EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will meet Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator on Tuesday, Ashton’s office said on Monday, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a political solution was still possible in the stand-off over Tehran’s atomic programme.
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EU Ministers Vow To Press Iran With Sanctions
The European Union has vowed to continue pressing Iran with sanctions over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program.
IAEA Holds Talks With Iran
Officials from the UN nuclear watchdog and Iran hold a fresh round of talks on August 24 on Teheran’s controversial nuclear program.
Iranian bank directors removed from EU blacklist
The European Union has removed five Iranian bank directors from its blacklist after these individuals filed a suit to challenge the EU decision to put them under sanctions.
Tehran Agrees To Talk Again On Nuclear Dispute
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says Iran has agreed to hold talks at the end of August on the country’s nuclear program.
Iran threatens to boycott Venice film festival over EU sanctions
A boycott would be unlikely to cause too much damage to this year’s programme on the Lido, considering that no Iranian films are up for the 2012 Golden Lion. Meanwhile, a Venice premiere is confirmed for Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master.
JFI Urges EU to Sanction the Responsible Officials for Grave Violation of the Rights of the Arab Minority
In a statement issued today, Justice For Iran urged The European Commission to include all individual and legal entities responsible for the grave human rights violations committed by the Iranian authorities against Arab minorities in Iran,
South Korea to halt Iran oil imports as EU ban bites
South Korea became the first major Asian consumer of Iranian crude to announce a halt to imports after the government said they would be suspended from July 1 due to a European Union ban on insuring tankers carrying Iranian oil.
EU’s Iran Oil Sanctions To Take Effect On July 1
The European Union says its embargo on Iranian crude oil will take effect as planned on July 1. EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxemburg said in a statement that all contracts for importing Iranian oil will have to be terminated as of that date.
Russia calls for delay in EU sanctions on Iran
Russia has expressed its opposition once more to EU sanctions on Iranian oil exports, just weeks before the embargo takes effect on July 1.