Iran has called Trump’s bluff
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Europe can’t incentivize Iran to implement nuclear deal — senior Russian diplomat
TASS – The diplomat denounced the trend among the European parties to the JCPOA to put all the blame on Tehran European…
EU to examine Iran’s new steps regarding JCPOA
IRNA – High Representative of the European Union for Foreign and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said on Monday that EU foreign ministers…
EU labors to keep nuclear deal alive after new Iran moves
AP — European Union foreign ministers on Monday debated ways to keep the Iran nuclear deal intact after the Islamic Republic began…
Iranian envoy dismisses misinterpretations of remarks on NPT
FNA – Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeedinejad rejected a misinterpreted translation of his interview with a British daily, reiterating that his…
Iran underground lab helps produce more low-enriched uranium
AP | MEHDI FATTAHI, AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL: The head of Iran’s nuclear program told The Associated Press on Monday that…
Moscow hopes Macron’s proposal on Iran nuclear deal helps preserve it – diplomat
TASS – Russia hopes that the proposal put forward by French President Emmanuel Macron to save the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…
New US Sanctions on Iran and Europe’s Response
LobeLog | Tyler Cullis: It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there. This week, the Trump administration announced a new set of…
Iran not planning to leave NPT yet: FM spox
MNA – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mousavi said Iran has no intention yet to leave the Non-Proliferation Treaty, adding the country would have…
Iran starts key step in building second nuclear power plant: TV
Reuters – Iran started pouring concrete on Sunday at its second nuclear power plant, a key step in building the facility with…
Iranian senior diplomat does not rule out Tehran’s immediate withdrawal from nuclear deal
TASS – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that If had not been Russia and China, Iran would probably have quitted…
Iran able to enrich uranium up to 60%, says atomic energy agency spokesman
Reuters – Iran has the capacity to enrich uranium up to 60%, a spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI)…
Iran, Russia underscore vitality of continuing talks on JCPOA
MNA – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in a meeting on Saturday discussed Iran’ nuclear…
Pompeo calls on Iran to resolve all open issues with IAEA
TASS – US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has called on Iran to resolve all open issues with the International Atomic Energy…
Iran defends its decision to block UN atomic inspector
AP — Iran defended on Saturday its decision to block an U.N. inspector from a nuclear site last week. A spokesman for…
Russia calls on all parties to Iranian nuclear deal not to test its limits
TASS – Moscow calls on all members of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear deal not to…
20% of IAEA inspections carried out in Iran: Envoy
Tasnim – Iran’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Kazem Gharibabadi, highlighted the close cooperation between the Islamic Republic and the…
FM Zarif says door still open to talks despite nuclear commitment cuts
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the country has left the door open for negotiations over the fate…
Iran to further reduce nuclear obligations if nothing changes: Diplomat
Tasnim – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi said the country will further reduce its obligations under the…
IAEA interim director general provides oral report on Iran’s nuclear program
MNA – The interim Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Cornel Feruta provided an oral report on Iran’s nuclear program.…
SNSC sec.: Legal rights, interests of Iranian people ‘nonnegotiable’
MNA – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said that legal rights and interests of Iranian…
Sanders calls on US to rejoin Iran nuclear deal as GOP hawks it up over Tehran’s uranium enrichment
RT – Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders urged for a return to the nuclear accord with Iran in the wake of Tehran’s…
‘Step in the wrong direction’: US fumes as Iran expands uranium enrichment beyond nuclear deal limits
RT – Washington is up in arms over Tehran’s decision to further scale back its commitments under the same nuclear deal that…
Iran takes most significant step yet away from nuclear deal with world powers
CBS – Iran injected uranium gas into centrifuges at its underground Fordo nuclear complex early Thursday, taking its most-significant step away from…
Iran to return to uranium enrichment level before 2015 deal
IRNA – Iran will soon return to uranium enrichment level that had before 2015 nuclear deal, said a senior Iranian official on…
IAEA Board of Governors’ meeting on Iran nuclear program kicks off in Vienna
MNA – The meeting of Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) kicked off some minutes ago in Austrian…
US’s Pompeo says Iran’s latest nuclear steps raise concern
Reuters – Iran’s recent “nuclear escalations” raise concerns that should move all countries to increase pressure on Tehran, U.S. Secretary of State…
Concerning JCPOA, France, European countries are playing with Iran: Velayati
MNA – A top Advisor to Iranian Leader Ali Akbar Velyati has criticized the European signatories to the JCPOA for bringing up…
France reacts to Iran’s new JCPOA step
MNA – French President Emmanuel Macron has reacted to Iran’s new retaliatory step to reduce its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal,…
Russia urges Iran to fulfill commitments under nuclear deal
Reuters – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday called on Iran to fulfill the terms of its 2015 nuclear deal with…
Uranium enrichment resumes at Iran’s Fordow nuclear site
IRNA – Uranium enrichment at Fordow nuclear facility began on early Thursday as per an executive order by President Hassan Rouhani in…
Spokesman: Iran to inject UF6 gas into centrifuges at midnight
FNA – Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi announced that the country’s experts will inject UF6 gas…
IAEA to hold meeting on Iran tomorrow
MNA – In a twwet on Wednesday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that it is to hold a meeting on…
Rouhani declares start of gas injection to 1044 centrifuges
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a message referred to Iran’d 4th step of reducing JCPOA commitments and said gas injection…
Iran blocked IAEA inspector over fears she might have ‘suspicious material’: Fars news agency
Reuters – Iran prevented an inspector from the International Atomic Energy Agency from entering the Natanz nuclear facility because of a concern…
Iran’s nuclear countermeasures meant to salvage JCPOA: Envoy to UK
Press TV – Iran’s envoy to the UK says Tehran’s phased cuts in its commitments under a 2015 multilateral nuclear deal are…
Iran starts injecting uranium gas into centrifuges at Fordow: TV
Reuters – Iran has started to inject uranium gas into centrifuges at its underground Fordow nuclear facility, state TV reported on Wednesday,…
Britain urges Iran to return to JCPOA
IRNA – British Secretary of State Dominic Raab in a statement on Tuesday called on Iran to return to 2015 nuclear deal…
Iran adds advanced centrifuges, further weakening nuclear deal
The New York Times | David E. Sanger and Richard Pérez-Peña: Tehran has been scaling back compliance in retaliation for President Trump’s…
Iran steps further from nuclear deal with move on centrifuges
The New York Times | Michael Wolgelenter: The country has been backing away from the agreement it signed with six countries four…