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Russia says ready to help revive Iran deal in its original form

Mar 05, 2021 18:09

Russia’s FM says a window of opportunity for saving a 2015 multilateral nuclear deal signed between Iran and major world powers remains open, expressing hope that all sides will return to the full implementation of the agreement in its original form.
Zarif flatly rejects JCPOA renegotiation, urges mutual implementation of deal

Mar 05, 2021 08:17

Iran’s foreign minister has once again categorically ruled out any renegotiation of the nuclear deal clinched by Iran and six world powers in 2015, urging all parties to get down to implementing the deal, instead of just posturing.
President Rouhani: US must lift all sanctions, pledges to reciprocate ‘action with action’

Mar 04, 2021 20:15

President Hassan Rouhani said the United States has violated the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and other world powers and it is Washington that should take practical steps to rejoin the deal and lift all sanctions it has re-imposed on Tehran.
Progressives urge Biden to quickly honor election pledge on JCPOA, abandon 'max pressure' against Iran

Mar 04, 2021 06:16

A number of progressive organizations have urged the Biden administration to swiftly join a 2015 Iran nuclear agreement that was abandoned by the Trump administration in favor of the “maximum pressure” policy against Tehran, calling the policy a “dangerous failure”.
IAEA resolution on Iran unconstructive: Official

Mar 04, 2021 05:22

The chief of staff of the Iranian president slammed as unconstructive and unfriendly a resolution that the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors is going to pass on Iran, warning of its negative consequences.
Iran reports 34% surge in output for handwoven carpets

Mar 04, 2021 05:06

Iran has seen its output of various types of handwoven carpets increase by a third year on year in late January, according to figures by a government department responsible for regulation and exports of the famed Persian handicraft.
Iran, South Korea agree on mechanisms for release of assets: Zarif

Mar 04, 2021 04:32

Tehran and Seoul have achieved a consensus about mechanisms to unfreeze the Iranian funds, Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif said.
Any IAEA resolution to impact cooperation with UN nuclear agency: Senior Iranian official

Mar 03, 2021 17:28

A senior Iranian official has warned about the ramifications of a possible resolution by the UN nuclear watchdog’s board against the country, saying the adoption of the draft text will adversely affect Tehran’s cooperation with the agency.
President Rouhani: US admitted past mistakes but took no serious step to lift bans

Mar 03, 2021 12:30

President Hassan Rouhani said the new US administration has admitted that the pressure policy pursued by its predecessor against Iran was wrong, but it has so far failed to take “a serious step” to lift the illegal sanctions Washington has imposed against the Iranian nation.
Iran: Deal with IAEA goodwill gesture in support of diplomacy

Mar 02, 2021 12:16

Iran says the temporary bilateral technical understanding it has reached with the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), shows “goodwill” on the part of the Islamic Republic and gives diplomacy a chance to resolve the nuclear issue.