Iranian state media reported on January 25 that parliament has summoned Foreign Minister Javid Zarif to appear and explain his recent stroll with U.S. counterpart John Kerry during nuclear negotiations in Geneva. Zarif, who leads Tehran’s talks with the so-called P5+1 group of nations (Britain, China, France, Russia, and the United States, plus Germany), […]
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Iran Nuclear Talks Extended Until July
Iran and six world powers have agreed to extend talks on Tehran’s nuclear program after failing to seal a deal before a midnight deadline on November 24. Diplomats said that under the terms of limited agreements reached after six days of high-level talks in Vienna, a political accord is to be completed by March […]
Kerry Holds Off On Joining Iran Nuclear Talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has pushed back a visit to Vienna, where international negotiators are trying to seal a deal on Iran’s nuclear program ahead of a self-imposed November 24 deadline. Kerry had been expected to arrive in Vienna in the middle of the week as part of the push for a […]
Iran’s Foreign Minister Criticizes Kerry Over Geneva Remarks
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 […]
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 […]