Iran is considering “various scenarios” in response to US President Donald Trump’s “probable withdrawal” from the international nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers. Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi made the remarks on Wednesday following a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in London. Iran has “prepared […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May has reaffirmed London’s commitment to the Iran nuclear agreement and called on Washington to remain committed to the landmark deal alongside other European signatories. The British premier made the plea in a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. “The (prime minister) reaffirmed the UK’s strong commitment to […]

Iran’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi heading a delegation has arrived in Rome for a six-day visit to hold talks with Italian officials and attend Edoardo Amaldi conf. on nuclear safety. Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi, is scheduled to attend the 20th Edoardo Amaldi Conference co-organized by the […]

TEHRAN  – A prankster, who has previously targeted US President Donald Trump and former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, interrupted British Prime Minister Theresa May’s keynote speech at her annual conference on Wednesday. British comedian Simon Brodkin, who uses the stage name Lee Nelson, handed a P45 letter, a document given to employees when they leave […]

TEHRAN – The European Parliament has voted to say that Brexit talks should not move on to the next stage as there has been no “sufficient progress.” MEPs on Tuesday morning backed a motion by 557 votes to 92 that said negotiations should not be allowed to progress to the future relationship between the UK […]

British Finance Minister Philip Hammond has said Prime Minister Theresa May and her all senior ministers are frustrated by the slow pace of Brexit negotiations with the European Union. Hammond made the remarks at the Conservative Party’s conference in Manchester, northern England, on Monday, claiming May’s team is loyal to her and there are no […]

TEHRAN – At a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow was ready to take reciprocal measures if London changes its policy toward Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. During their meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the sides “discussed […]

TEHRAN  – Iranian foreign minister discussed issues of mutual interest with the Britain’s foreign secretary and Swiss foreign minister on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. During their meeting on Monday evening, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson stressed the necessity to improve bilateral […]

WASHINGTON  – The U.S. has extended sanctions relief to Iran under the countries’ nuclear deal, but repeated accusations that Tehran is violating the spirit of the agreement. President Donald Trump, who has threatened to tear up the 2015 accord, said Iran had “violated so many different elements” of the deal, under which the U.S. agreed […]

TEHRAN – The British Foreign Office says that UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will meet with his American counterpart in London on Thursday to discuss policy issues ranging from the consequences of Hurricane Irma to Libya and North Korea. UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will meet with US State Secretary Rex Tillerson in London on […]