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Official urges suspension of Irans JCPOA commitments
A senior official at the Iranian Judiciary who calls himself a critic of the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) said the countrys administration should suspend its commitments under the deal following the US withdrawal from it.
How can leaving JCPOA make region safer? EU to Pompeo
The EUs foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has stressed that there is no alternative to the Iran nuclear deal, after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed painful sanctions against Tehran.
Britain undermines Pompeos jumbo Iran deal: Very, very difficult!
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has questioned the practicality of the tough conditions set by the US for a new jumbo Iran deal after the Trump administrations withdrawal from the multi-national Iran nuclear deal.
Russian railways: Electrification project in Iran not subject to US sanctions
The state railroad monopoly Russian Railways considers its project on the electrification of the railway in Iran completely civilian and not subject to US sanctions, the companys CEO Oleg Belozerov said in an interview with Sputnik before the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Russian diplomat slams Pompeos demands addressed to Iran as nonsense
Washingtons demands addressed to Iran, which US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo voiced on Monday, are nonsense, because they leave no chance for clinching a deal, Russias representative at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mikhail Ulyanov said on Tuesday.
Macron heads to Russia in European effort to salvage Iran deal
French President Emmanuel Macrons trip to Russia this week once threatened to split France from its European allies. Now its part of a wider European effort to tie President Vladimir Putin to the Iran nuclear accord.
VP Jahangiri: Mike Pompeo 40 years behind time
First Vice-President Jahangiri reacted to the anti-Iran remarks made by Mike Pompeo, saying Trumps Secretary of State is 40 years behind time.