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Iran's FM says agreement with IAEA possible
Amir Abdollahian said on Wednesday that in "cordial, frank and fruitful" talks he held with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi in Tehran on Tuesday, they reached "good agreements on continuing cooperation", Xinhua news agency reported. "Yet, to work out a text, we need work on a few words," he added, while warning that "politicisation of technical matters is unproductive."
Iran condemns UK's decision to blacklist Palestine's Hamas
"The political solution for Palestine lies in a referendum among the indigenous residents (Muslim, Jewish and Christian)," Abdollahian wrote in a tweet before midnight on Friday. "The rights of Palestinians cannot be trampled by distorting facts," he said.
Iran President says Kunduz attack carried out with US support
Raeisi has issued a message of condolence over the martyrdom and injury of a large number of innocent people in a recent terrorist attack in Afghanistan's Kunduz. He also blamed the US for backing the Takfiri terrorist groups, saying, "The US has facilitated the expansion of the activities of ISIL criminals in Afghanistan and prevented up-rooting them."
Iran won't accept commitments beyond 2015 nuke deal
"Iran accepts nothing more than the JCPOA at the nuclear (negotiations), nor does it expect anything less than lifting of sanctions related to the JCPOA," Xinhua news agency quoted Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh as saying.
Iran slams US sanctions over alleged 'kidnapping' charges
On September 3, the US Treasury Department announced it would sanction four Iranian citizens for an alleged failed plot aimed at kidnapping a US-Iranian New York-based journalist, Xinhua news agency. "Unfortunately, incumbent US officials are following the failed policy of the previous administration," Saeed Khatibzadeh, the Foreign Ministry spokesman, said on Saturday.
Blinken says unclear if Iran ready to return to compliance with nuclear deal
"The outstanding question, the question that we don't have an answer to yet, is whether Iran, at the end of the day, is willing to do what is necessary to come back into compliance with the agreement," Blinken said in an interview with CNN, Xinhua news agency reported. He raised the same question during an interview with ABC on Sunday morning.
Nuclear deal possible if Iran makes political decision: US
The US State Department official said in a phone briefing on Thursday that the last three rounds of indirect talks between the US and Iran in Vienna "helped crystallise the choices", but noting "nothing has been agreed" on how to revive the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), reports Xinhua news agency.
Disagreements between US, Iran remain in Vienna n-talks
The senior official said on Wednesday that the indirect talks between the US and Iran in Vienna "made some progress" in clarifying respective steps to revive the deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), reports Xinhua news agency. "But clarification doesn't necessarily mean consensus," said the official.
US not involved in Iran nuclear facility incident: White House
"We, of course, have seen the reports of the incident at the Natanz enrichment facility. The US was not involved in any manner. We have nothing to add on speculation about the causes or the impacts," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters during the daily briefing on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Iran won't engage in talks with US in Vienna
"We will not talk directly or indirectly with the US in Vienna," deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said, denying American reports that indirect negotiations would take place between the two. The remaining parties of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are to hold a fresh round of discussions on a possible US return to the agreement that aims prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons in return for sanctions relief.
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