It will take forever to make nuke weapons: IranIt will take forever for Iran to produce nuclear weapons because it is not going to do so, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted as saying in a media report. Zarif made the remarks speaking to reporters on the sidelines More… |
Venezuela, Iran seek accord for oil market stabilityVenezuela and Iran continue to seek consensus on ways to stabilize oil markets and strengthen Opec, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday, following a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. &quo More… |
Iran eyes closer business ties with GermanyIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on Wednesday for closer business ties with Germany after talks with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier. "The presence of German companies and banks in Iran, and More… |
Iran pushes for more access to global bankingIran's main goal in its nuclear talks with world powers was to secure access to the global financial system, and the US must now do more to remove obstacles to the banking sector, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday. More… |
Nuclear sanctions on Iran liftedIran emerged from years of economic isolation on Saturday when world powers lifted crippling sanctions against the Islamic Republic in return for Tehran complying with a deal to curb its nuclear ambitions. In a dramatic move sched More… |
Iran sanctions relief report likely todayAn IAEA report verifying that Iran has kept its promises under last year's nuclear deal with world powers and triggering sanctions relief for Tehran is likely to be issued on Saturday, a diplomatic source said on Friday. The r More… |
Iran holds 10 US sailors in the GulfIran detained 10 US sailors aboard two US Navy boats in the Gulf on Tuesday in an incident that rattled nerves days ahead of the expected implementation of a landmark nuclear accord with Tehran. Late on Tuesday, a US defence offic More… |
Obama, Iran's Zarif shake hands at UNPresident Barack Obama and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif shook hands at the United Nations, an Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that the historical event on Monday "was not preplanned". &q More… |
Iran rejects accusations about military site as ‘lies’Iran's foreign minister said on Saturday that accusations about activity at its Parchin military site were "lies" spread by opponents of its landmark nuclear deal with world powers clinched last month. A prominent US More… |
Zarif's 'smile diplomacy' secures dealIt is hard to picture Iran's nuclear talks with world powers without the beaming face of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif who, in reaching a deal, has shown the power of what Iranians call his 'smile diplomacy'. T More… |