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EU has legal tools to protect companies from US sanctions 21 May 2018

EU has legal tools to protect companies from US sanctions

 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 […]

U.S. withdrawal from nuclear deal: Unsettling implications 21 May 2018

U.S. withdrawal from nuclear deal: Unsettling implications

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 […]

A case which IAEA doesn’t intend to disclose 21 May 2018

A case which IAEA doesn’t intend to disclose

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, […]

Iran on top agenda during Merkel visit to China 21 May 2018

Iran on top agenda during Merkel visit to China

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 […]

Le Pen slams Macron over JCPOA 20 May 2018

Le Pen slams Macron over JCPOA

Although the President of the French National Front, “Marine Le Pen” has seriously slammed French President Emmanuel Macron for his approach towards the nuclear deal, the criticism has been censored in French media! In other words, only a few French news sources has reflected Le Pen’s words, while others simply ignored them. Criticizing Trump’s decision […]

Brexit: A complicated puzzle in Europe 20 May 2018

Brexit: A complicated puzzle in Europe

TEHRAN – The conflict between the UK and the European Union continues to dominate the United States from Europe. These conflicts have entered a new era in recent days. In sum, many experts and analysts believe that there is no prospect of British withdrawal from the EU and the success of the talks. These days […]

EU to stand firm against US sanctions on trade with Iran 19 May 2018

EU to stand firm against US sanctions on trade with Iran

Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete said Sat. that the European Union will stand firm against Washington’s pressures on the bloc to prevent Europe from doing business with Iran. The EU’s top energy official made the remarks in a joint press conference with the Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi on Saturday in Tehran. […]

Sadr alliance announced winner of Iraq elections 19 May 2018

Sadr alliance announced winner of Iraq elections

The final results of the Iraqi election were announced on Saturday morning showing the Sairoon Coalition, led by Moqtada al-Sadr, won the most seats, followed by Fatih Coalition. Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission announced the final results a week after the polls were closed. According to the final results, the ‘Sairoon’ Coalition, led by Muqtada […]

Russian official expects new round of Geneva talks on Syria in near future 19 May 2018

Russian official expects new round of Geneva talks on Syria in near future

The Russian president’s special envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev expected a new round of the inter-Syrian talks to be held in Geneva in the near future. “All is contingent on the consultations in Geneva with the UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura. We will be working with him, and I expect this to […]

Europe to exempt its firms from US sanctions on Iran 19 May 2018

Europe to exempt its firms from US sanctions on Iran

 Jean-Claude Juncker President of European Commission (EC) said, “we are preparing a legislation in order not to recognize US secondary sanctions imposed against European companies for cooperating with Iran.” For this purpose, European Union will enact a law to ban its companies from US sanctions imposed on Iran, Juncker maintained. Given the above issue, the […]