European Union foreign ministers were seeking to protect the bloc’s strategic and economic interests in Iran in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from the international nuclear deal, AP reported. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday that “nobody believes it is going to be an easy exercise but we are determined to […]

The EU’s foreign policy chief on Monday warned there was “no alternative” to the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed unprecedented sanctions against Tehran following Washington’s withdrawal from the pact. Pompeo, a longtime Iran hawk and fierce opponent of the 2015 agreement, earlier Monday outlined […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini discussed the need for continued implementation of the Iran nuclear deal in a phone talk on Friday. According to the official website of Iran’s Foreign Ministry, the two diplomats conferred on plans and arrangements for a Tuesday meeting in Brussels between Zarif, […]

Europe will stand by the international nuclear accord with Iran, EU Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini said in a live press statement in Rome on Tuesday in response to American President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US is withdrawing from the deal. “The EU is determined to preserve it,” she said. “We expect the rest […]

TEHRAN – The European Union foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said on Wednesday that the nuclear deal, officially called the JCPOA, is working. “The deal we have in place now, the only existing deal for the moment is working,” Mogherini told reporters, according to AP. She added, “The deal is working. President Macron stressed that […]

At the meeting with EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, the bloc’s foreign affairs chief expressed concern that the Turkish operation in Afrin may undermine the peace talks on Syria in Geneva and lead to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation on the ground. Ankara has been conducting Olive Branch Operation in Afrin since […]

TEHRAN – European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini met on Monday with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir to discuss various issues, including the Iran nuclear deal, also known as the JCPOA. According to European Union’s website, “they discussed, among other issues, the Middle East peace process, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, the JCPOA, […]

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 […]

European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini rejected the idea of reopening negotiations on the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, stressed once again that the agreement “is working”. “If the IAEA certifies nine times that the nuclear commitments under the nuclear agreements are met, the deal is working. Full stop,” Mogherini […]

The European Union (EU) says Saad Hariri, who shockingly resigned as the Lebanese prime minister in Saudi Arabia more than a week ago, should return to his country, and warns against foreign meddling in Lebanon’s affairs. “We appeal first of all to the political forces to focus on Lebanon and what they can deliver to […]