Iran-US Relations

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has lashed out at the US for its efforts to influence the willpower and decisions of other parties to the Iran nuclear deal.

The spokesman of the Iranian Parliament’s conservative faction has renounced the recent burning of the US flag and a copy of the Iran nuclear deal by a group of hardliners, saying his faction was not behind the move.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says all countries, particularly member states of the European Union, must stand up to the United States' "illegal and illogical" move to withdraw from a key nuclear agreement Tehran signed with major world powers in 2015.

The renowned US director Oliver Stone has criticised the US foreign policy in the Middle East, lamenting that the county has joined hands with Israel and Saudi Arabia to harm Iran.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani strongly condemned the relocation of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Quds (Jerusalem) and said Washington is seeking to discredit international organizations, including the United Nations.

A senior Iranian official has lashed out at the United States for taking an "illegal" action in moving its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem al-Quds, saying US President Donald Trump has become the epitome of anarchism and violence in the international scene.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has arrived in Brussels to lead expert talks with the European Union.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the US relocation of embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem al-Quds will not go unpunished and will definitely receive an appropriate response.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran is giving diplomacy a second chance after the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, and other parties to the JCPOA must seize this opportunity.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement on Sunday, has warned about the consequences of the relocation of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem al-Quds.

Chief-Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad-Ali Jafari says the Iran nuclear deal turned into a tool to “institutionalise” sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

Iranian lawmakers are divided on what steps to take next following Donald Trump’s announcement that Washington will withdraw from the JCPOA, a move that prompted some legislators to set the US flag on fire on the Parliament floor.

Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator and a professor of Princeton University, has analysed the consequences of Trump's disastrous withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal.

The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on Muslim countries to invest huge efforts to advance in science and technology as it could wean them off obeying western powers.

A prominent conservative journalist says Iran should not be deceived by Europe’s promises regarding the nuclear deal and must get out of the multilateral deal’s “handcuffs”, a term used by the UK to describe the JCPOA.

Iranians have taken to the streets across the country to vent their anger at the US over its withdrawal from a 2015 nuclear deal and President Donald Trump's incendiary rhetoric against Tehran.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly denounced the recent “biased and unconstructive” statements by OIC Secretary General Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen on regional issues.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the US is the biggest exporter of lethal weapons to the Middle East.

An Iranian lawmaker has urged the five remaining sides of the Iran nuclear deal to guarantee Iran’s interests in the accord, saying the Islamic Republic will pull out of the deal if the sides remain undecided about its future.

A senior IRGC commander says he is sceptical as to whether the European parties to the nuclear accord could keep the 2015 nuclear deal in place, saying the green continent could hardly get out of the US orbit.

A senior lawmaker says the pull-out of the US from the historic nuclear deal with Iran could be a milestone in the history of global politics, if governments in Europe and elsewhere dare to stand against the illogical stance of US President Donald Trump.

Huge crowds of people and numerous officials continued to visit the 31st Tehran International Book Fair on Wednesday and Thursday regardless of the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.

The central bank of Iran dismissed concerns about the negative consequences of the US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, saying it has already devised plans to prevent any harm to the country’s banking system and to satisfy demands for hard currency.

The Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the continued commitment of Iran to the 2015 nuclear accord hinges on “enough assurances” from European countries, after President Donald Trump pulled US out of the pact on Tuesday.

Iran's parliament speaker says the Iranian government will wait a few weeks before deciding how to respond to US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear accord.