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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at France and Germany over their wrong efforts to appease US President Donald Trump by putting Tehran under pressure.
Iran’s Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Massoumeh Ebtekar says women can play a leading role in the expansion of economic ties between Tehran and Stockholm.
The European Union foreign ministers have failed to agree new sanctions against Iran as London, Paris and Berlin seek to appease US President Donald Trump, who has threatened to pull out of the landmark Iran nuclear deal.
An Iranian lawmaker believes that as the Netherlands has not been directly involved in the nuclear talks, it can easily play a leading role in Europe’s anti-Iran moves and decisions.
The Governor of Iran’s Central Bank Valiollah Seif says the government eyes replacing the US dollar with the euro in its international transactions and the idea has been welcomed by the Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s opposition to nuclear weapons production is permanent, a senior Iranian MP said, adding that use of nuclear weapons against others is the country’s red line.
The EU has made a big mistake by entering into talks with the US over the Iran nuclear deal, instead of holding its ground and announcing it will never accept US calls for renegotiation of the pact.
A senior Iranian journalist and commentator says Washington is unlikely to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal as the agreement has had numerous advantages for Americans and withdrawing from it will just benefit Tehran.
A senior Iranian diplomat has strongly advised Europe against toeing the US line regarding the 2015 nuclear deal, reacting to a media report that big European powers are preparing for new Iran sanctions.
Parties to the Iran nuclear deal are in agreement over the need to keep the watershed pact in place, confirming the US has been sidelined in internal discussions regarding the deal, a senior Iranian diplomat said.
Delegates from Iran, the UK, the US, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the European Union have started a regular meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Vienna on Friday.
A prominent political analyst has urged the Iranian government to expend efforts to draw closer to big powers, particularly Europeans, in the face of a US government he said is turning to be “the most anti-Iran” one in decades.
A senior Iranian official has advised other countries, particularly the business partners of Tehran, to be prepared for an economy without the Iran nuclear deal.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi has warned the European Union of the consequences of taking the US’ side in the ongoing conflict over the Iran nuclear deal.
Peter Jenkins, a former British ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), says it is not possible for the European Union to preserve the Iran nuclear deal and appease the US president at the same time.
Former Iranian Ambassador to France Hamid Reza Assefi says France has lost its role in the Middle East to the US, but it can regain it through the enhancement of its cooperation with Tehran.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Europeans are going to extremes to keep Washington in the nuclear agreement, but that would finally deal a heavy blow to the EU itself.
A senior political analyst has called on the EU to reinforce its independent role vis-à-vis the US, warning that Trump’s policy of gaining concessions will spill over to all countries, especially Europe.
