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Russia, Turkey Want to Salvage Iran Nuclear Deal

reporter 1222 — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:06:37 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russia, Turkey see ‘window of opportunity’ to salvage Iran nuclear deal, urge the US to lift sanctions on Tehran. Russia and Turkey both see a ‘window of opportunity’ to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement and have called on the US to lift crippling sanctions imposed against Tehran.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the Biden administration’s lifting of the sanctions against Iran over its nuclear work, and returning to the 2015 nuclear deal will contribute to regional stability and economic prosperity, news channel Al-Arabiya reported.

“President Erdogan, who stated that he wished the new US administration would abandon unilateral sanctions on Iran and lift restrictions on the prosperity of Iranian people, said the statements on the issue in recent days had led to a new window of opportunity,” an earlier statement from the Turkish presidency said.

Meanwhile, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday the US should take measures to show the seriousness of its intent to return to the Iranian nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

The US unilaterally quit the deal under the Donald Trump administration in May 2018, and the Biden administration said it would return to the deal if Iran started complying with its terms.

But Tehran wants the US to return to the agreement first and lift the sanctions.

“The window of opportunity for rescuing the nuclear deal has not yet been closed. A prerequisite is the full and consistent implementation of the 2015 comprehensive agreements by all countries that developed and concluded them. We are working closely with all JCPOA participants to achieve this goal,” Lavrov was cited by Russian state news agency Interfax as saying.

“However, not everything here depends on us or the European participants in the action plan. The principal point is the position of the Joe Biden administration on the nuclear deal. In our opinion, Washington’s steps would contribute to unblocking the situation around Iran and its nuclear program, which would send a signal to Tehran demonstrating the seriousness of the US intentions to return to the JCPOA,” he added.

The landmark 2015 nuclear agreement was signed by the United States plus other major powers China, Russia, Germany, France, and Britain after long negotiations with Iran. The deal has been on a brink of collapse since Trump’s decision to withdraw from and reimpose sanctions on Tehran.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has estimated that the US sanctions have caused $200 billion in damages to the country.

“If the new US administration wants to make up for the mistakes of the previous administration, we have left the path clear for them,” Al-Arabiya reported, citing Rouhani’s speech on Thursday.

“Some friends said that the US should first compensate the damages it has done to the Iranian nation, which is, of course, more than $200 billion, but we have said that we will leave the claim for damages to the next stage for now, but first, they have to show their goodwill by lifting the sanctions and fulfilling their obligations,” Rouhani said.

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President Rouhani felicitates Qatar on National Day

reporter 1222 — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 13:11:25 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s President sent a message to the Emir of the State of Qatar to express congratulations to him and the people of the country on the National Day of the State of Qatar.

President Hassan Rouhani’s message is as follows:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Your Excellency Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani,

Honourable Emir of the State of Qatar,

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

I would like to offer my sincerest congratulations to Your Excellency and the people of your country on the National Day of the State of Qatar.

The Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Qatar have always had friendly, close relations. I am confident that under the will of the senior officials of the two countries, these close relations will continue to develop to serve the interests of the two nations.

I hope that with regard to the ample potentials and the existing capabilities, we witness further development and deepening of cooperation in all fields of mutual interest.

I wish Your Excellency health and success and the friendly, brotherly people of the State of Qatar prosperity and felicity.

Hassan Rouhani

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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Iranian President Calls on Enhanced Health Protocols

reporter 1222 — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 08:25:37 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on people to observe the coronavirus health protocols more seriously, warning against the outbreak of new epidemics as the cold season is approaching.

Speaking at a Saturday session of the Coronavirus Fight National Headquarters, President Rouhani stressed the need to intensify health precautionary measures against COVID-19 pandemic.

Pointing to reports of cases of a pneumonia-like disease in a number of neighboring countries that is more dangerous than COVID-19, the president said it is necessary to take intensified precautionary measures as the disease may spread to Iran as autumn is coming.

Rouhani also asked the Iranian people not to become bored with the health restrictions and social distancing protocol and to get used to the new lifestyle in the medium and long term.

The new lifestyle under the shadow of coronavirus pandemic may continue even after a vaccine becomes available, the president noted.

The president has repeatedly hailed his administration’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak and the sanctions, saying Iran is struggling against two viruses at the same time.

Rouhani said in July that not only have the enemies failed to achieve the objective of causing economic collapse in Iran, but the administration has supplied all necessary commodities and accelerated domestic production.

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