Increase in uranium stockpile due to US ban on exports
Chairman of Parliament’s national security commission said the increase in Iran’s uranium stockpile and heavy water is due to US’ ban on their exports, stressing that Iran’s measures do no run counter to the nuclear deal.
Iran calls US request for IAEA watchdog meeting ‘a sad irony’
Permanent Mission of Iran to Vienna described US request for holding an IAEA watchdog meeting on Iran nuclear program is ‘a sad irony’ and shows Washington’s isolation.
Iran pins no hope on ‘insufficient’ INSTEX: FM spox
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi described the EU-established financial mechanism, INSTEX, as insufficient, adding that nobody in the Iranian government has any hope for it.
Monthly inflation rate down, economic growth to improve next year
"The government managed to curb the inflation rate in the past months and according to predictions economic growth will improve in the next Iranian calendar year," Head of Plan and Budget Organization Mohammad-Bagher Nobakht said on Wednesday.
Europe not determined to comply with its JCPOA commitments: MP
An Iranian lawmaker says Europeans are not determined to stand committed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Security com. chair warns of INSTEX plans to put all revenues in one place
Chairman of Parliament’s national security commission said Iran will not agree to EU’s trade mechanism if it is aimed at putting all of Iran’s oil revenues into one place which could be taken advantage of by US.
Iran to restore Arak reactor to original design from July 7
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran will restore Arak reactor to its original design from July 7 if European partners to the deal fail to comply with their commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal.
Hajj is a political, religious obligation
Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei described Hajj pilgrimage as a manifestation of political obligation and religious submission to God.
Saudi Arabia refuses to give back Iranian oil tanker after two months
Saudi authorities refuse to allow an Iranian oil tanker, which broke down off the coast of Jeddah early in May, to leave the port despite the fact that Iran has paid for the cost of the repairs.
Iran to comply with JCPOA in European fashion: Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran will stay committed to the 2015 Nuclear Deal as long as European signatories to the agreement fulfill their commitments.