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Araqchi: Termination of sanctions on day of implementing agreement
Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Monday that sanctions will be entirely lifted on the day that the final agreement will take effect.

Iran, P5+1 start 8th round of nuclear negotiations
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Deputies Abbas Araqchi and Mjid Takht-e Ravanchi held first session of 8th round of nuclear talks with Helga Schmid, a deputy for EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, in Vienna on Wednesday afternoon.

Iraqi PM Abadi in Iran for talks
 Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Tehran on Wednesday for on official visit to discuss a range of issues, including joint efforts in the fight against terrorism.

 
Muslims around the world to mark start of Ramadan Thursday
Muslims around the world will soon mark the start of Ramadan, a month of prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts.

 
“Saudi officers’ sentence to be announced, executed soon”
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said the sentence issued for the two criminal officers in Jeddah Airport would be announced and executed soon, said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Countries Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

 
Swiss prosecutor confirms searches in Iran talks spy probe
Swiss authorities have searched multiple premises in relation to an investigation into allegations that hackers had targeted venues which hosted international negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, Attorney General Michael Lauber said on Wednesday.

 
Iran deputy FM rejects military solution for Mideast crises
A senior Iranian diplomat has dismissed as “unconstructive” any military approaches to the crises in the Middle East, stressing that only dialog and cooperation can help establish lasting security in the region. 


 
Iran denies report on possible delay in lifting sanctions after N. deal
Head of the Iranian team of experts engaged in nuclear negotiations with six world powers rejected a recent report that says after a nuclear deal, the United Nations Security Council will likely delay lifting anti-Iran sanctions so that US Congress would review the agreement.

 
Iran MPs urge gov’t to safeguard nuclear achievements
Iranian lawmakers have overwhelmingly voted to put top of the Parliament’s agenda a motion that would oblige the administration to spare no effort to safeguard the nation’s nuclear rights and achievements.

 
Kerry: Accounting of past Iran nuclear work not key for deal
Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that a full accounting of Iran’s possible past atomic weapons research is not necessarily critical to reaching a nuclear deal with Tehran.