Commenting on various issues such as the JCPOA, bilateral ties, Tehran protests and Nazanin Zaghari, Nicholas Hopton, British ambassador to Tehran says despite all challenges Tehran-London relationship is heading in the right direction. Iran–UK relations have had lots of ups and downs over the history particularly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran. Terrorist attack […]

After meeting with his British, French, German counterpart at a desk shared with EU foreign policy Chief Federica Mogherini, FM Zarif tweeted that Iran will comply with JCPOA provided that US stay in agreement. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, posted a message on his Twitter account hailing the strong consensus share at Brussels meeting […]

EU’s top diplomat Federica Mogherini along with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, reaffirmed their support for the JCPOA. “The European Union has always held a clear stance in regards to the JCPOA (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed by Iran and 5+1 […]

Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has said he raised the case of imprisoned Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe during a recent visit to Tehran. Speaking to the Press Association after returning from the visit, Mr Straw said the meetings he had in the Iranian capital were “very cordial”. He added, “We made strong representations about the need for […]

Russia, Turkey and Syria have rejected foreign interference in the events unfolding in Iran, expressing hope that there will be no more violence and deaths in the country. In a statement on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, “This is Iran’s internal affair,” adding that “external interference destabilizing the situation is inadmissible.” “We express the hope that the […]

TEHRAN – Gholam Hossein Esmaili, head of Tehran province’s Justice Department, on Friday dismissed reports on releasing Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman, in a swap deal. “Besides serving her current sentence, she has also another ongoing case against her in court… We do not know if she would be found guilty or not,” Reuters quoted […]

 Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has stressed that the UK will remain committed to supporting Saudi Arabia as the Arab country continues with its war campaign in Yemen. In a press release on Tuesday, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said he was “horrified” by the attempted missile strike on Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh. “The United […]

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson told the British parliament on Monday that his meetings in Tehran were “worthwhile”. According to Reuters, he said that he urged Iran to release detained dual nationals. “I urged their release, on humanitarian grounds, where there is cause to do so,” he said. “These are complex cases involving individuals considered […]

TEHRAN – Spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Hossein Naqavi Hosseini said British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has asked the Islamic Republic to free two spies. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Naqavi Hosseini pointed to Johnson’s recent visit to Iran and said, “One of the problems that we face […]

Iran’s FM Spokesman Ghasemi said Mon. that the Foreign Ministry will follow up for humanitarian reasons on the case of Nazanin Zaghari who is in detention on charges of espionage against Iran. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi discussed the case of Nazanin Zaghari during his weekly press conference on Monday, which was once again […]