TEHRAN – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has once again confirmed that Iran is fulfilling its commitments under the nuclear deal, aka the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). In an annual review on “IAEA Highlights and Achievements in 2017 – A Year in Review” published on Friday on the IAEA website, the UN […]

TEHRAN – Behrooz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), has said that it is not possible to keep implementing the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), without the removal of sanctions. “The important point is that the spirit of the JCPOA has been definitely violated, […]

Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “I believe that Director General Amano is simply underscoring that he has a mandate to provide some verification and assurances requiring Section T, but does not have clarity as to exactly what he can […]

 Iran’s Ambassador to the IAEA Reza Najafi reciprocal and full implementation of the measures by all parties, including by E3/EU+3 is the crucial basis of the JCPOA and is the indispensable element of the agreement for its sustainability. “The implementation of the commitments of other sides to the JCPOA, in particular the United States is […]

Yukiya Amano, chief of the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency, said on Tuesday that commitments undertaken by Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal are being implemented and the IAEA has so far had access to all locations it has needed to visit in the country. “The sun does not set on IAEA safeguards,” the […]

TEHRAN– Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi said the UN nuclear agency’s ninth report, once again, refuted Washington’s claims against Tehran and reaffirmed Iran’s commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). “The agency’s new report, which is the ninth since the day of implementing the JCPOA and the […]

TEHRAN – UN envoy Gholamali Khoshroo said Iran has been fully complied with and will remain committed to JCPOA, as long as all other members are fully committed to their obligations. The Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, Gholamali Khoshroo, made a statement issued on Friday to the United […]

During a visit to the United States, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano says Iran has been complying with the 2015 nuclear agreement, and that the nuclear-related commitments undertaken by Tehran under the deal are being implemented. Amano met with US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley in New York on Thursday, where […]

The EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, says the nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers has nothing to do with the Islamic Republic’s national missile program, emphasizing the importance of keeping the multilateral pact “as it is.” Speaking to reporters ahead of a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, Mogherini said Iran’s missile […]

Yukiya Amano, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has countered U.S. President Donald Trump’s objections to the 2015 nuclear deal. “We have had access to all the locations that we needed to visit,” he told Financial Times in an interview published on Tuesday. He said its inspectors had been able to visit […]