Speaking during a trip to Buenos Aires on Monday, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson cast serious doubt on the success of Trump’s new policies against Iran. Criticizing Trump’s hardline approach towards Iran, Johnson highlighted that it is “very, very difficult” to achieve what US wants from Iran. The US approach would be discussed at the meeting of […]

The EU’s foreign policy chief on Monday warned there was “no alternative” to the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed unprecedented sanctions against Tehran following Washington’s withdrawal from the pact. Pompeo, a longtime Iran hawk and fierce opponent of the 2015 agreement, earlier Monday outlined […]

The US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has created a new rounds of speculations about the three European major players’ (the UK, France and Germany) capabilities and abilities to keep the deal alive without the US. Following the US President’s unilateral move to withdraw from the Iran’s Nuclear Deal, lots of […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday that foreigners should respect the Venezuelan people’s votes in the presidential elections. Venezuelan officials declared Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday’s presidential election. Qassemi said, “Holding elections in spite of domestic pressure and foreign threats and sanctions is a great victory for democracy in […]

TEHRAN – After Trump announced U.S. pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA) on May 8, his new secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Monday set out Washington’s plan B which looked more like a declaration of war rather that a new roadmap. Pompeo said the U.S. will apply economic and military pressure against Iran […]

The Syrian army resumed its offensive against Daesh terrorists in south Damascus on Monday after a short ceasefire to allow women, children and old people leave, a report said. State television broadcast footage of the shattered area and said air strikes “were targeting the last terrorist remnants” in the area after reporting earlier that a […]

 France’s former spokesman of Foreign Ministry said in an interview with MNA that “EU has stated its firm intention to continue applying the JCPOA and keeping sanctions on Iran removed.” Marc Finaud, Former Senior Resident Fellow at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) adds “The US is threatening to apply ‘secondary’ sanctions to EU […]

The U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal between Iran and the leading world powers, which has lifted sanctions in exchange for verifiable limits on Iran’s nuclear program, has created a whole host of problems, not just for Iran but for the European Union (EU) member states. It is generally believed that without a […]

Recently, amid international disputes over the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the nuclear deal with Iran, we witnessed the announcement of a sudden resignation of the IAEA’s Head of the Inspection and Supervision Department. “Tero Varjoranta” is a Finnish diplomat, who also served as the former International Atomic Energy Agency Deputy Director General, […]

TEHRAN – China will try to maximize cooperation with Germany to form a united front against the United States’ news moves against Iran when German Chancellor Angela Merkel goes to Beijing this week, observers said. Merkel will visit China for talks on Thursday and Friday at the invitation of Premier Li Keqiang, her 11th trip […]