Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian Foreign Minister, says he does not believe Russia-Iran oil-for-goods deal is a part of Iran-Russia cooperation package. “It’s a much bigger package and it includes a lot of other variables, including possibilities for energy cooperation between Iran and Russia.” Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian Foreign Minister, says Iran and Europe […]

 Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has censured the US arms trade as destabilizing the world and a waste of money. In a tweet on Thursday, Foreign Minister Zarif said “US destabilizes the world with arms exports,” adding that the arms sales is “draining [the] budgets that could be used for a brighter future.” Zarif further […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate meetings with the outgoing ambassadors of France, Belgium and the Netherlands in Tehran.  During the Wednesday meetings, the Iranian top diplomat referred to the long-time and historical relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Europe and warned about the enemies’ plots to sever relations between the two sides through false pretexts. He also underlined the dire need for Europe to avoid sheltering […]

After US President Trump pulled US out of nuclear agreement in May 8, 2018, Iran agreed to remain in the deal without US and now US new sanctions are objected by Iran as illegal. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif posted a message on his Twitter account saying that Iran has lodged a complaint with […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has censured the “toxic unilateralism” of the Trump’s administration as the 2015 Iran nuclear deal enters its third year without US as a signatory. “On 3rd anniversary of JCPOA, it remains a triumph of multilateral diplomacy despite US actions,” wrote FM Zarif in a tweet on Saturday. “While we […]

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that his ministry spares no efforts in following up on the cases of Iranian expatriates who are held “illegally” and “unjustly” outside the country at Washington’s request. Zarif made the remarks in separate meetings with families of Iranian expatriates who have been detained in different […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu held talks by phone on bilateral, regional and international issues. During the telephone conversation on Tuesday, Iranian top diplomat Zarif congratulated Çavuşoğlu on his re-election as Turkey’s foreign minister, wishing his Turkish counterpart further success. The two sides then noted the good and […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed as baseless recent claims that the Obama administration granted citizenship to 2,500 Iranians during the negotiations that led to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). In comments released on Saturday, Zarif rejected media reports that the US gave green cards to […]

 Following the Fri. Joint Commission’s meeting in Vienna, Foreign Minister Zarif said Iran is now certain that the rest of the world will not follow US in exerting pressure against the Islamic Republic and has, in fact, taken a stand against Washington’s policies. Speaking to reporters on Friday following the Joint Commission meeting in Vienna, Iranian […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif and met at a working breakfast at Palais Coburg Hotel of Vienna before the ministerial meeting of Friday with FMs of P4+1. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with Federica Maria Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on Friday in the morning. […]