JCPOA Trigger Mechanism Activated
TEHRAN (Iran News) – France, Britain, and Germany will reportedly inform the European Union on Tuesday that the trigger mechanism is activating in the Iran nuclear deal following reduction of JCPOA obligations by Tehran, two European diplomats said. According to Reuters, the diplomats said the decision was aimed at what they claimed to be a […]
Replace JCPOA with Trump Deal; UK PM
TEHRAN (Iran News) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday called on US President Donald Trump to replace the 2015 nuclear deal, aka JCPOA, between Tehran and world powers with his own new agreement. “If we’re going to get rid of it, let’s replace it and let’s replace it with the Trump deal,” Johnson […]
E3 reject Trump call to quit Iran nuclear deal
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Germany, France, and Britain, aka E3, said they remain committed to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, rejecting US President Donald Trump’s plea for Europeans to quit the pact. Trump, who quit the landmark nuclear deal signed in Vienna, said on Wednesday that “the time has come” for fellow E3 signatories to […]
Political use of human rights by EU
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday that the European Union is making political and instrumental use of human rights, noting such an approach is intended to isolate sovereign states. Seyed Abbas Mousavi’s remarks came on Tuesday in reaction to a statement declared by, the newly-appointed High Representative of the […]
Implementation of INSTEX in future; Zarif
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday that the possibility exists for the implementation of INSTEX – an EU financial mechanism meant to circumvent US sanctions on Tehran – in the future. “There is the possibility that the INSTEX will be implemented in the future through inking a memorandum of […]
Iran’s priorities to protect independence, self-sufficiency
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei said on Friday that relying on domestic capacities and protecting independence are Iran’s priorities. “In this situation, protecting independence and power of the foreign policy and also relying on domestic economy and capacities are Iran’s important priorities,” Sanaei said in a press conference in Moscow. […]
Root of crisis over JCPOA, US wrong behavior; China says
TEHRAN (Iran News) – China denounced the US withdrawal from Iran’s nuclear deal and its maximum pressure policy against Tehran as a “wrong behavior” that constitutes the root of crisis over JCPOA. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang made the remark in a press conference in the capital, Beijing, Press TV reported on Wednesday. “It […]