Iran under no obligation to address IAEA’s baseless concerns
MNA – Iran says it is holding the technical cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency at the highest levels, stressing that…
Iran Nuclear Talks
Iran at IAEA: Saudi claims about safety at Bushehr plant misleading
Press TV – Iran’s envoy to the UN nuclear watchdog has rejected Saudi Arabia’s “misleading” claims about safety standards at the Bushehr…
UN atomic watchdog: Iran still providing nuclear site access
AP — Iran continues to provide international inspectors access to its nuclear facilities, even after its announcement it was no longer bound…
IAEA is responsible to investigate information that it receives: Nephew
MNA | Javad Heirannia: Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the US team negotiating with Iran, is of…
UN nuclear watchdog: Iran dragging feet on access to nuclear sites
Al-Monitor | Laura Rozen: Iran has dragged its feet on providing access to three sites suspected of past possible involvement in Iran’s…
Iran triples stockpile of enriched uranium in breach of nuclear deal
The Guardian – Watchdog says country may also be storing material at three undeclared sites Iran has nearly tripled its stockpile of…
IAEA questions, inspection demands lack legal basis: Iran nuclear spox
MNA – The inspections that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is asking for have no legal basis, said the spokesman of…
Iran reacts to IAEA’s request for additional access
MNA – Iran’s permanent representative to the IAEA said the Agency’s request for clarification or access to additional locations based on unfounded…
UN’s nuclear chief to Iran: Cooperate or face new crisis
Reuters – Iran risks triggering a new crisis if it does not cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog after failing to answer…
UN nuclear watchdog plans alert on Iranian stonewalling – diplomats
Reuters – The U.N. atomic watchdog policing Iran’s nuclear deal with major powers plans to issue an imminent rebuke to Tehran for…
Remaining JCPOA parties willing to keep nuclear deal alive: Iran’s Araqchi
Press TV – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says European signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are keen to preserve…
JCPOA shortest ever meeting ends in Vienna
IRNA – The 15th meeting of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Joint Commission concluded on Wednesday in its shortest ever…
JCPOA members remain committed to the deal: Russian official
IRNA – The Permanent Representative of Russia to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said on Wednesday that the Joint Comprehensive Plan…
‘Crucial discussion’ happening on JCPOA: Schmid
MNA – Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS), Helga Schmid, says “crucial discussion” is being held among participants of…
15th JCPOA joint commission convenes in Vienna
IRNA – The 15th meeting of the joint commission the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) convened in Vienna at the level…
Iran’s Zarif calls on EU to preserve JCPOA through ‘Action’
Tasnim – In separate meetings with his Dutch and Austrian counterparts in Tehran, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged the European…
Iran open to talks with EU on ways to save 2015 nuclear deal: President Rouhani
Press TV – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic has not closed the door to talks with the European Union…
Iran to notify Dutch, Austrian FMs of EU’s failure to honor JCPOA
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said the Dutch and Austrian foreign ministers are going to receive Iran’s criticism…
Iran, Germany discuss Europe’s JCPOA commitments
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his German counterpart Heiko Maas reviewed political and security conditions in the region…
US pulling out of Iranian nuclear deal was mistake, says German president
TASS – The United States’ withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program has had a…
EU3 plan for snapback mechanism off the table for lack of credibility: Iranian MP
Tasnim – An Iranian lawmaker said the three European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal have deferred their decision to trigger the…
Iran not to succumb to pressure despite being open to talks: AEOI chief
Press TV – Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi says Tehran is open to talks on…
Iran to be forced to leave NPT under West’s pressure: envoy
MNA – Iran will have to revise its participation in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if the West proceeds with its pressure…
AEOI chief arrives in Vienna
IRNA – Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi arrived in Vienna on Sunday to attend the biennial…
Key nuclear watchdog reassures Washington it can still monitor Iran as deal unravels
Al-Monitor | Bryant Harris: The head of a key nonproliferation watchdog is making the rounds in Washington this week to reassure the…
UN watchdog sees no new Iranian violations of nuclear deal
Reuters – Iran has not taken further steps to violate its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers since it renounced last month…
EU’s top diplomat in Iran to discuss fragile nuclear deal
Al-Monitor – In his first visit to Tehran as the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell met with top Iranian officials…
JCPOA snapback mechanism not to be implemented: Iranian official
Tasnim – Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi made assurances that a recent decision by the three European parties to the…
Russia alarmed by possibility of Iran quitting non-proliferation treaty — ambassador
TASS – Russia is alarmed by Iran’s declared possibility of withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in…
Iran may block UN inspectors if it faces a ‘new situation’
AP — Iran’s president said Monday that Tehran might reconsider providing U.N. inspectors with access to Iran’s nuclear facilities if the country…
“Sorry that Europeans failed to meet commitments under JCPOA”: Borrell
MNA – Stating that efforts have to be expanded to implement the JCPOA, EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said, “I am…
Iran’s Larijani slams EU’s weak stance on US behavior
Tasnim – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, in a meeting with the European Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, criticized the EU’s…
Iran’s president says Tehran ready to work with EU to resolve nuclear deal issues
Reuters – Iran is ready to cooperate with the European Union on issues related to the nuclear deal it agreed with world…
Iranian MPs to visit nuclear sites in coming weeks
Tasnim – Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mojtaba Zonnour said the members of the commission plan…
Establishment not yet decided on leaving NPT: Mousavi
MNA – The Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said in his weekly press conference on Monday that the Islamic Establishment is in…
Zarif challenges EU3 snapback mechanism plan in letter to Borrell
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has sent a 14-page letter to EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, disputing a…
EU’s Josep Borrell due in Tehran: spokesman
MNA – European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will arrive in Tehran on Monday, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi. During…
MP: Iran to retreat from NPT if Europe continues violation of JCPOA commitment
FNA – Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s Committee for Preemptive Measures against the United States Amir Hossein Qazizadeh warned that if the…
Russian envoy: No need for new deal with Iran
IRNA – Russia’s Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna and the International Atomic Energy Agency Mikhail Ulyanov called for implementing…
Motion for Iran to quit nuclear proliferation treaty enters parliament
Reuters – A motion for Iran to quit the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was introduced in parliament on Tuesday, the assembly’s news…