The European Union is taking steps to protect EU companies investing in Iran from renewed U.S. sanctions on Tehran after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal. According to an article published by New Europe weekly on Monday, the European Commission said it has adopted an update of the Blocking Statute […]

TEHRAN – The U.S.-EU conflict over the United States announced tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada, Mexico and the EU has entered a new phase. The tariffs, which took effect from Friday, will end a two-month exemption for the U.S. allies. Accordingly, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission said: “This is a […]

Former Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel has said that the European Union, Russia and China should stand against the U.S. unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal and defend international legal norms by challenging the decision in the UN and World Trade Organization (WTO). “Europe, Russia, China, international traders should stand up and challenge the American […]

TEHRAN – The European Commission is committed to continuing the sectorial cooperation between the EU and Iran, be it on environment, climate action or on energy, the EC said in a statement. The withdrawal of the United States in May from the nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), might have significant impact on the […]

The US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has created a new rounds of speculations about the three European major players’ (the UK, France and Germany) capabilities and abilities to keep the deal alive without the US. Following the US President’s unilateral move to withdraw from the Iran’s Nuclear Deal, lots of […]

TEHRAN- European Union Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete said that the EU adheres to its commitments under Iran’s nuclear deal. He made the remarks during a joint press conference with Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian in Tehran on Saturday, the news portal of Iranian Energy Ministry (known as PAVEN) reported. The EU commissioner said: “In […]

The European Union’s energy commissioner said he has submitted the EU proposal for direct transfers of money to Iran’s central bank, adding that the two sides are discussing the plan in details. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Iran’s energy minister in Tehran on Saturday, Miguel Arias Canete highlighted the EU’s efforts to boost […]

Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says European countries are seeking an alternative banking channel for business transactions with Iran. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Iran’s AEOI deputy for International, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Behrouz Kamalvandi said European countries are seeking to find an alternative way for doing business with Iran that would […]

A visiting delegation from the European Union met on Wed. with Mr. Salehi, the Director of Iran’s Nuclear Safety Center, to discuss the progress of Iran-EU joint project on nuclear safety. The first joint project aimed at strengthening bilateral nuclear safety cooperation between Iran and EU was discussed on Wed. in Tehran by the EU […]

 FM Spokesman Ghasemi said Mon. the recent talks between Iran and E4 in Rome aimed at reaching a political solution to Yemeni crisis and that the two sides have made no new agreement on curbing Iran’s regional influence. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi made the remarks in his weekly press conference on Monday in […]