Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova slammed the US for trying to destabilize Iran by leaving the 2015 nuclear deal and imposing sanctions on the country, saying it is Washington, not Tehran, that undermines regional security. Moscow considers recent statements by the US ambassador to London on the Iran nuclear deal “mistaken and inappropriate,” Zakharova […]

Russia has said it will do “everything necessary” to save the 2015 nuclear deal and protect its shared economic interests with Tehran, according to CNBC. The Russian Foreign Ministry website published a statement on Tuesday stating that Moscow is “deeply disappointed by U.S. steps to reimpose its national sanctions against Iran.” It added, “We will […]

 Iranian Minister of Defense Brigadier General Amir Hatami says that the current situation of Iran in the wake of US pullout from the nuclear deal can have benefits for the nation. “The Iranian nation will transform the current situation of today into a stepping stone,” said Brigadier General Amir Hatami, Iranian Minister of Defense and […]

TEHRAN – Saving and implementing the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is the main obligation of signatories, a former senior Chinese army officer has said, IRNA reported. “All parties should try to save the deal from collapse, and it requires all signatories to defend it firmly and implement it,” said Yao Yunzhu, a retired major-general of […]

The joint commission of the JCPOA had recently held a meeting at ministerial level with the presence of Iran and the five remaining members of the nuclear deal.  In its latest statement on the recent meeting, the European Union has affirmed its commitment regarding the following objectives in good faith and in a constructive atmosphere: […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that it is the U.S. “strategic objective” to make Iran leave the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. “However, it does not mean that we will not exit the JCPOA under any circumstances, but we are aware of the […]

TEHRAN – The paradoxical Macron game against a nuclear deal with Iran has reduced the credibility of Paris and its role in the international system. Today, few speak of France as an independent player in the world, since after the end of the presidency, Jacques Chirac, all three current French presidents have become one of […]

The U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal between Iran and the leading world powers, which has lifted sanctions in exchange for verifiable limits on Iran’s nuclear program, has created a whole host of problems, not just for Iran but for the European Union (EU) member states. It is generally believed that without a […]

Near two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump declared his decision on withdrawing from Iran’s nuclear deal, known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), oil traders around the world are still following a “wait and see” strategy toward the consequences of Trump’s decision for Iran’s oil exports and market in general. Overall, there seems […]

Iran’s atomic energy agency head says that if Europeans guarantee Iran’s interests in the nuclear deal, it will not resume uranium activities, though it has the capability to enrich uranium to a higher level. Speaking in Tehran after attending a meeting of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Ali Akbar Salehi, the head […]