FTEHRAN, Feb 08 - ollowing months of foot-dragging, France, Germany, and Britain finally unveiled a promised financial mechanism that was supposed to pave the way for Europe to both deliver on its own commitments under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and compensate for America’s withdrawal from the agreement, named the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
TEHRAN, Feb 08 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on the European Union to meet its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal, saying if the EU wants to set preconditions for the implementation of their commitments, Iran may walk away from the deal.
TEHRAN, Feb 05 -The European Union hailed the creation of a new trading system with Iran called INSTEX (Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges), voicing “continued support” for the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
TEHRAN, Feb 05 - Iran’s ambassador to the UK compiled a list of the commodities that Iran and Europe will be able to trade in under a payment channel that three EU states have set up to maintain trade with Iran.
TEHRAN, Feb 05 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry released a statement in response to the Council of the EU's conclusion on the Islamic Republic, criticizing the EU document for raising allegations against Tehran’s missile activities and regional role and for using human rights as a political tool.
TEHRAN, Feb 04 - The Venezuelan government has lashed out at some member states of the European Union (EU) over their move to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as the leader of the Latin American country.
TEHRAN, Feb 04 - Iran's Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani says the Islamic Republic will never give in to humiliating conditions set by Europe for the enforcement of its new non-dollar mechanism aimed at facilitating trade with the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, Feb 04 - A payment channel that three EU states have set up to maintain trade with Iran should not be conditional on Tehran’s accession to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Iran’s ambassador to the UK stressed.
TEHRAN, Feb 03 - Iran’s ambassador to Britain said while the European Union’s special financial mechanism for trade with Iran known as INSTEX has not become operational yet, extremists in the region and those close to US President Donald Trump are mocking the payment channel.
TEHRAN, Feb 03 - A senior fellow with the Transatlantic Program of the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) hailed the creation of INSTEX as the first “tangible sign” by Europe to uphold the JCPOA, adding, however, that it is “still months away from being fully operational”.
TEHRAN, Feb 03 - Deputy Commander of Islamic Republic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says if Western powers seek to limit Iran’s missile power, the country will have no option but to expand its potentials in the strategically important field.
TEHRAN, Feb 02 -Directly or indirectly killing more than 55 million indigenous people during the European colonization of the Americas caused the Earth’s temperature to decrease, triggering a global climate change, British scientists suggest.
TEHRAN, Feb 02 -A senior member of the UK opposition Labour Party has accused government of Prime Minister Theresa May of trying to buy votes of members of parliament as it struggles to secure a crucial European Union divorce agreement.
Iran's nuclear chief says the establishment of a new mechanism to ease trade with Iran despite US sanctions is a promising step but the Europeans must act more swiftly and adopt final measures in this regard.
TEHRAN, Feb 01 -Russia has regretted Washington's expected exit from a key arms control treaty, saying the decision to abandon the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) has been made a long time ago.
TEHRAN, Feb 01 - Britain, France and Germany on Thursday issued a joint statement on the creation of a new trading system called the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) that will allow trade between the EU and Iran without relying on direct financial transactions.
TEHRAN, Jan 31 - The European signatories to the 2015 Iran deal formally announce the launch of a long-awaited direct payment mechanism meant to safeguard their trade ties with Tehran in the face of the "toughest ever" American sanctions.
TEHRAN, Jan 31 - The European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal have finalized a much-awaited transactions channel with Iran aimed at protecting trade ties with Tehran against American sanctions, German media say.
TEHRAN, Jan 30 - Students could finish exchange programs, existing EU projects could still get funding and EU workers in Britain could continue to accrue pension benefits at home under emergency measures proposed by the EU executive on Wednesday to limit disruption if Britain crashes out of the bloc with no deal.