Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi says the Islamic Republic will give a rapid and crushing response to any act of aggression, reiterating that Iran’s military capabilities are for defence.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister says during the JCPOA Joint Commission's meeting held on Sunday in Vienna, the participants held constructive talks on the 2015 nuclear deal, while expressing their opposition to the US' unilateralism.
Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, the special envoy of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, has met with French President Emmanuel Macron to deliver the Iranian president’s written message.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has left Tehran for Paris, where is going to convey a written message from President Hassan Rouhani to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has blasted the US’ policy of exerting maximum pressure on Tehran, saying the hostile policy has resulted in the adoption of a policy of maximum resistance in Iran.
A spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that a US warship shot down an Iranian unmanned aerial system in the Strait of Hormuz, saying all Iranian drones are safe.
The fifth round of political consultations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Belarus was held in Tehran on Wednesday at the level of deputy foreign ministers.
Iran says the United States can take part in the meetings of the signatories to the Iran nuclear deal — from which Washington has withdrawn — on the condition that it lifts sanctions against the country’s oil and banking sectors.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs says the government has told all Iranian organisations not to pin hope on the European financial mechanism, known as INSTEX, which was meant to facilitate trade with Tehran under the US sanctions.
Iran says the supertanker carrying its oil sailing in international waters in the Strait of Gibraltar was not bound for Syria, and the UK was not allowed to seize it.
Iran on Sunday officially announced the beginning of the second phase of the reduction of its commitments under the Iran nuclear deal, boosting the level of its uranium enrichment to a level beyond the 3.67% limit set by the JCPOA.
Iran says some progress had been made at a meeting with world powers on the 2015 nuclear accord, but that is “still not enough” to keep the landmark 2015 deal alive.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi says the Islamic Republic has run out of its strategic patience as the remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal are reluctant to fulfil their commitments under the nuclear accord.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and his Iraqi counterpart Nizar al-Khairallah on Wednesday held a meeting in Tehran.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi says Europe’s inaction leaves Iran with no choice but to stop a one-way commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi says the Europeans' failure to fulfil their commitments under the Iran nuclear deal has left Iran no choice but to stop honouring its obligations.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has strongly protested the US administration over an American spy drone's incursion into the Iranian airspace in an emergency phone call with the Swiss envoy in Tehran.
A senior French parliamentarian has once again underlined her country’s resolve to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, saying every effort should be made to maintain the accord.
Secretary General of the European External Action Service Helga Schmid and Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi have discussed a range of issues in a meeting in Tehran.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi is to visit Switzerland, the protector of the US' interests in Iran, amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi says security in the Persian Gulf is an "integrated and inseparable" concept.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi says the Islamic Republic’s priority for negotiation is its neighbours, not the United States.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs has rejected any direct or indirect talks with the US amid heightened tension between the two sides.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi will start his visits to Oman, Kuwait and Qatar on Sunday amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington, particularly in the Persian Gulf.
