, Iran-Russia cooperation at international and regional bodies as well as important issues like the JCPOA, countering the United States’ unilateral moves and unlawful sanctions will be among the most pressing topics of negotiations between Zarif and Lavrov, the spokesman added.

Rouhani Says Rejected Trump’s Offer to Give Iran ‘Four Ventilators’

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Emad Askarieh
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In comments on Thursday, President Rouhani described such an offer as an indication of American officials’ insufficient knowledge about the Iranian nation.

“At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Trump had told one of the officials of other countries that ‘we are ready to help Iran regarding the coronavirus issue, and can give Iran four ventilators’,” Rouhani said.

“I answered, ‘we are prepared to export ventilators to America as much as they need’,” the Iranian president said.

Rouhani said such comments by US officials indicate the Americans don’t know the Iranian nation.

He also pointed to the new US administration’s failure to return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, and said, “Iran’s Supreme Leader has clearly announced we would immediately return to the JCPOA if the US does so and lifts the sanctions, but what has unfolded so far indicates the new US administration is pursuing the same tack of the previous administration.”

Nasser-ad-Din-Mirza House: A Masterpiece of Iranian Architecture

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Located in the heart of the capital, the building enjoys the unique architecture specific to desert areas.

Nasser ad-Din Mirza was one of the kings of the Qajar dynasty and a son of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, the fifth king of Qajar in Iran.

The Nasser-ad-Din-Mirza House was constructed between 1901 and 1906 in the northern part of the Royal Palace area and measured 4,500 square metres. However, only 900 square metres of the structure still stand today.

The monument is now possessed by the Iranian State Pension Fund.

Biden Continuing Trump’s Acts of Terror against Iran: Rouhani

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IFP Editorial Staff
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President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday the Biden administration is just saying, in word, that it wants to lift the sanctions without taking any practical steps to do so.

“The Trump administration was the most wicked one in the US history,” said Rouhani.

“And the new US administration is continuing Trump’s acts of terror against Iran. It is refusing to release our frozen assets, impeding our trade and even denying Iran access to coronavirus vaccines,” he stressed.

Rouhani added Washington is seeking to create the impression that it is Iran which is reluctant to cooperate when it comes to lifting the sanctions.

He said the new US administration is lying when it says it takes months for Washington to return to its commitments.

“It can be done in just one day,” he said.

President Rouhani reiterated Iran will fully live up to its obligations once the White House does so.

Iran began rolling back its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal nearly two years ago. That took place a year after the US unilaterally withdrew from the accord and reinstated sanctions on Iran.

Intra-Afghan Talks Only Way to Achieve Lasting Peace in Afghanistan: Zarif

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Mohmmad Javad Zarif made the remarks in a speech at the 9th ministerial meeting of Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.

He said Iran is making every effort to bring about regional convergence and help bring Afghanistan into regional engagement.

He invited the UN to facilitate intra-Afghan negotiations, stressing that any peace agreement in the country should guarantee Afghan people’s right to self-determination.

Zarif touched upon Afghanistan’s railway network getting linked to that of Iran in 2020, describing the development as a major step towards the construction of a regional-international rail network.

He recalled Iran’s efforts to meet Afghanistan’s needs in its fight against COVID-19, and added Iran will press ahead with its attempts in that regard.
He invited all countries to work together in the campaign against the coronavirus.

Elsewhere in his remarks, he highlighted Afghan people’s invaluable accomplishments in getting the rule of law to take hold, especially the drawing up of the constitution.

Zarif said it is necessary that regional countries work towards facilitating intra-Afghan peace talks.
He denounced as “unconstructive” politically-motivated solutions imposed by some foreign players from beyond the region.

The top diplomat stressed that intra-Afghan talks are the only way to establish lasting stability, saying Iran will move forward with its attempts to facilitate the talks.

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