TEHRAN  – An Iranian vice president voiced the country’s readiness to deal with all scenarios regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying a decision on reaction to the possible US withdrawal from the nuclear deal would be made at the highest level. Asked by reporters about Iran’s response to the US administration’s possible […]

TEHRAN – The parliament speakers of Iran and Ireland discussed various political and economic issues in a meeting in Tehran, with the Iranian side highlighting the common view that the two countries share about the need to safeguard the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).  Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and Denis O’Donovan, the Cathaoirleach […]

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran would not rush to scrap a 2015 multilateral nuclear deal if Washington chose to unilaterally walk away from the agreement. What action Iran would take under that scenario, Zarif told The Global POLITICO, would depend on what transpires next. The extensive interview, which was conducted during Zarif’s stay in […]

Iran’s nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), opened gateways for European countries to boost their trade ties with Iran finding a share in its untouched lucrative market. Being implemented in mid-January 2016, JCPOA made European countries race to front of queue to enter various economic sectors in Iran. Among them […]

TEHRAN – US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford said Iran is complying with its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. “The briefings I have received indicate that Iran is adhering to its JCPOA obligations,” Dunford wrote in answers to questions in advance of his hearing […]

A senior American political analyst said US President Donald Trump used the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers as a tool during his campaign to win the election, noting that he is now making the appearances of planning to walk out of the agreement. “…, what we have to remember is that during […]

The ambassadors from Britain, France, Germany and the European Union to the United States have expressed their countries’ strong support for a landmark international nuclear agreement Iran clinched with the P5+1 group of countries more than two years ago. “We agree that the demise of this agreement would be a major loss,” David O’Sullivan, the […]

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel issued a statement after the EU3+3 Foreign Ministers meeting with Iran in New York. Emphaszing the necessity of sustaining the Nuclear Deal (JCPOA) with Iran, the statement reads, “It is in our utmost interest not to jeopardize the nuclear agreement with Iran and certainly not to end it now or […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reaffirmed Russia’s commitment to maintaining the sustainability of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program. The meeting of the Six (Russia, the UK, China, the US, France and Germany) and Iran was held on Wednesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. “Lavrov confirmed […]

TEHRAN – EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini dismissed Washington’s view that the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers should be renegotiated, saying that the agreement is “delivering”. “There is no need to renegotiate parts of the agreement because the agreement is concerning a nuclear program and as such is delivering,” Mogherini told […]