Tehran says it could increase uranium enrichment if the European Union continues to act passively in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said so in an interview with the German news magazine Der Spiegel published on Saturday. “The Europeans and the other signatories must act […]

 Wendy Sherman, the former senior U.S. nuclear negotiator with Iran, said on Saturday she had met Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif alone, stressing such meetings are not aimed to undermine U.S. policy. “Sec. Pompeo tried to distract from Manafort and gain points with president by attacking me today. Facts were wrong, message was wrong. […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif told Der Spiegel that it would be possible to think about holding talks with US only if the Western country returned to the Iran nuclear deal from which it withdrew back in May. Speaking to the German weekly news magazine on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister stressed that there is “no basis for […]

 On the anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attack, the Iranian minister of foreign affairs has lashed out at US hypocritical approach towards Iran and Saudi Arabia. “17 years after 9/11, Iran – as the first Muslim nation that condemned the tragedy, mourned victims and took real action against Al-Qaeda and its offshoots including ISIS and al-Nusrah […]

The Iranian foreign minister has posted a tweet condemning Donald Trump administration’s attempt to divert the attention of UN Security Council from Palestine to Iran. Referring to US abuses of the provisional presidency of the United Nations Security Council, the Foreign Minister of Iran Zarif has condemned US Trump administration to divert the attention of […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammd Javad Zarif said Tue. that he recently visited Turkey and Syria’s capitals to secure the removal of terrorists from Idlib province with least human cost. “With regard to the very sensitive situation of Idlib, we are trying to make sure that the removal of terrorists from the region is carried out […]

In a meeting between Iranian foreign minister and Syrian president, the two sides emphasized Iran’s role in Syria’s reconstruction. Heading a diplomatic delegation, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Syrian capital city of Damascus on Monday morning and held a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the afternoon. In the meeting, the […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamamd Javad Zarif is attending a Parliament’s open session today to answer lawmakers’ questions on nuclear deal talks, among other issues. The Iranian top diplomat will be questioned by representatives of Tehran, Mashhad and Urmia on issues related to the status of nuclear deal negotiations with the EU, dual-nationals, foreign diplomacy to […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian conferred on the latest developments of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Zarif and Le Drian discussed the latest status of JCPOA and European countries’ efforts to preserve the pact after the US withdrew from the international agreement unilaterally. The two […]

 It is necessary that Europeans do something in practice in addition to announcing their political commitment to [ensure Iran’s economic interests], said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday in Tehran. Touching upon the visit of British Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt, who is currently in Tehran, […]