Daily Sabah Middle East- Moving the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel to Jerusalem would imperil U.S. troops throughout the Middle East and hinder the peace process, the State Department said Wednesday. "Moving the embassy to Jerusalem is not a good idea," spokesman John Kirby told reporters. "It's not constructive to the overall peace process." "It ...

Press TV- US Secretary of State John Kerry has denied American involvement in the assassination of Russias envoy to Turkey, voicing concern about Ankaras rhetoric against Washington. On Tuesday, Turkey blamed US-based opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen for Mondays assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey and tried to place blame on the ...

Tasnim US State Department Spokesperson John Kirby said Iran is taking the appropriate actions to implement its last years nuclear agreement with world powers in the right way, stressing that Tehran has not exceeded the limits set in the accord on its low-enriched uranium stockpile. So we take all of their commitments to the JCPOA seriously,...

Sputnik- The United States would "love" to see positive outcomes of trilateral talks between Russia,Iran and Turkey on the Syrian crisis, the State Department announced Tuesday. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) The United States would welcome positive outcomes ofRussia-Iran-Turkey effort toresolve the Syrian crisis, US Department ofState spokesperson John Kirby ...

Tasnim US State Department Spokesman John Kirby confirmed that the US Treasury Department has issued a license giving Airbus the green light to sell commercial planes to Tehran. The license is part of US obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Actions (JCPOA) between Tehran and world powers, Kirby told reporters on Monday. "Obviously,...

IRNA US State Department spokesman John Kirby said that Irans decision to send its excess heavy water to Oman is no violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). He made the remarks while talking to reporters during his weekly press briefing on Monday, the website of the US Deparment of State said. A reporter present in the briefing ...

Tehran, Oct 7, IRNA Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Friday that diplomacy and dialogue are the only solutions to the Syrian crisis. He made the remarks in reaction to the remarks by his US counterpart John Kirby who had made a statement on the possibility of non-diplomatic options for solving the Syrian crisis. Six years of war,...

A U.S. State Department video of a press briefing about secret U.S.-Iran nuclear talks was deliberately edited but there is no evidence to suggest the cut was intended to hide information, a U.S. spokesman said on Thursday after further details were released of an investigation into the incident. "We are confident the video of that press briefing ...

(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it released $400 million in cash to Iran under a tribunal settlement only once it was assured that American prisoners had been freed and had boarded a plane. "The payment of the $400 million was not done until after the prisoners were released," State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters....

The US government did not transfer $400 million to Iran in exchange for the release of four US citizens, US State Department spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) The Wall Street Jounral reported earlier inthe day that wooden pallets stacked witheuros, Swiss francs and other currencies were flown intoIran onan unmarked cargo plane,...

ILNA: The United States has no information that Iran tried to procure materials that would violate the 2015 Joint Plan of Comprehensive Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal, US Department of State spokesperson John Kirby said in a press briefing on Friday. In its annual report released on Thursday, Germanys intelligence agency, the Office for the Protection ...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- The US State Department said it welcomes Boeing's announcement of a deal with Iran Air, and that it involves the "type of permissible business activity envisioned" in the Iran nuclear deal. "The State Department welcomes Boeing's announcement of this deal with Iran Air," State Department press secretary John Kirby said at a briefing....

The spokesman of the US State Department says Irans historic nuclear agreement with the permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany (P5+1) allows Western jet manufacturers to trade with Tehran. John Kirby saidTuesdaythat the deal included a statement that "allowed for a case-by-case licensing of individuals and entities seeking to export,...

New York, June 2, IRNA US Secretary of State Spokesman John Kirby announced that the US government has authorized purchase of 32 tons of heavy water from Iran in April, saying that the consignment will reach the US in the coming weeks. 'A sum of 32 tons of heavy water bought from Iran will arrive in the US in the coming months,' Kirby said. On ...

The United States has not made any decision on possible sanctions over Russias delivery of S-300 air defense systems to Iran, US Department of State spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Wednesday. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) Kirby said the State Department will keep tracking the situation todecide if the delivery will trigger any response fromWashington....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) US State Department Spokesman John Kirby said Irans possession of the Russian S-300 surface-to-air defensive missile system could lead to US-levied sanctions against Tehran. We have made clear in the past our objections to any sale of the S-300 missile system to Iran. Were going to continue to monitor this closely. I do not ...

The US secretary of state will meet with his Iranian counterpart to discuss the Iranian deal. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) US Secretary ofState John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will discuss the Iranian deal aswell asthe situation inSyria duringthe meeting inNew York onTuesday, US State Department spokesperson John Kirby said ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) US State Department Spokesman John Kirby said Irans recent missile tests are not a violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a lasting nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers. I do want to make it clear that such tests, if they are true, are not a violation of the JCPOA. If its confirmed that this ...

Important UN watchdog completely transparent regarding Tehran's nuclear program WASHINGTON- The U.S. said Monday that it is important Iran lives up to its commitments to a nuclear deal it signed last summer. The State Department also said it is vital that the UNs nuclear watchdog agency is completely transparent regarding Tehran's activities....

Tehran, Feb 3, IRNA Spokesman of the US State Department John Kirby said 100 billion dollar worth of Tehrans assets have been freed so far. According the State Department website, he said there is no difference in the figures announced by the two ministries of treasury and state regarding the figure. Commenting on the same issue, the Washington ...