Saturday, 14 August 2021 (YJC)_ A senior Iranian diplomat says the United States prevents the release of dual nationals as it has taken the detainees “hostage” in order to obtain “political goals.”
Tehran 23 April _A senior Iranian diplomat says the United States’ “illegal and inhumane” sanctions against the Islamic Republic double the pressure on the people of Iran amid their struggle to cope with the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
Tehran 27 February _Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says European signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are keen to preserve the agreement.
TEHRAN, Dec 17_Iran's deputy foreign minister for political affairs says President Hassan Rouhani has no plan for talks with US officials during his upcoming visit to Japan.
TEHRAN, Dec 2_Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi traveled to Japan to hold talks with senior officials of the East Asian country about a range of issues, including closer ties between the two nations.
TEHRAN, Nov 29_Iran's deputy foreign minister for political affairs says the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers is in conditions resembling an “intensive care” unit, adding that the European signatories to the deal must scramble to save the accord.
TEHRAN, Jul 19 - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi mocked President Donald Trump’s claim that a US warship has shot down an Iranian drone, saying he is “worried that USS Boxer has shot down their own UAS by mistake!”
TEHRAN, Jul 7 - Iran says the United States can take part in the meetings of the signatories to the Iran nuclear deal — from which Washington has withdrawn — on the condition that it lifts sanctions against the country’s oil and banking sectors.
TEHRAN, Jun 29 -Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi rejected a recent claim by US Special Representative on Iran Brian Hook that Washington’s policy of maximum pressure on Tehran is working, saying the remarks are nothing but a joke.
TEHRAN, Jun 26 - Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Europe’s failure to ensure Tehran’s interests under the 2015 nuclear deal has left the Islamic Republic with no choice but to cease a one-way commitment to the agreement.
TEHRAN, May 27- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi ruled out any direct or indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington during a visit to Oman.
TEHRAN, May 26 - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi plans to start a three-leg tour of regional Arab courtiers on Sunday.
TEHRAN, June 24 - A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator said the Islamic Republic expects the European Union to put forward by the end of June its package of proposals to save a multilateral nuclear agreement between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries from which the US has withdrawn.
TEHRAN, February 9 - An Iranian deputy foreign minister said there is no link between the country’s 2015 nuclear agreement with world countries and the role it plays in the region.
TEHRAN, December 21 - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi who is in Paris for talks with French officials said the country would not negotiate about its defense systems.
TEHRAN, December 14 - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi met with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief Yukiya Amano in Vienna.
TEHRAN, October 21 - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi said Iran’s nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is a ‘unique document’ for settlement of regional and international crises.
TEHRAN, September 27 -Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has said that working towards the total purging of nuclear weapons is a “legal, political and moral responsibility” of every state.