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Saba Yemen
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Iranian FM: European Troika Has No Right to Misuse Resolution, Not Complied With
Tehran – Saba: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi rejected the European Troika's claims that they have activated the mechanisms stipulated in the 2015 nuclear agreement. He said: The three European countries cannot and should not be allowed to cast doubt on the credibility of the UN Security Council by misusing a resolution they have not complied with. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Euronews
5 hours ago
- Business
- Euronews
Iran and three European powers to resume nuclear talks
Iran has agreed to meet with three major European countries - Germany, France, and the United Kingdom - to hold renewed talks on the country's nuclear programme. IIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said: 'We are working to set a date for the meeting with the Europeans." He went on to emphasise that Tehran's approach to nuclear talks is "stronger than before". Local media reported that he had spoken to the European Union Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas and his counterparts in Britain, France and Germany on Friday. According to the same media, an agreement was reached on the negotiations' format, expected to take place at the level of deputy foreign ministers. If confirmed, the discussions might open the door to more extensive engagement between Tehran and the West, following the recent 12-day war with Israel that saw massive attacks by both Israel and the US on key Iranian nuclear facilities. Following the strikes, Iran suspended cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, which led to the departure of inspectors. The latest possibility for talks comes amid reports that the European powers threatened to reimpose sanctions eased in a 2015 agreement to limit Iran's nuclear output using a so-called "snapback" mechanism if Iran did not resume talks. Iran willing to talk to US only if assurances are made Earlier this month, Araghchi said that his country would accept a resumption of nuclear talks with the US if there were assurances of no more attacks against it, state media reported. Araghchi said in a speech to Tehran-based foreign diplomats that Iran has always been ready and will be ready in the future for talks about its nuclear programme, but 'assurance should be provided that in case of a resumption of talks, the trend will not lead to war.' He reaffirmed Iran's stance that uranium enrichment must continue on Iranian territory, something US President Donald Trump has maintained is impossible. Israel claims its attacks on Iran last month took place because a nuclear bomb was within Tehran's reach. US intelligence agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency had assessed Iran last had an organised nuclear weapons program in 2003, though Tehran had been enriching uranium up to 60% — a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%. Despite the controversy that greeted the US strikes on Tehran's nuclear facilities and doubts on their impact, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on 7 July said that the US attacks had caused such severe damage to his nation's nuclear facilities that Iranian authorities were still unable to visit them to assess the damage.
CTV News
7 hours ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Iran to hold nuclear talks with European powers on Friday
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran, Britain, France and Germany will hold nuclear talks in Istanbul on Friday, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said early on Monday, following warnings by the three European countries that failure to resume negotiations would lead to international sanctions being reimposed on Iran. 'The meeting between Iran, Britain, France and Germany will take place at the deputy foreign minister level,' Esmaeil Baghaei was quoted by Iranian state media as saying. The talks scheduled for Friday come after foreign ministers of the E3 nations, as those European countries are known, as well as the European Union's foreign policy chief, held their first call on Thursday with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi since Israel and the U.S. attacked Iranian nuclear facilities a month ago. The three European countries, along with China and Russia, are the remaining parties to a 2015 nuclear deal reached with Iran - from which the United States withdrew in 2018 - that lifted sanctions on the Middle Eastern country in return for restrictions on its nuclear program. The E3 have said they would restore U.N. sanctions on Tehran via the 'snapback mechanism' by the end of August if nuclear talks that were ongoing between Iran and the U.S. before the Israel-Iran air war do not resume or fail to produce concrete results. 'If EU/E3 want to have a role, they should act responsibly, and put aside the worn-out policies of threat and pressure, including the 'snap-back' for which they lack absolutely [any] moral and legal ground,' Araqchi said earlier in the week. The snapback mechanism can be used to restore U.N. sanctions before the U.N. Security Council resolution enshrining the deal expires on October 18. Prior to the Israel-Iran war, Tehran and Washington held five rounds of nuclear talks mediated by Oman but faced major stumbling blocks such as uranium enrichment in Iran, which Western powers want to bring down to zero to minimize any risk of weaponisation. Tehran maintains its nuclear program is solely meant for civilian purposes. (Reporting by Parisa Hafezi and Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Toby Chopra and Rod Nickel)
