EU urges intl. community to stick to nuclear deal
Federica Mogherini, the European Union foreign policy chief, on Tuesday called on the international community to stick to the 2015 nuclear deal after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of the deal. Here’s a round-up of statements from around the world: Federica Mogherini, the European Union foreign policy chief, on Tuesday called on the international […]
Berlin wants U.S. stay in nuclear deal: Iranian envoy
TEHRAN – The Iranian ambassador to Germany has said that Berlin prefers that the United States stay in the nuclear deal. Elaborating on the official position of Berlin on the 2015 nuclear agreement, Ali Majedi told Shargh daily in an interview published on Sunday that in his many meetings with German officials in recent weeks, […]
Iraqi VP: U.S. exit from nuclear deal would threaten intl. peace
TEHRAN – Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki has said that a U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal would pose threat against the international peace and security. In an interview with IRNA published on Sunday, al-Maliki said implementation of the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA, is beneficial to the […]
Nuclear deal should remain inviolable: Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, said on Saturday that the 2015 nuclear deal should remain inviolable as the basis for further contacts on the Iranian nuclear program. “What is the main thing is the inviolability of this deal; otherwise, there will be no platform for continuing contacts and for continuing the dialogue,” TASS quoted Peskov […]
It’s impossible to make changes to nuclear deal: diplomat
TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to France Abolghassem Delfi has said that it is impossible to make changes to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. “It is not possible to add anything to the JCPOA or remove anything from it. The agreement should be preserved,” Mehr news agency quoted him […]
No possibility to make change to nuclear deal: Russia
Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said on Thursday that there is no possibility to make changes to the 2015 nuclear deal. “We are seriously concerned by all of this – I am referring to comments made by the presidents of the United States and France about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of […]
EU interested in keeping JCPOA alive
TEHRAN– Deputy Director General for European affairs of German Foreign federal Office ambassador Peter Ptassek said Germany is very much interested in keeping Nuclear Deal with Iran alive. Receiving a group of international think tankers, researchers and journalist participating in “the Future of the EU” event in German Federal Foreign Office, deputy director general for […]
Iran to quit nuclear deal if US exit; MP rejects Haley’s claim
Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that Haley is wrong in her speculation that Iran will stay in nuclear deal if US leave the agreement. “The main objective of the JCPOA was to remove sanctions and as a result if we are supposed to return to sanctions era, with new […]
SIPRI: Nuclear deal a triumph for intl. diplomacy
TEHRAN – Jan Eliasson, chair of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) governing board, has said that the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, was a triumph for international diplomacy. “[Reaching the deal] was good news for multilateral diplomacy. I would say it was a triumph for multilateral diplomacy […]
Qassemi: No bright future for nuclear deal on the horizon
TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi says he does not predict a bright future for the Iran nuclear deal in the upcoming Iranian New Year. Due to the unwise measures and destructive approach taken by the Trump administration regarding the nuclear deal, a difficult year can be expected in this regard with no bright […]