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British-Flagged Oil Tanker Stena Impero Leaves Iranian Waters 24 Sep 2019

British-Flagged Oil Tanker Stena Impero Leaves Iranian Waters

A British-flagged oil tanker that had been held off the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas for violating international maritime regulations when crossing the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf has left Iran’s waters, an oil ship tracker website reported on Tuesday.

Chomsky Calls US Secondary Sanctions against Iran ‘Act of War’ 24 Sep 2019

Chomsky Calls US Secondary Sanctions against Iran ‘Act of War’

Noam Chomsky, a leading American intellectual and political analyst, described US secondary sanctions against Tehran as an “act of war” under international law.

US President Upset Balance of JCPOA, Says Iran’s Larijani 24 Sep 2019

US President Upset Balance of JCPOA, Says Iran’s Larijani

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani deplored US President Donald Trump’s moves against the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and said he has upset the balance of the international accord.

Iran Not to Give In to US Pressure 24 Sep 2019

Iran Not to Give In to US Pressure

Chairman of Iran’s Assembly of Experts said the main objective behind the US push for direct negotiations with Iran is to force the Islamic Republic to surrender to the policy of maximum pressure.

Iran’s Zarif, EU’s Mogherini Meet in New York 24 Sep 2019

Iran’s Zarif, EU’s Mogherini Meet in New York

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini held talks in New York on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly.

Iranian Diplomat, UN Syria Envoy Meet in Lebanon 24 Sep 2019

Iranian Diplomat, UN Syria Envoy Meet in Lebanon

The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen held a meeting with Senior Assistant to Iran’s Foreign Minister in Special Political Affairs Ali-Asghar Khaji in Beirut.

Rouhani, Macron Discuss JCPOA, Iran’s New Regional Peace Plan 24 Sep 2019

Rouhani, Macron Discuss JCPOA, Iran’s New Regional Peace Plan

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss the latest efforts to save the 2015 nuclear deal as well as a new Iranian-initiated plan for regional peace, known as the “Hormuz Peace Initiative”.

Iran’s FM Slams E3 for ‘Parroting Absurd US Claims’ 24 Sep 2019

Iran’s FM Slams E3 for ‘Parroting Absurd US Claims’

Iran’s foreign minister criticized the E3 – France, Germany, and the UK – for failing to fulfill their obligations under the JCPOA due to US pressures, stressing that no new deal will be negotiated until the current one is fully honored.

US Fears Iran’s Influence on Public Opinion during UNGA: Rouhani 23 Sep 2019

US Fears Iran’s Influence on Public Opinion during UNGA: Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the US’ unwillingness to host the Iranian delegation during the upcoming UN General Assembly and said the officials in Washington fear that the Islamic Republic’s logic would affect the US public opinion.

Iran Rejects European Parliament’s ‘Biased’ Human Rights Resolution 23 Sep 2019

Iran Rejects European Parliament’s ‘Biased’ Human Rights Resolution

Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed allegations of human rights violation raised in a recent “biased, one-sided and unrealistic” resolution the European Parliament has adopted against the Islamic Republic.