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A member of Iranian Parliament Economic Commission says the foreign companies which have decided to leave Iran in the wake of the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal should be punished.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in separate messages, has congratulated Spain’s Pedro Sanchez and Italy’s Giuseppe Conte on being elected as their respective countries’ new prime ministers.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says there was a global support for the JCPOA during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in China.
Helga Schmid, the Secretary General of the European External Action Service, says the EU is taking measures to help promote business relations between Tehran and European firms despite the imminent re-imposition of US sanctions.
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says time is running out for European countries who want to save the nuclear deal, and Tehran is not going to wait for Europe’s promises, which have no timeframe.
An Iranian vice president says the country “cannot wait forever” for the confirmation of the landmark nuclear deal following the US withdrawal from the multi-national agreement.
An Iranian parliamentarian says Europe must compensate for the losses inflicted on the Iran nuclear deal due to Washington’s withdrawal from, and breach of commitments under agreement.
A prominent conservative journalist says Europe is seeking to trick Iran into accepting the US demands over Iran’s missile program and regional influence during current negotiations over the JCPOA.
The European Union says a "first assessment" indicated that Iran's declared intention to increase uranium enrichment capacity did not violate Tehran's commitments under a landmark nuclear agreement it signed with major world powers in 2015.
Iran’s nuclear chief says the country has already prepared infrastructure required to immediately resume its nuclear activities if the nuclear agreement it signed with six world powers collapses.
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Europe seeks to both restrict Tehran’s nuclear program and keep the sanctions in place, but this dream won’t be realized.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zaif says each member of the international community is duty-bound to stand against the US’ evasion of law, bullying, and indifference to the rule of law.
An advisor to the Iranian President has opposed pushes for closer ties with the eastern bloc, saying the Islamic Republic has been and must remain “independent”.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has, in separate letters to his opposite numbers, briefed them on the latest situation of the Iran nuclear deal.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi says the Islamic Republic will stop its current talks with the Europeans if it comes to this sense that they are wasting time.
Tehran has prepared itself for the worst case scenario following the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, said the Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).
The E3+2 group of countries (UK, France, Germany, Russia and China) have, in a statement, vowed to continue supporting the Iran nuclear deal and doing business with the Islamic Republic despite the US sanctions to be re-imposed in coming months.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister says the country is now more confident about preserving the Iran nuclear deal given the European states’ commitment to meeting Iran’s demands.
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, has likened the ties between Washington and Tehran to the “Tom and Jerry”, saying that the Americans will ultimately fail "like the famous cat” in the animated series.
A political commentator says Washington’s pullout from the Iran nuclear deal and re-imposing sanctions were basically aimed at cutting back Tehran’s influence in the Middle East.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says Iran’s current negotiations with the EU over the JCPOA don’t cover any issue beyond the nuclear deal.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the EU’s commitment to remain in the Iran nuclear deal stands in contradiction with ongoing withdrawal of leading European companies from Iran.