Reuters
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Reuters
Iran to hold nuclear talks with European powers on Friday
DUBAI, July 20 (Reuters) - Iran, Britain, France and Germany will hold nuclear talks in Istanbul on Friday, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said early on Monday, following warnings by the three European countries that failure to resume negotiations would lead to international sanctions being reimposed on Iran. "The meeting between Iran, Britain, France and Germany will take place at the deputy foreign minister level," Esmaeil Baghaei was quoted by Iranian state media as saying. The talks scheduled for Friday come after foreign ministers of the E3 nations, as those European countries are known, as well as the European Union's foreign policy chief, held their first call on Thursday with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi since Israel and the U.S. attacked Iranian nuclear facilities a month ago. The three European countries, along with China and Russia, are the remaining parties to a 2015 nuclear deal reached with Iran - from which the United States withdrew in 2018 - that lifted sanctions on the Middle Eastern country in return for restrictions on its nuclear programme. The E3 have said they would restore U.N. sanctions on Tehran via the "snapback mechanism" by the end of August if nuclear talks that were ongoing between Iran and the U.S. before the Israel-Iran air war do not resume or fail to produce concrete results. "If EU/E3 want to have a role, they should act responsibly, and put aside the worn-out policies of threat and pressure, including the 'snap-back' for which they lack absolutely [any] moral and legal ground," Araqchi said earlier in the week. The snapback mechanism can be used to restore U.N. sanctions before the U.N. Security Council resolution enshrining the deal expires on October 18. Prior to the Israel-Iran war, Tehran and Washington held five rounds of nuclear talks mediated by Oman but faced major stumbling blocks such as uranium enrichment in Iran, which Western powers want to bring down to zero to minimise any risk of weaponisation. Tehran maintains its nuclear programme is solely meant for civilian purposes.
RNZ News
7 hours ago
- Politics
- RNZ News
Iran to hold nuclear talks with European powers on Friday
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei. Photo: AFP / Atta Kenare Iran, Britain, France and Germany will hold nuclear talks in Istanbul on Friday, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said early on Monday, following warnings by the three European countries that failure to resume negotiations would lead to international sanctions being reimposed on Iran. "The meeting between Iran, Britain, France and Germany will take place at the deputy foreign minister level," Esmaeil Baghaei was quoted by Iranian state media as saying. The talks scheduled for Friday come after foreign ministers of the E3 nations, as those European countries are known, as well as the European Union's foreign policy chief, held their first call on Thursday with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi since Israel and the US attacked Iranian nuclear facilities a month ago. The three European countries, along with China and Russia, are the remaining parties to a 2015 nuclear deal reached with Iran - from which the United States withdrew in 2018 - that lifted sanctions on the Middle Eastern country in return for restrictions on its nuclear programme. The E3 have said they would restore UN sanctions on Tehran via the "snapback mechanism" by the end of August if nuclear talks that were ongoing between Iran and the US before the Israel-Iran air war do not resume or fail to produce concrete results. "If EU/E3 want to have a role, they should act responsibly, and put aside the worn-out policies of threat and pressure, including the 'snap-back' for which they lack absolutely moral and legal ground," Araqchi said earlier in the week. The snapback mechanism can be used to restore UN sanctions before the U.N. Security Council resolution enshrining the deal expires on 18 October. Prior to the Israel-Iran war, Tehran and Washington held five rounds of nuclear talks mediated by Oman but faced major stumbling blocks such as uranium enrichment in Iran, which Western powers want to bring down to zero to minimise any risk of weaponisation. Tehran maintains its nuclear programme is solely meant for civilian purposes. -Reuters
