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Zarif: pressure unacceptable for Iran

Zarif: pressure unacceptable for Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump will not succeed in getting a better deal with Iran through pressure, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said. According to the U.S. leader does not want war. …

 Araqchi denies U.S. destroyed Iranian drone

Araqchi denies U.S. destroyed Iranian drone

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi denied that Iran had lost a drone in the Strait of Hormuz after the United States said that a U.S. Navy ship had "destroyed" an Iranian drone. "We have …

Tehran makes Washington offer in return for lifting sanctions

Tehran makes Washington offer in return for lifting sanctions

Iran could immediately ratify a document prescribing more intrusive inspections of its nuclear program if the United States abandoned its economic sanctions, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in New York. …

Zarif: Iran can't bet on Trump defeat

Zarif: Iran can't bet on Trump defeat

Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif rejected the idea that Iran is waiting for next year’s U.S. election to put a Democratic president in office who might be open to reentering the nuclear deal. …

Iranian Navy tows disabled foreign oil tanker in the Gulf

Iranian Navy tows disabled foreign oil tanker in the Gulf

A foreign tanker which made a distress call after experiencing a technical malfunction in the Persian Gulf was towed by the Iranian navy to the country’s territorial waters, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi …

Zarif: Iran to sell oil but not its dignity

Zarif: Iran to sell oil but not its dignity

Iran will sell oil but not its dignity, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a reference to talks under the U.S. sanctions and pressures. "The Iranian nation's dignity is not for sale," …

Zarif: I don't think Trump seeks war with Iran

Zarif: I don't think Trump seeks war with Iran

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the warlike officials around U.S. President Donald Trump will not succeed in enabling such a course of action against the Islamic Republic. …

Zarif: Europe not ready yet to invest in saving JCPOA

Zarif: Europe not ready yet to invest in saving JCPOA

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the European states do not seem ready yet to put investment into saving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), despite their claim to be willing to retain it. …

Mohammad Javad Zarid arrives in New York

Mohammad Javad Zarid arrives in New York

  Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarid landed in New York yesterday to take part at Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.  Economic and Social Council of the United …

U.S. not to blacklist Zarif?

U.S. not to blacklist Zarif?

The United States has decided not to impose sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for now, two sources familiar with the matter said. "Cooler heads prevailed," Reuters cited one of …

Iran-UK row breaks out in Strait of Hormuz

Iran-UK row breaks out in Strait of Hormuz

Five armed Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boats attempted to seize a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf at night, according to the media reports. CNN cited two U.S. officials as saying that the British Heritage …

Iran demands release of oil tanker seized in Gibraltar

Iran demands release of oil tanker seized in Gibraltar

The seizure of an Iranian tanker in the Gibraltar Strait by UK Royal Marines is "a form of piracy" proving that London is parroting "the hostile policies of the U.S." a senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official said. …

Iran urges U.S. to abide by JCPOA

Iran urges U.S. to abide by JCPOA

Tehran has urged Washington to abide by the nuclear deal, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said. "Our advice to Europe and the United States is to go back to logic and to the negotiating table. Go back to …

 Zarif: Iran breaches 300 kg limit of low-enriched uranium

Zarif: Iran breaches 300 kg limit of low-enriched uranium

Iran has breached the limit of its enriched uranium stockpile set in a 2015 deal with major powers, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, defying a warning by European co-signatories to stick to the deal despite …

Trump slaps ‘hard-hitting’ sanctions on Iran

Trump slaps ‘hard-hitting’ sanctions on Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order imposing "hard-hitting" new sanctions on Iran in response to the downing of an unmanned U.S. drone last week. "We will continue to increase pressure on …

Iran welcomes any defusion of tensions in Middle East

Iran welcomes any defusion of tensions in Middle East

Iran welcomes any defusion of tensions in the Gulf region following weeks of deteriorating relations with Washington, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said. "We welcome defusion of tensions in …