Iranian FM Zarif and his deputy Araghchi attended a closed session of Parliament Tue. morning to brief the lawmakers on issues related to Iran’s status in the Financial Action Task Force, as well as the country’s ongoing talks with EU on the JCPOA. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his deputy for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi attended a closed […]

Spokesman for the Iranian Parliament’s Presiding Board Behrouz Nemati announced Sat. the holding of a closed session in the Parliament to be attended by senior officials to review the latest talks on Iran’s accession to Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT). Nemati reiterated that the closed session will be held on Sunday, with Foreign Minister […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said he could not give any guarantee that approving the FATF-related bills would solve Iran’s problems, but rejecting the bills would allow US to take more measures against the country. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remarks at today’s open session of Parliament dedicated to reviewing Iran’s accession to the […]

 In an interview with Al Jazeera published on Friday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, “We’re not actually eager to meet with [U.S. President Donald Trump] because the United States is not a reliable negotiating partner.” Asked about the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Zarif said, “The nuclear deal is […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif told The New Yorker that any prospect for talks with US hinges on a relationship based on some “foundations”, saying that Iran is waiting for some sense of “realism”. Speaking to The New Yorker on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif compared diplomacy with the United States to the 2004 […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met separately with his counterparts from various countries in New York on Friday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly conference. He met with foreign ministers of Syria, the Netherlands, Austria, Algeria, Germany, Paraguay, Slovenia, Norway, Venezuela, Oman, India, Sweden, South Korea and Qatar. In his meeting with […]

 Behrouz Nemati, spokesman for the parliament presiding board, announced on Saturday that Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi were scheduled to discuss the Countering Financing of Terrorism (CFT) convention late on Saturday. After the meeting, Larijani will decide upon discussing the issue at the parliament, he added. […]

On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hit back at a U.S. offer of negotiations, saying the United States had violated the terms of the 2015 nuclear accord. In May, President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of that nuclear accord – which put limits on Iran’s nuclear work in return for termination of […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said that his meetings with US former Secretary of State John Kerry has been public, pre-scheduled and announced. “The visit to New York is a very good opportunity for the country’s diplomacy and is at the highest level of presidency,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Tuesday, touching upon […]

 Former Deputy Director of the CIA John McLaughlin has said that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo should thank John Kerry, former secretary of state, for maintaining back channel to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. “Former Deputy Director of the CIA John McLaughlin tells @MSNBC: @SecPompeo should “thank” @JohnKerry for maintaining his back channel […]