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A report that was briefly posted on the website of Iranian state news agency IRNA before it was removed Saturday quoted the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, saying that “I cannot announce (the level of) Iran’s Read more
President Rouhani has hailed the nuclear agreement reached with the world powers of the so-called P5+1 as an accord showcasing that the only way to reach a tangible solution is through political means. The president was speaking on a live Read more
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir pointed out that Tehran is still showing“hostility” towards regional countries and that Iran’s actions do not show any will to have good relations with its neighbors. “Iran’s actions do not reflect the desire of a Read more
Iran’s foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Kuwait on Sunday for his first stop in a three-nation regional tour and held talks with acting Kuwaiti Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on bilateral cooperation, regional Read more
Saudi Arabia has clarified that the Hamas delegation’s visit to the kingdom last week and its meeting with authorities do not mean a change in the political differences between the Gaza-based Palestinian group and Riyadh. Speaking on behalf of the Read more
The draft resolution concerning the deal reached by the P5+1 and Iran submitted to the Security Council during the weekend has been endorsed on Monday. The endorsement is a significant step towards the lifting of sanctions imposed by the Security Read more
German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel who also doubles as the economy minister landed in Tehran on Sunday for a three-day official visit and has already hinted that the prospects of “a good economic relationship with Germany in the long term” also depend on Read more
“Reaching a deal is a significant step, but the text of the deal should be carefully scrutinized and the legal procedures should be taken so when the deal is ratified the other side cannot breach it” because “some of the members of Read more
“It is a great honor for us to announce that we have reached an agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue.” It is in these words that the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif announced the Read more
Optimism still dominates statements coming from Vienna but the announcement of a final deal continues to drag on. The one week extension that was fixed after the expiration of the June 30 deadline without a final agreement has been surpassed Read more