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France and Germany will likely host the Special Vehicle Purpose (SPV), a special payment channel created by Europe as part of its efforts to keep trade flowing with Iran in defiance of US sanctions, senior diplomats told the Wall Street Journal.
Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi has warned that the failure of European countries to fulfill their promise to preserve the Iran nuclear deal may lead to “ominous” consequences.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs says the Belgian capital is to host two major meetings on Iran on Monday in defiance of the US pressures.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday urged European countries to fulfil their commitments if they want Iran to remain in the 2015 nuclear deal.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed rumours that the ministry is getting ready to pull out of the 2015 nuclear deal, saying such rumours are designed to negatively impact the Iranian economy.
Danish Ambassador to Tehran Danny Annan will return to Iran on Wednesday and get back to work one month after being recalled by his government over an assassination plot blamed on Iran, an Iranian diplomat said.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tehran is frustrated by the slow pace of EU moves to help Iran reap the full benefits of the JCPOA after Washington’s pullout from the international deal.
Iran’s deputy oil minister says Europe’s special payment channel, known as Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), may be set up in France to facilitate trade with Tehran.
Iran has condemned a United Nations resolution that accuses it of human rights violations, stressing that the measure's sponsors are playing a "political charade."
A senior lawmaker says Iran has changed the pattern of its oil exports to cope with the unjust US sanctions, which are aimed at cutting the exports down to zero.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has travelled to the Italian capital Rome to hold talks on Europe’s special payment mechanism, known as Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), which is aimed at enabling Iran to enjoy the economic benefits of the Iran nuclear deal.
Iran’s top diplomat says the European parties to the Iran nuclear deal hesitate to pay the economic costs for keeping the JCPOA in place, and that’s the reason for a delay in finalizing measures to salvage the pact.
Iran says its nuclear interactions with the European Union started following the 2015 nuclear accord will not be affected by unilateral sanctions imposed by the US, and the two will keep up working on nuclear-related projects for at least two years.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Germany’s former top diplomat Sigmar Gabriel on Sunday sat for talks in Tehran on Europe’s measures to save the Iran nuclear deal.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has assured his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif that the EU is working to ease doing business with Tehran.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the Islamic Republic has expressed its preparedness for all-out cooperation with Norway, Sweden, and Denmark to find the truth behind the recent assassination plots falsely blamed on Iran.
Iran’s foreign ministry has condemned the re-imposition of US sanctions on the Islamic Republic, hailing a joint statement released Friday by the EU, France, Germany, and the UK in support of Iran.
France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the European Union have, in a joint statement, condemned the US’ fresh sanctions on the Iranian economy, and vowed to protect European companies doing business with Tehran.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held phone conversations with EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini and his opposite numbers from Germany, Sweden and Denmark.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned about the danger posed by US President Donald Trump to the world, urging European countries to work with Iran against Washington’s unilateralism.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says those who are in favour of rationality and are interested in preserving the Iran nuclear deal must know that the Islamic Republic cannot be the only side paying the price of something which is to the benefit of the whole world.
Iran says it has expressed its protest at the “hasty” reactions of Danish officials to anti-Iran accusations during a Wednesday meeting with Denmark’s ambassador to Tehran at the ministry of foreign affairs.
