Iran nuclear deal commission to meet Wednesday in Vienna
i24news – The remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal will meet in Vienna on Wednesday, the European Union’s diplomatic service announced,…
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EU only pays lip service to JCPOA commitments: Parl. Speaker
MNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that the European Union is only paying lip service to its commitments under the…
Iranian, Austrian FMs hold talks in Tehran
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with his Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg on Sunday morning. Heading…
Austrian minister to travel to Iran amid nuclear tensions
AP — Austria’s foreign minister said Wednesday that he will travel to Tehran this weekend amid efforts by European countries to keep…
Dutch top diplomat due in Iran Friday
Tasnim – The Netherlands’ Foreign Minister Stef Blok is slated to pay an official visit to Iran on Friday and Saturday and…
Iranian illegally detained in Germany returns home with FM Zarif
Press TV – Iranian national Ahmad Khalili, who had been detained in Germany over allegations of violating illegal United States sanctions on…
Iranian FM meets with Slovenian counterpart
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held meeting with his Slovenian counterpart on Sunday on the sidelines of the 2020…
Zarif says Iran expects EU to come back to JCPOA commitments
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that Iran expects the European Union to return to its commitments…
US-Europe divide gets spotlight at Security Conference
The Wall Street Journal | Nancy A. Youssef, James Marson and Laurence Norman: Top diplomats and security officials from the U.S. and…
Iran, Spain talk to reinforce Iran-Europe cooperation
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif and his Spanish counterpart Arancha González Laya discussed on Saturday avenues to reinforce confidence…
Iran, Croatia FMs meet in Munich
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Croatian counterpart sat down for talks on the sidelines of the Munich…
Iranian hackers targeted Western universities: report
Reuters – Government-backed Iranian hackers have targeted universities in Europe, the United States and Australia in recent months, consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers has found,…
Iran, Czech FMs discuss regional developments
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Czech counterpart Tomas Petricek discussed bilateral relations and regional developments on the…
Iran’s Zarif meets top foreign officials in Munich
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is on an official visit to Germany’s Munich, held talks with high-ranking foreign…
EU foreign policy chief reveals EU officials’ meeting with a focus on Iran
MNA – EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell announced that parliament speakers of EU member states held talks on the recent developments…
Irish Senate chairman favors boosting ties with Iran
IRNA — Chairman of the Senate of Ireland Denis O’Donovan described Dublin as a friend of Tehran and stressed the need for…
Iran stresses right to enhance space technology, rejects France ‘meddlesome’ claims
Press TV – Iran has dismissed France’s “meddlesome” claim about its space program following a recent satellite launch, saying the Islamic Republic…
Europe worries as Trump seems to lose interest in new Iran deal
Al-Monitor | Laura Rozen: European diplomats working to try to leverage the Donald Trump administration’s Iran “maximum pressure” campaign into a negotiation…
Top EU diplomat talks to US on Iran trip, Mideast plan
Radio Farda – Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell on Friday briefed US leaders on a trip to Iran aimed at easing tensions…
EU’s new foreign policy chief to meet Pompeo in Washington
Reuters – Josep Borrell, the new EU foreign policy chief, will hold talks in Washington on Thursday and Friday with U.S. Secretary…
Press release following High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell’s official visit to Iran
EU External Action Service – High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell made his first official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran on 3-4…
Europe to avoid taking Iran nuclear dispute to UN, EU’s top diplomat says
Reuters – The European Union will extend indefinitely the time limit to resolve disputes in the Iran 2015 nuclear accord to avoid…
Denmark arrest three members of Al-Ahvaziya terror group for espionage
MNA – Denmark’s intelligence agency said on Monday it had arrested three leading members of the Al-Ahvaziya terror group on suspicion of…
EU foreign policy chief Borell says Trump peace plan unlikely to succeed
Euronews – Europe’s new foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan was unlikely to succeed as he…
The day Europe told the US to cut out the threats over Iran
Bloomberg – European diplomats drew a line in the sand this month, telling U.S. officials their bullying tactics wouldn’t help marshal support…
Iran urges french government to avoid violence against demonstrators
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry called on the French government to refrain from using violence against unarmed protesters. “We urge the #French…
EASA approves partial return to Iran, Iraq airspace for EU airlines
Reuters – European airlines can return to parts of Iranian and Iraqi airspace, the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Wednesday,…
Don’t scrap imperfect Iran deal before we have a better one, Merkel says
Reuters – German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned against prematurely scrapping an international nuclear deal with Iran, saying that it would be wrong…
“It’s a disaster for Europe to be so subservient to the US”
Der Spiegel | Christiane Hoffmann: In an interview, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warns of the threat of escalation in the…
EU’s Borrell extends timeline for dispute mechanism on Iran deal
Reuters – The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell on Friday extended the time available to discuss ways to save the 2015 nuclear…
Iran’s Zarif urges EU to ‘Exert Sovereignty’ in face of Trump threats
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged Europe to exercise sovereignty in the face of US President Donald Trump’s excessive…
Head of Iran-France Parliamentary Friendship Group defends JCPOA
MNA – Head of Iran-France Parliamentary Friendship Group supported the nuclear deal, saying, “Iran can rely on delegates of La République En…
Europeans made ‘Strategic Mistake’ on Iran nuclear deal, MP says
Tasnim – Spokesman for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Hossein Naqavi Hosseini deplored as a “strategic mistake” a…
E3 cannot logically activate JCPOA dispute settlement mechanism: Iran Deputy FM
Press TV – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas says the three European signatories to Iran nuclear deal, formally known…
The Observer view on the EU’s weakness on the world stage
The Guardian – Its new commission is failing to enact its grand ambitions, as destructive global power games are played out by…
Iran, Norway discuss N. deal after E3 move
FNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Norwegian counterpart Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide, in a telephone conversation on Sunday,…
Europe is running out of time to save the Iran deal
Foreign Policy | Ali Vaez: After initiating a dispute resolution process, European leaders have a limited window to provide Iran with meaningful…
Germany’s Heiko Maas criticizes US for Iran strategy
Deutsche Welle – The foreign minister has condemned Washington for its handling of the Iran conflict. Maas has advised following Europe’s footsteps…
Iran’s geography lesson to Macron: Gulf located south of Iran is Persian Gulf
Press TV – Tehran has blasted French President Emmanuel Macron for using a fictitious name for the Persian Gulf, saying the mistake…
Lufthansa extends Tehran flight suspension until end of March
Reuters – Germany’s Lufthansa on Friday said that flights to Teheran were suspended until March 28, extending a ban of flights over…