Tag: JCPOA

China to host Iran to avoid project disruption amid nuclear deal...

BEIJING: China will host Iranian President Hassan Rouhani next month at a regional summit aimed at avoiding disruption of joint projects, its foreign ministry...

Iranian officials split over response to US demands

ANKARA: For all of Iran’s fierce verbal response to fresh US threats of tougher sanctions, some senior officials in Tehran believe the door to...

German firms cannnot be totally shielded from US Iran move, says...

BERLIN: The German government will help German firms with business in Iran where it can, but cannot entirely shield them from the US decision...

US toughens stance on Iran, lists sweeping demands

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday demanded Iran make sweeping changes — from dropping its nuclear program to pulling out of the Syrian civil...

Nuclear-armed states ‘threatening the world’: Turkish president

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday accused countries with nuclear weapons of “threatening the world”, and criticised the United States’s withdrawal from the...

Iran says EU promising to salvage nuclear deal despite Trump move

TEHRAN: Iran’s nuclear chief said on Saturday that the European Union had promised to save the nuclear deal with major powers despite US President...

China stands to gain in Iran after US quits nuclear deal

WASHINGTON: The US decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran could scare off European investors but oil-thirsty China may step into the void and ramp...

Iran’s Zarif meets EU foreign policy chief as Europe tries to...

BRUSSELS: Iran’s talks with European countries to save the nuclear deal are on the right path despite the US withdrawal, its foreign minister said...

US Navy expects ‘uncertainty’ in Gulf after Iran deal withdrawal

WASHINGTON: The United States Navy is closely watching Iranian behavior in the Gulf and expects a “period of uncertainty” and increased level of alertness...

Rouhani says Iran may remain part of nuclear accord

DUBAI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that, if its interests were protected, Tehran would remain committed to its 2015 nuclear deal, which...

Iran aims to buy Airbus jets before sanctions window closes: official

PARIS: Iran is in contact with European planemaker Airbus to try to use a narrow window available for business following this week’s US decision to...

US, UAE crack down on network for smuggling funds to elite...

WASHINGTON: The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday against six individuals and three companies it said were funnelling millions of dollars to Iran’s Islamic...

Pakistan concerned over US withdrawal from Iran deal

ISLAMABAD: A Foreign Office (FO) statement issued on Wednesday said that Pakistan believes that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) represents a very good...

Iran Revolutionary Guards chief says Europeans tied to US

TEHRAN: The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that Europeans were tied to the United States and cast doubt on their ability...

French Foreign Minister: Iran deal ‘not dead’, Macron to contact Rouhani

PARIS: France’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that the 2015 nuclear restraint deal with Iran was “not dead” despite Donald Trump’s decision to pull...

Syrian state media says Israel attacked just after US quit Iran...

JERUSALEM: Syrian state media accused Israel of launching missiles at a target near Damascus on Tuesday, shortly after US President Donald Trump announced he...

Trump to announce decision on Iran nuclear deal; European allies on...

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will announce on Tuesday whether he will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal or stay in and work...