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Joint commission to solely focus on JCPOA: Ghasemi 21 May 2018

Joint commission to solely focus on JCPOA: Ghasemi

Spokesman of Iranian Foreign Ministry Bahram Ghasemi stated on Sunday that there would be no issue other than the JCPOA discussed by the signatory states of the JCPOA without US in the next meeting of the joint commission. “In the first meeting of the joint commission of the JCPOA without US which would be held […]

US unable to bring Iranian nation to knees 21 May 2018

US unable to bring Iranian nation to knees

President Rouhani met with government family in an Iftar ceremony and said “one of the most important effects of the holy month of Ramadan is intimacy and being together.” Mentioning that since last year the government has been facing with many ups and downs and problems, President Rouhani appreciated the members of the government and […]

Leader donates 400 million tomans to free prisoners 21 May 2018

Leader donates 400 million tomans to free prisoners

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has donated 400 million tomans to help release prisoners of unintentional crimes who are under the patronage of the Diya Organization (Blood Money Organization). In addition to spiritual support for the organization, the Leader has donated more than 1,800 tomans to release prisoners since the […]

‘Iran should take the initiative in promoting regional peace’ 21 May 2018

‘Iran should take the initiative in promoting regional peace’

TEHRAN – A former Iranian diplomat believes that in the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear accord, Iran should take the initiative to help resolve regional crises. In an interview with the Iran newspaper published on Sunday, Seyed Hossein Mousavian, who is currently a researcher at Princeton University, said Iran is an influential […]

JCPOA joint commission to convene on Friday to assess U.S. nuclear deal exit 21 May 2018

JCPOA joint commission to convene on Friday to assess U.S. nuclear deal exit

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday that a meeting of the joint commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will take place in Vienna on Friday to discuss the U.S. exit from the multilateral nuclear agreement. The commission will be convened upon Iran’s request, Araqchi said on the […]

European Union adheres to its Iran deal-related commitments: EU commissioner 21 May 2018

European Union adheres to its Iran deal-related commitments: EU commissioner

TEHRAN- European Union Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete said that the EU adheres to its commitments under Iran’s nuclear deal. He made the remarks during a joint press conference with Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian in Tehran on Saturday, the news portal of Iranian Energy Ministry (known as PAVEN) reported. The EU commissioner said: “In […]

Velayati skeptical of Europeans’ support for JCPOA 20 May 2018

Velayati skeptical of Europeans’ support for JCPOA

A senior adviser to Iran’s Leader is highly skeptical about Europe’s support for the nuclear deal with Iran, saying he does not trust their current manner of dealing with it. “Some members of the European Union say they are committed [to the deal]. Some also say that they are developing economic relations [with Iran]. Meanwhile, some […]

MFA, security council divided on FATF 20 May 2018

MFA, security council divided on FATF

Iranian Foreign Ministry spoke in favor of Iran’s accession to the International Convention for the Suppression of Financing of Terrorism, while National Security Council was against the idea, an MP told Mehr News on Sunday. The bill of “Accession of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the International Convention for the Suppression […]

No Dual Citizen in Iran Administration: Intelligence Minister 20 May 2018

No Dual Citizen in Iran Administration: Intelligence Minister

There is no dual citizen on the staff of the Iranian administration, a lawmaker quoted the intelligence minister as saying, as a group of parliamentarians have prepared an extensive report on the Iranian officials that hold dual citizenship. rapporteur of a parliamentary commission said Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alawi has maintained that the administration does not include […]

Increasing cooperation with region must be Turkey’s top priority 20 May 2018

Increasing cooperation with region must be Turkey’s top priority

Temel Karamollaoglu, the candidate of Felicity Party (SP) in upcoming Turkey’s presidential elections has said that cooperation with regional countries must be a high priority for Turkey. Temel Karamollaoglu from the Islamist Felicity Party (SP) who is one of the six presidential candidates in the June 24 presidential elections in Turkey told the correspondent of […]