Abbas Araghchi

Iran wants to ease relations with US and Europe

Iran wants to ease relations with US and Europe

Under the leadership of the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Iran will aim to ease relations with the West. The IRI is ready to ease tensions in relations with the US and restore ties with European countries.

Iran's Parliament approves Araghchi as foreign minister

Iran's Parliament approves Araghchi as foreign minister

The National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament has approved the candidacy of Abbas Araghchi for the post of Iranian Foreign Minister. If members of the Iranian parliament express a vote of confidence in …

Sanctions lifted from Iran's oil and banking sectors

Sanctions lifted from Iran's oil and banking sectors

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi, following a regular meeting of the members of the Joint Commission on the Nuclear Deal, said that the parties had reached an agreement to exclude some Iranian citizens, as well as the country's …

Is JCPOA returning to 2015 norms?

Is JCPOA returning to 2015 norms?

The parties to the negotiation process on the nuclear deal in Vienna agreed to exclude some names and organizations from the sanctions lists, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said. At the same time, the deputy head of the Iranian …

Araqchi: all sanctions against Iran must be lifted

Araqchi: all sanctions against Iran must be lifted

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for political and international affairs Abbas Araghchi noted that Iran's position has not changed and remains the same stressing that all sanctions should be lifted. Araghchi who is Iran's …

Iran expects to get uranium enriched to 60% next week

Iran expects to get uranium enriched to 60% next week

Iran expects to get a batch of uranium enriched to 60% next week, Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharibabadi has said. "Enriching UF6 [Uranium hexafluoride] up to …

Iranian nuclear deal meeting in Vienna rescheduled to April 15

Iranian nuclear deal meeting in Vienna rescheduled to April 15

The meeting of the Joint Commission on the nuclear deal in Vienna is postponed until April 15 due to the fact that a representative of an EU member state taking part in the negotiations tested positive for coronavirus, Iran’s Deputy Foreign …

Iran not to halt nuclear activities until bans fully lifted

Iran not to halt nuclear activities until bans fully lifted

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for political affairs Abbas Araghchi said Tehran will not stop any of its nuclear-related activities until Washington lifts the whole sanctions and returns to the 2015 nuclear deal. Emphasizing on …

Iran urges U.S. to lift all sanctions in one step

Iran urges U.S. to lift all sanctions in one step

The United States must remove all its sanctions against Iran in one step if it seeks to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said. The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action …

Attack on Iranian Deputy FM thwarted in Vienna

Attack on Iranian Deputy FM thwarted in Vienna

A representative of Iranian opposition tried to attack the country's deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, who is currently in Vienna, but the attack was foiled. According to the agency, an opposition member began insulting …

Was Iran a winner or a loser in the Armenia-Azerbaijan war?

Was Iran a winner or a loser in the Armenia-Azerbaijan war?

The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan came to an ostensible end on November 10. That’s when Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced he was accepting a Russian-brokered ceasefire that involved very significant Armenian territorial concessions

Iran to come up with initiative on Karabakh settlement

Iran to come up with initiative on Karabakh settlement

As Azerbaijan and Armenia announced the failure of the third humanitarian ceasefire, which was brokered by the United States in a bid to end violence in the war-torn region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Iran stepped up to the plate and began new efforts to help deescalate military tensions between its two warring neighbors