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Araqchi: ‘sanctions’ will top next nuclear talks agenda
The next round of negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 group to be held on22-24 April in Vienna will be focused on ‘sanctions’, says Abbas Araqchi, the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs.

 
Iran nuclear talks begin in Austria
 Delegates representing Iran and the European Union started a fresh round of negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear energy program in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Wednesday.

 
President addresses Asian-African Conference in Jakarta
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on Wednesday urged the international community to help eradicate terrorism and extremism.

 

IAEA must focus on technical aspect of nuclear deal: Iran official
Iran’s ambassador to International Atomic Energy Agency says the main responsibility of the IAEA in a potential deal between Tehran and the P5+1 group should be focusing on the technical measures taken by the Islamic Republic under a joint comprehensive plan of action, Press TV reports.

 
Iran vows tough reaction to any detrimental moves against regional security
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said Tehran is highly sensitive to threats to regional security, and takes tough action if anyone, including the Saudis, endanger this security.

 
Japan pleased with expansion of ties with Iran: Japanese PM
 Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a meeting with President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with expansion of relations with Iran.

 
Iranian, US FMs discuss nuclear, regional issues on phone
Iran confirmed that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his US counterpart John Kerry conferred on the nuclear issue and the latest developments in the region, including Yemen, in their Tuesday phone conversation.

 
CBI discussing proposal to raise mortgage ceiling
The plan proposed last year by Bank Maskan (Housing Bank) to increase the mortgage ceiling from 350 million rials to 600 million rials ($21,000 at official exchange rate) is now being assessed by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), said CBI’s deputy for credit affairs Ali Asghar Mirmohammad-Sadeghi.

 
Iranian DM deplores French support for aggression on Yemen
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan criticized his French counterpart’s recent remarks about Iran and said Paris should “learn a lesson” from the past and stop its support for the killing of people in Yemen by Saudi Arabia.

 
New Kerry-Zarif talks possible in New York Monday
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry may meet next week with his Iranian counterpart in New York, for the first time since their marathon talks which sealed the outlines of an emerging ground-breaking nuclear deal.