Aftab-e Yazd, a reformist daily, looks into reasons why the Russian deputy foreign minister has come to Tehran two days before the resumption of nuclear talks.
Dariush Sajjadi, a reformist blogger, challenges Rouhani’s call for a referendum, saying people’s direct vote will do little to make a breakthrough nuclear deal a reality.
Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s senior nuclear negotiator, has said that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his US counterpart John Kerry will meet in Geneva on January 14 for talks on Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program.
Iranian lawmakers have unanimously supported the Iranian foreign minister’s remarks on the performance of the country's negotiating team in nuclear talks with P5+1.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran will never give up the nuclear rights of the Iranian nation, vowing to defend national interests in nuclear talks with P5+1.
After the Geneva interim deal, all countries were deeply interested to have relations with Iran and this was too scary for the Americans, said Araghchi.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has denied a report by The Associated Press that Iran and P5+1 have agreed to a tentative formula, reiterating that both sides in the talks are still arguing.
Underlying Iran’s determination to settle its nuclear dispute with the West, Zarif said the removal of all sanctions is an essential component of any agreement between Iran and P5+1.
Fararu, an Iranian news website, examines Iran’s nuclear case, urging Iran and P5+1 to arrive at a political agreement before a Republican-majority Congress meets.
Two former Iranian diplomats explain why Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote letters earlier this month to his counterparts around the world on Iran’s nuclear policies.
Nuclear talks will bear fruit only if the Western parties come to the understanding that “unfair sanctions do not amount to a great achievement for them”, Zarif said.
Javan, a principlist daily, analyzes the ideology and performance of a group of individuals who have disputed the achievements of the country’s nuclear program.
Shamkhani rejected assumptions that regular meetings between Iranian and US diplomats during nuclear talks could lead to rapprochement between the two nations.
Sadegh Zibakalam praises the open atmosphere created in Iran after 2013 presidential elections, saying those who seek to criticize President Rouhani’s nuclear policies should tolerantly accept critical views.