Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has criticized U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for suggesting that Tehran backed away from a deal with world powers over Iran’s nuclear program. Posting on Twitter late on November 11, Zarif said “no amount of spinning can change what happened” in Geneva. He also asked: Javad Zarif ✔ @JZarif […]
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IAEA, Iran Hail ‘Constructive’ Talks
The UN’s nuclear watchdog agency and Iran say they have agreed to meet again in Tehran on November 11 following productive talks aimed at easing concerns over Iran’s nuclear program. The announcement was made on October 29 following a two-day meeting in Vienna. Tero Varjoranta, the deputy director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency […]
IAEA Chief Expected To Meet Iranian Negotiator Next Week
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog and a senior Iranian negotiator are expected to hold talks on October 28, ahead of a new round of international talks on Iran’s atomic program. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said its director, Yukiya Amano, will meet with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi at […]
Iran Hopeful Geneva Talks Can Lead To ‘Road Map’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he hopes Tehran and world powers can agree this week on a “road map” toward resolving the crisis over Iran’s disputed nuclear program. In a Facebook message on October 13, Zarif warned that the process would be complex and might require a “ministerial meeting.” The negotiations over […]
Kerry Meets Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has held a one-on-one meeting with Iran’s foreign minister and says he is pleased with a new positive tone from Iran on talks over its disputed nuclear program. The brief encounter between Kerry and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at UN headquarters in New York on September 26 […]
Iranian President To Meet With Putin, Xi
Iranian President Hassan Rohani is expected to hold separate talks September 12 in Bishkek with his Russian and Chinese counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. The talks come a day before a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry said the presidents of SCO member states China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, […]
Rohani Says ‘Win-Win’ Deal Possible
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has said his country is ready to strike a deal with world powers over its nuclear program, but that time is limited. Rohani said Iran is “ready for the win-win game,” and suggested fresh talks could take place when he travels to New York later this month to address the […]
Putin, Rohani To Meet In Kyrgyz Capital Next Month
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet for the first time with newly inaugurated Iranian President Hassan Rohani in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, next month. Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said during a Moscow press conference on August 9 that the two presidents will meet on September 13 on the sidelines of a […]
Rohani Vows More Nuclear Transparency
Iran’s President-elect Hassan Rohani says more transparency in the country’s nuclear program would help ease international economic sanctions on Tehran. Speaking at his first press conference since the June 14 election, he also criticized the sanctions as “brutal” and unjustified. “Our nuclear programs are fully transparent, but we are still prepared to show greater […]
Iran’s neighbours fear nuclear plant in quake zone
Reuters reports that Arab Gulf states are calling for greater assurances from Iran about the safety of the Bushehr Nuclear Plant, which is located in an earthquake-prone region. The report indicates that at a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, the Arab Gulf states called for further investigation of the power plant to […]