Senior MP: EU facing important JCPOA test
FNA- Head of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi blasted US President Donald Trump for retreating from…
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Deputy economy min.: No post-JCPOA contracts with Iran lifted
MNA – General Head of Organization for the Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran Mohammad Khazaei turned down some rumors on…
Europe to ditch US dollar in payments for Iranian oil – source
RT– The European Union is planning to switch payments to the euro for its oil purchases from Iran, eliminating US dollar transactions,…
Merkel says Germany remains committed to Iran nuclear accord
AP — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday it would be wrong to cancel the nuclear agreement with Iran, highlighting it as…
Iran will not surrender to US pressure, even threats of war – Rouhani
Sputnik – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stated that Tehran will not surrender to the US pressure, sanctions and even threats of…
Leaving the Iran nuclear deal will have unintended consequences
Foreign Policy | Elizabeth Rosenberg: President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear deal and reinstate all…
Trump’s sanctions on Iran may be creating an oil trading boom — in China
CNBC | Huileng Tan: Trade in Chinese yuan-denominated crude oil futures has surged since President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal. Launched on March 26, crude oil futures…
Europe needs to guarantee JCPOA benefits for Iranians
MNA – Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi says that Europe must guarantee the nuclear deal benefits for…
Iran not to accede to any change in JCPOA: Velayati
Tasnim – Ali Akbar Velayati, an international adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, rejected the notion that Iran would renegotiate…
Luxembourg throws its weight behind Iran nuclear deal: FM
IFP – Luxembourg’s foreign minister, in a phone conversation with Iran’s Zarif, has announced his support for the Iran nuclear deal, saying…
UK foreign sec.: JCPOA still valid despite US exit
IRNA – UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said here Wednesday that the agreement with Iran was still a valid pact despite the…
US raises no serious argument for withdrawal from JCPOA – Russian MP
Sputnik – The United States did not provide any serious argument in favor of withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…
Spokesman: Failures driving US to impose more sanctions against Iran
FNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi blasted Washington for imposing new sanctions against Tehran, and said the new boycotts are…
Export finance won’t save Iran business: French official
Reuters – Euro-denominated financing set up by European countries to trade with Iran will not be enough to sustain economic ties with…
Europe offers no guarantees but vows to keep Iran deal alive
Reuters – European powers vowed to keep the 2015 nuclear deal alive without the United States by trying to keep Iran’s oil…
Oil dips on signs of ample supply despite OPEC cuts, Iran sanctions
Reuters – Oil prices fell on Wednesday, weighed down by ample supplies despite ongoing output cuts by producer cartel OPEC and looming…
Mogherini says EU determined to preserve JCPOA
IRNA – European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini terming the Tuesday night meeting of the foreign ministers of Iran, UK, Germany…
Iran, EU, UK, France, Germany issue joint statement in support of JCPOA
Tasnim – European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini read out a joint statement about the future of the 2015 nuclear deal…
Zarif talks with 4 European FMs over phone
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif who is currently in Brussels for nuclear talks discussed over phone a range of issues…
Iran’s Zarif says talks with EU talks off to a ‘good start’
Press TV – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hailed talks between Iran and the EU over salvaging the nuclear deal as a “good…
Trump’s nuclear deal insult can be an opportunity for Iran’s economy
Iran Daily | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: President Trump has violated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and withdrawn from a landmark security…
Europe’s moment of truth
Iranian Diplomacy | Kaveh L. Afrasiabi: US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Iran nuclear deal and to…
By ending the Iran deal, Trump has put America on the path to war
The Guardian | Bernie Sanders: We need to try to talk with Iran’s government, seek a better relationship with the Iranian people,…
Factbox: Corporate exposure, reactions to new Iran sanctions
Reuters – President Donald Trump on May 8 pulled the United States out of an international nuclear deal with Iran, sealed in…
Europeans should make up for US withdrawal from JCPOA: AEOI
Press TV- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi says European signatories to a landmark nuclear agreement…
Europeans must guarantee benefits to Iran of nuclear deal: Zarif
Reuters– European powers must give Iran guarantees that it will receive the economic benefits of the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran’s foreign minister…
EU must stand against ‘illegal, illogical’ US move: Iran president
Press TV- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says all countries, particularly member states of the European Union, must stand up to the United…
Europe faces limited options on US threat on Iran sanctions
Financial Times | Michael Peel and Sam Fleming: The EU faces a tough call on whether to hit back against a US squeeze on…
Brussels: Iran’s Zarif says talks with European countries on right path
Reuters– Iran’s talks with European countries to save the nuclear deal despite the U.S. withdrawal are on the right path, Iran’s foreign…
Moscow does not rule out Iran’s pullout from nuclear deal — diplomat
TASS– Moscow does not rule out a scenario of Iran’s pullout from the nuclear deal, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said…
Russia, France reiterate commitment to Iran deal: Kremlin
Press TV- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, have confirmed their commitment to preserving the 2015 multinational nuclear…
Oil hits new multi-year high on tight supply, planned Iran sanctions
Reuters– Oil prices hit a 3-1/2-year high on Tuesday, supported by tight supply and planned U.S. sanctions against Iran that are likely…
Trump orders ‘significant reduction’ in petroleum purchased from Iran
Sputnik – A high-profile Iranian official has pointed out that the potential US sanctions that US President Donald Trump touched upon last…
Iran takes steps to create bank for transactions with EU – Ambassador to Germany
Sputnik – Tehran has taken preliminary steps to establish a bank for transactions between Iran and the European Union in euros in…
Mogherini: EU trying to preserve Iran Deal
IRNA – High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said the European Union is trying to…
Iran says oil exports undisrupted as sanctions loom
Press TV – A top Iranian oil official says all of the country’s oil cargoes have designated customers worldwide, stressing that the…
Pompeo reaches out to European counterparts amid Iran tensions
Reuters – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke to German, French and British counterparts in recent days to discuss cooperation over…
EU working on options to counter US anti-Iranian sanctions
Sputnik – The European Union is going to develop security measures to defend itself from possible negative effects of the Trump administration…
Siemens CEO: We can’t do new deals with Iran
CNN Money – One of Europe’s top chief executives has underscored just how tough it will be for the region’s political leaders…
U.S. Navy expects ‘uncertainty’ in Persian Gulf after Iran deal withdrawal
Reuters – The United States Navy is closely watching Iranian behavior in the Persian Gulf and expects a “period of uncertainty” and…